Posts by jay_e

1) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid (Message 112973)
Posted 22 Oct 2023 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Hmmm.
About the Message.....

The "System Error" message is part of the html.
<div class="bx--row">
<div class="bx--col-lg-3 bx--col-md-8 bx--col-sm-4">
</div>
<div class="bx--col-lg-8 bx--offset-lg-1 bx--col-md-8 bx--col-sm-4">
<div class="main-content-header__description">

<h1 class="main-content-header__title">System error</h1></div></div></div>

So, There is no clue if there really is some sort of an error.
(soapbox)
I suspect that Kremsil does not want to expose what is incomplete - or not working..
(end soapbox)

Jay
2) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 111421)
Posted 26 Mar 2023 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Communication to Universe@Home resumed at approximately 5AM EDT today, Sunday, March26,2023.
3) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 111419)
Posted 26 Mar 2023 by Profile jay_e
Post:
No response from Universe@home.
No response from project home page.
ping -c 3 universeathome.pl -- failed
BUT was able to browse around the homepage of the University of Warsaw.
My guess: Internet problem.
Jay
edit: reported at 11:30 Eastern Daylight time, Saturday,25 March 2023.
4) Message boards : GPUs : Nvidia/AMD Cuda/OpenCL on Boinc projects - which card to buy? (Message 102409)
Posted 4 Jan 2021 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Greetings,
I have had a Radeon/ATI 7700 for many years. It had a good crunch/watt ratio.
A few years ago, I bought an Nvdia card.
Problems:
An additional power cable is required.
The cable provided is too short to reach the motherboard
The plug of the cable provided does not match the the sockets of the cables from the power supply.

I suggest taking a close-up photo of the plugs from your power supply.
Going to a store where the employees can open a box to verify pug-socket mating.

PS
Also check the capacity of your power supply. Need an upgrade?
Jay
5) Message boards : Questions and problems : Gtk-Critical error in ~/.BOINC/stderrgui.txt -- assertion 'size >= 0' (Message 97079)
Posted 26 Mar 2020 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Greetings!!
I am running BOINC Manager, Version 7.16.3 in Ubuntu 19.10. [edited]
In ~/.BOINC/stderrgui.txt, the following two errors repeat:
(boincmgr:2373): Gtk-WARNING **: 01:28:27.866: Negative content height -1 (allocation 1, extents 1x1) while allocating gadget (node scrolledwindow, owner GtkScrolledWindow)

(boincmgr:2373): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 01:28:27.874: gtk_box_gadget_distribute: assertion 'size >= 0' failed in GtkScrollbar

I *assume* that this happens when a full-sized window can't be generated on the desktop and a smaller window with scrollbars are needed.

Anyone else seeing this?
Can the error be ignored?

Thanks in advance, Jay

[edit] The same error occurs in Ubuntu 18.04.
6) Message boards : GPUs : no usable GPUs found fedora 31 workstation (Message 96481)
Posted 6 Mar 2020 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Hi there,
My apologies if not pertinent.
I saw this and thought it was a good overview.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cuda

Hope this is helpful.
Jay
PS
I use an Open CL library - with Radeon/ATI GPU..
7) Message boards : Questions and problems : LHC@Home, GPU, and BOINC ProjectList (Message 93186)
Posted 13 Oct 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Thank you all for your time and effort in answering.
That clears things up.

Perhaps an exception script could be developed that looks for words like 'native' that have triggered a response.
Maybe? Or something like Floyd's idea?

Thanks again,
Jay
8) Message boards : Questions and problems : LHC@Home, GPU, and BOINC ProjectList (Message 93169)
Posted 12 Oct 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Hello.
https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php shows that LHC@ home uses AMD GPU.
I can not any sub-project there that uses GPUs.
Anyone know if there really is one?
Their FAQ says no GPU of any type. (last updated in 2015)
If this is true. Can the BOINC project page be updated to remove the GPU symbol?
Thanks,
Jay
9) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ubuntu 18.04 + Radeon HD 4890 + "No Usable GPU" (Message 93166)
Posted 11 Oct 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Greetings,
I was successfully using the mesa ocl-icd driver on Ubuntu Mate on Einstein with a Radeon 7750.
(The driver that comes with Ubuntu.)

