Folding at Home

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Ok, this is a place marker since I’ve finally got my Nvidia GPU added to the /etc/fahclient/config.xml file. Basically, you need to install the ocl-icd-opencl-dev package. I’m currently experimenting with Pop OS 19.10 btw.

I’ll document the entire install within a day or two. I have to get a bunch of paperwork done first. sigh…

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Any idea what I need to install to add my RX 560 to the config?

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You should just need OpenGL, and you can go into FAHControl client, hit the Config button, hit the Expert tab, and look for a “GPU: False” flag. Change that to true and then use the Slots tab to add the GPU.

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Thanks. I’m using manjaro, so I don’t have a client interface. Edited the config file to add:

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

Restarted the service and now both my CPU and GPU are running it. :slight_smile:

PS: To other Arch/Manjaro users.
The config is located in /var/lib/private/fah/config.xml. You need sudo/root rights to see/edit the file.

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https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fahcontrol/

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One package is enough for me. I just use the config file directly. :slight_smile:
But thanks.

Also, the fahcontrol package is a python2/gtk2 package, so will probably be not be working for long, since Arch is trying to get rid of Python 2. :slight_smile:

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There is a dependency error on the FAHControl file, python2 if I remember correctly. It didn’t install in Pop OS, but did in Manjaro. (from the AUR). If your having a issue with your GPU not showing up, check out the log.txt file that’s located in /var/lib/fahclient directory.

Regarding the Wiki on Arch and FAH. It’s out of date, and points to the /opt/fah , when it now actually installs to /usr/bin, and the actual config.xml is in /etc/fahclient directory. FYI.

That’s all I got for now, have to go pick up the wife. :wink:

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I just installed Folding At Home on my PC running on KDE Neon, and I’m getting a segmentation fault

$ FAHControl
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fah/FAHControl.py:193: GtkWarning: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
  settings = gtk.settings_get_default()
Loading theme 'Default'
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/fah/FAHControl.py:758: GtkWarning: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
  gtk.rc_reparse_all_for_settings(settings, True)
Segmentation fault

I tried installing adwaita-icon-theme-full but that didn’t work.