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Folding@Home v.6 Client
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Where can I download it?
You'll see it on our main download page: folding.stanford.edu/download.html.
What's changed?
All the modifications from the previous version are listed in the change log. On the download page, just click on the version number link that's immediately to the left of your download link. Changes of particular note:
- support in client and backend infrastructure for passkey
- accept message from server (for example PRFC) and print to unitinfo and
queueinfo (only on units assigned from servers supporting this)
- integration of SMP support into the standard client. Run with the -smp
flag on eligible hardware to receive SMP units.
- detailed detection of CPU type and features
- no benchmark on startup
- We regret that a v6 Windows/SMP client is not yet available.
What's a passkey?
The passkey is a unique identifier that allows you to prevent others from cheating in your name. Obtain a passkey from our web site (see below), enter it when you configure the client, and the client and servers will do the rest. Previously we have not had such an identifier in Folding@Home (usernames for example could be shared by many people). You should keep your passkey secret.
Please see the passkey FAQ for further discussion of passkeys.
Where can I get a passkey?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
Can I mix and match SMP and non-SMP work units?
The integrated client will run either SMP or non-SMP work units on eligible architectures. The version 6 client allows you to request either SMP or non-SMP work units from the command line; however, there is no change in the architectures for which we have no SMP work units (e.g. OSX/PPC) and for which we have no uni-processor work units (e.g. OSX/Intel). Also, on Windows the SMP client is not yet available.
What about Windows?
A v6 client is available for uniprocessor Windows but not SMP at this time. For SMP clients, please continue to use the v5.91 beta series on Windows until a v6 SMP client is released.
If you are running an SMP work unit or vice versa, you must finish that work unit with the appropriate client settings before changing the -smp flag.
updated on
September 26, 2007
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