Issues downloading cores on Debian Unstable

[CalcProgrammer1]

I installed fahcore/client 7.4.4 on my Debian Unstable box with an A8-3870K APU. It gets stuck downloading the core binary with the error "Exception: Failed reading core package header" and fails in a loop no matter if I have GPU or CPU configured. If I try to wget the URL provided, it successfully downloads the core, but it does force HTTPS rather than HTTP. Any idea what's going on? I will provide the full log when I'm at my PC, I'm remoted in from my phone and can't get copy/paste working.

[autogrog]

I am getting this error 100% of the time the client attempts to run a Core_a7 WU. This is an otherwise rock solid workstation. Is there any way to not get these WU's assigned until the issues are resolved?

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*********************** Log Started 2017-01-19T17:28:58Z ***********************
17:28:58:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
17:28:58:    Website: http://folding.stanford.edu/
17:28:58:  Copyright: (c) 2009-2014 Stanford University
17:28:58:     Author: Joseph Coffland <[email protected]>
17:28:58:       Args: 
17:28:58:     Config: /home/me/smpv7/config.xml
17:28:58:******************************** Build ********************************
17:28:58:    Version: 7.4.4
17:28:58:       Date: Mar 4 2014
17:28:58:       Time: 12:01:17
17:28:58:    SVN Rev: 4130
17:28:58:     Branch: fah/trunk/client
17:28:58:   Compiler: GNU 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-46)
17:28:58:    Options: -std=gnu++98 -O3 -funroll-loops -mfpmath=sse -ffast-math
17:28:58:             -fno-unsafe-math-optimizations -msse2
17:28:58:   Platform: linux2 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
17:28:58:       Bits: 64
17:28:58:       Mode: Release
17:28:58:******************************* System ********************************
17:28:58:        CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz
17:28:58:     CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
17:28:58:       CPUs: 12
17:28:58:     Memory: 5.82GiB
17:28:58:Free Memory: 5.46GiB
17:28:58:    Threads: POSIX_THREADS
17:28:58: OS Version: 3.6
17:28:58:Has Battery: false
17:28:58: On Battery: false
17:28:58: UTC Offset: -4
17:28:58:        PID: 1145
17:28:58:        CWD: /home/me/smpv7
17:28:58:         OS: Linux 3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 x86_64
17:28:58:    OS Arch: AMD64
17:28:58:       GPUs: 1
17:28:58:      GPU 0: NVIDIA:1 GT200 [GeForce GTX 280M]
17:28:58:       CUDA: Not detected
17:28:58:***********************************************************************
17:28:58:<config>
17:28:58:  <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
17:28:58:  <client-type v='advanced'/>
17:28:58:  <cpus v='12'/>
17:28:58:  <gpu v='false'/>
17:28:58:  <max-packet-size v='big'/>
17:28:58:
17:28:58:  <!-- User Information -->
17:28:58:  <passkey v='********************************'/>
17:28:58:  <team v='39286'/>
17:28:58:  <user v='AutoGrog'/>
17:28:58:
17:28:58:  <!-- Work Unit Control -->
17:28:58:  <next-unit-percentage v='100'/>
17:28:58:
17:28:58:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
17:28:58:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
17:28:58:</config>
17:28:58:Trying to access database...
17:28:59:Successfully acquired database lock
17:28:59:FS00:Set client configured
17:28:59:Enabled folding slot 00: READY cpu:12
17:29:59:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.45:8080
17:30:00:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.45:8080
17:30:00:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 155.247.166.219
17:30:00:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:12 from 155.247.166.219
17:30:00:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 155.247.166.219:8080
17:30:01:WU00:FS00:Downloading 375.22KiB
17:30:01:WU00:FS00:Download complete
17:30:01:WU00:FS00:Received Unit: id:00 state:DOWNLOAD error:NO_ERROR project:8680 run:23 clone:0 gen:31 core:0xa7 unit:0x000000240002894b5824e6488d9991d0
17:30:01:WU00:FS00:Downloading core from http://web.stanford.edu/~pande/Linux/AMD64/Core_a7.fah
17:30:01:WU00:FS00:Connecting to web.stanford.edu:80
[91m17:30:01:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed reading core package header.[0m
17:31:01:WU00:FS00:Downloading core from http://web.stanford.edu/~pande/Linux/AMD64/Core_a7.fah
17:31:01:WU00:FS00:Connecting to web.stanford.edu:80
[91m17:31:01:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed reading core package header.[0m
17:32:38:WU00:FS00:Downloading core from http://web.stanford.edu/~pande/Linux/AMD64/Core_a7.fah
17:32:38:WU00:FS00:Connecting to web.stanford.edu:80

[ComputerGenie]

I installed fahcore/client 7.4.4 on my Debian Unstable box...Any idea what's going on?....

errr ... ummm...

.... Most of the development work that is done in Debian, is uploaded to this distribution. This distribution will never get released....This can result in a very "unstable" system... Use it at your own risk!

[bruce]

I am getting this error 100% of the time the client attempts to run a Core_a7 WU. This is an otherwise rock solid workstation. Is there any way to not get these WU's assigned until the issues are resolved?

No.
Let's just resolved the issue.

To resolve this issue, we need to understand the error "Exception: Failed reading core package header" which suggests that there's a corrupt file or a permissions problem or an internet problem associated with web.stanford.edu/~pande/Linux/AMD64/Core_a7.fah.

Can you open http://web.stanford.edu/~pande/Linux/AMD64/Core_a7.fah in your browser? (You don't need your browser to actually download it ... FAHClient needs to.]

I notice that you're not using the default directories for FAH data files. What's the content and permissions of /home/me/smpv7/cores and it's subdirectories?
NOTE: you other folks, start in the directory tree listed as CWD: near the top of the log.

Is this client running in a virtual machine?

[autogrog]

1. I can open http://web.stanford.edu/~pande/Linux/AMD64/Core_a7.fah in my browser with no errors.
2. There was an execute bit not set on FahCore_a7 that I corrected; must now wait to see if this was the probvlem.
3. The client is running on the native machine.

Thanks for the help.