1) Message boards : Projects : News on Project Outages (Message 113493) Posted 29 Jan 2024 by David Pickett Post: He seems alive on X but not DM accessible for me, as I am no X Premium: Marius Millea @cosmic_mar You cannot message this user because you are not verified. Learn more

2) Message boards : Questions and problems : Will there be a viable boinc for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS soon (Message 113457) Posted 26 Jan 2024 by David Pickett Post: Maybe if I delved into the souce I could fix the hatred of symlink problem! I have been there in open source land before!

3) Message boards : Questions and problems : Will there be a viable boinc for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS soon (Message 113447) Posted 25 Jan 2024 by David Pickett Post: I did some digging inside files in the flatpak dist and discovered the right launch for boincmgr flatpak is: /usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=boincmgr edu.berkeley.BOINC But it balked at the fact that I moved the files off my ssd and put a symlink to a HD dir in their place. I seem to have broken something by moving the files to my hard disk from my ssd. When I moved the files back, it launched and found my old projects. So apparently moving the files to a different disk is a bit more involved. It would be nice if the code was not symlink adverse. Maybe I have to move the parent dir and all the flatpak app subdirs. Flatpak run is so complicated. You;d think it would put a viable script somewhere normal. Was it a failed install? Did I need to reboot after? Not seeing any online help to discover how to more properly install and run flatpak boincmgr/boinc. Not sure why the other install does not work.

4) Message boards : Questions and problems : Will there be a viable boinc for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS soon (Message 113445) Posted 25 Jan 2024 by David Pickett Post: I posted details on boinc users but I guess the developers do not read that. I would expect both to run without special procedures, as the online doc and past experience does not imply otherwise: apt version: dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ sudo apt install boinc-client boinc-manager Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: boinc-client-opencl boinc-client-nvidia-cuda libgl1-mesa-glx The following NEW packages will be installed: boinc-client boinc-manager 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded. Need to get 2,136 kB of archives. After this operation, 7,691 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 boinc-client amd64 7.18.1+dfsg-4 [508 kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 boinc-manager amd64 7.18.1+dfsg-4 [1,628 kB] Fetched 2,136 kB in 0s (4,616 kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package boinc-client. (Reading database ... 233268 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../boinc-client_7.18.1+dfsg-4_amd64.deb ... Unpacking boinc-client (7.18.1+dfsg-4) ... Selecting previously unselected package boinc-manager. Preparing to unpack .../boinc-manager_7.18.1+dfsg-4_amd64.deb ... Unpacking boinc-manager (7.18.1+dfsg-4) ... Setting up boinc-client (7.18.1+dfsg-4) ... Setting up boinc-manager (7.18.1+dfsg-4) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ... Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ... dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ gdb boincmgr GNU gdb (Ubuntu 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04) 12.1 Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu". Type "show configuration" for configuration details. For bug reporting instructions, please see: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>. Find the GDB manual and other documentation resources online at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/>. For help, type "help". Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word"... Reading symbols from boincmgr... (No debugging symbols found in boincmgr) (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/boincmgr [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". Program received signal SIGILL, Illegal instruction. 0x000055555565455d in ?? () (gdb) where #0 0x000055555565455d in ?? () #1 0x000055555565e053 in ?? () #2 0x00007ffff5e29ebb in call_init (env=<optimized out>, argv=0x7fffffffdfe8, argc=1) at ../csu/libc-start.c:145 #3 __libc_start_main_impl (main=0x555555654120, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffdfe8, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffdfd8) at ../csu/libc-start.c:379 #4 0x0000555555661745 in ?? () (gdb) q A debugging session is active. Inferior 1 [process 217611] will be killed. Quit anyway? (y or n) y dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ flatpak: dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ flatpak install edu.berkeley.BOINC Looking for matches… edu.berkeley.BOINC permissions: ipc network pulseaudio x11 dri ID Branch Op Remote Download 1. [✓] edu.berkeley.BOINC.Locale stable i flathub 4.3 kB / 899.7 kB 2. [✓] edu.berkeley.BOINC stable i flathub 19.5 MB / 16.4 MB Installation complete. dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ which boincmgr dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ find / -name boincmgr -ls 2>/dev/null 919574 4204 -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4303456 Jan 25 12:09 /var/lib/flatpak/app/edu.berkeley.BOINC/x86_64/stable/5fe1aee3e6ac01474678310b04489228765899a38b899b367235650a8cae497e/files/bin/boincmgr 79432284 4 drwx------ 3 dgp dgp 4096 Oct 15 2021 /mnt/37e7c8a7-a11a-41b9-8b5e-107f726a5475/Arc2/dgp2022/dgp/.var/app/edu.berkeley.BOINC/cache/boincmgr 75628724 4 drwx------ 3 dgp dgp 4096 Oct 15 2021 /mnt/37e7c8a7-a11a-41b9-8b5e-107f726a5475/edu.berkeley.BOINC/cache/boincmgr dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ /var/lib/flatpak/app/edu.berkeley.BOINC/x86_64/stable/5fe1aee3e6ac01474678310b04489228765899a38b899b367235650a8cae497e/files/bin/boincmgr /var/lib/flatpak/app/edu.berkeley.BOINC/x86_64/stable/5fe1aee3e6ac01474678310b04489228765899a38b899b367235650a8cae497e/files/bin/boincmgr: error while loading shared libraries: libwx_gtk3u_html-3.2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $ find / -name 'libwx_gtk3u_html-3.2.so*' -ls 2>/dev/null 1048999 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jan 25 12:19 /var/lib/flatpak/app/edu.berkeley.BOINC/x86_64/stable/5fe1aee3e6ac01474678310b04489228765899a38b899b367235650a8cae497e/files/lib/libwx_gtk3u_html-3.2.so -> libwx_gtk3u_html-3.2.so.0 1049002 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Jan 25 12:19 /var/lib/flatpak/app/edu.berkeley.BOINC/x86_64/stable/5fe1aee3e6ac01474678310b04489228765899a38b899b367235650a8cae497e/files/lib/libwx_gtk3u_html-3.2.so.0 -> libwx_gtk3u_html-3.2.so.0.2.1 918364 1024 -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1046736 Jan 25 12:18 /var/lib/flatpak/app/edu.berkeley.BOINC/x86_64/stable/5fe1aee3e6ac01474678310b04489228765899a38b899b367235650a8cae497e/files/lib/libwx_gtk3u_html-3.2.so.0.2.1 dgp@dgp-p6803w:~ $

