[tuto],openSuse leap >= 15.2, fah >= 7.6.21

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[tuto],openSuse leap >= 15.2, fah >= 7.6.21

Post by promeneur »

A great news for openSuse users

there is now openSuse packages from community user "Curiosity"

add the repo containing the packages

sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Curiosity/openSUSE_Leap_$releasever/home:Curiosity.repo
sudo zypper refresh

then install the packages

sudo zypper install fetch-fahclient
sudo zypper install python-fahcontrol
sudo zypper install fetch-fahviewer


No more problem about zip2 not installed.
No more necessity to create a systemd service for FAH.
No more compliancy problem with libopenssl openSuse package.

then

start fahclient

[code]
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start fahclient.service
[/code]

Complete fahclient settings via fahcontrol settings with your "name ", team number (if you are a member of one) and your "passkey".

then
you must ask system to start FAH at PC startup. For this use the tool "services manager" in yast. Choose "at system startup" for fahclient.

WARNING

if you previously installed folding@home with rpms from folding@home and with my tuto about openSuse Leap 15.1 or older
then
before installing rpms with rpms from openSuse
in /etc/systemd/system/
delete fahclient.service file
in /usr/local/bin/
delete FAHClient file
Last edited by promeneur on Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:56 am, edited 7 times in total.
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Re: [tuto],openSuse leap 15.2, fah >= 7.6.21

Post by promeneur »

some problems may occurs:
- cpu too hot
- fah does not decrease its cpu power consumption when you launch an app.
- setting "folding power"to "light" or "medium" does not work

in this case see my solution

viewtopic.php?f=89&t=31637#p307170

or the one of Bruce

viewtopic.php?f=89&t=31637#p307174
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Re: [tuto],openSuse leap 15.2, fah >= 7.6.21

Post by promeneur »

I tested Bruce's solution.

The CPU of my PC gets 4 cores.
FAH settings : Power "full" when i am "working"

Result:
- my solution "cpulimit --exe FahCore_a8 --limit 50" : about 32 °C
- Bruce's solution "only one core for folding" : about 42 °C

My solution is complex.
Bruce's solution is easy.
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2: Xeon E3-1505Mv5@2.80GHz, 32GB DDR4, NVME, Win10 Pro 20H2, Quadro M1000M 2GB, FAH 7.6.21 (actually have two of these)
3: i7-960@3.20GHz, 12GB DDR3, SSD, Win10 Pro 20H2, GTX 750Ti 2GB, GTX 1080Ti 11GB, FAH 7.6.21
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Re: [tuto],openSuse leap 15.2, fah >= 7.6.21

Post by Neil-B »

One wonders what you might class a "cpu too hot" as both of the figures you quote achieved are barely luke warm - there might be a little thermal headroom for more folding? :)
2x Xeon E5-2697v3, 512GB DDR4 LRDIMM, SSD Raid, W10-Ent, Quadro K420
Xeon E3-1505Mv5, 32GB DDR4, NVME, W10-Pro, Quadro M1000M
i7-960, 12GB DDR3, SSD, W10-Pro, GTX1080Ti
i9-10850K, 64GB DDR4, NVME, W11-Pro, RTX3070

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promeneur
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Re: [tuto],openSuse leap 15.2, fah >= 7.6.21

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@Neil-b

I forgot I want a silent PC thus I want to minimize fan noise. I can reach this with cpulimit.
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2: Xeon E3-1505Mv5@2.80GHz, 32GB DDR4, NVME, Win10 Pro 20H2, Quadro M1000M 2GB, FAH 7.6.21 (actually have two of these)
3: i7-960@3.20GHz, 12GB DDR3, SSD, Win10 Pro 20H2, GTX 750Ti 2GB, GTX 1080Ti 11GB, FAH 7.6.21
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Re: [tuto],openSuse leap 15.2, fah >= 7.6.21

Post by Neil-B »

That would explain the temperature choice :)
2x Xeon E5-2697v3, 512GB DDR4 LRDIMM, SSD Raid, W10-Ent, Quadro K420
Xeon E3-1505Mv5, 32GB DDR4, NVME, W10-Pro, Quadro M1000M
i7-960, 12GB DDR3, SSD, W10-Pro, GTX1080Ti
i9-10850K, 64GB DDR4, NVME, W11-Pro, RTX3070

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