BOINC 6.6.38 ..... the single user GUI installation.
Windows 98 SE


I have been running this BOINC 6.6.38 ..... (6.6.38 Older version ... works on Windows 98, Windows ME)
the single user GUI installation ... for the last 10 months ... with no problem.
then today all of a sudden My BOINC Manager has stopped communicating with the BOINC core client.
when I first start BOINC 6.6.38 up it will communicate with the core client for about ten seconds. Then the GUI goes blank.
on this computer I'm only running one project ..... SETI@home Beta. (CPU app) .. (no GPU app)
one task is running. with two tasks in the upload status ... (SETI@home Beta has been down for 7 to 10 days I think)

what I have done so far to try to fix this.

1) Exit BOINC ... choosing the stop running the Science app when Exiting BOINC.

2) then re start BOINC 6.6.38 after oppox. ten sec the the GUI goes blank.

3) un install BOINC 6.6.38

4) re install BOINC 6.6.38

5) re start the computer.

6) re start BOINC

7) still no joy

10/1/10 7:20:19 PM Starting BOINC client version 6.6.38 for windows_intelx86
10/1/10 7:20:19 PM log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
10/1/10 7:20:19 PM Libraries: libcurl/7.19.4 OpenSSL/0.9.8k zlib/1.2.3
10/1/10 7:20:19 PM Data directory: C:\WINDOWS\All Users\Application Data\BOINC
10/1/10 7:20:19 PM Running under account byron leigh hatch
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Pentium(r) Processor [Pentium(r) Processor]
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Processor features: fpu mmx
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM OS: Microsoft Windows 98: SE, (04.10.2222.00)
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Memory: 127.53 MB physical, 1.46 GB virtual
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Disk: 4.01 GB total, 1.36 GB free
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Local time is UTC -7 hours
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Can't load library cudart.dll
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM No coprocessors
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Not using a proxy
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM SETI@home Beta Test URL: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/; Computer ID: 5306; location: work; project prefs: default
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM SETI@home Beta Test General prefs: from SETI@home Beta Test (last modified 28-Jun-2010 10:34:29)
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM SETI@home Beta Test Computer location: work
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM General prefs: using separate prefs for work
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Preferences limit memory usage when active to 127.53MB
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 127.53MB
10/1/10 7:20:20 PM Preferences limit disk usage to 1.39GB
10/1/10 7:20:21 PM SETI@home Beta Test Started upload of 18no09aj.2346.25021.3.13.71_1_0
10/1/10 7:20:21 PM SETI@home Beta Test Restarting task 18no09aj.14424.25021.6.13.57_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 603


Is there any thing I can do to fix this ?

or is it time that I relegate this ancient relic of a computer to the dust bin ;-)

thanks in advance
Byron

Is the core client crashing? Check in your BOINC data directory for stderr.txt (working from memory on that file name, sorry) and see if there is anything. Then Jord will tell you what's wrong, because he's the Windows BOINC master :-)

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Kathryn :o)

You know, normally on my birthday I'd expect presents, but you want me to work? Fine. ;-)

Is there any thing I can do to fix this ?

About the missing cudart.dll message or about BOINC Manager reconnecting to the client? The missing cudart.dll line is normal, as you do not have an Nvidia GPU installed in that machine (and if you did, you'd be hard pressed finding Win98 compatible drivers for it so the GPU could work!!).

What else do you have installed on that system, in the form of anti virus or firewall? Any such thing? Were they updated just prior to this problem starting?

Uninstalling & reinstalling doesn't do much, it merely removes the BOINC executables and that's it. It won't refresh the registry settings, they stay in there even after uninstalling BOINC. So if something isn't correctly set in there...

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thank you Kathryn ... for your reply to my post.