So I think I have a fix for your #1 approach.

My boinc logs says:
Fri 11 Oct 2019 02:47:56 AM EDT | | OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 0: AMD VERDE (DRM 2.50.0, 5.3.0-17-generic, LLVM 9.0.0) (driver version 19.2.0, device version OpenCL 1.1 Mesa 19.2.0, 2048MB, 2048MB available, 512 GFLOPS peak)

i use 'aptitude' for package functions.
(sudo apt-get install aptitude) I just happen to like it and the man pages for aptitude.)

Try
aptitude search opencl and take a look. Here is what I get ( with the Installed flag)
i mesa-opencl-icd - free implementation of the OpenCL API -- ICD runtime

I would suggest
suspend and stop boinc
remove any other Opencl drivers for AMD that you have installed
sudo aptitude install mesa-opencl-icd
(check for any install errors)
reboot (your regular video should still work)
Start BOINC
Take a look at the beginning of the task log and see if the GPU was found..

Oh, and cross fingers..
Hopefully,
Jay

-------
PS
Sometimes, I hit snags. I am having problems with the Ubuntu Mate BETA release 19.10.
But I have asked for help over in the Einstein forum. (I'm getting runtime errors.)

Please post if the Mesa opencl driver works for you on 18.04..
---------
PPS
Here are some of my successes and failures...
https://einsteinathome.org/host/12201025
10) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ubuntu Mate - Delete and Backspasce do not work. (Message 91218)
Posted 25 Apr 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
new distribution does not have problem

Ubuntu Mate 19.04 (65 bit) with BOINC manager 7.14-2 with wxWidgets 3.0.4

does not have the problem.
upgrade soon. Very soon.

Thanks to all, Jay

P.S.
will remove whoopsie data in a week or two.
11) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ubuntu Mate - Delete and Backspasce do not work. (Message 91207)
Posted 24 Apr 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
ARGH. Need a fifth-grader to get links from google drive.

Here are links to whoopsie screenshots - 11 of them.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J1y10WL5qzIuFM4QRku9suSDoyG0UsQI/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iNfIv3XO3bbYrgWEKBroG1yAERBfo6jo/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FeJ-VXRnXDOax4H8NwqCx7lZxjydEsn0/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QExbP1sn21f75pzLyNETP4_RtmoNk3Bu/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_l2ToY9AF-8i526zcKEgC5ORP8wDrPXj/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nZIxxan-hjs2U_jIaSyjoG1XLzII7-Ok/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14HQnRibnZjFG2X8Q_GKRofBI3YZEfsqz/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aid6VPZLEgDJEhs3tmB4FwgtKx_SXQOT/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HkvakSEe0OyVqyLiHOq4TxP_BK5BfeaE/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IXNxN-r_sRmkUdBAgma3JJeldj_il-ue/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CuCuOHEyO2mpYLFeAELNI7Z6EnaXHsdW/view?usp=sharing


whew. took me what? 3 hours?
12) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ubuntu Mate - Delete and Backspasce do not work. (Message 91202)
Posted 24 Apr 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Arghh. I forgot
"dropbox" is not what I am looking for.
What is the public folder (URL) on an Ubuntu server where I can upload (global permission) of screen shots of the Whoopsie report?
I could not copy the text from the report...
Thanks Jay
13) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ubuntu Mate - Delete and Backspasce do not work. (Message 91200)
Posted 24 Apr 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Dave, Thanks for your reply!!!

The problem first started after a linux (Ubuntu Mate) update - so it started on the same version of BOINC
((boinc-manager and boinc-client).

I neglected to mention that the left and right arrow (cursor move_ and tab did not work either.

I had some more updates today and I retested - same visible results - but the boint-manager crashed.

