Posts by CeSinge

1) Message boards : Questions and problems : After Hardware upgrade, all GPU task fail with Computation error (Message 75880) Posted 12 Feb 2017 by CeSinge Post: Hello, thanks to all for your input. I was myself ill and out of service for 24h, explains my lack of responsiveness. I indeed did upgrade to the latest NVidia drivers, 378.49. So the most easy thing to do was what Juha suggested: rollback to 376.33, and that was enough to make it run as a charm. Two or three GPU jobs finished meanwhile, and that's much better than none at all. Thank you again!
2) Message boards : Questions and problems : After Hardware upgrade, all GPU task fail with Computation error (Message 75851) Posted 11 Feb 2017 by CeSinge Post: Adding a few details here: My boinc Data directory is on my NAS, mapped as J:\Boinc\Data. This is however not new, and again, works for non-GPU related tasks. Enabling the 'tasks' debug in the event log shows me more, in particular that such tasks seem to end on an exit code 2 (0x2): The system cannot find the file specified. It doesn't help much: why would there be a file not found, what file is the task trying to find? Also, I've reset all tasks, but that doesn't change anything. Here is an extract: 11/2/17 13:32:04 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] Process for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9167815_0 exited, exit code 2, task state 1 11/2/17 13:32:04 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] task_state=EXITED for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9167815_0 from handle_exited_app 11/2/17 13:32:04 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] result state=COMPUTE_ERROR for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9167815_0 from CS::report_result_error 11/2/17 13:32:04 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] Process for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9167815_0 exited 11/2/17 13:32:04 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] exit code 2 (0x2): The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) 11/2/17 13:32:04 \| Milkyway@Home \| Computation for task de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9167815_0 finished 11/2/17 13:32:04 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] result state=COMPUTE_ERROR for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9167815_0 from CS::app_finished 11/2/17 13:32:05 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] task_state=EXECUTING for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 from start 11/2/17 13:32:05 \| Milkyway@Home \| Starting task de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 11/2/17 13:32:05 \| climateprediction.net \| [task] result hadcm3s_7503_200012_168_514_010913140_1 checkpointed 11/2/17 13:32:13 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] Process for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9132470_1 exited, exit code 2, task state 1 11/2/17 13:32:13 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] task_state=EXITED for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9132470_1 from handle_exited_app 11/2/17 13:32:13 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] result state=COMPUTE_ERROR for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9132470_1 from CS::report_result_error 11/2/17 13:32:13 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] Process for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9132470_1 exited 11/2/17 13:32:13 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] exit code 2 (0x2): The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) 11/2/17 13:32:14 \| Milkyway@Home \| Computation for task de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9132470_1 finished 11/2/17 13:32:14 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] result state=COMPUTE_ERROR for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9132470_1 from CS::app_finished 11/2/17 13:32:14 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] task_state=EXECUTING for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9167775_0 from start 11/2/17 13:32:14 \| Milkyway@Home \| Starting task de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_1_1484858101_9167775_0 11/2/17 13:32:17 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] Process for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 exited, exit code 2, task state 1 11/2/17 13:32:17 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] task_state=EXITED for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 from handle_exited_app 11/2/17 13:32:17 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] result state=COMPUTE_ERROR for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 from CS::report_result_error 11/2/17 13:32:17 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] Process for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 exited 11/2/17 13:32:17 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] exit code 2 (0x2): The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) 11/2/17 13:32:17 \| Milkyway@Home \| Computation for task de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 finished 11/2/17 13:32:17 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] result state=COMPUTE_ERROR for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_4_1484858101_9036076_2 from CS::app_finished 11/2/17 13:32:18 \| Milkyway@Home \| [task] task_state=EXECUTING for de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9145577_1 from start 11/2/17 13:32:18 \| Milkyway@Home \| Starting task de_modfit_fast_19_3s_140_bundle5_ModfitConstraints3_2_1484858101_9145577_1
3) Message boards : Questions and problems : After Hardware upgrade, all GPU task fail with Computation error (Message 75850) Posted 11 Feb 2017 by CeSinge Post: Hello, I upgraded my hardware days ago to 2 Gigabyte GTX1070 GPU (on Windows 7 x64). Boinc still seems to run normally, detects the 2 GPU, but all GPU related tasks start, and end after about 20s seconds with a computation error (even though Boinc Manager shows 100% progress). This is the case for all Einstein, MilkyWay, Asteroids, ClimateChange, Cosmology @Home tasks. LHC@Home, not using the GPU works fine. Another machine on my account still works perfectly (a Macbook Pro) also. In fact, the event log shows them as 'Starting task...' but never reports that they ended. Beyond that, I do not even see how to debug this as the event log doesn't seem to provide a lot of info to go further. Upgraded to the latest Boinc 7.6.33 x64 didn't change anything. Boinc not installed as a service. Any suggestions? Thank you.