5) Message boards : Questions and problems : Will there be a viable boinc for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS soon (Message 113441) Posted 25 Jan 2024 by David Pickett Post: The boinc for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS went south a few weeks back, and I have been waiting patiently for an update. I had been running the flatpak install. Both flatpak and apt install version fail, differently. Flatpak fails to link, and apt install gets illegal instruction.

6) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112249) Posted 5 Jul 2023 by David Pickett Post: Update on sidock removed the overdue tasks. I signed onto several new projects through boincmgr since BAM was not hooking me up.

7) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112247) Posted 5 Jul 2023 by David Pickett Post: I have a Moo! Wrapper account project showing in Boinc Manager but in BAM it shows on Add a Project as incorrect password. How does one change the password BAM uses for Moo? I did a password reset on Moo with no problem.

8) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112231) Posted 3 Jul 2023 by David Pickett Post: All my accounts are under BAM and run on 3 boxes, except WCG got hosed up during their transitions and I cannot unscrew it. I am not sure of the name on each!

9) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112213) Posted 30 Jun 2023 by David Pickett Post: WCG: Server error It amazes me that people run a server and never read the logs.

10) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112212) Posted 30 Jun 2023 by David Pickett Post: WCG is in limbo for me, as my WCG account is too much there to add and too much deleted to use, and I cannot seem to find any help.

11) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112204) Posted 30 Jun 2023 by David Pickett Post: Well, BOINC does not send me anything else to run! I lost WCG when they flip flopped, but I solicit from many other projects! My 8 core win 10 laptop (running way hot) and my fast late model intel aio win 11 boxes get lots of use! Asteroids@home Astrophysics 00:00:00 No previous contact 100 Climate Prediction Earth Sciences 448:13:12 No previous contact 100 Cosmology@Home Astrophysics 963:37:32 No previous contact 100 Einstein@Home Astrophysics 600:16:15 No previous contact 100 GPUGRID Biology 00:00:00 No previous contact 100 LHC@Home Physics 00:00:00 No previous contact 100 MilkyWay@home Astrophysics 01:30:45 No previous contact 100 Quake Catcher Network Earth Sciences 00:00:00 Success 0 RNA World Biology 00:00:00 No previous contact 100 Rosetta@Home Biology 00:00:00 No previous contact 100 Universe@Home Astrophysics 1608:45:02 No previous contact 100 yoyo@home Umbrella project 2050:42:59 No previous contact 100 [/img]

12) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112203) Posted 30 Jun 2023 by David Pickett Post: Thx, I guess we will know some time in the next 12 years! The various projects do not add up very fairly on the sum graphs!

