Best Energy = 10,000,000?

[MgKnight]

I currently have 5 boxes that are giving me that as my Best Energy. Might there be a problem with them? All were autoupdated and started with no problems and all are running WIN2K. All of my others are running just great.

[Mpemba Effect]

I think it's the same problem as this http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3264 My windows clients were downloaded fresh rather than updated.

[HaloJones]

Stop the client, then re-start it. Report back, this seems to be not just you.

[MgKnight]

Originally posted by HaloJones
Stop the client, then re-start it. Report back, this seems to be not just you.
That did the trick. Thank you!

[FoBoT]

i have one doing this also (the laptop i am posting from)

but, if unmonitored boxen are going to do this and need a manual restart, this will be a BIG problem
:help:

could this be dfGUI bug?

how would we see this situation without dfGUI ?
i guess we would need to have the text console up and watch it?


hmmm...

[Digital Parasite]

Originally posted by FoBoT
could this be dfGUI bug?

how would we see this situation without dfGUI ?
i guess we would need to have the text console up and watch it?

This is not a dfGUI bug as I am able to reproduce it without dfGUI running. You can still do it as a service without dfGUI, but you just look at the progress.txt file at various times using 'cat' or some other program.

Jeff.

[Mikus]

It's a function of the -g parameter.

If you have -g 100, that tells it to update after 100 structures. In Phase II structures only go up to 50 (after that, they recycle from 0 again, in the next generation). So with -g 100, you will *never* see the Energy value changing.

If you do not have a -g parameter, the built-in default is 5. Meaning that for 5 generations it will display the same Energy value, then jump after the next generation, then stay the same for 4 generations more, etc.

If you put in -g 1, I don't know how much extra overhead it creates, but the Energy value will be updated after every generation.

mikus

[No matter what the -g value is, stopping DF appears to update Energy. But I'd rather run continuously, and use -g to set the interval at which Energy is updated.]

[FoBoT]

ok, so you are saying that specifying a -g value helps

the other thread in technical support suggests that specifying a -progress value (service install only? same thing as -g ?? or not?) also helps

is that your FINAL answer? :D

[bwkaz]

Originally posted by FoBoT
the other thread in technical support suggests that specifying a -progress value (service install only? same thing as -g ?? or not?) also helps Yes, adding "progress=2" to the service.cfg file, if you're running it as a service, does the same thing as adding "-g 2" to the foldtrajlite command line, if you're running it normally.

[Brian the Fist]

I will change the range of values for -g to be restricted to at most 50 (or whatever the generation size is) for the next version, this shoudl avoid some future misleading info.

[beefdart]

I am still getting this on all of our win2k / XP machines that are running as services. Nothing in Error file. Got any ideas? Runs fine as long as its not a service.

FOLDIT.BAT
@echo off
:start
if EXIST donename.dat goto donename
if EXIST changename.dat goto change2
if EXIST tmpfoldit.bat goto change

:donename
if EXIST donename.dat del tmpfoldit.bat
if EXIST donename.dat del donename.dat
.\foldtrajlite -f protein -n native
if EXIST doupdate.txt goto doupdate
goto end

:change
copy foldit.bat changename.dat > NUL
.\tmpfoldit.bat
goto end

:change2
del foldit.bat
del changename.dat
copy tmpfoldit.bat foldit.bat > NUL
copy foldit.bat donename.dat > NUL
.\foldit.bat
goto end

:doupdate
del doupdate.txt
".\distribfold-update.exe" -o
sleep 15 > NUL
if NOT EXIST file_id.diz goto error
rem successful unpacking, so remove files and run again
del ".\distribfold-update.exe"
del file_id.diz
echo Update was successful, restarting client
sleep 3 > NUL
goto start

:error
echo Foldtraj Client update was unsuccessful, please correct any problems,
echo ensure the file distribfold-update.exe is in the current directory and try again
pause
goto end

:end

[Digital Parasite]

beefdart: Since you are running as a service, the foldit.bat file doesn't get used. You need to edit your service.cfg file. Try adding the line:
progress=5

To the service.cfg, stop and re-start your service and it should start updating your progress.txt after every 5 structures.

If you are using dfGUI, go to the Config tab, check the "Progress Update" box at the right and change the value from 001 to whatever you want (ie: 005). Then click on the STOP button then START button to restart the service with the new options.

Jeff.

[shortfinal]

Originally posted by Mikus
If you put in -g 1, I don't know how much extra overhead it creates, but the Energy value will be updated after every generation.


Actually, it'll update after every structure within a generation. Also, when it starts on the next generation the Best Energy will be 10000000.000 again until it updates the file for the 1st time.

Shortfinal

[jonnyw]

is this a big problem, i.e will it affect the amount of folding done, or does it just affect the stats you see during the first 5 folds of each generation.

i.e. can I leave it at the default if I'm not bothered about it saying 10,000,000 for the first 5 structures?

[bwkaz]

Yes, it only affects the stats, not the work the client does. :) If you don't mind, then by all means, leave it at the default.