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Sure ---  this should work regardless of which install method you used.

1. open Terminal
2. type this  ---- this makes a backup of your crontab file and eliminates folding from startup
crontab -l  >~/backupcrontab.txt 
crontab -r
3. quit Terminal
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4. In the Finder, go to your Home / Library folder.   Delete the folder FAH or whatever it is called.  Possibly called INCREASE if you used that installer.
5.  Re-install Folding with  the Team installer  http://geek.thinkunique.org/wp-content/ … ld_SMP.dmg  from this thread  http://www.maclife.com/forums/topic/100596
6. You are now Folding with a new protein and a completely new install.

sounds like bad proteins

Post your FAHlog.txt file here (at least the relevant parts).   I will then re-post over at Folding Tech Support.

Okay this has to be at least 10 terminated before they completed (in a row so far)...
I took out unnecesary bits like the downloading of the cor, etc.

[06:28:08] - Machine ID: 1
[06:28:08]
[06:28:08] Loaded queue successfully.
[06:28:08]
[06:28:08] + Processing work unit
[06:28:08] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[06:28:08] Core found.
[06:28:08] Working on Unit 00 [January 12 06:28:08]
[06:28:08] + Working ...
[06:28:08]
[06:28:08] *------------------------------*
[06:28:08] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[06:28:08] Version 1.74 (September 24, 2007)
[06:28:08]
[06:28:08] Preparing to commence simulation
[06:28:08] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[06:28:08] - Files status OK
[06:28:10] - Expanded 2943729 -> 15158509 (decompressed 514.9 percent)
[06:28:11]
[06:28:11] Project: 2604 (Run 0, Clone 546, Gen 23)
[06:28:11]
[06:28:11] Entering M.D.
[06:28:27] cent)
[06:28:28]
[06:28:28] Project: 2604 (Run 0, Clone 546, Gen 23)
[06:28:28]
[06:28:28] Entering M.D.
[06:28:34] mdrunner cpfilename:
[06:28:36] checkpoint
[06:28:37] Protein: Protein in POPC
[06:28:37] Writing local files
[06:28:38] oost OK.
[06:28:38]  boost OK.
[06:28:38] Writing local files
[06:28:39] Completed 0 out of 500000 steps  (0 percent)
[06:28:43] CoreStatus = 0 (0)
[06:28:43] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x0
[06:28:43] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[06:33:12] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[06:33:12] + Attempting to get work packet
[06:33:12] - Connecting to assignment server
[06:33:12] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.56).
[06:33:12] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[06:33:12] Loaded queue successfully.
[06:33:19] + Closed connections
[06:33:24]
[06:33:24] + Processing work unit
[06:33:24] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[06:33:24] Core found.
[06:33:24] Working on Unit 01 [January 12 06:33:24]
[06:33:24] + Working ...
[06:33:24]
[06:33:24] *------------------------------*
[06:33:24] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[06:33:24] Version 1.74 (September 24, 2007)
[06:33:24]
[06:33:24] Preparing to commence simulation
[06:33:24] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[06:33:41] - Looking at optimizations...
[06:33:41] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[06:33:41] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[06:33:41] - Going to use standard loops.
[06:33:41] - Files status OK
[06:33:43] (decompressed 514.9 percent)
[06:33:44] 9 (decompressed 514.9 percent)
[06:33:44] ne 546, Gen 23)
[06:33:44]
[06:33:44] Entering M.D.
[06:33:44] cket
[06:33:44]
[06:33:44] Project: 26Entering M.D.
[06:33:44] ne 546, Gen 23)
[06:33:44]
[06:33:44] Entering M.D.
[06:33:50]  checkpoint
[06:33:50] ilename:
[06:33:53] rotein in POPC
[06:33:53] n in POPC
[06:33:53] Writing local files
[06:33:53] Extra SSE boost OK.
[06:33:54] cal files
[06:33:55] Completed 0 out of 500000 steps  (0 percent)
[06:33:59] CoreStatus = 0 (0)
[06:33:59] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x0
[06:33:59] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[06:38:27] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[06:38:27] + Attempting to get work packet
[06:38:27] - Connecting to assignment server
[06:38:27] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.56).
[06:38:27] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[06:38:28] Loaded queue successfully.
[06:38:34] + Closed connections
[06:38:39]
[06:38:39] + Processing work unit
[06:38:39] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[06:38:39] Core found.
[06:38:39] Working on Unit 02 [January 12 06:38:39]
[06:38:39] + Working ...
