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Questions and problems :
C++ Error Window Keep Displaying
(Message 47137)
Posted 8 Jan 2013 by mzrider Post: I keep getting a Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library error window popping up. Would you believe it. Over a year later, after installing the uninstalling the nVidia Endless City Demo the problem has re-appeared on the same PC. |
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News :
New project seeks testers
(Message 46888)
Posted 22 Dec 2012 by mzrider Post: Will this be a CPU only project or will it also use GPUs? |
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Message boards :
Questions and problems :
Visual C++ Runtime
(Message 40278)
Posted 21 Sep 2011 by mzrider Post: Yes, that's a CPDN file - and since it's called 'graphics', and the problem happens during idle time, I think the finger points to a screensaver. One of my 5 PCs has recently started doing this as well. It is a Windoze 7 64 bit, Q9650 + GTX570 based system and the error windows point to Climateprediction.net applications. I ALWAYS get 2 error windows, never any more and never any less. In my case it is not related to the screensaver since I choose not to use it. My other 4 PCs all run XP 32bit, Q9550 or E6600 processors, GTX560 or GTX470 GPUs and Climateprediction.net but they run without errors. |
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Message boards :
Questions and problems :
C++ Error Window Keep Displaying
(Message 40277)
Posted 21 Sep 2011 by mzrider Post: I keep getting a Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library error window popping up. One of my 5 PCs has recently started doing this as well. It is a Windoze 7 64 bit, Q9650 + GTX570 based system and the error windows point to Climateprediction.net applications. I ALWAYS get 2 error windows, never any more and never any less. My other 4 PCs all run XP 32bit, Q9550 or E6600 processors, GTX560 or GTX470 GPUs and Climateprediction.net but they run without errors. It's got me puzzled! |
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BOINC Manager :
Projects Use Too Much VM
(Message 11325)
Posted 27 Jun 2007 by mzrider Post: If running Windows then another way to squeeze out a little more speed is to reduce/eliminate page file fragmentation by putting pagefile.sys all by itself on a spare partition. Totally agree. I have a 2nd HDD on all my home PCs that I use for the swap file (& Linux) so the swap file is on a separate drive to all the Windows files.
Again I totally agree. The swap file defrag routine you mention is part of my normal Windows installation routine. I also believe that there are 3rd party defrag programs out there that will defrag the swap file before Windows boots up and prevents a defrag being possible. The main point for me is that the problem of 3 Rosetta work units all being in memory at once and between them using about 500MB of swap file has not happened again - but I will be making sure that the "tweaks" mentioned above are present on all my PCs. :-) Hope these tweaks help others. |
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BOINC Manager :
Projects Use Too Much VM
(Message 11314)
Posted 27 Jun 2007 by mzrider Post: Notwithstanding the fact that the specific VM limits are still being exceeded by Rosetta Work units, the PC performance is adequate and BOINC is not currently affecting the remote access feature that lets me work from home, so my conclusions are:- 1 - I have set limits of 50% of real memory (because it seems sensible) and 5% of swap file (because of the small fork tailed guy sitting on one shoulder) and it seems to work. 2 - Why is it exceeding the VM limit, "Nobody knows. Nobody will ever know." and life is too short for me to worry about it. 3 - Rosetta will still be run alongside Seti but I have verbally threatened it so it knows it will be removed if it acts up again :-) Thanks for the help peoples. |
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BOINC Manager :
Projects Use Too Much VM
(Message 11262)
Posted 26 Jun 2007 by mzrider Post: To confirm, "Leave applications in memory while suspended" is set to off, and it is set to, "run based on preferenced", and the swap file is set to 1150MB-1150MB in an attempts to reduce HDD fragmentation (OK, this is a bit futile but having a fixed swap file seems to make a slight difference). (but I do appreciate the ideas) I admit that I have not allocated a lot of memory, but I leave the PC on 24/7 for remote work access reasons, so it seems a waste not to put the CPU cycles to use but it has to be done in a way that does not overly affect PC performance. If I can't sort out the Rosetta VM problem I may need to pick another project that has low requirements! At least the 3 instances of Rosetta being left using memory & VM has not not happened for a couple of days - which I knew which thing that I changed made the difference. So I am still back at wondering why 5% of 1150MB=57.5MB of VM is being exceeded. |
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BOINC Manager :
Projects Use Too Much VM
(Message 11252)
Posted 26 Jun 2007 by mzrider Post:
The Rosetta W/Us being left in memory appears to have been triggered by me setting the max memory to be used (while working & idle) to 10% of 768MB, & it's sensible to assume that Rosetta cannot work with so little memory as doing this now causes Rosetta to abort & error. OK, the moral is don't set the allowed real memory so low I have just installed BOINC 5.10.8 & now this problem has gone away. I have now set the allowed real memory to 50% as the recent "slow downs" happened only when about 0.5GB of swap file was being used by Rosetta. But I still have a Rosetta W/U using way more than the amount of VM I've specified. Even if BOINC calculates the allowed VM based on 5%*(real mem + swap file), it still gives a limit of 95.9MB and I have 167MB currently in use. Is this a BOINC or a Rosetta problem ? |
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BOINC Manager :
Projects Use Too Much VM
(Message 11211)
Posted 25 Jun 2007 by mzrider Post: Do you have a local preferences file? It could be that causing it. Someone else will expand on this for sure. I do have a file called global_prefs.xml and it has a entry vm_max_used_pct with a value of 5. I can't see any other file starting with "global....". The 5 must mean 5%, so I presume that it confirms that the setting is 5%, as expected. Anyone know if there are any other "overide" files that may be causing the problem? |
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BOINC Manager :
Projects Use Too Much VM
(Message 11209)
Posted 25 Jun 2007 by mzrider Post: One of my machines is a lo-spec machine running BOINC ver = 5.10.7, CPU = skt A Athlon 2400+, WIn 2K SP4, 768MB real memory, 1150MB swap file, participating in Rosetta & Seti. Rosetta appears to be ignoring the maximum memory limits that I have set, and sometimes does not unload suspended projects. Current memory limits are 25% of real memory (in use and idle) and 5% of the swap file. PROBLEM 1 - even though I have set the max swap file use to 5% of 1150MB = 57.5MB, Rosetta repeatedly uses way too much VM - currently a single instance of Rosetta is using 246MB of VM (as reported by Taks Manager). I have been on the Rosetta forum and was told that memory allocation is done by BOINC, see Rosetta Forum Thread PROBLEM 2 = Projects have not always unloaded when suspended - this recently left 3 instances of Rosetta in memory once while Seti was running, each instance of Rosetta was using over 150MB of VM, so approx 500MB of VM was being used when I would have expected no more than 57.5MB to be used. Can anyone help? |
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