How to Install 6.22 SMP client install

[vbironchef]

What he probably mean is that a clean installation is not clearly explained. Actually, it's very simple :

-Make a new FAH directory on C: or any other drive.
-Unzip the package in the new folder you just created.
-Open the command prompt window (you can type cmd.exe in the search box). Under Vista, you need to either disable UAC or run as Administrator to make it work.
-Move to the folder with CD.
-First run install.bat to instal MPICH.
-Type "Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -configonly" (personnally, I like to first rename the exe to fah6.exe to make less typing) then configure it to your needs.
-Start the client with "Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe -smp". The -smp flag is necessary unless you already added it in the advanced flags during configuration.

A full installer just merely create a new folder, add the executable and add a uninstaller.

For the upgrade :

-Stop the current client by pressing CTRL+C.
-Open your current folder (that you used to run 5.91/5.92 smp client).
-Either rename or delete the old Fah executable.
-Unzip/copy the new 6.22beta2 executable in the same folder.
-run the new executable with the -configonly flag then check the config (there are some new fields to add).
-Restart the client as usual.

A test folder is just the folder where you run the smp. Since each user name the folder differently, that explain why Peter told that. I guess that if you need the full instructions, please refer to the 5.91/5.92 instructions available in the wiki or in the forum.

I did this and it works great!

Please check out this thread: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1339662

[dicecca112]

Stickied, thanks for the write up

[vbironchef]

I did not write the post. We got the post from this site http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f ... b05c009242 all the credit has to go to Xilikon. It took us a long time to get this right. I wanted to save our folding team the time. Fold on!

[Darkstar]

Also this site has a decent step by step guide; (From what i can see, i havent installed the 6.22 yet)

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=196769

[dicecca112]

yup don't use the Deino, I've not been able to get it running, just go it running on my Work Laptop again.

[stopthekilling77]

Little bit of trouble here. I run the F@H .exe after running the install.bat. In the command prompt I type "F@H-smp.exe -smp" (Thats how I renamed the client's exe) and it asks me for a password? Thinking I just need to create one, I type one in, confirm it, and I get nothing. I'm so lost here.

[vbironchef]

Don't really need a password. Leave it blank.

[stev]

This is why it isn't working for me .... "Under Vista, you need to either disable UAC or run as Administrator to make it work."

I'm running two GUI clients and manually setting the Affinity for each of the cores.

[pwcmed]

I got this to work on my E8400 but couldn't get it on an AMD 9600