[06:38:39]
[06:38:39] *------------------------------*
[06:38:39] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[06:38:39] Version 1.74 (September 24, 2007)
[06:38:39]
[06:38:39] Preparing to commence simulation
[06:38:39] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[06:38:57] - Looking at optimizations...
[06:38:57] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[06:38:57] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[06:38:57] - Going to use standard loops.
[06:38:57] - Files status OK
[06:38:59] (decompressed 514.9 percent)
[06:38:59] 9 (decompressed 514.9 percent)
[06:39:00] cket
[06:39:00]
[06:39:00] Project: 2604 (Run 0, Clone 546, Gen 23)
[06:39:00]
[06:39:00] 04 (Run 0, Clone 546, Gen 23)
[06:39:00]
[06:39:00] Entering M.D.
[06:39:06] mdrunner cpfilename:
[06:39:09] Protein: Protein in POPC
[06:39:09] Writing local files
[06:39:10] Extra SSE boost OK.
[06:39:11] 0000 steps  (0 percent)
[06:39:15] CoreStatus = 0 (0)
[06:39:15] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x0
[06:39:15] - Attempting to download new core...
[06:39:15] + Downloading new core: FahCore_a1.exe
................................
[06:39:17] Verifying core Core_a1.fah...
[06:39:17] Signature is VALID
[06:39:17]
[06:39:17] Trying to unzip core FahCore_a1.exe
[06:39:18] Decompressed FahCore_a1.exe (3246776 bytes) successfully
[06:39:18] + Core successfully engaged
[06:39:18] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[06:43:46] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[06:43:46] + Attempting to get work packet
[06:43:46] - Connecting to assignment server
[06:43:46] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.56).
[06:43:46] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[06:43:46] Loaded queue successfully.
[06:43:47] - Attempt #1  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
             Waiting before retry.
[06:43:57] + Attempting to get work packet
[06:43:57] - Connecting to assignment server
[06:43:57] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.56).
[06:43:57] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[06:43:57] Loaded queue successfully.
[06:44:03] + Closed connections
[06:44:08]
[06:44:08] + Processing work unit
[06:44:08] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[06:44:08] Core found.
[06:44:08] Working on Unit 03 [January 12 06:44:08]
[06:44:08] + Working ...
[06:44:09]
[06:44:09] *------------------------------*
[06:44:09] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[06:44:09] Version 1.74 (September 24, 2007)
[06:44:09]
[06:44:09] Preparing to commence simulation
[06:44:09] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[06:44:26] - Looking at optimizations...
[06:44:26] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[06:44:26] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[06:44:26] - Going to use standard loops.
[06:44:26] - Files status OK
[06:44:28] - Expanded 2441615 -> 12897049 (decompressed 528.2 percent)
[06:44:28] - Starting from initial work packet
[06:44:28]
[06:44:28] Project: 2605 (Run 7, Clone 204, Gen 19)
[06:44:28]
[06:44:28] Entering M.D.
[06:44:35] mdrunner cpfilename:
[06:44:37] g local files
[06:44:38] in in POPC
[06:44:38] Writing local files
[06:44:38] Extra SSE boost OK.
[06:44:39] 0000 steps  (0 percent)
[07:22:36] Writing local files
[07:22:37] Completed 5000 out of 500000 steps  (1 percent)
[08:00:15] Writing local files

Is there another way to completely and entirely wipe f@H and all of its parts completely off of my computer so I can reinstall it? I think thats the only way at this point...

Are there any possible network issues with this particular Mac, such as disconnecting the ethernet cable while folding, or turning the router on and off? This can disrupt folding.

To uninstall, copy and paste the following into the terminal:

crontab -l > ~/backupcrontab$(date "+%m-%d-%Y").txt; crontab -r; rm -rf ~/Library/FAH; rm -rf ~/Library/Folding@home

Last edited by ArtemisG3 (2008-01-12 8:51 pm)

Thanks guys I really appreciate this.
When I enter that into terminal I get a message saying "crontab: no crontab for.."
Is that a problem?
And no...my ethernet cable is in 100% of the time unless I need to print something which is once a day for maybe 3 minutes, but I was doing this before too so that cant be the problem.
Is there something maybe with the client core communications error? I think I saw that a couple of times when I read the log

Okay the message is because your crontab is already removed.
I didn't realize you used the Stanford installer. I will have to check where it installs everything.