Update: 0.5.2.1 has been released to fix a small regression in this version. Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. I’ve been very happy with all the recent feedback I’ve had on the folding project. I’ve been getting a lot of emails regarding use and feedback, and I really appreciate it. Based on… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. I spent a few hours this evening wrapping up a few fixes for folding. Based on user feedback I have made the script a bit smarter regarding testing for required components. It also adds an option to change the username and team at installation. Previously this… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. After quite a bit more work and some very helpful contributions from members of the community I am releasing folding-0.5 “delta”, the folding @ home automated installer and network deployment project. There are some nice upgrades in this release and the code is much cleaner (thanks… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. After ten days of improvements, minor code fixes and a very thorough audit done by a concerned reader (Thanks Jeff) I am proud to release folding v0.4.1 codename “shanghai”. This release does not address any major bug fixes. It should contain the same functionality, but the… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. Well according to my records it has been nearly a month since I last updated my folding project. I don’t know if that means it was written well, or if I’ve been neglecting it. In any event I have updated the script based on a user… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. After some more user feedback I have made some additional adjustments to the Folding @ Home Automated Installer and am releasing revision 0.3. Updates in this release include: General bug fixes More efficient collection of finstall script Execute permissions (u+x) now set within archive Improved init… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. Based on some more testing and user feedback I’ve done some bug squashing in my Folding @ Home deployment script. Attached are the updated v0.2 files. FAH-installer.tar.bz2 FAH-installer.tar.gz FAH-installer.zip A few things to consider: If you want to install the Folding @ Home client on your… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. After some continued testing and expanding I think my Folding @ Home Automated Installer is ready for initial release (release early, release often, right?). I would appreciate any testing, bug reports, expanding the tested / supported distribution list, etc. Currently, as of v0.1 it has been… Read More »
Well my tutorial the other day on installing Folding @ Home on Ubuntu looks like it was a hit. I got some great reactions from you and I’m glad to see there are so many people interested in helping out doing this kind of research. Since I wrote up that tutorial I got to thinking… Read More »
Please consider downloading the latest version of folding instead. Automated script available here. Before I dive into my tutorial and tell you how to setup your machine for running the Folding @ Home process I’ll take just a minute and introduce those of you unaware to what the project is. The project is a distributed… Read More »