Posts by vossron

1) Message boards : BOINC client : "Suspend GPU computing when computer is in use" ignored (Message 112928) Posted 14 Oct 2023 by vossron Post: It could be one of the Sonoma breakages.
2) Message boards : BOINC client : "Suspend GPU computing when computer is in use" ignored (Message 112926) Posted 14 Oct 2023 by vossron Post: Mac BOINC 7.24.1 (running PrimeGrid on AMD Radeon Pro 5300 4 GB) is not respecting "Suspend GPU computing when computer is in use" being checked. "Suspend when computer is in use" is respected. Is this a known bug?
3) Message boards : Questions and problems : 7.14.2 does not suspend running tasks when CPU usage limit is lowered (Message 89362) Posted 27 Dec 2018 by vossron Post: Dropping back to 7.10.3 fixes the "Suspend when non-BOINC CPU usage" bug in 7.14.2 on MacOS 10.13.6. I haven't tried intermediate versions.
4) Message boards : Questions and problems : 7.14.2 does not suspend running tasks when CPU usage limit is lowered (Message 88794) Posted 9 Nov 2018 by vossron Post: Thanks, Richard, that explains the confusion I read about the subject. Then again, "permission" is exactly what "BOINC may switch between them this often" means.
5) Message boards : Questions and problems : 7.14.2 does not suspend running tasks when CPU usage limit is lowered (Message 88792) Posted 9 Nov 2018 by vossron Post: As far as I can tell, and from what I've read in various BOINC project fora, BOINC sometimes (always?) ignores "Switch between tasks every N minutes" and makes its own decisions based on many things, eg, deadline, project, CPU speed, etc. Mine is currently running SETI due in 2019, and I can't seem to make it switch to Rosetta due in a few days, no matter how many minutes I enter for the switch. I do trust that it will get Rosetta done in time. But I wonder: Is there some other setting I've made that prevents project/task switching? Do you readers have any hints? Thanks.
6) Message boards : Questions and problems : 7.14.2 does not suspend running tasks when CPU usage limit is lowered (Message 88784) Posted 8 Nov 2018 by vossron Post: Reverting to 7.12.0 (MacOS 10.13.6) fixes "Suspend when non-BOINC..." but not "Switch between tasks..." Adding <checkpoint_debug> to 7.12.0 shows (30s checkpoint, 1m switch): Wed Nov 7 16:02:34 2018 \| \| Re-reading cc_config.xml Wed Nov 7 16:02:34 2018 \| \| log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task, checkpoint_debug Wed Nov 7 16:03:08 2018 \| Einstein@Home \| [checkpoint] result h1_0109.60_O1C02Cl2In0__O1OD1_109.70Hz_19_1 checkpointed Wed Nov 7 16:03:32 2018 \| Einstein@Home \| [checkpoint] result h1_0109.60_O1C02Cl2In0__O1OD1_109.70Hz_20_1 checkpointed Wed Nov 7 16:03:39 2018 \| Einstein@Home \| [checkpoint] result h1_0109.60_O1C02Cl2In0__O1OD1_109.70Hz_19_1 checkpointed Wed Nov 7 16:04:09 2018 \| Einstein@Home \| [checkpoint] result h1_0109.60_O1C02Cl2In0__O1OD1_109.70Hz_19_1 checkpointed Wed Nov 7 16:04:34 2018 \| Einstein@Home \| [checkpoint] result h1_0109.60_O1C02Cl2In0__O1OD1_109.70Hz_20_1 checkpointed Wed Nov 7 16:04:39 2018 \| Einstein@Home \| [checkpoint] result h1_0109.60_O1C02Cl2In0__O1OD1_109.70Hz_19_1 checkpointed Wed Nov 7 16:05:12 2018 \| Einstein@Home \| [checkpoint] result h1_0109.60_O1C02Cl2In0__O1OD1_109.70Hz_19_1 checkpointed but I don't get task switches (to Rosetta, Milkyway, SETI) which are "Waiting to run" Is there more debugging to turn on to see why tasks aren't switched?
7) Message boards : Questions and problems : 7.14.2 does not suspend running tasks when CPU usage limit is lowered (Message 88782) Posted 7 Nov 2018 by vossron Post: 7.14.2 is also not honoring my "Switch between tasks every 10 minutes"
8) Message boards : Questions and problems : BOINC 7.14.2 on MacOS 10.13.6 doesn't respond to non-BOINC CPU limit (Message 88722) Posted 2 Nov 2018 by vossron Post: When I set a low limit (like 1%) I can't get BOINC to suspend itself. "Activity/Suspend" works, but "Activity/Run based on preferences" doesn't. This used to work. Anyone else seen this? Running SETI, Rosetta, Milkyway, Einstein, climate prediction (not active). Thanks.
9) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Wishlist for Mac (Message 45294) Posted 15 Aug 2012 by vossron Post: When running four MacBook Air CPUs at 25% time (to keep them all cool and the fan off), they tend to run simultaneously, such that, e.g., every four seconds they all take one second from other processes, then are quiet for three seconds. Can you make them run round robin instead, spreading out the load over the four seconds?
10) Message boards : Questions and problems : Dropping out of BOINC due to Mac Leopard 10.5 scheduling change (Message 20595) Posted 30 Sep 2008 by vossron Post: I have been slowly upgrading my various work and home Macs to Leopard 10.5. At each upgrade I remove BOINC due to the change Apple made to the scheduler in Leopard: -nice is now ignored. This makes CPUs run hot, with the fans on, and takes significant time from foreground apps. Prior to this current credit meltdown the world was more peaceful, with BOINC and FAH apps using truly spare cycles in the background, keeping cool and unobtrusive. I filed a bug with Apple, but they said this change was intended. Can the BOINC and FAH researchers put pressure on Apple to revert this change? I think there are others who have removed these formerly green apps from their Macs. Thanks!

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