Folding@home on PS3

[Jinx]

I haven't got a PS3 but I'm quite happy to leave my PC running this (recently upgraded to a 5 series ATi card so the GPU2 stuff should work) . I'll set it up tonight and see how it goes.

[Silent1]

5 of us folding and we're already ranked 48336 of 187432!

[CrashTD]

I started off with the best intentions but I have already broken it.

It looks like everything will be fine once I restart but can somebody help please.

Thanks,

[Jinx]

Any idea why I can't get a work unit - continually requests one but comes back with the no appropiate work units available?

[RussellG]

I have just installed this on my gaming pc my gpu might aswell help out rather than sit idle.

[twinturboz]

Joined too.

[Silent1]

Jinx said:

Any idea why I can't get a work unit - continually requests one but comes back with the no appropiate work units available?

Leave it running, it seems that the server the UK pcs get connected to is having some connection issues.

[v1paul]

Might aswell join this because my playstation barely ever gets used these days. Got a couple of questions though, does it use much of my internet download limit? Also what's the longest I should leave my PS3 doing this before it starts having problems? Because if I leave it on overnight I will probably forget to turn it off in the day and I might do that for a few days in a row.

[Ballistic Banana]

v1paul said:

Might aswell join this because my playstation barely ever gets used these days. Got a couple of questions though, does it use much of my internet download limit? Also what's the longest I should leave my PS3 doing this before it starts having problems? Because if I leave it on overnight I will probably forget to turn it off in the day and I might do that for a few days in a row.

yeah i have left mine for about 3 days now

BB

[Silent1]

They can run forever doing it, there's no limits. As for bandwidth, the most they can use is 40mb a day, but on average it's closer to 4mb a day.

[v1paul]

I've downloaded it on my laptop now but I'm not really sure if its working or not. Will probably try with my ps3 tomorrow.

[MadRob6]

Joined with both PS3 and PC.

[recalluk]

Joined on PS3 first unit should be ip today.

[BerksJack]

[/quote] I'm almost ashamed to think that you were taking the piss when you said the PS3 was helping out with finding cures for the desease mentioned!

However I have read up and its a good cause so I have joined the team and my PS3 is doing something or other for the next few hours. I'm going to leave it on overnight and see what happens.


[/quote]

To be honest i thought the exact same thing until i read a couple of the links. My wifes uncles died from Parkinsons last year and it would be nice to think that we are contributing to finding a cure to some of these awful diseases.

[BerksJack]

Not sure what happened with the quote??

Forgot to say that i have joined the PH team aswell


BerksJack

[voyds9]

I'm in

[Dave^]

used to do this on my media pc... but wont run on my nas box... don't really want to leave my ps3 on for an extra 8hours a day, it's a shame you can't fold while streaming video...

[Silent1]

Is it down for everyone else too?
Seems we must have cured cancer, go PH

[StormLoaded]

it was down about this time yesterday too - took about an hour of failed attempts to upload some results

i see we are up to about 30'000th now aswell. not bad going already

~ edit, mind most of our score seems to be down to Russell, i think he's going for the nobel peace prize

Edited by StormLoaded on Sunday 19th September 16:30

[Silent1]

Anyone else just got a new work unit that's quoting 1day 16 hours?!!