Message boards : Questions and problems : BOINC.exe crashes
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Send message Joined: 20 Jun 06 Posts: 6 ![]() |
A few hours ago, boinc.exe started crashing on 2 of my systems for no apparent reason after running very stably for months. I was using 6.3.6, and then downgraded to 6.2.14 with same results. Is anybody else experiencing this? And, more importantly, does anybody have a fix? |
Send message Joined: 25 Nov 05 Posts: 1654 ![]() |
The odd number in the middle of the 3 cigits 6.3.6 means that it's a test version. If you're doing alpha testing, then you should post on the apha test forum. As always: What OS? 32 bit or 64 bit BOINC? Crashing in what way? |
Send message Joined: 20 Jun 06 Posts: 6 ![]() |
[quote]The odd number in the middle of the 3 cigits 6.3.6 means that it's a test version. If you're doing alpha testing, then you should post on the apha test forum. As always: What OS? 32 bit or 64 bit BOINC? Crashing in what way? I rolled back to 6.2.14 with same result. XP Professional, 32 bit. Attempts tp connect and I get a windows message that "BOINC client has encountered a problem and needs to close.' It happened on two machines in different locatins within a few hours of each other. Thanks |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 11 Aug 06 Posts: 154 ![]() |
[quote]The odd number in the middle of the 3 cigits 6.3.6 means that it's a test version. I am having the same problem. Is there a fix? ![]() |
Send message Joined: 5 Sep 06 Posts: 4 ![]() |
I lost boinc.exe on 5.10.45. Doesn't matter what version I try to run I can't keep boinc.exe running. I believe it was caused by one of the projects, but not sure which one at this time. Tracing it back. |
![]() Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15529 ![]() |
I'm busy with it people, as I have exactly the same problem on my Win2k machine with 6.2.14, 6.2.15 and 6.2.16 When installed as a service the service hangs. When installed as not a service, boinc.exe will crash. I narrowed it down to something in my data directory, but need Rom to take a look at that. Fun is that the directory is 305MB when 7zipped. So it will take some fun times to transfer that to Rom. I've flagged this thread for his attention though. |
![]() Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15529 ![]() |
Please people, list the projects you are attached to and that can fetch work or do other communications even while on NNT. Also please state which Operating System and BOINC version you use. Not just chime in "me too". I'll start. Almeregrid (NNT, communicates) QCN Alpha (NNT, trickles) CPDN Beta2 (NNT, trickles) Seti Primegrid Pirates Genetic Life Enigma Intelligence Realm Cosmology Einstein LHC (no work) Predictor (no work) |
Send message Joined: 5 Sep 06 Posts: 4 ![]() |
Sorry about that, mines a small list, Genetic Life Hydrogen Orbit (No work) Orbit doesn't have any work right now and the last task I got and project it contacted was Hydrogen. |
![]() Send message Joined: 12 Feb 06 Posts: 232 ![]() |
Same or similar problem, running BOINC 5.10.30 on Windows 2K, which has been stable for months. I suspect it is an application problem, not the client core or manager. I first noticed it with a pop-up that said boinc.exe - Application error Then the manager complains that it cannot connect to client. Would I like to try again? Yes, and the cycle repeats. So it looks like a problem starting the client when it is starting an app. Looking at client_state.xml shows two active tasks: WCG: R00063_84.... v617 QMC: four_412_peptidsm-ecp2 v501 Not sure which is the culprit, or if it's actually one of these. I'll check the slots.... -- Eric Myers "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats |
![]() Send message Joined: 12 Feb 06 Posts: 232 ![]() |
Eric Myers wrote:
Slot 0 (WCG) has not had activity since Friday. Slot 2 (QMC) had recent acivity yesterday afternoon, which is when I think I first saw this. There are two checkpoint files, tmpChkpoint000 and Chkpoint000. Also a file called tmpchk. Maybe it had a problem during checkpointing and cannot recover? stderr.txt has complaints of "No heartbeat from core client for 31 sec - exiting" As an experiment I stopped BOINC, removed tmpChkpoint000 and tmpchk, and started BOINC. It takes longer to get there, but eventually the same error(s). So I also removed Chkpoint000. Immediately the same error. -- Eric Myers "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats |
![]() Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15529 ![]() |
Checking my stdoutdae.txt I see that for each of the instances where I started BOINC last night and the service hung up, BOINC was running... but it didn't read any of the account files. I have all of the same reactions (protected/service mode): 08-Aug-2008 03:25:40 [---] Starting BOINC client version 6.2.14 for windows_intelx86 08-Aug-2008 03:25:40 [---] log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops, unparsed_xml, file_xfer_debug, sched_op_debug 08-Aug-2008 03:25:40 [---] log flags: benchmark_debug, scrsave_debug, checkpoint_debug 08-Aug-2008 03:25:40 [---] Libraries: libcurl/7.18.