Maximum PC

This is for Ubuntu 8.04 (64-bit) LTS Desktop: Released April 2008 and maintained until April 2011 – ideal for large deployments. If you use another OS, to include Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, etc... and have problems please create a new thread.

Ubuntu 8.04 (64-bit) GPU Guide - - FahMon-2.3.99.1 - - Temp monitoring - - Sharing - - Tedster's Big WU works with Ubuntu 8.04 (64-bit)

SMP Setup
Go to Applications > Accessories > Terminal copy and paste (Shift+Insert or right click+paste) Ensure you press Enter to execute the last line of code in each group.
Update the system. Install ia32-libs. Remove powernowd

Create new folders, download & extract the client, and start the client. Press enter for the last command. If you have an i7 with Hyper Threading or more than 4 cores, than add the appropriate # after -smp. Example: ./fah6 -smp 8 -verbosity 9

Press Ctrl+C to stop the client. Wait a few seconds for the processes to stop. Press Ctrl+C again to refresh the CLI and begin typing your next command.

You can also use the GUI and set everything up the old fashion Windows way. I do not recommend this, but some might prefer it.
Update the system and install ia32-libs. Go to System > Administration > Update Manager > Select Check and then Update. After it is done, close the Update Manager. Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager and search for "ia32" right click on ia32-libs and select Mark for Installation > Then select Apply.

Remove Powernowd. After the ia32-libs are installed search for powernowd. Right click on it and Mark it for complete removal. Apply and exit after it has been removed.


Create new folders. Go to Places > Home > Right click and select Create Folder > name it fah > create another folder inside that one called SMP.


Download and extract the client. Download and move it from the Desktop to the smp folder you just created. After you move it right click and select Extract Here.


Start the Client Go to Applications > Accessories > Terminal and copy and paste (Shift+Insert or right click+paste). Press Enter to execute the last command.
Press enter for the last command. If you have an i7 with Hyper Threading or more than 4 cores, than add the appropriate # after -smp. Example: ./fah6 -smp 8 -verbosity 9


Press Ctrl+C to stop the client. Wait a few seconds for the processes to stop. Press Ctrl+C again to refresh the CLI and begin typing your next command.

FahMon-2.3.99.1. Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. Search for the underlined words, and ensure they're installed or marked for installation.






Go to Applications > Accessories > Terminal. Copy and paste the entire group of code into the Terminal window. Ensure you press enter to execute the last line. Copy and paste each individually.
Go to Applications > System Tools > FahMon

Temp monitor. Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. Install lm-sensors and the sensors-applet.


Open the terminal and run Select Yes or Enter for everything. The last question is the only tricky one. It defaults to no and you need to select Yes! Restart the PC after its done.

After you log back in right click on the panel and select Add to Panel...


Type sen and add the Hardware Sensors Monitor.


You should see the Hardware Sensors Monitor on the panel now. You can configure what is displayed. Right click on it, select Preferences, and select the Sensors tab.


It picked up my GTX 285 first. The CPU cores are at the bottom. I like to monitor the fans speeds too. FWIW temp1 is the NB and temp 2 is the SB.

Sharing. After I get everything up and running I like to share the fah directory so I can monitor everything from my main Windows 7 (64-bit) Ultimate PC.

Shutdown the SMP and/or GPU client(s) before you proceed.

Go to Places > Home > Right click on the fah folder and select Sharing Options.

Check the first option.

You should receive the following message.

Install the service.
This will log you off and then you will need to log back in. This is why you should have already shutdown the SMP and/or GPU client(s).

Go to Places > Home > Right click on the fah folder and select Sharing Options again. Check all 3 options and Create Share.

Select Add the permissions automatically


Thats it! Go to your Windows PC and setup FahMon.
\\computer_name\fah

does the fahmon guide work in 9.04?





Ted

It does now. Thanks for the feedback.

If you use 9.04 or another OS please follow Tedster's lead. Start a new thread with the details. After the issue has been identified and resolved I might make changes here.

Also, in 9.04, the "sensors-applet" is not automatically installed.





Ted

It's not on 8.04 either

I installed that from seeing the picture.





Ted

Those pics are meant to be visual aids. It was green, but I had taken that one before the others so I didn't have both highlighted. Very demanding

bump

Sticky/Thread of all Threads vote!

Thread of all threads was done a while ago (Last edited by Satchboy on 03 Oct 2009), but I had it hidden in the high performance section Its probably more useful out here in the open.


I think I'll have another


Thanks for the move!

I set up a linux folder using your guide. Everything went swimmingly until I got to this:


For some reason it just would not work when I tried to copy/paste. I could do the copy/paste but the instruction would not work correctly. However, when I manually typed them they all worked.
Thanks for the guide. I've got it marked as a Favorite for when I get the equipment for more.

You have to press Enter after you copy & paste each line

Please explain 'would not work' in more detail if pressing Enter doesn't fix it Screenshots are always welcome.

Yes, I know you have to press 'enter' after the commands. Screen shots are not forthcoming as I have the system up and folding and I don't want to go back and reinstall.
When I did the ./configure command, it seemed to work but I'm not sure if it actually finished doing what it should.
With the make command the computer just sat there doing nothing.
I tried copy/paste several times to make sure I wasn't getting an extra 'space' (like hitting the space bar twice) that might have been messing things up.
And once again, I did hit 'enter'.
That was copy/paste method. Physically typing in the commands and hitting enter worked.

outstanding guide, I have very very little Linux experience and I got both FAH and FahMon installed with no issues.

Didn't really increase my PPD over Windows SMP though, maybe because I am running it in VBox opposed to duel booting. Just set my laptop to duel boot Vista and Mint, if that goes well I'll probably do the same for my desktop.


Thanks!


EDIT: Never mind, it actually more than doubled my PPD

GPU Overclocking with NVClock 0.8 (beta4). Sorry this one is quick and dirty for now. Guinea pigs are welcome! Don't blame me if you burn up your video card

Remember to execute (press Enter) the last command in each group.
Install libgtk2.0-dev
You can search for it if you like.


Download and Install NVClock 0.8 (beta4).
You can use the "nvclock" command or the GUI.



The older version might work for some of you, and its easier to install. It doesn't hurt to try.

The new version is not working for me in 9.04





Ted

More info is needed Does the old version work?

You're probably having trouble compiling the source code. Is the build-essential package installed? Run these commands individually.

./configure
make
sudo make install