Use extra Unraid CPU or GPU computing power to help take the fight to COVID-19 with BOINC or Folding@Home!

 

https://unraid.net/blog/help-take-the-fight-to-covid-19-with-boinc-or-folding-home

 

Stay safe everyone. 

-Spencer

Once I heard about F@H having coronavirus work units I went ahead and installed it on my work laptop (running full tilt all the time), my main windows driver, and my HTPC.

 

While it is immaterial what team you use (if you even want one), if you do choose, unRaid's F@H team number is 227802.

 

If you do happen to be one of those persons who feel that this isnt a big deal, that choice is yours, but bear in mind that donating some spare cycles costs you nothing and can only help.

Although the forumpost for the folding@home container is leaning towards the GPU not beeing supported, i can say the container has the ability to use a GPU, by adding the same arguments as you would add to your mediaserver

Go Team Unraid!

Definite a big deal, and worth donating some spare CPU capacity for.  Just got this running on my server (already had it working on the on desk top).  

For the next little while, the moderators of CA will try and keep those two applications on the main landing page of CA (New Apps) to gain some further exposure

I just installed BOINC, any instructions on how to get GPU working?

I added options similar to my Plex docker, but I see no GPU activity.

 

11 hours ago, ptr727 said:

I just installed BOINC, any instructions on how to get GPU working?

I added options similar to my Plex docker, but I see no GPU activity.

 

It looks like unfortunately, the Rosetta@home project isn't utilizing GPU's. I believe Folding@home it though. 

BOINC Unraid team! http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/team_display.php?teamid=18943

 

"leo" is overachieving 😛 

I use my GPU with a Windows VM. Linux works to but is harder to configure.

Assign one core and its HT portion to the GPU folding VM and leave the rest of your unused cores to F@H/BOINC!

i have 3900x, 290, 2x5700XT. This is used for a 2Gamers1CPU build normally but now all folding!

 

1 hour ago, SpencerJ said:

It looks like unfortunately, the Rosetta@home project isn't utilizing GPU's. I believe Folding@home it though. 

Maybe the blog post can be updated to make it easier and clearer on how to get started, e.g. what are the folding@home GPU instructions?

3 minutes ago, ptr727 said:

what are the folding@home GPU instructions?

As I said in the second comment on this post, you should get going by defining runtime, and add the variables for capabilities and devices. as you would to your mediaserver

5 minutes ago, Roxedus said:

As I said in the second comment on this post, you should get going by defining runtime, and add the variables for capabilities and devices. as you would to your mediaserver

I'll take a look, but for a moment imagine somebody like me read the blog post, wanting to contribute, I come to the forum, I see pages and pages of posts, with no single place pointing to instructions, after reading a couple pages, you know what they do, they leave.

Update: I added the same runtime and device parameters as for my Plex docker, no web UI, event the app says web ui is broken, folding at home forum post is 6 pages long, no single point of instructions.

Edited March 14, 20205 yr by ptr727
Tried it

2 minutes ago, ptr727 said:

I'll take a look, but for a moment imagine somebody like me read the blog post, wanting to contribute, I come to the forum, I see pages and pages of posts, with no single place pointing to instructions, after reading a couple pages, you know what they do, they leave.

I just wanted to help, chill. 
I agree, @SpencerJ should clarify the setup process a bit.

Just now, Roxedus said:

I just wanted to help, chill. 
I agree, @SpencerJ should clarify the setup process a bit.

I appreciate the help, my point was that it should no be necessary if the blog post was complete and anticipated needs of new setups.

15 minutes ago, Roxedus said:

As I said in the second comment on this post, you should get going by defining runtime, and add the variables for capabilities and devices. as you would to your mediaserver

even with that, mine only uses cpu.....

 

logs show

 

15:52:30: GPUs: 0
15:52:30: CUDA: Not detected: cuInit() returned 100

 

Edited March 14, 20205 yr by 1812

Yes. Please clarify the gpu setup process

i added the variables like the runtime and the variables like i do in for example plex and tdarr.

but it does not show up with any gpus. ( i am not running other things that uses the gpu )

In the config.xml, remove 

<gpu v='false'/>

and add

  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>

 

7 minutes ago, Roxedus said:

In the config.xml, remove 

<gpu v='false'/>

and add

  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>

 

this helps recognize the gpu. thanks. but now I'm seeing this error:

 

16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 155.247.166.220
16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 LP] 1862 from 155.247.166.220
16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 155.247.166.220:8080
[91m16:03:24:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: 10001: Server responded: HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE[0m

16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 155.247.166.220
16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 LP] 1862 from 155.247.166.220
16:03:24:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 155.247.166.220:8080
[91m16:03:24:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: 10001: Server responded: HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE[0m

problem with F@H?

I got mine working. mind raising the capabilities to `all`?

24 minutes ago, ptr727 said:

I appreciate the help, my point was that it should no be necessary if the blog post was complete and anticipated needs of new setups.

Frankly, people seem to be having a lot of issues with Folding@home with GUI and GPU setup. Seeing that I was trying to help out in an easy way for the most amount of people, I went with showing how to set up BOINC. 
 

Recent GPU/webgui support threads start around here: 

 

56 minutes ago, Roxedus said:

I got mine working. mind raising the capabilities to `all`?

mine was set that way. I just left it alone for a bit and it eventually figured itself out. all good now!

 

Edited March 14, 20205 yr by 1812

One suggestion for the Boinc Install instructions.  In order for the File->Select Computer option to show up, you have to switch to Advanced View.  Simple view does not show that option.

6 minutes ago, mattekure said:

One suggestion for the Boinc Install instructions.  In order for the File->Select Computer option to show up, you have to switch to Advanced View.  Simple view does not show that option.

Strangely, it's under FIle --> Select Comp for me but have updated with CTRL+Shift+I as a hotkey to open this. TY

2 hours ago, SpencerJ said:

BOINC Unraid team! http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/team_display.php?teamid=18943

 

"leo" is overachieving 😛 

Folding @ Home:

 

I am excited about this.  Only wish there was an option not to install the client automatically locally on the management device (iMac in my case) in order to manage the docker container.