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3 08-Aug-2008 03:25:40 [---] Running as a daemon 08-Aug-2008 03:25:40 [---] Data directory: C:\BOINC Data 08-Aug-2008 03:25:40 [---] Running under account boinc_master 08-Aug-2008 03:25:43 [SETI@home] Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform 08-Aug-2008 03:25:44 [---] Processor: 1 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+ [x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1] 08-Aug-2008 03:25:44 [---] Processor features: fpu tsc sse 3dnow mmx 08-Aug-2008 03:25:44 [---] OS: Microsoft Windows 2000: Professional Edition, Service Pack 4, (05.00.2195.00) 08-Aug-2008 03:25:44 [---] Memory: 1023.48 MB physical, 2.41 GB virtual 08-Aug-2008 03:25:44 [---] Disk: 10.26 GB total, 5.50 GB free 08-Aug-2008 03:25:44 [---] Local time is UTC +2 hours With the (installed as non-protected, so not a service) crashing boinc.exe I see: 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Starting BOINC client version 6.2.16 for windows_intelx86 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops, unparsed_xml, file_xfer_debug, sched_op_debug 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] log flags: benchmark_debug, scrsave_debug, checkpoint_debug 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Libraries: libcurl/7.18.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Data directory: C:\BOINC Data2 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Running under account Administrator 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [SETI@home] Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Processor: 1 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+ [x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1] 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Processor features: fpu tsc sse 3dnow mmx 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] OS: Microsoft Windows 2000: Professional Edition, Service Pack 4, (05.00.2195.00) 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Memory: 1023.48 MB physical, 2.41 GB virtual 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Disk: 10.26 GB total, 5.47 GB free 08-Aug-2008 06:08:01 [---] Local time is UTC +2 hours It does NOT read the account files. Then BOINC crashes or the service hangs. (also missing is the No co-processors line, but 5.10 doesn't do that. So not sure if that's causing it. |
Send message Joined: 11 Jul 08 Posts: 1 ![]() |
Just had the same problem. I had a QCN account and deleted that xml and everything started right back up upon restarting BOINC. It seems to try and update on its own and is blocked by windows. Hope your problem is the same. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 11 Aug 06 Posts: 154 ![]() |
Just had the same problem. I had a QCN account and deleted that xml and everything started right back up upon restarting BOINC. It seems to try and update on its own and is blocked by windows. Hope your problem is the same. Heres what I did. I manually deleted the boinc folder, then downloaded 6.2.14 and installed it. Then I attached WCG. It works great. After while I attached QCN then it failed. I manually deleted the QCN acct file from the BOINC folder and restarted both the manager and client. It is still working. There is something wrong with QCN or it you start a second project. this is happening on my HP Laptop running vista 32. ![]() |
![]() Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15529 ![]() |
I've uploaded my whole BOINC Data directory to Skydrive, Rom is busy downloading it to test with. Either I or he will give an update on what may cause this. I don't believe it's QCN, as some people here aren't even attached to it and have the problem. I do believe however that it is caused by an account file. I am attached to 37 projects, so it's going to be difficult to find out which one is causing it. |
Send message Joined: 23 Feb 07 Posts: 12 ![]() |
I've had the same problem - on both 5.10.13 and 5.10.45. Had work running for orbit@home and qcn. have tried several things before posting on seti@home message boards. One thing I've noticed is, that the active_task_set section in client_state.xml is empty now, so I suppose work is lost on those wu's. |
Send message Joined: 23 Feb 07 Posts: 12 ![]() |
I do believe however that it is caused by an account file. I am attached to 37 projects, so it's going to be difficult to find out which one is causing it. I'm pretty sure you're right about it being an account file - it's definitely not the client_state.xml file, or any wu or app. I have tried several things, and even when boinc has no knowledge of any app and wu assoiciated with projects through the client_state.xml-file boinc.exe won't stay up. |
![]() Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15529 ![]() |
Had work running for orbit@home and qcn. Yes, but you're also attached to about every project that exists. ;-) I've put my remaining rig on total NNT as I don't want to lose the Orbit task at 70% (545 hours running) |
Send message Joined: 23 Feb 07 Posts: 12 ![]() |
Had work running for orbit@home and qcn. *lol* can't argue with that ;) If it is just one account file that creates the trouble, it's better for Rom to go through your folder than mine ;) I've put my remaining rig on total NNT as I don't want to lose the Orbit task at 70% (545 hours running) Understandable - for me, I only hope that the task I was working on can be re-started and won't be void - think that's max I can hope for. The QCN-tasks are a bit special, so I don't think it would be much of a problem to lose that task |
![]() Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15529 ![]() |
I noticed MikeMarsUk having the same problem. Reposting his message here: MikeMarsUK wrote: My Boinc 6 installation (6.2.14) on the AMD has crashed out and won't restart (I get a 'boinc client has crashed' message). I've tried downgrading it to 5.10.45 and the same happens. |
Send message Joined: 23 Feb 07 Posts: 12 ![]() |
So one of the following projects was causing the trouble: depspid, mindmodelling, gridfinity, harvard clean energy, WCG, and QCN.[/quote] I'm not attached to gridfinity, so that's one down |
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