How to set up HFM.NET and FahMon to monitor Folding@home progress. Now with videos.

[Eagle Eye]

Thanks Chris worked perfectly, much appreciated.

EE

[stoanee]

Is there a way of monitoring folding done with linux & virtual machine under windows?

[chrisk]

Originally Posted by stoanee

Is there a way of monitoring folding done with linux & virtual machine under windows?

You would have to share the folder in which the work files are located in your virtual machine. However I have not done this on Linux or a virtual machine. I know a couple of members here have tried folding on Linux, and would know more than I.

[3.0charlie]

(from my Ubuntu crib sheet)

system->administration->shared folders

The first time you go down this path you will be prompted to download and install sharing software ... since my main rig is wxp, i leave samba selected and deselect nfs.
Once it downloads and install samba then you can continue ( no reboot necessary)

add your home folder and deselect 'read only' checkbox so you can copy to this from another machine - leave read only if you prefer since it is good enuf for fahmon.
I also select general properties and change the domainname to 'WORKGROUP' since this is my default domain on my WXP rigs. If you use WXP home then i expect the default MSHOME is good for you.

now open a terminal window: applications->accessories->terminal
in the terminal window type : 'sudo smbpasswd -a [username]' and then you will have to enter your password once for the sudo override to authenticate you, and then twice more for the smbpasswd command.

You should now be able to share files with all your other rigs. For convenience i use the same userid and password on all my wxp and linux installs.

[Silvgearx]

Hey chris, you might want to add, how to used FAHmon for the console version too, it took me at least a hour googling to find out that you select the whole folders for it to show PPD for the console version

[chrisk]

Originally Posted by 5ILVgeARX

Hey chris, you might want to add, how to used FAHmon for the console version too, it took me at least a hour googling to find out that you select the whole folders for it to show PPD for the console version

Thanks for the suggestion. I thought I mentioned it in the folders section of the first post. I'll quote it below:

The above directories are for the "System Tray" client. If you installed the Console client (when you run it you see a small black "Dos" like window), you need to point FahMon to the folder in which you downloaded and ran the Folding@home console client. This could be anywhere on your computer. For example, if you are like me, you may have put this download on your "Desktop". In that case, you would have to point FahMon to C:\Users\(yourusername)\Desktop\Folding@home-Win32-x86-623

If you use the SMP beta client, and used Xilikon's excellent guides on the FaH site or [H]ordeguides, you should point FahMon to C:\FAH . This is a suggested folder, especially in Vista, to avoid permissions issues.

Was the above quote what you mean?

[Dashock]

Well done should make it easier for new-comers its a little tricky i remmeber i was trying to set it all up. Well done.

[Silvgearx]

[Jon_di2]

thanks this was great! Just setting up now!

[chrisk]

Originally Posted by Jon_di2

thanks this was great! Just setting up now!

NP! Hope any new folders who join for the contest find it useful.