Should the BAM resource page validate the figures to ensure they're > 0 ? (if they don't already - I don't use BAM so I don't know).

It would be good if they did. I believe that we may have to add some validation code to the client.

1E-1#IND00 is probably self sustaining. If the values have not changed from this to more reasonable values, please change them to 0.0.

Please monitor for a couple of days to make certain that they do not change back to infinity. I believe the problem was the 0 values that were being seen in the reply and account files.

If it doesn't fix the infinite LTD numbers, make sure to reset each project when it's got no work anymore in your queue (everything upload/reported).

Another way to reset all the debts is with BOINC DV.
You need to make sure BOINC isn't running when you reset the debts.

It happened again.



It was just after reboot the machine. Besides the minus infinity, the rsrc was zero for each project (red rounded at picture). This time, BOINC was installed at C:BOINC.

I'm thinking in two possible causes (at least):
*Either a security permission between the process and the files/directory where it must write.
*Or a problem with de project's rsrc asignment at the very begining of starting the service, which would cause the division by zero.

Referring to the first issue, I've changed the account which runs the service from my user to Local System, giving total access to the directory and files under C:BOINC to SYSTEM and Local Service accounts.

Finally I've checked than stop and start the service causes the STD and LTD starting to calculate well, i.e. it isn't necessary to reset the counters. The first value shown by BOINC after starting now is -1.

Saludos,

What are the resource shares of the projects on the web sites? WHat are they in the client_state.xml file, and what are in the reply files?

I'm sorry, I'dont know what the reply files are.
But I've looked at client_state files, at BAM resources and at every project account as well. The results:


When I first started to use BAM, I rather assigned resources to every computer instead of assigning generic values in the resources page. Then I put zero to all projects there. ¿Can be these the cause of STD and LTD going to minus infinity? ¿Why it doesn't happens with the other two computers? The three computers are very different between them and the error have always happened at the same machine.

*EDIT*
I have put all projects resources to 1 at BAM resources page. I've checked this value has transmitted to the project's web. ¿Will these solution the problem?

Saludos, Rafa.

sched_reply_*.xml

could you also look in

account_*.xml?

These will come one per project.

If it doesn't fix the infinite LTD numbers, make sure to reset each project when it's got no work anymore in your queue (everything upload/reported).

Another way to reset all the debts is with BOINC DV.
You need to make sure BOINC isn't running when you reset the debts.

It happened again.



It was just after reboot the machine. Besides the minus infinity, the rsrc was zero for each project (red rounded at picture). This time, BOINC was installed at C:BOINC.

I'm thinking in two possible causes (at least):
*Either a security permission between the process and the files/directory where it must write.
*Or a problem with de project's rsrc asignment at the very begining of starting the service, which would cause the division by zero.

Referring to the first issue, I've changed the account which runs the service from my user to Local System, giving total access to the directory and files under C:BOINC to SYSTEM and Local Service accounts.

Finally I've checked than stop and start the service causes the STD and LTD starting to calculate well, i.e. it isn't necessary to reset the counters. The first value shown by BOINC after starting now is -1.

Saludos,

What are the resource shares of the projects on the web sites? WHat are they in the client_state.xml file, and what are in the reply files?

If it doesn't fix the infinite LTD numbers, make sure to reset each project when it's got no work anymore in your queue (everything upload/reported).

Another way to reset all the debts is with BOINC DV.
You need to make sure BOINC isn't running when you reset the debts.

That might be your problem. By default Vista does not allow programs to write to the c:program files directory. A work around against this is to install BOINC in a separate directory, like C:BOINC

To do so with your present install:
Exit BOINC.
Uninstall it through Add/Remove Programs.
Move the whole BOINC directory from C:Program FilesBOINC to C:BOINC, making sure you include all left-over files and sub-directories.
Install BOINC to the new directory. You can choose where to install BOINC to by changing the directory path of the Destination Folder in the 4th screen in the installer.

That should reset things as well.

Where did you install BOINC to under Vista? The default c:program filesBOINC directory, or outside the c:program files directory (like c:BOINC)?

Hello,

I'm running BOINC for a long time. In the preferences I use the setting "Computing allowed only after computer has been idle for xx minutes". It always worked fine.

Today I tried to use a wireless keyboard and mouse (Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 5000) on my computer. Now, BOINC never starts to work, it's always inactive as it thinks the user is active, but I'm not.

I tried this on 2 computers (both with Vista Home Premium). One has installed BOINC version 5.10.45 and the other 5.10.30.

I searched the internet and this forum and found nothing.

Does anyone has any idea to fix this?

Frank

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That's not zero. That's negative infinity. o_o

And is it a correct value or a bad one?

A very incorrect one; I have no idea how it managed to go to infinity. Probably some division by zero. I don't think it will ever go back to sanity on its own. BOINC doesn't fetch work from projects with negative LTD, but if they are negative infinity, they would take an infinite amount of time to get to zero again (ie. never).

-1.#IND00

That's not zero. That's negative infinity. o_o