Argh yet another f@h smp client issue

[m1ldslide1]

I've had endless problems with various revs of the smp client on this machine, and the latest has me stumped. Team 198 has always helped me fix them in the past, so here's another problem!!

I completed maybe 3 or 4 WU's with the fixes described in this former thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...228827&highlight_key=y

..and then started getting the same errors again: "missing work units". So I followed my instructions again by deleting the work file, the queue file, and the FAHCore_a1 file and allowing it all to download again. Ten seconds later I get the exact same error message.

Now I've reinstalled the smp client, which I think is the latest version (as recommended by Sid: http://foldingforum.org/viewto...t=4913&st=0&sk=t&sd=a) and am getting a different error message, as detailed below.

The only flag I specified in the advanced setup is -smp. If I'm interpreting the output correctly, the application is unable to bind the socket it wants in Windows?

Thank you thank you in advance!


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2 cores detected
Unable to connect to 'psu-e5c9a4bff70:8676',
sock error: generic socket failure, error stack:
MPIDU_Sock_post_connect(1228): unable to connect to psu-e5c9a4bff70 on port 8676
, exhausted all endpoints (errno -1)
MPIDU_Sock_post_connect(1275): unable to connect to psu-e5c9a4bff70 on port 8676
, No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (e
rrno 10061)
[15:30:54] Error running mpiexec. Please check your configuration and re-run in
stall.bat if necessary

 

[Insidious]

it sounds like a credentials issue with mpiexec.

Try this:

Stop the client (boot your machine to be sure it is really stopped)

When windows is back open a command prompt and type

smpd -stop <enter>
smpd -remove <enter>

Those two commands remove your credentials (username and password) from where every you told them to store them when you ran install.bat

now close the command prompt window and go to your installation directory and run install.bat that came with your client.

It has been too long for me to remember much detail, but when it asks you about encripting and storing your credentials, choose the appropriate answers to store your encrepted credentials in the windows registry.

(when it asks you for your user name and password it is asking for the windows username underwhich you are logged in (must be administrator account) and the password for the same (must be a password protected account)

after this, go to the directory where the fahlog.txt is storded and delete the files client.cfg, queue.dat, unitinfo.txt and delete the folder titled work.

now boot your machine
start the SMP client with the -smp flag. You should be asked to answer the configuration questions again and it should download a new WU and start crunching.

Remember, you should not install your SMP client in a folder contained in the Program Files directory if you are running Vista. Also you need to be logged in as the same user you used during the install when you run SMP and finally, be sure to use the 'run as administrator' feature of Vista when you start the client.

I am only guessing at your problem, but hopefully this might help.

-Sid