A teammate of mine asked if there is a portable version of F@H Client.
Now I am aware that the Classic Console Client may be considered as "portable" as you can simply run the .exe once you have configured the client and it will continue to fold using 1 CPU. Now I am interested in knowing if this is acceptable or not. AFAIK, you should have written permission to run the Client on any system other than your own and if this is met, is there any problem?
"Portable" F@H Client?
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Re: "Portable" F@H Client?
Your scenario is OK, as well as your named constraints to it.
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Re: "Portable" F@H Client?
Yes, the CPU client is portable. The SMP client seems to be much more portable now also, assuming all computers you use have at least 2 CPU cores.
Note that the Windows versions will need to have access to the computer's registry to set the System ID. And it would be best to upload the completed WU from the same computer that downloaded it. Although there are ways around that. The topic of "Sneakernetting" in the WIKI is the flip side of the coin to portable folding.
Note that the Windows versions will need to have access to the computer's registry to set the System ID. And it would be best to upload the completed WU from the same computer that downloaded it. Although there are ways around that. The topic of "Sneakernetting" in the WIKI is the flip side of the coin to portable folding.
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The linux client is fully portable since it stores UserID in machinedependant.dat file instead of registry.
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Re: "Portable" F@H Client?
The linux client only works for the 1%* of the world with a linux box at home.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_shar ... ng_systems
Unless you also happen to have VMPlayer on your Windows box, then you could store a Linux VM on a portable drive. Then fire up the VM, and kick off the linux client on any Windows box (that has VMPlayer installed).
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_shar ... ng_systems
Unless you also happen to have VMPlayer on your Windows box, then you could store a Linux VM on a portable drive. Then fire up the VM, and kick off the linux client on any Windows box (that has VMPlayer installed).
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Re: "Portable" F@H Client?
I am not sure if you can consider smp portable, once you started a work unit on a quad, can you stop it and resume it on a dual core? I think only smp2 can do that, not anything below 6.3+ and not using anything other then an a3 work unit?
Re: "Portable" F@H Client?
Have you tried it recently? It seems to work for me.MtM wrote:. . . once you started a work unit on a quad, can you stop it and resume it on a dual core? I think only smp2 can do that, not anything below 6.3+ and not using anything other then an a3 work unit?
. . . and what SMP assignments have you been doing OTHER THAN a3 work units?
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