4) Message boards : Questions and problems : Windows service stops immediately (Message 33318) Posted 9 Jun 2010 by CeSinge Post: I probably didn't do much more than what you listed. When cleaning the registry, I deleted all keys containing Boinc (except things like MRU - most recently used and such). If you're not used to cleaning the registry this (manual) way, be careful. I also checked to delete sometimes not only the key itself, but also the container (or folder or whatever it's called) containing those keys. I delete the container when it's obvious that all of the container pertains to boinc. It's typically some intuition there. Also, be sure to delete the service in the registry, so all of HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\Boinc. But again, remember that deleting too much can have unpredictable results. Litterally. ;-) That's possibly what Ageless suggested already. There's also some command line allowing to unregister a service, but normally the uninstall should do that. Besides, if you didn't keep a copy before you deleted it all, be aware that you loose the history, the graphs etc. In my case, I managed to do a merge of the projects into my reinstalled Boinc in such a way that the history was nicely kept. Beyond that, I'd also join Ageless and yourself in thinking that your traces of ATI card-not-there may be an issue.[/i]
5) Message boards : Questions and problems : Why is Boinc sometimes lazy? (Message 33310) Posted 8 Jun 2010 by CeSinge Post: Hello, I think I understand the various settings about memory usage etc. Still at times, Boinc is only running on a few out of the 8 cores (i7 920, Win XP SP3 32b, 6GB phys RAM). I show right now 2 tasks running, i.e. 2 cores at about 100% CPU, the others close to 0%. 981MB commit charge on 6487MB active (page file is active). I'm just typing this, so why wouldn't it run tasks on 8 cores? Computing allowed while computer is in use. Use at most 75% of page file (isn't using it at all, I think) Use at most 65% memory when computer is in use (65% of what, exactly? physical, paged, available) Use at most 80% when idle Only after computer has been idle for 1.00 minutes (if I understand this one, it shouldn't be running any task at all?) Boinc v6.10.18; BoincTasks v0.56 Result: not many credits today, because Boinc is lazy. Hey, it's a weekday, and it's not even sunny here! An idea of what I should check?
6) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ready to report forever? (Message 33096) Posted 28 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: Hello, I got the message (Ageless, Gundolf Jahn) not to babysit BOINC Manager too much and to abstain from micro-management. Still... Tasks that were processed end with a small transfer logged as: 28/5/2010 10:02:30 World Community Grid Started upload of X0000092410734200709241359_1_0 28/5/2010 10:02:36 World Community Grid Finished upload of X0000092410734200709241359_1_0 I briefly see sth. in the transfers tab, but then they remain in the tasks forever as 'Ready to Report'. - Manually Update on the Projects tab works; - It seems to be so for both Einstein and WCG; - As long as I don't do a manual Update, I don't get credits (so I do...) - I've 12 tasks ready to report right now (since y'day evening I think) - Prefs: Connect about every 0.10 days, always allowed etc. - No known network issues; no suspect lines in the Messages or logs. Any clue? (Also see 'exited with zero status but no 'finished' file' every few days, so I have to micro-manage sometimes and reset the project. Don't know if that's related. No the case now, tough.]
7) Message boards : Questions and problems : Download failed ? Computation error ? (Message 32974) Posted 23 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: Just wondering: Boinc just downloaded a bunch of new tasks, 3 of which mention 'Download failed'. I'm on a cable modem, stable to my knowledge. Does this really mean that there are glitches on my line that would not be recovered by the protocol (TCP)? Or can this have another meaning? In the same way I occasionally saw computation error: is a computation error really possible (exclude the cases where I messed around with the files myself - then I can understand). 6.10.18 on XP SP3, no useable CUDA.
