FAH GPU Tracker V2

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Zagen30)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:53:11 GMT

You will probably want to remove the beta flag from the GPU slot. The new GPU core currently in beta testing does noticeably worse PPD-wise on Kepler cards. I believe it's only available on v7, so you wouldn't have seen them when running Tracker.

Also, due to Nvidia's poor OpenCL implementation, the new GPU core uses up a full CPU core, so your SMP:12 folding will be adversely affected.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (snuddi)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:18:44 GMT

jedi95

Xavier Zepherious

my suggestion ...use v7

gpu tracker will not be supported with future updates to FAH programs and cores
nor will GPU tracker be updated/ or have ongoing support anymore

Yep,

V7 effectively made the Tracker obsolete by including a built-in interface with most of the same functionality. I occasionally fix issues like the client download links being wrong, but there will be no further updates to the application itself.

But I am getting much lower PPD with the V7 client then the Tracker. I had CPU -11 on tracker and GPU = 80k PPD, but with the V7 I am just hoovering over 50K PPD, even if I have all 12 cores on the CPU (one more then in tracker).

I have set the client type to Advanced in CPU slot and beta in GPU slot. Anything els that I should be doing?

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (cokeman54)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:05:37 GMT

Afterburner

We Greatly appreciated your time, energy and effort you took for everyone. Thank you jedi95!!

And he is still active and helping others in the forums. The best reward is a cure named after Jedi95 for providing the best fah client in years.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Afterburner)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:29:45 GMT

We Greatly appreciated your time, energy and effort you took for everyone. Thank you jedi95!!

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (jedi95)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:30:28 GMT

Xavier Zepherious

my suggestion ...use v7

gpu tracker will not be supported with future updates to FAH programs and cores
nor will GPU tracker be updated/ or have ongoing support anymore

Yep,

V7 effectively made the Tracker obsolete by including a built-in interface with most of the same functionality. I occasionally fix issues like the client download links being wrong, but there will be no further updates to the application itself.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Xavier Zepherious)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:04:44 GMT

my suggestion ...use v7

gpu tracker will not be supported with future updates to FAH programs and cores
nor will GPU tracker be updated/ or have ongoing support anymore

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (snuddi)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:26:32 GMT

Hi. Are people still using this over the new Version 7 client? What are cons and pros?

I have been using this, it calculate bonus points correct for the GPU but not the SMP client. Any soulution? (passkey and everything is correct).

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (DutchForce)

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:25:57 GMT

lundrog

The challenge as I understand it is that the gpu client isn't around any more, and stanford holds hosting rights....

This is fixed one month ago: Issues with FAH GPU Tracker V2

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (lundrog)

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:04:41 GMT

The challenge as I understand it is that the gpu client isn't around any more, and stanford holds hosting rights....

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (jedi95)

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:34:32 GMT

bmxjumperc

I do not understand how FAH GPU tracker works. I can start it up stand alone but then how do I know what projects it is working on? I would imagine that it helps control what work load is on each component for the FAH original client program but it seems to create its own work. I can't figure out if it downloads the same projects that the original FAH program does and works on them or if "FAH GPU Tracker V2" can run at the same time as the original FAH program and work together with it to add capable components to what the original FAH program is already doing.
My working components are 2X GTX480 + 9800GT and CPU. When I start up only the original FAH program by itself the second GTX480 and the CPU fold and the 9800GT folds intermittently the first GTX480 does not fold.
If I start both of the programs then "start all clients" (not sure what the definition of "clients" is in this context) all 4 components fold CPU + all 3 GPUs.
I guess unless I am using it wrong FAH GPU Tracker V2 replaces the original FAH program instead of enhancing it?

FAH GPU Tracker V2 makes use of the V6 FAH console clients to do the actual work. It is essentially an interface for the clients, and as a result it will do identical work to the standalone clients.

The Tracker DOES NOT support controlling or monitoring any clients except the ones that it sets up for its own use. This means that if you installed any FAH client yourself, the Tracker will not be aware of its existence.

