Posts by Mnemonic63

1) Message boards : Questions and problems : CUDA Tasks Keep Crashing My Computer (Message 26125)
Posted 20 Jul 2009 by Mnemonic63
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I am running an Athlon 64 X2 6000+ system with 4GB of memory; a NVIDIA 8400GS video card; and 64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate.

I am tired of my computer restarting because the CUDA tasks keep crashing the video card. I have installed the latest version of BOINC and updated my video driver about every week for months and it still keeps crashing.

Since there is no way to keep CUDA tasks from running on my system I am disabling BOINC for at least 3 months. Maybe I'll give it another try then. I just thought I should let somebody know.

Why don't you add a check box on the preferences page to allow you to disable CUDA tasks, at least until they're debugged better.

Thank you.

2) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC 5.2.12 Problem with Multiple Users on XP Systems (Message 1453)
Posted 2 Dec 2005 by Mnemonic63
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The "Use only when idle" works by detecting keystrokes or mouse movements for the actual input devices connected directly to the box. That is why the second user is not being detected. Unfortunately, what you are seeing is the normal behaviour.


I'm not talking about a network user on the computer. I'm talking about having two users phyically logged in to Windows XP and switching between them. Both myself and my wife use the computer and I created profiles for each of us. When I am logged in BOINC will detect when I am using the computer and suspend. When my wife is logged in BOINC just keeps running.
3) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC 5.2.12 Problem with Multiple Users on XP Systems (Message 1435)
Posted 2 Dec 2005 by Mnemonic63
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How was it installed? Service, single user...


It was installed as a Shared Installation and set to run when the user logged in.
4) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC 5.2.12 Problem with Multiple Users on XP Systems (Message 1423)
Posted 1 Dec 2005 by Mnemonic63
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CONDITIONS:
1. BOINC 5.2.12 set to do work only after computer is idle for 1 minute.
2. Windows XP Home or Pro.
3. Two or more users logged in.

BEHAVIOR:
BOINC does not recognize that the system is busy when the second user is on the computer. It only recognizes that the computer is being used by the first user. This causes the CPU usage to always be 100% when the second user is logged in.

Is this a bug or is something just configured wrong on my sytem? I've noticed this behavior on two systems.



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