Only one entry in syslog:
Apr 24 13:04:57 pc-14 kernel: [ 1324.751556] traps: boincmgr[2518] trap int3 ip:7fa9593e9ea1 sp:7fff92a90350 error:0 in libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4[7fa959398000+114000]

"Whoopsie" made a detailed report. I'll try to include screenshots in a dropbox, or... soon

I'll finish current WU, and try newer BOIC and Ubuntu Mate. (I was on a long-trm support version.) [edited]

Should I look into a problem report? Or, do you think one already exists?
OBTW, only 1 GPU and 3 of 8 CPU were active. CPU temp about 50C.

Thanks again!!
Jay

Thanks again, Jay
14) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ubuntu Mate - Delete and Backspasce do not work. (Message 91176)
Posted 23 Apr 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
UPDATE.....

I have an older PC (Same version of Linux) that I have not updated in a while, so I tried to recreate the problem, before and after updates.
Before updates: backspace and delete work.
After Updates: backspace and delete work.

BUT this computer is a '386' architecture.

from Boinc Log at startup:
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Starting BOINC client version 7.9.3 for i686-pc-linux-gnu
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Libraries: libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.1.0g zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4) nghttp2/1.30.0 librtmp/2.3
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Data directory: /var/lib/boinc-client
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | No usable GPUs found
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | [libc detection] gathered: 2.27, Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Host name: pc-mini
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz [Family 6 Model 28 Stepping 2]
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts cpuid aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm dtherm
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | OS: Linux Ubuntu: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS [4.15.0-47-generic|libc 2.27 (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1)]
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Memory: 483.08 MB physical, 996.00 MB virtual
Tue 23 Apr 2019 12:30:58 PM EDT |  | Disk: 5.64 GB total, 850.02 MB free

Perplexing..
Thanks in advance!!!!!!

Jay
15) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ubuntu Mate - Delete and Backspasce do not work. (Message 91165)
Posted 22 Apr 2019 by Profile jay_e
Post:
BOINC client version 7.9.3 for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Libraries: libcurl/7.58.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4) nghttp2/1.30.0 librtmp/2.3
[libc detection] gathered: 2.27, Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1
Processor: 8 AuthenticAMD AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor [Family 21 Model 1 Stepping 2]
OS: Linux Ubuntu: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS [4.15.0-48-generic ((Bionic Beaver)) |libc 2.27 (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.27-3ubuntu1)]

I went to Options -> computing preferences, clicked into the Store additional work for ___ days.
Can add numerics
Delete and backspace do not work, But can highlight and type over.

Running WCG and Einstein. same problem.
Ubuntu says I have BOINC package installed: 7.9.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2

several months ago, could not use "Enter" key to update field. Had to use "save" key.
(Might be related.)

Widgets installed:
i libqt5widgets5 - Qt 5 widgets module
i python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets - Python 3 GTK+ 3 widgets to run an aptdaemon client

ibqt5widgets5 i 5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2 bionic-updates
python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets i 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19 bionic

Ideas? Suggestions?
Already reported?

Thanks in advance!!!!

Jay
16) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 88146)
Posted 21 Sep 2018 by Profile jay_e
Post:
The statistics update will finish in about 40 minutes 7 seconds.
that will be about 12:23 EDT
(yay)

:-)


WCG is back up
https://mobile.twitter.com/WCGrid/status/1043148010916642816

It seems to be an unannounced/unexpected outage. Hopefully the servers will be up before the end of the day (and before the week-end)...
17) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 88138)
Posted 21 Sep 2018 by Profile jay_e
Post:
www.worldcommunitygrid.org -- is it down. ETA??


Thanks, Jay
18) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 87116)
Posted 15 Jul 2018 by Profile jay_e
Post:
Thanks, PDW!
19) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 87115)
Posted 15 Jul 2018 by Profile jay_e
Post:
csg back up
20) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 87099)
Posted 13 Jul 2018 by Profile jay_e
Post:
No response from Citizen Science Grid - either 12 July 2018 nor 13 July 2018.

(Unable to send WU completion data. Unable to read project web page (https://csgrid.org/csg/)
Unable to PING csgrid.org (134.129.182.228) )


A ping to a North Dakota DNS server does work. (PING 134.129.183.73 - education.und.edu Fargo, North Dakota, United States (US)

Any other news?

Thanks,
Jay


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