Hi everybody!

My problem is that on my Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600] based computer Boinc dies at startup and leaves an error event 7034 in the Windows System Event Log. The log message says that service BOINC shut down suddenly and that it has done so 1 times already.

I even upgraded to the new Boinc. Here's from stdoutdae.txt:

StartServiceCtrlDispatcher being called.
This may take several seconds.  Please wait.
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.2.13 for windows_intelx86
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] libcurl/7.14.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8 zlib/1.2.3
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Executing as a daemon
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] BOINC is running as a service and as a non-system user.
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] No application graphics will be available.
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Processor: 1 AuthenticAMD Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Memory: 751.48 MB physical, 1.79 GB virtual
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Disk: 37.26 GB total, 26.42 GB free
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Version change detected (4.45.0 -> 5.2.13); running CPU benchmarks
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [Einstein@Home] Computer ID: 337540; location: home; project prefs: default
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 2005-10-16 10:20:54)
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2005-12-20 14:47:17 [---] Remote control not allowed; using loopback address
2005-12-20 14:47:20 [---] Running CPU benchmarks
2005-12-20 14:48:19 [---] Benchmark results:
2005-12-20 14:48:19 [---]    Number of CPUs: 1
2005-12-20 14:48:19 [---]    1501 double precision MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
2005-12-20 14:48:19 [---]    2513 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
2005-12-20 14:48:19 [---] Finished CPU benchmarks
2005-12-20 14:48:20 [Einstein@Home] Resuming computation for result l1_0416.5__0416.7_0.1_T12_S4lD_2 using einstein version 479
2005-12-20 14:48:21 [---] Resuming computation and network activity
2005-12-20 14:48:21 [---] request_reschedule_cpus: Resuming activities
2005-12-20 14:50:39 [---] Exit requested by user
2005-12-20 14:50:39 [---] request_reschedule_cpus: exit_tasks

The exit in the second last line was caused by a restart. Here's what it says at startup:

StartServiceCtrlDispatcher being called.
This may take several seconds.  Please wait.
2005-12-20 14:51:47 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.2.13 for windows_intelx86
2005-12-20 14:51:47 [---] libcurl/7.14.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8 zlib/1.2.3
2005-12-20 14:51:47 [---] Executing as a daemon
2005-12-20 14:51:47 [---] Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
2005-12-20 14:51:47 [---] BOINC is running as a service and as a non-system user.
2005-12-20 14:51:47 [---] No application graphics will be available.
2005-12-20 14:51:48 [---] Processor: 1 AuthenticAMD Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
2005-12-20 14:51:48 [---] Memory: 751.48 MB physical, 1.79 GB virtual
2005-12-20 14:51:48 [---] Disk: 37.26 GB total, 26.44 GB free
2005-12-20 14:51:48 [Einstein@Home] Computer ID: 337540; location: home; project prefs: default
2005-12-20 14:51:48 [---] General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 2005-10-16 10:20:54)
2005-12-20 14:51:48 [---] General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2005-12-20 14:51:51 [---] Remote control not allowed; using loopback address
2005-12-20 14:51:51 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1

Here's what happens when I start Boinc from services.msc:

StartServiceCtrlDispatcher being called.
This may take several seconds.  Please wait.
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.2.13 for windows_intelx86
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] libcurl/7.14.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8 zlib/1.2.3
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] Executing as a daemon
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] BOINC is running as a service and as a non-system user.
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] No application graphics will be available.
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] Processor: 1 AuthenticAMD Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] Memory: 751.48 MB physical, 1.79 GB virtual
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] Disk: 37.26 GB total, 26.43 GB free
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [Einstein@Home] Computer ID: 337540; location: home; project prefs: default
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 2005-10-16 10:20:54)
2005-12-20 16:49:17 [---] General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2005-12-20 16:49:18 [---] Remote control not allowed; using loopback address
2005-12-20 16:49:18 [Einstein@Home] Resuming computation for result l1_0416.5__0416.7_0.1_T12_S4lD_2 using einstein version 479

And here's what happens when I start it from Start|BOINC|Boinc manager:

[pre]To pause/resume tasks hit CTRL-C, to exit hit CTRL-BREAK
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.2.13 for windows_intelx86
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] libcurl/7.14.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8 zlib/1.2.3
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] Processor: 1 AuthenticAMD Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] Memory: 751.48 MB physical, 1.79 GB virtual
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] Disk: 37.26 GB total, 26.43 GB free
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [Einstein@Home] Computer ID: 337540; location: home; project prefs: default
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 2005-10-16 10:20:54)
2005-12-20 16:47:46 [---] General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2005-12-20 16:47:47 [---] Remote control not allowed; using loopback address
2005-12-20 16:47:47 [Einstein@Home] Resuming computation for result l1_0416.5__0416.7_0.1_T12_S4lD_2 using einstein version 479[\\pre]