13) Message boards : Questions and problems : Taska have estimated remaining over 8 years, deadline in the past -- is something wrong? (Message 112199) Posted 29 Jun 2023 by David Pickett Post: What is wrong here: Application CurieMarieDock 0.2.0 long tasks 2.02 Name corona_RdRp_v2_sidock_00376579_r1_s-20 State Suspended - computer is in use Received Mon 01 May 2023 10:15:55 PM EDT Report deadline Mon 15 May 2023 10:15:54 PM EDT Estimated computation size 500,000 GFLOPs CPU time 19d 21:59:30 CPU time since checkpoint 00:08:30 Elapsed time 34d 17:24:39 Estimated time remaining 4141d 00:20:34 Fraction done 0.832% Virtual memory size 196.20 MB Working set size 189.11 MB Directory slots/0 Process ID 118 Executable cmdock-l_wrapper_2.02_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

14) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Manager not starting on Ubuntu until file deleted (Message 98850) Posted 27 May 2020 by David Pickett Post: Something is a bit off with boincmgr on Ubuntu, as sometimes it will not start. I ran an strace on it and found the right file to delete, but you might fix the code so it can start more reliably. Here is the tail of the strace: 19054 openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/dgp/BOINC Manager-dgp", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0600) = -1 EEXIST (File exists) 19054 stat("/home/dgp/BOINC Manager-dgp", {st_dev=makedev(8, 19), st_ino=262181, st_mode=S_IFREG|0600, st_nlink=1, st_uid=1000, st_gid=1000, st_blksize=4096, st_blocks=8, st_size=5, st_atime=1590069452 /* 2020-05-21T09:57:32.092720457-0400 */, st_atime_nsec=92720457, st_mtime=1588288197 /* 2020-04-30T19:09:57.057893589-0400 */, st_mtime_nsec=57893589, st_ctime=1588288197 /* 2020-04-30T19:09:57.061893668-0400 */, st_ctime_nsec=61893668}) = 0 19054 getuid() = 1000 19054 openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/dgp/BOINC Manager-dgp", O_RDONLY) = 10 19054 read(10, "3705\0", 256) = 5 19054 kill(3705, SIG_0) = 0 19054 close(10) = 0 19054 getpid() = 19054 19054 getpid() = 19054 19054 exit_group(-1) = ? 19056 <... poll resumed> <unfinished ...>) = ? 19055 <... poll resumed> <unfinished ...>) = ? 19056 +++ exited with 255 +++ 19055 +++ exited with 255 +++ 19054 +++ exited with 255 +++

15) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC uses historical disk size not reality (Message 93134) Posted 8 Oct 2019 by David Pickett Post: I also moved the data dir /var/lib/boinc-client to my secondary HD and replaced it with a link and reinstalled boinc, rebooted, and now the GPU is not included and the disk size is OK, so not just moving the dir.

16) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC uses historical disk size not reality (Message 93133) Posted 8 Oct 2019 by David Pickett Post: Oops. I moved .BOINC, not /var/lib/boinc-client (why is boinc data a lib?) Now it is adjusted correctly.

17) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC uses historical disk size not reality (Message 93132) Posted 8 Oct 2019 by David Pickett Post: Since BOINC does not allow moving the disk space after install, I moved it during all tasks suspended and boinc manager exited by copying the directory to a bigger drive and putting a symbolic link in its place to that directory. When I restarted BOINC Manager, the old disk size is still in control. Of course, this is a side effect of not having configuration control of the DISK space and other install parameters as a configuration tool, even if it requires reset of all active projects.

18) Message boards : BOINC client : BOINC uses nvdia gpu not on compatibility list, crashes Ubuntu LINUX intermittently (Message 93131) Posted 8 Oct 2019 by David Pickett Post: I have a HP system p6803w with an NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] (rev a2) GPU. BOINC instal put it to use, but my system crashed intermittently. I am using the NVIDIA drivers, not the open source nouveau alternative. I am on Ubuntu LTS 18.04.3 with all updates. I Activity->suspend GPU and the crashes stopped, but SETI seems to be waiting for the GPU. I guess I have to reinstall to stop offering my GPU, just as I have to reinstall to change my disk usage data! BOINC should have a configuration utility that allows adjustment of all parameters, even if it forces a reset of all projects! BOINC should not allow install of incompatible GPU models.

19) Message boards : BOINC Manager : boincmgr will not start on Ubuntu LINUX when left over file /home//BOINC Manager- (Message 92970) Posted 27 Sep 2019 by David Pickett Post: After a system crash, boincmgr would not start, just dies silently! I strace'd boincmgr and discovered it last viewed this file /home/<ID>/BOINC Manager-<ID>, and once I removed it, it started up fine.

20) Message boards : Questions and problems : Disk space configuration question / suggestion (Message 91879) Posted 18 Jun 2019 by David Pickett Post: I put my LINUX system on a modest size SSD with a big SATA disk as backup. Can I configure boinc to us space on the secondary volume by configuring a head directory?

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