Posts by Grumpy Swede

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1) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119480
Posted 21 days ago by Grumpy Swede 		503: Load Balancer is unable to route your request to an available server, most likely there is an issue in our infra that we are working to resolve.
BOINC services and the webserver are different backends, so one may be still be handling traffic while the other is down, and in the case of the BOINC backend it is also possible the servers are temporarily too busy to handle your request at this time, and trying again shortly will work as normal.

WCG Operational Status on the Jurisica Lab Website
For further details about recently completed work, current priorities, and known issues, see the Operational Status tab (top right of the nav bar on the page linked above).
2) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119456
Posted 26 days ago by Grumpy Swede 		Another WCG forum problem now:

mvnForum Fatal Error Message : Cannot init system. Reason : Assertion in ForumUserServlet.
3) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119450
Posted 26 days ago by Grumpy Swede 		Forum just went away with:
Page not found
We can't find the page you are looking for.

And just before that, BOINC error:

World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:10 Started upload of MCM1_0250508_3783_3_r318482074_0
World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:12 [error] Error reported by file upload server: can't write file MCM1_0250508_3783_3_r318482074_0: No space left on server
World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:12 Temporarily failed upload of MCM1_0250508_3783_3_r318482074_0: transient upload error
World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:12 Backing off 00:02:17 on upload of MCM1_0250508_3783_3_r318482074_0
World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:22 Started upload of MCM1_0250588_8008_2_r493463263_0
World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:24 [error] Error reported by file upload server: can't write file MCM1_0250588_8008_2_r493463263_0: No space left on server
World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:24 Temporarily failed upload of MCM1_0250588_8008_2_r493463263_0: transient upload error
World Community Grid 2026-06-19 16:25:24 Backing off 00:03:57 on upload of MCM1_0250588_8008_2_r493463263_0

Edit, added: Reported the issues to the team.
4) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119418
Posted 29 days ago by Grumpy Swede 		The "Results name" heading, is now working when clicking on the link, on the Results page. It finally shows the WU.
The "Status" heading though, still does not show the task result, when clicking on the link.
The "CPU time/Elapsed time" heading, now shows both values.
The "Claimed Credit/Granted Credit" heading, still only shows the Granted Credit.

So, there is some progress.....
5) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119379
Posted 12 Jun 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		Payments with VISA cards in Sweden, also seems to be impossible now. Maybe the same in other countries too.
6) Message boards : The Lounge : Grumbles, Glory and All Your Off Topic Discussions
Message 119370
Posted 11 Jun 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		I do have a smart TV, but it's never connected to the Internet. I only connected it to download updates, and then immediately disconnected it again. There will not be any more updates available, so no need to ever connect it again to the Internet.

Apart from smart TV's, I'm also allergic to smartphones. I have a simple 4G phone, that is totally dumb :-)
7) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119303
Posted 4 Jun 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		And down again:

mvnForum Fatal Error Message : Cannot init system. Reason : Assertion in ForumUserServlet.
8) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119210
Posted 22 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		New Interesting? Error message, when trying to reach the forum:

503: Load Balancer is unable to route your request to an available server, most likely there is an issue in our infra that we are working to resolve.
BOINC services and the webserver are different backends, so one may be still be handling traffic while the other is down, and in the case of the BOINC backend it is also possible the servers are temporarily too busy to handle your request at this time, and trying again shortly will work as normal.

WCG Operational Status on the Jurisica Lab Website
For further details about recently completed work, current priorities, and known issues, see the Operational Status tab (top right of the nav bar on the page linked above).

Edit: That was a very short error. The forum is reachable again.
9) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119203
Posted 20 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		In reply to Jord's message of 20 May 2026:
I've finally gotten an answer from Eric:
We had some unauthorized access to the machines through a user account whose password hadn't been changed in 20 years (and was probably reused on other sites that had had data breaches). For unrelated reasons we aren't able to start an audit of the website security before 5/26, so the safest action was to bring it down until we can do so.

If things become difficult there is a chance I may decide to keep it down.
It must have been more than a simple user account, to be able to access the site in a malicious way. Or perhaps there was a security issue with the site, making it possible to hack it, through a simple user account.
10) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119196
Posted 20 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		WCG forum is back !!
11) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119186
Posted 19 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		In reply to PMH_UK's message of 19 May 2026:
Forum still down, BOINC & other web pages appear OK.
Well, with the forum down, the team doesn't have to bother about all the complaints that people post. They already know that the system is in a mess. :-)
12) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119173
Posted 18 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		WCG forum is down:

mvnForum Fatal Error Message : Cannot init system. Reason : Assertion in ForumUserServlet.
13) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119158
Posted 15 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		SETI did work for a short period. Now, though, it's indeed dead again.

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
14) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119134
Posted 13 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		In reply to Sirius B's message of 13 May 2026:
Nice to see a new project, Mapping Arthritis Markers.
Only one problem. downloaded some cancer markers (successfully) then it downloaded 101 arthritis markers all failed.
Coms backed off 24 hrs.

Edit. Downloads were at 11:15(BST) this morning.
I think that you need to install one of the newer Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2022, or even Visual C++ Redistributable 2022, to make MAM work. I just installed Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2022 on one of my Windows 8.1 computers. Maybe it works for MAM on Windows 8.1. I think that Visual C++ Redistributable 2022 package is too new for Windows 8.1.