Here are the last few lines from stderrdae.txt:

[pre]2005-12-19 03:02:56 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-19 14:27:10 [Einstein@Home] Deferring communication with project for 59 seconds
2005-12-19 20:31:38 [Einstein@Home] Deferring communication with project for 59 seconds
2005-12-19 23:05:27 [Einstein@Home] Deferring communication with project for 59 seconds
2005-12-20 05:34:14 [Einstein@Home] Deferring communication with project for 59 seconds
2005-12-20 07:52:31 [Einstein@Home] Deferring communication with project for 59 seconds
2005-12-20 13:33:01 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-20 13:37:37 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-20 14:11:19 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-20 14:29:19 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-20 14:51:51 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-20 15:31:56 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-20 15:58:08 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181
2005-12-20 16:08:01 [---] GUI RPC listen failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -181[\\pre]

The first "listen failed" was caused by an automatic restart by automatic Windows updates (as in prior to Boinc upgrade) and the rest were caused by my feeble attempts to make it work.

I'd like to make my system as automated as possible and it really doesn't help having to log on as the admistrator just to start Boinc and then log on as the normal user especially when the user profiles were corrupted a few weeks ago and the login screen keyboard is now US-mapped and I have to input ä's as Alt+132.

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I came up with this quick not-so-elegant patch: I placed this batch file

net start boinc
"c:\\program files\\boinc\\boinccmd" --set_run_mode auto

in C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\GroupPolicy\\Machine\\Scripts\\Startup and added it to the startup scripts of the local computer's group policy. It works but the proper startup method still fails and creates an event 7034.

It seems that services.msc doesn't want to accept administrator's password. I changed the password today to a 13-character one but it still refuses to let go of the 15-character password. I have no idea what that password is because my previous password was 9 characters. I wonder if this could cause the problem.

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2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.2.13 for windows_intelx86
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] libcurl/7.14.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8 zlib/1.2.3
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Executing as a daemon
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] BOINC is running as a service and as a non-system user.
2005-12-20 14:47:16 [---] No application graphics will be available.

Try to switch to Local System Account in services manager (BOINC Service Properties/Log On).

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It seems that services.msc doesn't want to accept administrator's password. I changed the password today to a 13-character one but it still refuses to let go of the 15-character password. I have no idea what that password is because my previous password was 9 characters. I wonder if this could cause the problem.

Windows shows by default 15 or 16 asterisk characters (I forget) even if the password is only 4 characters long.

But check if you can change the password, under the administrator properties.

The problem I see, and you of course see is GUI RPC listen failed: -1.
You do not have a port open on the local machine for the Boinc Manager (GUI) (boincmgr.exe) to communicate with the Boinc daemon (boinc.exe).

Check all port settings as they should be done.

Nikolay, the addition of the "non-system user" is correct when running as a service.

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But check if you can change the password, under the administrator properties.

I changed it as I said in my second post (or at least tried to say:). The new password works but the services.msc-application still wants to show the 15-character default password so I don't know if it has accepted my new password.

Check all port settings as they should be done.

Thanks for the link. I granted boinc.exe permission to act as a server. Previously boinc.exe was denied of server rights. I removed my startup script and restarted a few times and couldn't see any errors. Boinc and Einstein seemed to be running although there were two WUs in Boinc Manager's Work-tab, one running at 5% and the other completed. I hope this is normal.

Hopefully I've got the firewall configured correctly now. I'm using F-Secure's Internet security suite the UI of which I find just as confusing as Symantec's.

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But check if you can change the password, under the administrator properties.

I changed it as I said in my second post (or at least tried to say:). The new password works but the services.msc-application still wants to show the 15-character default password so I don't know if it has accepted my new password.

Check all port settings as they should be done.

Thanks for the link. I granted boinc.exe permission to act as a server. Previously boinc.exe was denied of server rights. I removed my startup script and restarted a few times and couldn't see any errors. Boinc and Einstein seemed to be running although there were two WUs in Boinc Manager's Work-tab, one running at 5% and the other completed. I hope this is normal.

Hopefully I've got the firewall configured correctly now. I'm using F-Secure's Internet security suite the UI of which I find just as confusing as Symantec's.

The two WU in BM is totally normal. You have to wait for you box to connect to the project before it will be uploaded. If you want to force an upload, click on "Update" in the projects tab after you've highlighted the project you want to update.

Kathryn

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Kathryn :o)