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IanF

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Message 92349 - Posted: 1 Aug 2019, 10:11:20 UTC
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Hi,
I'm running BOINC ver 7.9.3 (x64) with wXwidgets ver 3.0.4 on Ubuntu 19.04 on two laptops 24/7. I also have BOINC running on a desktop running Windows 10.

I want to reduce the CPU access on both laptops which is currently set at 100 percent. When I select Options, Computing Preferences in the manager the dialogue appears but the box is empty.

Can anyone advise, please?

Ian
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Richard Haselgrove
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Message 92350 - Posted: 1 Aug 2019, 12:22:33 UTC - in response to Message 92349.  

If you have never set preferences manually on those machines, they will still be running with web-based preferences. So you can set new values using the global "Computing preferences" page, in your account at any of the projects the machines are attached to.
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Message 92351 - Posted: 1 Aug 2019, 13:34:05 UTC

Is it worth trying an update to the most recent version, (7.14.2 with 7.16 due out some time soon.) I am also on Ubuntu 19.04 and at least with the latest version all the options are there.
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Message 92352 - Posted: 1 Aug 2019, 13:48:18 UTC - in response to Message 92351.  

I'm testing out a Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa box, which also has v7.9.3 as the default repository version. All the options are visible in the dialog there, so this isn't a generic BOINC Manager problem - might be a library issue on the OP's machine?
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Message 92354 - Posted: 2 Aug 2019, 10:02:48 UTC - in response to Message 92352.  

I'm testing out a Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa box, which also has v7.9.3 as the default repository version. All the options are visible in the dialog there, so this isn't a generic BOINC Manager problem - might be a library issue on the OP's machine?


If it is a library issue, presumably starting from a terminal should show what the problem is?
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