Posts by Bill

1) Message boards : Questions and problems : Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project) (Message 84899)
Posted 24 Feb 2018 by Bill
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Self-inflicted wound.

I put erkn.exe in the Exclusive Applications area.

I thought that would prevent Boinc from running when I was running a scan.

It did that...and more.

Being an antivirus program, it runs all the time, in background if not in an active scan.

That's why I got Suspending computation - computer is in use all day long.


I deleted ekrn.exe from Exclusive Applications.

Rosetta and Climate prediction are running just fine now when computer is idle.
2) Message boards : Questions and problems : Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project) (Message 84889)
Posted 23 Feb 2018 by Bill
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Are you using a wireless keyboard and/or mouse?


No, nothing wireless.
3) Message boards : Questions and problems : Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project) (Message 84873)
Posted 20 Feb 2018 by Bill
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Is boinctaskstray.exe running (in Windows Task Manager)? Despite its name, this file is necessary for correct idle detection.
Do you have differing power options under Windows? Where you don't allow (USB) Human Interface Devices to power down, or not allow them to wake the computer?



Yes, boinctray.exe is running.

No special power options running. I shut down manually every night.
4) Message boards : Questions and problems : Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project) (Message 84846)
Posted 20 Feb 2018 by Bill
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Is there some reason Boinc would not detect that the computer was not in use for 30 minutes?
Detecting 'computer in use' is usually described as interaction with the mouse or keyboard, but I think it will actually detect activity on any HID (Human Interface Device). There have been reports that if a high-sensitivity device like a gaming controller is connected to the computer that can generate false positive signals which get detected as 'in use'.


No. That's what I can't figure out. I can be away from the computer for hours and it still doesn't start BOINC projects.

This is a home computer. Standard keyboard. Standard mouse. BOINC has run fine for several years.

If I click Run Always, it starts right up.
5) Message boards : Questions and problems : Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project) (Message 84815)
Posted 17 Feb 2018 by Bill
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Does it have any work in cache?
Can you run the rr_simulation flag for a while? (BOINC Manager, Advanced view, Options, Event log options, check rr_simulation, OK (or Save).
For 'a while' is one round if work is in cache. Please disable this option after one or two rounds, as it can take up quite a bit of the log.


I ran rr_simulation along with Run Always and things started working, it requested three projects.

As soon as I went back to Run based on preferences, it went to Suspended while computer in use, as expected, but it stayed that way even after computer not in use for the 30 minutes I designated.

Is there some reason Boinc would not detect that the computer was not in use for 30 minutes?
6) Message boards : Questions and problems : Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project) (Message 84664)
Posted 4 Feb 2018 by Bill
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Boinc 7.8.3
Win 7
Rosetta
Einstein

I keep getting "Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)" for Rosetta and Einstein today.

I haven't had any projects running for a number of days.

