I'm trying to get one project to run on a dual core. i can only get it to run on one core.

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Check the settings in the Computing preferences on your account page at the project. It's the last 2 in Processor usage. Which one depends on your BOINC version.

Also check in the Advanced section of the BOINC manager menu, under preferences / processor usage, which is specific to that computer. (Only applies if you've deliberately / accidentally created a preferences over-ride file.)

It reads that I have two processors listed and running at 100 percent of the time

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It reads that I have two processors listed and running at 100 percent of the time

What about the percentage of processors? Do you run CUDA tasks? Are you using local preferences? What is your BOINC version?

Gruß,
Gundolf

And before we have to ask all the other questions, please give information about your system. Also, be eloquent when describing your problem. Short sentences don't get you anywhere. We cannot see your computer, we cannot see what it does or does not do. Only you can describe that to us.

Give a link to the system on any of the projects you crunch for.
Give the start up messages from BOINC Manager.
Give lots of details about your system.

You'll get better help with better descriptions.

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2/26/2009 10:20:43 PM||Starting BOINC client version 6.4.6 for windows_intelx86
2/26/2009 10:20:43 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
2/26/2009 10:20:43 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.19.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8i zlib/1.2.3
2/26/2009 10:20:43 PM||Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC
2/26/2009 10:20:43 PM||Running under account ****
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ [x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3]
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 3dnow mmx
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Editon, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||Memory: 3.00 GB physical, 4.34 GB virtual
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||Disk: 93.15 GB total, 18.04 GB free
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||Local time is UTC -5 hours
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||Not using a proxy
2/26/2009 10:20:47 PM||System clock was turned backwards; clearing timeouts
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM||No CUDA devices found
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM||No coprocessors

'Give a link to the system on any of the projects you crunch for.'?

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"System clock was turned backwards": probably has very poor time metrics, and possibly running in EDF. I would expect a second task to be downloaded and to start running as the current task approaches 100% and the time "To completion" approaches 2 hours 24 minutes (default cache size for an unmodified project 'BOINC settings' page).

But to be sure, we still need to know the name of the application/project which is running.

Try to follow this FAQ, which tells you how to adjust your preferences so you do work on all processors.

If you'd say which project it was for, I (or anyone else) could provide the links to the web-site preferences setup. When you do not want to use the preferences in BOINC Manager, do clear them out as they will override any of the same preferences you get from the web-preferences. BOINC Manager->Advanced view->Advanced->Preferences->Clear.

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I'm not sure about the "System clock was turned backwards". I haven't payed any attention to it before.


2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|rosetta@home|URL: http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID: 689813; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|boincsimap|URL: http://boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de/boincsimap/; Computer ID: 63496; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Riesel Sieve Project|URL: http://boinc.rieselsieve.com/; Computer ID: 13189; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|BURP|URL: http://burp.boinc.dk/; Computer ID: 26730; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|climateprediction.net|URL: http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID: 578366; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Rectilinear Crossing Numbers|URL: http://dist.ist.tugraz.at/cape5/; Computer ID: 11986; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|sudoku|URL: http://dist2.ist.tugraz.at/sudoku/; Computer ID: 1063; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Einstein@Home|URL: http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID: 896606; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Hydrogen@Home|URL: http://hydrogenathome.org/; Computer ID: 3692; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|lhcathome|URL: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/; Computer ID: 6403267; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Milkyway@home|URL: http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/; Computer ID: 24738; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|MindModeling@Beta|URL: http://MindModeling.org/beta/; Computer ID: 7189; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|orbit@home|URL: http://orbit.psi.edu/; Computer ID: 8139; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Predictor @ Home|URL: http://predictor1.scripps.edu/; Computer ID: 311941; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|QMC@HOME|URL: http://qah.uni-muenster.de/; Computer ID: 42453; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3159373; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|SETI@home Beta Test|URL: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/; Computer ID: 13979; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Spinhenge@home|URL: http://spin.fh-bielefeld.de/; Computer ID: 39208; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|Cosmology@Home|URL: http://www.cosmologyathome.org/; Computer ID: 16724; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|PrimeGrid|URL: http://www.primegrid.com/; Computer ID: 26493; location: home; project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|uFluids|URL: http://www.ufluids.net/; Computer ID: 42955; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/26/2009 10:20:48 PM|World Community Grid|URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/; Computer ID: 669663; location: (none); project prefs: default

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That list leads to this page for cpdn. Where the bench marks are a bit suspicious.

Looks like that's his old computer, Les.
Look here at RCN for his up-to-date one. I see BOINC recognizes 2 CPUs.

So if it is only crunching tasks with one, then either William is using the overriding preferences, or it's doing something completely different with that second core.

What does the Windows Task Manager->Processes tab say?

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I just updated every project that I have listed. They all should say that I have the 6000+ dual core.
In the Processes tab it reads that I'm running two different projects. "CPU Usage: 100%
When I only ask for 'no new work' everything except for one project it will only run on one core.

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OK, terminology first:

- Project: The science project of your choice. Seti, Einstein, Spinhenge, BURP etc. are projects.

- Task: The actual science done by the science application. It's what is running on your computer.

- Work Unit: One or more tasks, depending on the project and its use of dependency/quorum. In case of Seti, two tasks sent to two different computers, make up one Work Unit.

- Result: When the task is done, the result file is sent back to the project.

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With that done, you see two tasks run in Task Manager, but BOINC only shows one running? If so, exit BOINC completely. (Usually BOINC Manager->File->Exit, on a single user install (non-service, not the protection application execution)).