See the following part of the Operational Status page, from January 7, 2026:

Windows build of MDMG/MAM1 v7.08 successfully completed, deployment to beta30 in progress. We may have to include a large number of DLLs including pre-built LibTorch CPU libraries at first. These range in system requirements for Windows 10/11 64-bit with Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2022, but for this initial build that successfully ran the test suite for the LibTorch backend in powershell on Windows 10, we expect that Visual C++ Redistributable 2022 is required. We've documented all third-party licenses (all permissive: BSD, MIT, Apache, NCSA, Zlib), and are hopeful a full static build will follow. System requirements are expected to be 4GB RAM or more, about ~300MB disk for application + DLLs, and we will be running the Windows build exclusively in beta for now starting sometime this week, and ramping up with the Linux build as we analyze first results.
15) Message boards : The Lounge : The Seti is Slumbering Cafe
Message 119112
Posted 8 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		In reply to Jord's message of 8 May 2026:
Trump releases UFO, alien life files. Via Fox News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ckCzwhk784
Does he admit in those files, that he is one of the aliens? :-)
16) Message boards : Questions and problems : boinccmd "error -1" when detaching project
Message 119090
Posted 5 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		In reply to wprion's message of 5 May 2026:
BoincStats BAM is the account manager, and you probably attached WCG through that. That's why it's greyed out in BOINC manager. The only real reason why it should be greyed out, is that you haven't attached WCG through the BOINC manager.


To be clear, you're saying by just having BoincStatsBam! attached when installing a project through BOINC means the project was attached through that manager?

BoincStatsBam! is still attached. How do I remove a project if not through BOINC? Where is the BoincStatsBAM! interface/options for removing a project? I see none.

What if I choose "Stop Using BoincStatsBam!" (the only option I see).

I'm obviously missing something here.
How you do it, is a question I can't answer. I have never used any account manager at all, and the day will never come when I will. You have to wait for someone else who knows how to detach WCG from BAM.
17) Message boards : Questions and problems : boinccmd "error -1" when detaching project
Message 119088
Posted 5 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		In reply to wprion's message of 5 May 2026:
In reply to Grumpy Swede's message of 5 May 2026:

If the Remove option is greyed out, it ususally means that you have attached through a account manager, such as BAM or some other account manager. You must detach from the project from the account manager you attached it through.


Interesting. I've never installed any project "through" BAM that I'm aware of. I've installed projects through BOINC while "BoincStatsBAM!" was attached - is that the same thing? I've also similarly installed other projects and their "Remove" option is not greyed out. The only management tool I've ever used is BOINC Manager and very recently boinccmd. If BAM is a separate app, it is not installed on my computer.

Thanks.
BoincStats BAM is the account manager, and you probably attached WCG through that. That's why it's greyed out in BOINC manager. The only real reason why it should be greyed out, is that you haven't attached WCG through the BOINC manager.
18) Message boards : Questions and problems : boinccmd "error -1" when detaching project
Message 119085
Posted 5 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		In reply to wprion's message of 5 May 2026:
Windows11, Boinc Manager 8.2.8

In my BoincManager, Advanced View, Projects tab the option to "Remove" is not available (grayed out) for World Community Grid. It's available for every other project.

I've tried to remove the project via BOINCCMD (which is relatively new to me) but get "Error -1". I think I have the right URL - it works OK for "nomorework" and "allowmorework" options on the "--project" parameter. I'm running boinccmd in a cmd window with admin priv.

C:\Program Files\BOINC>boinccmd --project https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ nomorework [worked OK]

C:\Program Files\BOINC>boinccmd --project https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ allowmorework [worked OK]

C:\Program Files\BOINC>boinccmd --project https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ detach
Operation failed: Error -1

Can someone point me to a list of BOINCCMD error codes? I've rummaged for a list of error codes but came up empty on "-1".
If the Remove option is greyed out, it ususally means that you have attached through a account manager, such as BAM or some other account manager. You must detach from the project from the account manager you attached it through.
19) Message boards : Promotion : Re-opening the efficiency debate: The 2026 hardware reality
Message 119063
Posted 4 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		It's pointless to argue with this "kasdashdfjsah" person, since he is not interested in anything other than trolling you with arguments that AI is constructing from your replies. It's all just another example of AI hallucinations.

In other words, you are not having a conversation with a real person.

This is just the beginning of how some people will use AI, when they can't come up with their own arguments. AI, and AI hallucinations will destroy not only forums like this, but it will destroy the entire society. I'm glad that I'm old enough to not be alive when AI have destroyed the fabric of society, and normal person to person interactions.
20) Message boards : Projects : Anything and Everything to do with (WCG) World Community Grid
Message 119020
Posted 1 May 2026 by Grumpy Swede 		And now the Jurisica Operational Status page, at https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~juris/jlab/wcg.html, is down with the following information:

Due to a scheduled University power outage, the resource you are looking for is temporarily unavailable. The power should be restored early Monday morning, May 4th. Please return to the main departmental page by following the 'Home' button above or clicking this return link.

We apologize for the inconvenience.
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