2/4/2018 12:00:29 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.8.3 for windows_intelx86
2/4/2018 12:00:29 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
2/4/2018 12:00:29 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.47.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8
2/4/2018 12:00:29 PM | | Data directory: D:\ProgramData\BOINC
2/4/2018 12:00:29 PM | | Running under account Bill
2/4/2018 12:00:42 PM | | No usable GPUs found
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Host name: User-PC
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ [Family 15 Model 75 Stepping 2]
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 htt pni cx16 syscall nx lm svm rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Ultimate x86 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Memory: 2.94 GB physical, 5.87 GB virtual
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Disk: 214.80 GB total, 44.63 GB free
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Local time is UTC -5 hours
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | VirtualBox version: 5.0.10
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Config: don't compute while Defraggler.exe is running
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Config: don't compute while ekrn.exe is running
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | climateprediction.net | URL http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID 1323606; resource share 80
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | Einstein@Home | URL http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID 11383691; resource share 10
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | malariacontrol.net | URL http://www.malariacontrol.net/; Computer ID 806788; resource share 100
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | Rosetta@home | URL http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID 1755215; resource share 100
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: from Rosetta@home (last modified 21-Jan-2017 09:41:01)
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | Rosetta@home | Computer location: home
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Reading preferences override file
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | Preferences:
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | max memory usage when active: 1503.71 MB
2/4/2018 12:00:44 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 2706.69 MB
2/4/2018 12:00:52 PM | | max disk usage: 3.78 GB
2/4/2018 12:00:52 PM | | don't compute while active
2/4/2018 12:00:52 PM | | don't use GPU while active
2/4/2018 12:00:52 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
2/4/2018 12:00:58 PM | | Suspending computation - computer is in use
2/4/2018 12:00:58 PM | | Suspending network activity - an exclusive app is running
2/4/2018 12:08:47 PM | Rosetta@home | update requested by user
2/4/2018 12:08:48 PM | malariacontrol.net | Fetching scheduler list
2/4/2018 12:08:54 PM | malariacontrol.net | [error] No scheduler URLs found in master file
2/4/2018 12:09:05 PM | Rosetta@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 12:09:05 PM | Rosetta@home | Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)
2/4/2018 12:09:12 PM | Rosetta@home | Scheduler request completed
2/4/2018 12:09:32 PM | Rosetta@home | Resetting project
2/4/2018 12:09:44 PM | climateprediction.net | Resetting project
2/4/2018 12:10:44 PM | climateprediction.net | update requested by user
2/4/2018 12:10:51 PM | climateprediction.net | Master file download succeeded
2/4/2018 12:10:56 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 12:10:56 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for CPU
2/4/2018 12:11:00 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request failed: Couldn't connect to server
2/4/2018 12:11:01 PM | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
2/4/2018 12:11:03 PM | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
2/4/2018 12:11:18 PM | Einstein@Home | update requested by user
2/4/2018 12:11:22 PM | Einstein@Home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 12:11:22 PM | Einstein@Home | Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)
2/4/2018 12:11:25 PM | Einstein@Home | Scheduler request completed
2/4/2018 4:50:05 PM | | Re-reading cc_config.xml
2/4/2018 4:50:06 PM | | Config: don't compute while Defraggler.exe is running
2/4/2018 4:50:06 PM | | Config: don't compute while ekrn.exe is running
2/4/2018 4:50:06 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: from Rosetta@home (last modified 21-Jan-2017 09:41:01)
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | Rosetta@home | Computer location: home
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | Reading preferences override file
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | Preferences:
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | max memory usage when active: 1503.71 MB
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 2706.69 MB
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | max disk usage: 3.82 GB
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | don't compute while active
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | don't use GPU while active
2/4/2018 4:50:20 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: from Rosetta@home (last modified 21-Jan-2017 09:41:01)
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | Rosetta@home | Computer location: home
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | Reading preferences override file
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | Preferences:
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | max memory usage when active: 1503.71 MB
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 2706.69 MB
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | max disk usage: 3.82 GB
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | don't compute while active
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | don't use GPU while active
2/4/2018 4:55:26 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
2/4/2018 4:55:34 PM | Einstein@Home | update requested by user
2/4/2018 4:55:35 PM | Einstein@Home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 4:55:35 PM | Einstein@Home | Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)
2/4/2018 4:55:39 PM | Einstein@Home | Scheduler request completed
2/4/2018 4:56:00 PM | Rosetta@home | update requested by user
2/4/2018 4:56:06 PM | Rosetta@home | Master file download succeeded
2/4/2018 4:56:12 PM | Rosetta@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 4:56:12 PM | Rosetta@home | Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)
2/4/2018 4:56:14 PM | Rosetta@home | Scheduler request completed
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: from Rosetta@home (last modified 21-Jan-2017 09:41:01)
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | Rosetta@home | Computer location: home
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | Rosetta@home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | Reading preferences override file
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | Preferences:
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | max memory usage when active: 1503.71 MB
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 2706.69 MB
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | max disk usage: 3.82 GB
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | don't compute while active
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | don't use GPU while active
2/4/2018 5:08:13 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
2/4/2018 5:08:19 PM | | Resuming network activity
2/4/2018 5:08:54 PM | Rosetta@home | update requested by user
2/4/2018 5:08:56 PM | Rosetta@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 5:08:56 PM | Rosetta@home | Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)
2/4/2018 5:08:57 PM | Rosetta@home | Scheduler request completed
2/4/2018 5:42:39 PM | Rosetta@home | update requested by user
2/4/2018 5:42:41 PM | Rosetta@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 5:42:41 PM | Rosetta@home | Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)
2/4/2018 5:42:42 PM | Rosetta@home | Scheduler request completed
2/4/2018 5:49:07 PM | climateprediction.net | update requested by user
2/4/2018 5:49:10 PM | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 5:49:10 PM | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for CPU
2/4/2018 5:49:12 PM | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request failed: Couldn't connect to server
2/4/2018 5:49:13 PM | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
2/4/2018 5:49:16 PM | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
2/4/2018 5:49:27 PM | Einstein@Home | update requested by user
2/4/2018 5:49:28 PM | Einstein@Home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
2/4/2018 5:49:28 PM | Einstein@Home | Not requesting tasks: don't need (not highest priority project)
2/4/2018 5:49:32 PM | Einstein@Home | Scheduler request completed

Any ideas? Should I check anything?

