Posts by ChertseyAl

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41) Message boards : Questions and problems : Slowest/Oldest BOINC Machine? Message 53429 Posted 30 Mar 2014 by ChertseyAl	My slowest/oldest desktop is a non-HT 1.8GHz P4 running Ubuntu 8.04. Built and rebuilt many times from bits. Only really there for trying out linux-only projects rather than serious number crunching. If there's no new projects to try I just leave it running Asteroids or Primaboinca as at least it scrapes a modest amount of credit on those :) Oh, got a fairly recent dual-core (or is it HT?) netbook thingy running XP that's too small and slow too use for anything useful so that gets used to try out new projects but otherwise just crunches Primaboinca and still gets a dismal amount of work done. Cheers, Al.
42) Message boards : The Lounge : Windows XP dedicated machines Message 53411 Posted 29 Mar 2014 by ChertseyAl	I run all of my machines (mostly XP) without any sort of protection at all, other than being behind the SPI firewall in the router. Never had any sort of virus on any of them. The only machine that gets infected around here is the one operated by an idiot user (the wife, bless her!). I just image that regularly and restore it if needs be. Never, ever, had any infection on any of my headless BOINC farm (more of a flowerpot than a farm to be fair). Cheers, Al.
43) Message boards : The Lounge : Absentee project admins Message 53206 Posted 17 Mar 2014 by ChertseyAl	What is it with project admins? Why do they never check their message boards? The recent torrent of spam has rendered a couple of projects boards unusable. Some project's 'report post' facility doesn't work, other projects it's clearly being ignored. Perhaps these are just zombie projects - The admins are slumped, lifeless, over flickering CRT monitors, festooned in cobwebs, while rats chew at their decaying flesh. Meanwhile the work generators churn out tasks for hungry crunchers who blissfully believe that their work is useful and valued ... Admins: Sort. it. Out. Cheers, Al.
44) Message boards : Projects : Chess@Home Message 53205 Posted 17 Mar 2014 by ChertseyAl	It finished. There might be work in the future, but even the admin doesn't know. Just ignore it :) Cheers, Al.
45) Message boards : News : New BOINC installer includes VirtualBox Message 52695 Posted 21 Feb 2014 by ChertseyAl	Linux runs Boinc 20-30% faster than under Windows. But BOINC itself does very little, the time saving would be negligable. It's the science apps themselves that need performance improvements. Cheers, Al.
46) Message boards : Projects : Synchronised Message 52468 Posted 9 Feb 2014 by ChertseyAl	A good and stable project, then. Lasted longer than some though :) Cheers, Al.
47) Message boards : Questions and problems : NSA-Free projects ? Message 52018 Posted 18 Jan 2014 by ChertseyAl	I would worry more about your operating and ISP ;) Cheers, Al.
48) Message boards : Questions and problems : BOINC in the browser? Message 51810 Posted 24 Dec 2013 by ChertseyAl	Letting users contribute via leaving open a web page? The original Skynet project worked like this. The web page loaded a Java application which crunched in the background. There was nothing to download, and you didn't even need to sign up if you didn't mind crunching anonymously. Cheers, Al.
49) Message boards : Questions and problems : I'm confused by the scheduling order. Message 51483 Posted 23 Nov 2013 by ChertseyAl	If you pause a single WU in the list, you will likely find a few surprises. Better -- don't. That will make BOINC to ignore that unit at all. Technically speeking -- it would be out of buffer. Then BOINC might request more. No, completely wrong. BOINC doesn't work like that at all. Cheers, Al.
50) Message boards : Projects : What happened to Physics@Home? Message 50752 Posted 2 Oct 2013 by ChertseyAl	The new URL is OK for me, and I'm crunching some WUs from there right now. Looks like they just ran dry though. Cheers, Al.
51) Message boards : BOINC client : BOINC has become a total mess Message 50275 Posted 21 Aug 2013 by ChertseyAl	You need to install version 5.10.45 then. It's the last version that wasn't blighted by the work fetch and scheduler problems. For CPU projects it works as it should, but I doubt it does much good with GPU or VM projects. Gives me plenty of projects to choose from, I never run dry of work, projects get a fair share rather than being blocked by others for obtuse reasons. I have to run 6.x.x for QCN and Radioactive one one machine though :( Cheers, Al.
52) Message boards : Questions and problems : Free Hal project - Completed Job still on Queue - will it just sit there forever? Message 49749 Posted 29 Jun 2013 by ChertseyAl	Just select the project in the projects tab and click "Reset project". If that doesn't work, click on "Detach". Cheers, Al.
53) Message boards : Questions and problems : Computer safety Message 49682 Posted 22 Jun 2013 by ChertseyAl	For safety sake I have even taped off all the cameras should any of the programs be bugged to take photos without my knowledge. I think you need psychiatric help. I do apologise if you a just a troll and not mentally ill BTW, it's so difficult to tell those two apart. ;) Cheers, Al.
54) Message boards : Questions and problems : What can I do with my Credits? What is thier purpose? Message 49318 Posted 25 May 2013 by ChertseyAl	I use mine to buy cigarettes. Kinda stupid really, as I don't smoke. ;) Cheers, Al.
55) Message boards : Projects : Any News from EDGI Demo Project ? Message 49317 Posted 25 May 2013 by ChertseyAl	The project is certainly still alive, I get work from it every day. Not much on some days, maybe only 1 or 2 WUs. They seem to be trying a new app today that runs for a few minutes instead of a fraction of a second. I have contacted the admins in the past, but never received a reply. Cheers, Al.
56) Message boards : Projects : BigData@Home Message 49080 Posted 11 May 2013 by ChertseyAl	I would be wary of this one. The tasks are not NCI (which I was expecting), they run in panic mode, there was a huge lump of bandwidth used up, and one of the apps keeps popping up CAPTCHAs, presumably as it's trawling sites that use them. Also it downloads it's entire run-time environment, so your network will get clogged up with endless JRE downloads (only does it once per machine though). Some tasks completed, one I had to abort. No credit for any of them, not that it matters. I'm out until the message boards are up. Cheers, Al.
57) Message boards : Questions and problems : Information about Bonic Tasks Message 48699 Posted 19 Apr 2013 by ChertseyAl	You could take a look here: http://wuprop.boinc-af.org/results/duree.py?tri=projet&sort=asc Cheers, Al. p.s. It's BOINC. B-O-I-N-C. BOINC BOINC BOINC :)
58) Message boards : Questions and problems : Ominous Boinc connection? Message 48539 Posted 4 Apr 2013 by ChertseyAl	Hmmm. I had to stop using OpenDNS a while ago when I was seeing some very strange connections. Didn't bother to raise it with them - You get what you pay for and I was using the free service :) Switched to Google DNS and not had any oddities since. Cheers, Al.
59) Message boards : Projects : Unable to upload finished WUs for Freehal Message 48481 Posted 2 Apr 2013 by ChertseyAl	For me it mostly broken again. Only getting a few WUs across the farm, and upload problems again :( Cheers, Al.
60) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Boinc not showing all tasks Message 48425 Posted 31 Mar 2013 by ChertseyAl	Only the task that have been active are shown. I can't see how many are in the buffer. Press the 'Show all tasks' Button then. Claggy Be nice if the default was to show all tasks. Saves the same question keep coming up. Besides, does anyone only show active tasks 24/7 or just occasionally to clear the clutter and see what's running? Cheers, Al.

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