Now check in Task Manager->Processes.
boinc.exe should no longer be running. But is there still a task running?
If there is, note down its name and tell us about it.

When done, click that task, click End Process (in the right lower corner). Acknowledge your choice.

Then restart BOINC. (Start->Programs->BOINC->BOINC Manager)

How many tasks are running now? If still one, post all your start up messages again, from "Starting BOINC client version etc." to "restarting task name"

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I was running BURP and World Community Grid.
I exited BOINC. BURP and World Community Grid were still running. I 'End Process'ed them and restarted BOINC. Both tasks errored and sent then back then got new work units.

2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Starting BOINC client version 6.4.6 for windows_intelx86
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.19.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8i zlib/1.2.3
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Running under account Bill
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ [x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3]
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 3dnow mmx
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Editon, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Memory: 3.00 GB physical, 4.34 GB virtual
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Disk: 93.15 GB total, 18.08 GB free
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Local time is UTC -5 hours
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||Not using a proxy
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||System clock was turned backwards; clearing timeouts
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||No CUDA devices found
2/28/2009 2:56:41 PM||No coprocessors
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|rosetta@home|URL: http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID: 689813; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|boincsimap|URL: http://boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de/boincsimap/; Computer ID: 63496; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Riesel Sieve Project|URL: http://boinc.rieselsieve.com/; Computer ID: 13189; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|BURP|URL: http://burp.boinc.dk/; Computer ID: 26730; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|climateprediction.net|URL: http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID: 578366; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Rectilinear Crossing Numbers|URL: http://dist.ist.tugraz.at/cape5/; Computer ID: 11986; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|sudoku|URL: http://dist2.ist.tugraz.at/sudoku/; Computer ID: 1063; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Einstein@Home|URL: http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID: 896606; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Hydrogen@Home|URL: http://hydrogenathome.org/; Computer ID: 3692; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|lhcathome|URL: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/; Computer ID: 6403267; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Milkyway@home|URL: http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/; Computer ID: 24738; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|MindModeling@Beta|URL: http://MindModeling.org/beta/; Computer ID: 7189; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|orbit@home|URL: http://orbit.psi.edu/; Computer ID: 8139; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Predictor @ Home|URL: http://predictor1.scripps.edu/; Computer ID: 311941; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|QMC@HOME|URL: http://qah.uni-muenster.de/; Computer ID: 42453; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3159373; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|SETI@home Beta Test|URL: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/; Computer ID: 13979; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Spinhenge@home|URL: http://spin.fh-bielefeld.de/; Computer ID: 39208; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|Cosmology@Home|URL: http://www.cosmologyathome.org/; Computer ID: 16724; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|PrimeGrid|URL: http://www.primegrid.com/; Computer ID: 26493; location: home; project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|uFluids|URL: http://www.ufluids.net/; Computer ID: 42955; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|World Community Grid|URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/; Computer ID: 669663; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM||General prefs: from BURP (last modified 30-Apr-2007 12:29:10)
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM||Computer location: home
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM||Reading preferences override file
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 1535.61MB
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 2764.10MB
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 19.90GB
2/28/2009 2:56:42 PM|orbit@home|Fetching scheduler list
2/28/2009 2:56:52 PM|Predictor @ Home|Fetching scheduler list
2/28/2009 2:57:03 PM|Riesel Sieve Project|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
2/28/2009 2:57:08 PM|Riesel Sieve Project|Scheduler request failed: HTTP file not found
2/28/2009 2:57:13 PM|BURP|Sending scheduler request: Requested by project. Requesting 86400 seconds of work, reporting 1 completed tasks
2/28/2009 2:57:18 PM|BURP|Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
2/28/2009 2:57:20 PM|BURP|Starting 929in0.zip__ses0000000929_frm0000000202_prt00059.wu_0
2/28/2009 2:57:20 PM|BURP|Starting task 929in0.zip__ses0000000929_frm0000000202_prt00059.wu_0 using blender version 473
2/28/2009 2:57:23 PM|PrimeGrid|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
2/28/2009 2:57:28 PM|PrimeGrid|Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
2/28/2009 2:57:29 PM|PrimeGrid|Got server request to delete file psp_sr2sieve_20071031.sieveinput
2/28/2009 2:57:29 PM|PrimeGrid|Got server request to delete file psp_sr2sieve_20080407.sieveinput
2/28/2009 2:57:34 PM|World Community Grid|Sending scheduler request: Requested by project. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 2 completed tasks
2/28/2009 2:57:39 PM|World Community Grid|Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
2/28/2009 3:04:59 PM|World Community Grid|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work. Requesting 43200 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
2/28/2009 3:05:04 PM|World Community Grid|Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
2/28/2009 3:05:06 PM|World Community Grid|Started download of faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08_xmdEq_1IZI.pdbqt
2/28/2009 3:05:06 PM|World Community Grid|Started download of faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08_faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08.dpf
2/28/2009 3:05:08 PM|World Community Grid|Finished download of faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08_faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08.dpf
2/28/2009 3:05:08 PM|World Community Grid|Started download of faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08_003968_MC.pdbqt
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2/28/2009 3:05:09 PM|World Community Grid|Started download of faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08_AD4.1_bound.dat
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2/28/2009 3:05:10 PM|World Community Grid|Started download of faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08_base.00036.dat
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2/28/2009 3:05:14 PM|World Community Grid|Starting faah5280_003968_MC_xmdEq_1IZI_08_0
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For some reason I'm finally running one project on both core now.
Running BURP

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No, what he means is that he has one project, or two tasks running on both his cores. Not two different projects, one task per project. Or at least, so do I read it.

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That's right. One project with one packet running on each core

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