I usually for a few years without any problems, so I have forgotten even rudimentary setup skills, e.g,, disk space, cpu, etc. They look fine to me.
7) Message boards : Questions and problems : Boinc not downloading (Message 66879)
Posted 16 Jan 2016 by Bill
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Oh I see. I had this

Disk "Use no more than" is not checked. I took this as no restriction.

But I ended up with Max disk usage 0.00

I have checkmarked it and put in 20 GB.

At first that did not change anything.

But then I saw that I had

Leave at least 70 GB free.

But there were only 62 GB left free on disk.

I have changed that to

Leave at least 50 GB free, which leaves 12 GB free, available to BOINC.

My disk usage for other things had crept up and crowded out BOINC.

BOINC just runs so well on autopilot almost always that I had not noticed the change.

It is now downloading Climate and Rosetta.

Thank you!
8) Message boards : Questions and problems : Boinc not downloading (Message 66861)
Posted 15 Jan 2016 by Bill
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In late December, Boinc manager stopped downloading any tasks. I haven't been able to figure out why. Win 7, 32 bit. Boinc 7.6.22.

Where should I start?

1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.6.22 for windows_intelx86
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.45.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2d zlib/1.2.8
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Data directory: D:\ProgramData\BOINC
1/15/2016 7:22:32 AM | | Running under account Bill
1/15/2016 7:22:36 AM | | No usable GPUs found
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Host name: User-PC
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ [Family 15 Model 75 Stepping 2]
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 htt pni cx16 syscall nx lm svm rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Ultimate x86 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Memory: 2.94 GB physical, 5.87 GB virtual
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Disk: 214.80 GB total, 62.44 GB free
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Local time is UTC -5 hours
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | VirtualBox version: 5.0.10
1/15/2016 7:22:37 AM | | Config: don't compute while Defraggler.exe is running
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | climateprediction.net | URL http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID 1323606; resource share 80
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | Einstein@Home | URL http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID 11383691; resource share 10
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | malariacontrol.net | URL http://www.malariacontrol.net/; Computer ID 806788; resource share 100
1/15/2016 7:22:38 AM | rosetta@home | URL http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID 1755215; resource share 100
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | climateprediction.net | General prefs: from climateprediction.net (last modified 16-Aug-2015 14:32:44)
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | climateprediction.net | Computer location: home
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | climateprediction.net | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Reading preferences override file
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Preferences:
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max memory usage when active: 1503.71MB
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max memory usage when idle: 2706.69MB
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | max disk usage: 0.00GB
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | don't compute while active
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | don't use GPU while active
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Suspending computation - computer is in use
1/15/2016 7:22:39 AM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use
1/15/2016 7:52:35 AM | | Resuming network activity
1/15/2016 11:15:25 AM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use
1/15/2016 2:08:55 PM | | Resuming network activity
1/15/2016 2:57:17 PM | | Suspending network activity - computer is in use
9) Message boards : Questions and problems : Why does Boinc Manager screen open when I start Win XP? (Message 45757)
Posted 24 Sep 2012 by Bill
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No, I did not find it in a startup folder.

v 7.0.28(x86)
10) Message boards : Questions and problems : Why does Boinc Manager screen open when I start Win XP? (Message 45753)
Posted 23 Sep 2012 by Bill
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Whenever I start Win XP, two manager screens of Boinc Manager display automatically. I can't find anything in Boinc that controls this.

11) Message boards : Questions and problems : Two Boinc Manager screens pop up when Win XP starts (Message 44426)
Posted 8 Jun 2012 by Bill
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Two Boinc Manager screens pop up whenever I start Win XP. The only way I can knock them down is to answer Yes to the popup within one screen and no to the other one. Otherwise they stay on screen for the whole WinXP session.



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