Posts by Zeta Syanthis

1) Message boards : BOINC client : Endless reboots (Message 20996)
Posted 26 Oct 2008 by Zeta Syanthis
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I deleted the link in the startup folder as well as deleting the boinctray entry via msconfig with no positive results. Unfortunately, I don't know if it was set to run as a service or not, as this was an upgrade from a 5.* install.

I managed to kill it by getting boinc manager to start before the client and killing the connected client. (At least I think that's how I got it to die...) I uninstalled boinc immediately after that to prevent this cycle from continuing again, but I'd really like to run it on that system if I can, as it cranks through WUs pretty solidly.

The system is filtered and is regularly cleaned of dust, so that's not the issue. As for the driver, it's the latest catalyst driver by AMD, which I need to have to run my graphics card, so removing it isn't an option. I heard some rumblings about new CUDA compatibility, which my graphics card (being an ATI card) doesn't support. Could this be a problem from one of my projects (Spinhenge, Einstein, LHC) trying to do something with CUDA and killing things?


Thanks,
Zeta
2) Message boards : BOINC client : Endless reboots (Message 20994)
Posted 26 Oct 2008 by Zeta Syanthis
Post:
I recently installed the 6.2.19 client under 64-bit windows xp and ended up in an endless reboot cycle... Luckily I managed to trigger a large amount of lag at one of the startups to give me a chance to shut down the connected client (removing entries from startup and msconfig did not help), else I'd have a non-functional computer.

Unfortunately, I haven't found many clues as to why yet, but I'm posting my system specs below in the hope they help sort this problem out. The only thing that I can possibly point at would be the graphics driver, as it seemed slightly unstable at startup after reboot (in the 60-ish seconds before it'd reboot again). As a sidenote, Boinc 5.* had no issue with this machine.

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5 Ghz
4GB DDR2 RAM
Radeon 4850
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard
Onboard Gigabit/Sound
3x 1TB
1x 750GB
1x 300GB (system drive)

Thanks for the help,
Zeta



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