wu 7504 outdated core

[Miller855]

i am having trouble with work unit 7504 (0,70,156) on my 2.93 ghz iMac
i tried to shut it down then restart but it keeps getting the same wu
as a result i have not folded anything since dec 22nd

is there a way to fix this???

Thanks in advance
Miller855

[Joe_H]

See this topic. Basically the folding slot is trying to download a new version of the A3 core which is only available as a 64-bit executable. When you setup the slot it was probably with an older version of V7, some misidentified systems as only being 32-bit capable. Pausing folding, creating a new slot and starting just the new one should fix it. Once that is done you can delete the old slot. If the WU does not migrate to the new slot, deleting the slot will take care of removing it.

[calxalot]

You MUST also upgrade to version 7.2.9 to not have this happen again. Upgrade before adding/removing slots.

[Miller855]

See this topic. Basically the folding slot is trying to download a new version of the A3 core which is only available as a 64-bit executable. When you setup the slot it was probably with an older version of V7, some misidentified systems as only being 32-bit capable. Pausing folding, creating a new slot and starting just the new one should fix it. Once that is done you can delete the old slot. If the WU does not migrate to the new slot, deleting the slot will take care of removing it.

is that smp gpu or uniprocessor?

i set it up as smp, Mac graphic cards are not supported, and this iMac has "on board" graphics chips,
graphics cards are reserved for Pro Towers, not iMacs

[Miller855]

You MUST also upgrade to version 7.2.9 to not have this happen again. Upgrade before adding/removing slots.

i cannot find it where is it hidden?
i clicked on osx 7.2.9 beta thread, I got a black page with white text saying "OSX coming soon"
No download link, i forget where i downloaded 7.1.52 for osx

[Miller855]

Merry Christmas,
thanks for trying to help

i created a new slot deleted the old slot then un paused
then i shut down and restarted the client, i am stuck on online, inactive and i still have wu 7504

my ps3s died this fall, my older imac rarely gets wu's this is my only 24/4 folding machine and its been down 3 days now

[bruce]

is that smp gpu or uniprocessor?

We've had two very different problems causing failures to download the right core. On Windows, it was a GPU-related problem caused by a server error. On OS-X it is a SMP-related problem associated with OSX 10.6 and with a FahClient that's older than V7.2.9.

Project 7504 is a SMP assignment, so we're talking about the latter.

(Hint: You can look up project 7504 in the Project Summary and determine that it's a SMP project.)

[Miller855]

I clicked the "this topic" link and found the download page
i deleted the old slot then created a new one, but I was still on "inactive"
i shut down then restarted the client

I Am Folding Again !!!!!!! Thanks Everyone !!!!

[Joe_H]

Glad you are back in business. I see you found a link to the 7.2.9 download, another source is going to the Folding Home Page. It should auto-detect your system and supply the correct download. It also has links to downloads for other OS's and older pre-V7 downloads.

P.S. 7.2.9 has a working viewer that displays the current WU instead of just a demo. Some WU's have more to show than others, but finally you can see the protein being folded. The viewer does consume CPU resources, so it is not something to be left running all of the time, but is nice to see on occasion.

[Miller855]

thanks for the info on the home page and the viewer