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esdale
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"Could not get an assignment"

Post by esdale »

After a few years without any problems I keep getting the below error message on repeat in my log :

18:35:42:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign1.foldingathome.org:80
18:35:43:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign1.foldingathome.org:80': No WUs available for this configuration
18:35:43:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign2.foldingathome.org:80
18:35:44:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign2.foldingathome.org:80': No WUs available for this configuration
18:35:44:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign3.foldingathome.org:80
18:35:44:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign3.foldingathome.org:80': No WUs available for this configuration
18:35:44:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign4.foldingathome.org:80
18:35:45:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign4.foldingathome.org:80': No WUs available for this configuration
18:35:45:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment

I can access all of the connections in Chrome without a problem.

Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by Joe_H »

Too little information. Please post the beginning section of the log file that includes the hardware, software and client configuration information for your system. Usually that takes about 100 or so lines at most.

My wild guess is that the folding slot that is not getting an assignment is for a GPU. It has either been removed from the supported list, or the client tried to download an update to the GPUs.txt file and your system had not established an internet connection before FAHClient was started on the system.
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esdale
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by esdale »

Thanks, Joe_H.

It does seem to be having a problem with the GPU, which I remove but it keeps coming back again.

Posted below.

18:30:22: Date: Oct 20 2020
18:30:22: Time: 13:36:55
18:30:22: Revision: 5ca109d295a6245e2a2f590b3d0085ad5e567aeb
18:30:22: Branch: master
18:30:22: Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
18:30:22: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:30:22: Platform: win32 10
18:30:22: Bits: 32
18:30:22: Mode: Release
18:30:22:****************************** FAHClient ******************************
18:30:22: Version: 7.6.21
18:30:22: Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
18:30:22: Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
18:30:22: Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
18:30:22: Date: Oct 20 2020
18:30:22: Time: 13:41:04
18:30:22: Revision: 6efbf0e138e22d3963e6a291f78dcb9c6422a278
18:30:22: Branch: master
18:30:22: Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
18:30:22: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:30:22: Platform: win32 10
18:30:22: Bits: 32
18:30:22: Mode: Release
18:30:22: Args: --open-web-control
18:30:22: Config: C:\Users\sesda\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\config.xml
18:30:22:******************************** CBang ********************************
18:30:22: Date: Oct 20 2020
18:30:22: Time: 11:36:18
18:30:22: Revision: 7e4ce85225d7eaeb775e87c31740181ca603de60
18:30:22: Branch: master
18:30:22: Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
18:30:22: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:30:22: Platform: win32 10
18:30:22: Bits: 32
18:30:22: Mode: Release
18:30:22:******************************* System ********************************
18:30:22: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100 CPU @ 3.90GHz
18:30:22: CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9
18:30:22: CPUs: 4
18:30:22: Memory: 3.91GiB
18:30:22: Free Memory: 1023.23MiB
18:30:22: Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
18:30:22: OS Version: 6.2
18:30:22: Has Battery: false
18:30:22: On Battery: false
18:30:22: UTC Offset: 0
18:30:22: PID: 7988
18:30:22: CWD: C:\Users\sesda\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient
18:30:22: Win32 Service: false
18:30:22: OS: Windows 10 Home
18:30:22: OS Arch: AMD64
18:30:22: GPUs: 1
18:30:22: GPU 0: Bus:0 Slot:2 Func:0 INTEL:1 KBL GT2 [HD Graphics 630]
18:30:22: CUDA: Not detected: Failed to open dynamic library 'nvcuda.dll': The
18:30:22: specified module could not be found.
18:30:22:
18:30:22:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:NA Slot:NA Compute:2.1 Driver:26.20
18:30:22:***********************************************************************
18:30:22:<config>
18:30:22: <!-- Folding Core -->
18:30:22: <checkpoint v='30'/>
18:30:22:
18:30:22: <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
18:30:22: <cause v='HIGH_PRIORITY'/>
18:30:22:
18:30:22: <!-- Network -->
18:30:22: <proxy v=':8080'/>
18:30:22:
18:30:22: <!-- Slot Control -->
18:30:22: <power v='LIGHT'/>
18:30:22:
18:30:22: <!-- User Information -->
18:30:22: <passkey v='*****'/>
18:30:22: <user v='StevenEsdale'/>
18:30:22:
18:30:22: <!-- Folding Slots -->
18:30:22: <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
18:30:22: <cpus v='1'/>
18:30:22: </slot>
18:30:22:</config>
18:30:22:Trying to access database...
18:30:23:Successfully acquired database lock
18:30:23:FS00:Initialized folding slot 00: cpu:1
18:30:23:WARNING:FS01:Guessing ambiguous GPU to OpenCL device mapping for 01: gpu:0:2 KBL GT2 [HD Graphics 630]. Consider upgrading your graphics driver or manually setting ``opencl-index`` in this slot's configuration.
18:30:23:WARNING:FS01:Disabling beta GPU slot 01: gpu:0:2 KBL GT2 [HD Graphics 630]. Beta GPUs can be tested for no points by setting ``gpu-beta=true`` in the configuration.
esdale
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by esdale »

Can anyone help with this ?

It managed to run complete one WU but it now can't get the one and is showing the same problem.

Might be the end of me using folding@home if I can't get this fixed.
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by calxalot »

Someone else was unable to get assignments until they increased cpus to 2.

To prevent a GPU slot from being recreated, I think you need to add client option gpu false in FAHControl.
esdale
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by esdale »

Thanks, calxalot.

Increasing the CPUs manually to 2 (instead of -1 and letting the client choose) has got it going again.
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by toTOW »

You have 4 CPU threads and no usable GPUs, you should manually set your CPU slot to use the whole 4 threads of the CPU using FAHControl ...
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esdale
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by esdale »

Thanks, toTOW.

I'll give 4 threads a crack later and see how I get on.
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Re: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by calxalot »

Note that an increase in cpus will not take effect until the next WU assignment.
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Me too: "Could not get an assignment"

Post by Der_mit_dem_Hund »

I experience the same problem: "

Code: Select all

No WUs available for this configuration
"

I understand that my ancient computer may be too weak to be of much use. I donate only one CPU core of my AMD Athlon II 445 -- I need the rest for my work. Obviously, FaH has begun the require more power than I used to offer until recently. I've donated 180 WUs up to now.

Strangely enough, I have been assigned a new WU.

Code: Select all

Project: 18469 (Run 166, Clone 2, Gen 0)
However:
ETA: 37.33 days
Estim. TPF: 9 hours 05 mins
Expiration: 2023-03-09T21:10:34Z (i.e. 9 days left)
1.37 % calculated after ca. 23 hours...

Well, that does not match :lol:

How can it be that I've been assigned so large a WU?
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