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Message 49664 - Posted: 20 Jun 2013, 2:31:27 UTC

For a few months, BOINC hasn't been fetching new work from World Community Grid. I reset the project and that doesn't seem to do the trick. What should I do?
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Message 49665 - Posted: 20 Jun 2013, 6:40:03 UTC - in response to Message 49664.  

1. Check at WCG that you have selected a (sub-)project that still has work. Some have run out and are no longer available.

2. Check that you didn't set No New Tasks (NNT). In the Projects tab, you should see "No new tasks" after selecting WCG. If you see "Allow new tasks", you have set NNT. The button shows the option you have, not the state the button is in.

3. Check that you didn't suspend the project. In the Projects tab, you should see "Suspend" after selecting WCG. If you see "Resume", you have suspended the project. The button shows the option you have, not the state the button is in.

4. Check that you didn't have (old) work for the project suspended. In the Tasks tab, click Show all tasks, next check the status column and see if there's any "Suspended by user" or otherwise Suspended tasks. Are any of these from WCG?
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Message 49666 - Posted: 20 Jun 2013, 8:09:51 UTC - in response to Message 49664.  
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5. There's a topic on the WCG forums, this happening since about May 1 when GPU work supply ended. A bug fixed in a latest test client **, which essentially sets the client to never ask for work. Remedy, if it is the one, to detach from WCG and add WCG back in. WCG's current test version 7.0.68 has the remedy, likely soon released for beta testing... but it could become .69 given a few non-critical oddities in the install process.

** It also needed something fixed on the latest server side software... i.e. both sides needed a fix.
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Message 49974 - Posted: 24 Jul 2013, 11:28:20 UTC

Sorry I enver responded to this. For some reason I didn't get email notifications that there were responses!

I did 1-4, and that didn't do anything.

1: I'm opting in for all projects, including the option to get projects when my others don't have work.

2: I'm good.

3: I'm good.

4: I'm good.

5: I reset the project. No help. I'm using the current release, 7.0.65. Should I go up to the new dev one?
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Message 49976 - Posted: 24 Jul 2013, 12:53:36 UTC - in response to Message 49974.  

5. Is Detach / Add WCG back, not reset as that wont do it.

Going up in version... there's a WCG build version 7.2.7 ATM, same as the latest 7.2.7 for Android which WCG launched several sciences for [You''ve got mail, if opted in to receive WCG news].

edit: Direct link to the WCG build, 32 bit only but supports 64 bit sciences: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/wcg_boinc_7.2.7_windows_intelx86.exe
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Message 49981 - Posted: 24 Jul 2013, 15:22:05 UTC - in response to Message 49976.  

5. Is Detach / Add WCG back, not reset as that wont do it.

Going up in version... there's a WCG build version 7.2.7 ATM, same as the latest 7.2.7 for Android which WCG launched several sciences for [You''ve got mail, if opted in to receive WCG news].

edit: Direct link to the WCG build, 32 bit only but supports 64 bit sciences: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/wcg_boinc_7.2.7_windows_intelx86.exe


I detached and re-attached, but that was in June. Has the update been since then?
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Message 49986 - Posted: 25 Jul 2013, 3:14:56 UTC - in response to Message 49981.  

5. Is Detach / Add WCG back, not reset as that wont do it.

Going up in version... there's a WCG build version 7.2.7 ATM, same as the latest 7.2.7 for Android which WCG launched several sciences for [You''ve got mail, if opted in to receive WCG news].

edit: Direct link to the WCG build, 32 bit only but supports 64 bit sciences: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/wcg_boinc_7.2.7_windows_intelx86.exe


I detached and re-attached, but that was in June. Has the update been since then?


I detached and re-attached just now, and it's working again. Thanks for the help!
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