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Message 112408 - Posted: 30 Jul 2023, 15:15:35 UTC

I may not be asking in the right place, so I'm happy to be bumped elsewhere. I'm not very computer-literate, though I've been running BOINC and WCG for a decade+.

BOINC - 7.22.0
Apple M2 Pro, Ventura 13.5
World Community Grid

Problem:
This is a new Mac Mini (and updated). I set the Mini up from an existing MacBook Pro using Migration Assistant. BOINC installed OK but I checked for the latest version anyway. WCG ran for a little while, with the fans running fast so I dialled the CPUs and time back to 75% (a couple of days ago). From yesterday, the WCG Project is listed, but there are no Tasks. I've tried Update, Reset Project and then did a BOINC reinstall, but still nothing. For what it's worth, there is a statement at the bottom of the screen "Connected to localhost (7.22.2)"

Under the WCG Device Manager page, the Mac Mini is not shown - the MBP is there. I suspect (but what would I know?) that the problem is BOINC rather than WCG. My MBP is running with what appears to be an identical configuration to this Mac Mini, without any problems at all i.e. it is downloading Project units , executing them and uploading the result.

The Event Log shows:Sun 30 Jul 15:15:00 2023 | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:01 2023 | | Starting BOINC client version 7.22.2 for arm64-apple-darwin
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:01 2023 | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:01 2023 | | Libraries: libcurl/7.79.1 SecureTransport zlib/1.2.11 c-ares/1.17.2
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:01 2023 | | Data directory: /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:02 2023 | | OpenCL: Apple M2 Pro 0: Apple M2 Pro (driver version 1.2 1.0, device version OpenCL 1.2, 21845MB, 21845MB available, 20 GFLOPS peak)
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Version change (7.16.19 -> 7.22.2)
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Host name: Mac-mini.local
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Processor: 12 Apple Apple M2 Pro
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Processor features: amx_version_0 arm64 armv8_1_atomics armv8_2_fhm armv8_2_sha3 armv8_2_sha512 armv8_crc32 floatingpoint neon neon_fp16 neon_hpfp ucnormal_mem fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clfsh ds acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pbe pni pclmulqdq dtse64 mon dscpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 tpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 aes seglim64
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | OS: Mac OS X 13.5 (Darwin 22.6.0)
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Memory: 32.00 GB physical, 797.83 GB virtual
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Disk: 926.35 GB total, 797.83 GB free
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Local time is UTC +1 hours
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | World Community Grid | General prefs: from World Community Grid (last modified 29-Dec-2021 20:41:31)
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | World Community Grid | Computer location: home
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | General prefs: using separate prefs for home
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Reading preferences override file
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Preferences:
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - When computer is in use
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - 'In use' means mouse/keyboard input in last 3.0 minutes
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - don't use GPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - max CPUs used: 9
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - Use at most 75% of the CPU time
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - max memory usage: 24.00 GB
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - When computer is not in use
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - max CPUs used: 9
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - Use at most 75% of the CPU time
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - max memory usage: 28.80 GB
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - Leave apps in memory if not running
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - Store at least 0.20 days of work
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - Store up to an additional 0.30 days of work
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - max disk usage: 10.00 GB
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | - (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Setting up project and slot directories
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Checking active tasks
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | World Community Grid | URL http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/; Computer ID 8716781; resource share 100
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Setting up GUI RPC socket
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Checking presence of 43 project files
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Running CPU benchmarks
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:03 2023 | | Suspending computation - CPU benchmarks in progress
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:34 2023 | | Benchmark results:
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:34 2023 | | Number of CPUs: 9
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:34 2023 | | 5897 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:34 2023 | | 41351 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:35 2023 | | Suspending GPU computation - computer is in use
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:43 2023 | World Community Grid | update requested by user
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:46 2023 | World Community Grid | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:46 2023 | World Community Grid | Requesting new tasks for CPU and Apple M2 Pro
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks sent
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID 19
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - GPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Africa Rainfall Project
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Help Stop TB
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Mapping Cancer Markers
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Smash Childhood Cancer
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | Tasks for Intel GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them
Sun 30 Jul 15:15:48 2023 | World Community Grid | Project requested delay of 121 seconds
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:53 2023 | World Community Grid | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:53 2023 | World Community Grid | Requesting new tasks for CPU and Apple M2 Pro
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks sent
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID 19
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - GPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Africa Rainfall Project
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Help Stop TB
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Mapping Cancer Markers
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Smash Childhood Cancer
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | Tasks for Intel GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them
Sun 30 Jul 15:17:56 2023 | World Community Grid | Project requested delay of 121 seconds
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:17 2023 | World Community Grid | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:17 2023 | World Community Grid | Requesting new tasks for CPU and Apple M2 Pro
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks sent
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID 19
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - GPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Africa Rainfall Project
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Help Stop TB
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Mapping Cancer Markers
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Smash Childhood Cancer
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | Tasks for Intel GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them
Sun 30 Jul 15:25:18 2023 | World Community Grid | Project requested delay of 121 seconds
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:36 2023 | World Community Grid | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:36 2023 | World Community Grid | Requesting new tasks for CPU and Apple M2 Pro
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks sent
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID 19
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - GPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Africa Rainfall Project
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Help Stop TB
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Mapping Cancer Markers
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Smash Childhood Cancer
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | Tasks for Intel GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them
Sun 30 Jul 15:31:37 2023 | World Community Grid | Project requested delay of 121 seconds
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:06 2023 | World Community Grid | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:06 2023 | World Community Grid | Requesting new tasks for CPU and Apple M2 Pro
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks sent
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID 19
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - GPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Africa Rainfall Project
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Help Stop TB
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Mapping Cancer Markers
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Smash Childhood Cancer
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | Tasks for Intel GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them
Sun 30 Jul 15:41:08 2023 | World Community Grid | Project requested delay of 121 seconds
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:49 2023 | World Community Grid | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:49 2023 | World Community Grid | Requesting new tasks for CPU and Apple M2 Pro
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks sent
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID 19
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - GPU
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Africa Rainfall Project
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Help Stop TB
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Mapping Cancer Markers
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | No tasks are available for Smash Childhood Cancer
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | Tasks for Intel GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them
Sun 30 Jul 15:54:50 2023 | World Community Grid | Project requested delay of 121 seconds

I am very close to certain that I'm doing something pretty dumb, but have no idea what.

Any help to get BOINC/WCG working on this machine please?

Thanks.

Steve
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Message 112409 - Posted: 30 Jul 2023, 16:06:00 UTC - in response to Message 112408.  
Last modified: 30 Jul 2023, 16:18:04 UTC

Same problem to me. Looks like some functions in WCG was falled down :(
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Message 112410 - Posted: 30 Jul 2023, 20:48:34 UTC - in response to Message 112409.  

Wcg only has resends at the moment.
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Message 112412 - Posted: 30 Jul 2023, 22:49:49 UTC
Last modified: 30 Jul 2023, 22:55:39 UTC

And the missing devices are a well known problem with WCG, since many months now.
It's discussed in many threads on the WCG forum. I suggest that you post about your problem (and the device ID) in this
WCG forum thread. The WCG techs, can then manually add your missing device:

Missing Devices in My Contribution


Edit, added: If the missing device is totally new to WCG, it can take up to a week before it shows up. So, wait a week or so, and if it hasn't shown up by then, use the above forum link, and post about your issue.
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