If you want to use the Tracker to fold on all of your hardware, the setup should look something like this:

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (bmxjumperc)

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:17:56 GMT

I do not understand how FAH GPU tracker works. I can start it up stand alone but then how do I know what projects it is working on? I would imagine that it helps control what work load is on each component for the FAH original client program but it seems to create its own work. I can't figure out if it downloads the same projects that the original FAH program does and works on them or if "FAH GPU Tracker V2" can run at the same time as the original FAH program and work together with it to add capable components to what the original FAH program is already doing.
My working components are 2X GTX480 + 9800GT and CPU. When I start up only the original FAH program by itself the second GTX480 and the CPU fold and the 9800GT folds intermittently the first GTX480 does not fold.
If I start both of the programs then "start all clients" (not sure what the definition of "clients" is in this context) all 4 components fold CPU + all 3 GPUs.
I guess unless I am using it wrong FAH GPU Tracker V2 replaces the original FAH program instead of enhancing it?

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (vbujanca)

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:52:36 GMT

Hello, i am using the fah gpu tracker v2, seems to be updated, clients too.

However, the gpu always stops after one iteration, in order to clear the error I have to stop it and delete WU, then it works again for one iteration and stops again.

My gpu is a gtx560 ti, on forceware drivers 295.73. running with -advmethods.

the problems seems to happen on all projects..

Any idea on how to fix this?

many thanks

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (hinebaud)

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:33:34 GMT

jedi95

hinebaud

jedi95
Thank you for all your hard work. Any update on the new version to support V7 client? I don't have any programming experience, but if you need help with testing or something else PM me. I would also gladly donate again for the new version.

I won't be adding V7 support to the Tracker.

See my earlier post in this thread:
http://www.evga.com/forum...6&mpage=26#1361053

V7 support would require a substantial rewrite of the code. I simply don't have the free time to undertake a major project right now.

I have released the source code to the Tracker in case anyone else wants to continue working on it.

http://fahtracker.com/tracker_sourcecode.zip

Sorry, I think I forgot about your earlier post. I was looking at the fahtraker forum and did not see an update on that site.

Thank you for all of the work you have done and continue to do.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (jedi95)

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:24:25 GMT

hinebaud

jedi95
Thank you for all your hard work. Any update on the new version to support V7 client? I don't have any programming experience, but if you need help with testing or something else PM me. I would also gladly donate again for the new version.

I won't be adding V7 support to the Tracker.

See my earlier post in this thread:
http://www.evga.com/forum...6&mpage=26#1361053

V7 support would require a substantial rewrite of the code. I simply don't have the free time to undertake a major project right now.

I have released the source code to the Tracker in case anyone else wants to continue working on it.

http://fahtracker.com/tracker_sourcecode.zip

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (hinebaud)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:29:16 GMT

jedi95
Thank you for all your hard work. Any update on the new version to support V7 client? I don't have any programming experience, but if you need help with testing or something else PM me. I would also gladly donate again for the new version.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (hinebaud)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:18:53 GMT

rjohnson11

jedi95: This tracker is still the best thing going for ease of use. I know it's a bit late but thanks for your development. If you decide you want to continue development of the tracker make a paypal donation button on your website (if you have one) and I'll donate.

jedi95 does have a web site (http://fahtracker.com/) and a donation button on the bottom of the page.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Sleinous)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:41:15 GMT

jedi95

Sleinous

Ok so I tried it and this morning one of the two PC's didnt automatically start folding, (no clients loaded up, just an empty fah window with every marked as disabled), I assume because they found the fahlog to be corrupt. Is this normal behaviour? Was kind of hoping it would start by itself after having sorted itself out but it seems I have to exit the client and restart it myself for it to get going.

You have a different problem it seems. This feature simply deletes the FAHlog.txt before starting the client if any problems are found with it.

Very odd as that's the only time i've ever seen it, well we'll see if it reoccurs :)

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (jedi95)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:25:06 GMT

Sleinous

Ok so I tried it and this morning one of the two PC's didnt automatically start folding, (no clients loaded up, just an empty fah window with every marked as disabled), I assume because they found the fahlog to be corrupt. Is this normal behaviour? Was kind of hoping it would start by itself after having sorted itself out but it seems I have to exit the client and restart it myself for it to get going.

You have a different problem it seems. This feature simply deletes the FAHlog.txt before starting the client if any problems are found with it.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Sleinous)

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:38:46 GMT

Ok so I tried it and this morning one of the two PC's didnt automatically start folding, (no clients loaded up, just an empty fah window with every marked as disabled), I assume because they found the fahlog to be corrupt. Is this normal behaviour? Was kind of hoping it would start by itself after having sorted itself out but it seems I have to exit the client and restart it myself for it to get going.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Sleinous)

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:31:04 GMT

ah! ill try that now then for tomorrow! Thanks Jedi!