8) Message boards : Questions and problems : Windows service stops immediately (Message 32950) Posted 22 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: Okay, I did a few more tries, but there seemed no way to have the service run for more than a few seconds. In the process, something went wrong, so I couldn't reinstall boinc with the existing task... So I decided to purge my whole system, do a search for any file anywhere, also purged the registry from all Boinc related stuff; then reinstalled, readed projects - with a service running. That said, PAE was not checked by default, as opposed to what I read somewhere. Les, I can agree that in normal circumstances, 'toasting' everything is not needed, but for some reason, in this case, it seemed required - or at the very least, it did the trick indeed. Ageless: I saw your reply just now. I'll see if I can recover more. Update: I did more tries to recover tasks, but that didn't work. At least, copying those xml files brings back the projects automatically. Crunching again - thanks folks! Tnx for your support
9) Message boards : Questions and problems : Boinc Manager to display more/older messages (Message 32943) Posted 22 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: Gundolf, But I mean: so there's no way to change that in the GUI? Danke. (but don't try my German, you will be disappointed ;-)
10) Message boards : Questions and problems : Windows service stops immediately (Message 32942) Posted 22 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: Thank you for all the suggestions. Still no running service. Here's exactly what I did: - Stop BOINC Manager; - Copy n:\Documents & Settings\<UserName>\Application Data\BOINC as a backup; - Copy n:\Documents & Settings\boinc_master as a backup; - Copy n:\Program Files\BOINC as a Backup; - Control Panel/Add Remove Programs: BOINC: Remove - Install other version 6.10.18; I understand 6.10.43 is not recommended - In BOINC Configuration, during setup: Advanced: - Checked PAE - Uncheck screensaver (better crunch than burn CPU cycles on screen saver) - Launch Manager. The manager shows no projects and no services; shows dialog "BOINC Manager is not able to connect to a client (all is on this machine). The service is installed, but does not run. When I issue a start on the service manually, it says: Error 1067: The project terminates unexpectedly, and doesn't run. Why this is I do not know. I assume it's a local issue, so I'll wait for a few long tasks (like Aqua@home) to finish, then delete also the registry and retry and maybe double check the service with the sc utility. I that still fails, I'm doomed to run it interactively, until I switch to W7... ;-)
11) Message boards : Questions and problems : Boinc Manager to display more/older messages (Message 32882) Posted 19 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: I couldn't find a way to show more/older messages in the Messages tab. Many 'exited with 0 status but no finished file', but have no idea when this started, nor why this happens. Messages (in the manager) are form no earlier than about 7AM this morning, when I was not even touching my system. How do I extend the messages in the messages tab to say 7 or 15 days?
12) Message boards : Questions and problems : Windows service stops immediately (Message 32881) Posted 19 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: Okay, I didn't come back to this - I had some other unrelated system issues. I'm not trying to switch PAE-not PAE back and forth; just trying to do it once, as it didn't install intially with PAE. One possibity may be that I turned it off at initial install, because Protected something doesn't refer to 'Run as a Service' in an obvious way. Maybe. I tried it several ways, but found none allowing me to keep the work in progress. - Just uninstalling/deleting everything looses the work (obvious); - Reinstalling over the existing install doesn't allow to modify the PAE setting (even by clicking advanced, I understood that, tnx though). If I remember correctly, the PAE option remains dimmed, unchangeable in that case - Reinstalling, then copying over the data directories: Boinc apparently ignores these and starts anew anyway. Also, possibly specific to me, even reinstalling after deleting everything (except purging the registry), results in the service terminating immediately with an error (see below). So unless you guys can suggest another way, I will delete everything Boinc related, including scanning the registry for anything Boinc related, and reinstall from there.
13) Message boards : Questions and problems : Windows service stops immediately (Message 32787) Posted 14 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: Gundolf, You are correct in many points! I didn't clear the registry as it takes more time to find everything Boinc related (and sometimes it's even not so obvious, as e.g. the user tht Boinc creates, creates registry entries that do not necessarily contain boinc-something). But I'll try tomorrow and will let you know. I didn't realize that the directory Francois.PC-OFFICE would truncated such that the second part reduces to 3 chars. It's obvious when I see it tough (and given that I used DOS for many years - and still do... no excuse :) As for the logs, I do not have these any more - I reinstalled Boinc-w/o-service back with its own directories, deleting everything relating to the failed PAE attempts. I also read there is no way to change from not-PAE to PAE without toasting all currently running tasks (i.e. deleting the data dir etc.). Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. Hmmm... I'll have to ponder about that... ;-)
14) Message boards : Questions and problems : Windows service stops immediately (Message 32784) Posted 13 May 2010 by CeSinge Post: I ran Boinc 6.10.43 on XP SP3 for a few weeks, but because it doesn't install as a service by default, I attempted to uninstall/reinstall with PAE checked. During initial reinstalls, PAE was unchecked by default; only when I deleted each and every dir before reinstalling, PAE was checked by default. Now, when installed, it seems the service terminates immediately with 'Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly". The manager runs, but cannot connect to the service (obviously). I also did an install with log option -v something. A few things seem to be bugs, or at least abnormal in the log: 1. - in some rare places, I see references to the D: drive. My Windows dir is G:, so Boinc has nothing to do in the D: drive. TARGETDIR = D:\ or PrimaryVolumePath = D:\ or GlobalAssemblyCache = D:\. Indeed, D: exists and is a W7 partition, but it's not the one I run Boinc from. Probably a bug? 2. - It also seems that in a few cases, the path gets truncated. Examples: TempFolder = G:\DOCUME~1\FRANCO~1.PC-\LOCALS~1\Temp\ or Property(C): DATABASE = G:\DOCUME~1\FRANCO~1.PC-\LOCALS~1\Temp\9b663.msi The name of my system is PC-OFFICE. The OFFICE after the dash is truncated - this also looks like a bug. Note that in many other instances the path is correct indeed (not truncated). Are these two a reason why the service does not start? I didn't see a way to have the service create a log file, though. I will meanwhile reinstall without PAE. That worked so far. It cannot be the idea to run Boinc otherwise than as a service tough. Any ideas?

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