OK, here is my current project configuration:
- SETI (suspended, due to server problems)
- Einstein (now happily working)
- LHC (currently no work on server)

I just recently started on BOINC, so
- SETI finished 2 results (couldn't be send yet)
- Einstein finished 1 result, working on 2nd
- LHC never did any computation

Now here is the problem:
I do want to have LHC check the server periodically for new work, since it seems that every few days or so there *do* happen to become new workunits available.
However, BOINC doesn't check the LHC server for updates, and even a manual update only produces:

LHC@home 08.12.05 11:28:11 Note: not requesting new work or reporting results

Only when I also suspend Einstein, and LHC is the only remaining active project, BOINC is contacting the server every minute and correctly receives:

LHC@home 08.12.05 12:15:13 No work from project

Additional info:
- There is currently one SETI WU download stuck in the queue
- The current Long Term Debts are:
- SETI: approx. +40000
- Einstein: approx. -30000
- LHC: approx. -10000

My guess would be that LHC will stay dormant because its LTD is negative? If that is the case, this is definitely a bug, since LHC should become top priority once SETI is suspended.

Thanks for any insights,
Cruncher

Thank you for a well presented problem report. I hope JM7 sees this as this sort of problem seem to be directly related to his code. There are a couple of things that need comment or are puzzling.

• LHC has never done work so why is its LTD -10,000?
  
• With Seti suspended, LHC should be canvassed for work first. Why isn't it?
  
• I thought with a project suspended, the others had their LTDs juggled so as to add to zero? - perhaps I'm wrong...
  
• If you suspend EAH and only then does LHC get interrogated, this is wierd???
  

I don't suppose it's possible you have the EAH/LHC LTDs listed in reverse?? Then I could understand EAH being queried first but would be even more puzzled as to how LHC became so negative when it hasn't ever done any work.

A good case for JM7 to explain :).

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Cheers,
Gary.

* LHC has never done work so why is its LTD -10,000?

Hm, now that you mention it - good question :-)
Could it be that debts are distributed only to non-suspended projects (and at some point LHC was suspended)?

I don't suppose it's possible you have the EAH/LHC LTDs listed in reverse??

No, I got the values using the BoincDV tool which is mentioned somewhere in the forum (google will find it).

EDIT: Oh, by the way, currently my Boinc *is* contacting LHC regularly. Maybe because there no longer is a stuck SETI WU download in the queue. But the LHC LTD is still negative.

Cheers,
Cruncher