Is the core client crashing?

yes ... I think the core client is crashing.


stderrdae.txt

BOINC Windows Runtime Debugger Version 6.6.38

Dump Timestamp : 10/02/10 01:52:47
Loaded Library : dbghelp95.dll
GetProcAddress(): SymFromAddr missing.
GetProcAddress(): SymLoadModuleEx missing.
*** Dump of the Process Statistics: ***

- I/O Operations Counters -
Read: 0, Write: 0, Other 0

- I/O Transfers Counters -
Read: 0, Write: 0, Other 0

- Paged Pool Usage -
QuotaPagedPoolUsage: 0, QuotaPeakPagedPoolUsage: 0
QuotaNonPagedPoolUsage: 0, QuotaPeakNonPagedPoolUsage: 0

- Virtual Memory Usage -
VirtualSize: 0, PeakVirtualSize: 0

- Pagefile Usage -
PagefileUsage: 0, PeakPagefileUsage: 0

- Working Set Size -
WorkingSetSize: 0, PeakWorkingSetSize: 0, PageFaultCount: 0

*** Dump of thread ID -302363 (state: Initialized): ***

- Information -
Status: Base Priority: Normal, Priority: Normal, , Kernel Time: 0.000000, User Time: 0.000000, Wait Time: 0.000000

- Unhandled Exception Record -
Reason: Access Violation (0xc0000005) at address 0x004350ED read attempt to address 0xFFFFFFFF

*** Dump of thread ID -350911 (state: Initialized): ***

- Information -
Status: Base Priority: Normal, Priority: Normal, , Kernel Time: 0.000000, User Time: 0.000000, Wait Time: 0.000000

*** Dump of thread ID -358031 (state: Initialized): ***

- Information -
Status: Base Priority: Normal, Priority: Normal, , Kernel Time: 0.000000, User Time: 0.000000, Wait Time: 0.000000

*** Debug Message Dump ****

*** Foreground Window Data ***
Window Name :
Window Class :
Window Process ID: 0
Window Thread ID : 0

Exiting...




stdoutgui.txt

9:18:26 AM: Error:

can't open file 'C:\PROGRAM FILES\BOINC\\RebootPending.txt' (error 2: the system cannot find the file specified.)

[10/01/10 09:18:34] TRACE [-379951]: init_asynch() boinc_socket: 256

thank you Jord ... for your reply to my post.

You know, normally on my birthday I'd expect presents, but you want me to work? Fine. ;-)

Happy Birthday Jord!

About the missing cudart.dll message or about BOINC Manager reconnecting to the client?

Oops I'm sorry ... about BOINC Manager connecting to the core client.

What else do you have installed on that system, in the form of anti virus or firewall? Any such thing?

I only use this computer only to run ... one SETI@home beta task ... one task at a time. It takes 6 days to crunch one task.
I don't use this computer for any thing else.
virus and firewall soft ware un installed since 2005.
when I want to upload or download I plug the cable in to the back of the computer.
as soon as the upload or download is complete ... I un plug the cable from the back of the computer.
and let the one SETI@home beta task crunch away.
i connect to the Internet -> router -> modem.

Jord I think the core client crashing.

see my post to Kathryn

for the stderrdae.txt

virus and firewall soft ware un installed since 2005.
when I want to upload or download I plug the cable in to the back of the computer.
as soon as the upload or download is complete ... I un plug the cable from the back of the computer.

Normally time enough for something nasty to nestle itself on your computer, but for that you're attaching through a router, which I expect to have a hardware firewall.

OK, error 0xc0000005 is usually caused by some drivers being corrupt. Is that system using the screen saver? For then you may suspect your videocard drivers to be either very out of date, or gone corrupt. DirectX is also a possibility.

Have you seen any blue screens of death on that system?
For it's also possible your system is just going... check (scan disk) hard drive(s), RAM and eyeball the motherboard, checking for any bulging capacitors.

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thank you Jord ... for your reply to my post and for your help.

But ... I think it's time I retire this old and slow computer and buy a new and fast computer with anti virus and firewall :)