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (jedi95)

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:30:38 GMT

Sleinous

An incredibly common bug for me across all my systems is when I restart the tracker upon startup, nearly all the time ill have atleast one client which display 0 PPD extra an dstays yellow until the WU is completed (in which case it says: GPUX closed unexpectedly, restarting) however this still ends up senidng the finished unit to stanford so its not really a major problem just a tad annoying. Another way to get them all to go green on startup is to manually stop teh yellow 0 PPD ones and then relaunch them. I assume its something to do with the logs corrupting?

A fix for this has been present in the Tracker for awhile actually. (since 3.34) Try adding -checklog to your command line. This will check for a bugged FAHlog.txt before starting clients.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Sleinous)

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:09:23 GMT

jedi95

Afterburner

Ok.. Is this still a valued tool or do we need to move on to something else? It has been close to two months since Jedi has been on our forums.

Man what a great tool and such a wonderful effort by Jedi... But we need to know what is next... Stanford's v7 or another tracker or??

Wow, I guess it has been awhile since I last posted here. Other projects have been keeping me busy. Anyway, I figure I should clarify my plans for the Tracker at this point.

I probably won't end up doing a rewrite of the Tracker for V7. I know that this will disappoint many of you, but I have a few other projects that are currently taking up the majority of my time. However, I figure I should do at least one more maintenance/bugfix release. I will also make sure that the Tracker continues to work with the V6 clients as long as Stanford continues to support them.

Planned improvements: (these are relatively easy to implement)
1. Add requested option to display total points (base + bonus) instead of only base for SMP clients.
2. Add easy "send all" option (this will require stopping the client before using though)

This will also be a major bugfix release, but I'm going to need detailed information from anyone experiencing problems.

Oh, and last but not least, I will be releasing the complete sourcecode to the Tracker following the next release. This will allow other developers to continue to improve the Tracker.

An incredibly common bug for me across all my systems is when I restart the tracker upon startup, nearly all the time ill have atleast one client which display 0 PPD extra an dstays yellow until the WU is completed (in which case it says: GPUX closed unexpectedly, restarting) however this still ends up senidng the finished unit to stanford so its not really a major problem just a tad annoying. Another way to get them all to go green on startup is to manually stop teh yellow 0 PPD ones and then relaunch them. I assume its something to do with the logs corrupting?

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (rjohnson11)

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:37:12 GMT

jedi95: This tracker is still the best thing going for ease of use. I know it's a bit late but thanks for your development. If you decide you want to continue development of the tracker make a paypal donation button on your website (if you have one) and I'll donate.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (mflanaga)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:25:37 GMT

Nice to see you back warthorn! Ramping up for the cc??

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (warthorn)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:51:41 GMT

Awesome, thank you for the very precise numbers and space saving tips! (And yet again for this awesome tool, what an amazingly simple solution to confusing Folding setup.)

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (jedi95)

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:13:17 GMT

warthorn

Does anyone have a estimate on how much space all the clients/WUs take up on average? Going to be running the Tracker on one 2500K and one GTX 560.

(careful about using any space on SSD)

Here are several values for you to consider:
Initial setup = 110.8 MB
Delete GPU1-GPU7 DLLs = 16.3 MB
Download FahCores = 30.3 MB
SMP + GPU0 WUs downloaded = 35.5 MB

By default the CUDA/CAL DLLs are copied into every GPU folder. In your case you only need GPU0 so you can safely delete everything except client.cfg (which is <1 KB) from each of the GPU folders except GPU0. This gives some significant space savings.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (warthorn)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:13:43 GMT

Does anyone have a estimate on how much space all the clients/WUs take up on average? Going to be running the Tracker on one 2500K and one GTX 560.

(careful about using any space on SSD)

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (Stephenish)

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:06:22 GMT

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (DustoMan)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:38:07 GMT

nick1551

Updated when I got the prompt yesterday. It seems the [link=mailto:F@Hmonitor]F@Hmonitor[/link] app won't show the project, completion %, or point for the wu. I have reinstalled both. Did something change in the xml export or do you have a link to re-download v3.53? Thanks for all your work Jedi. I'll PM ya too, just figured I'd post here too, just incase someone else has the problem.

Mine shows up for my GPUs but not the CPU client:

Thanks Jedi for making a great and useful program. It has made folding so much easier and manageable.

Re:FAH GPU Tracker V2 (nick1551)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:47:36 GMT

Ok, Thanks Jedi. I will see if that was my problem, or if I buggered something up. I'll get back to ya after I get out of work.