Posts by Starbuck

1) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC 5.4.9 is released (Message 4329)
Posted 13 May 2006 by Starbuck
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I stopped new work just to ensure there is less going on, just in case. Then exited 5.2.13, then just installed 5.4.9 on top of it. Not a single problem. Restarted all projects and everything seems to be going well. Thanks for the reassurance.

I still hope to see something like this in the release notes of upcoming releases:

"There is no need to uninstall your current version of BOINC. Simply exit execution of the current version, make sure it's not running, then install the new release Over the current release. System restart should not be required, BOINC can be restarted immediately. (Restart only if prompted)"

Thanks!
2) Message boards : BOINC Manager : BOINC 5.4.9 is released (Message 4315)
Posted 13 May 2006 by Starbuck
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I see others are having problems with exactly the reason why I came here in the first place. I'm running 5.2.13 and there is no information anywhere about how to upgrade.
Is the recommended procedure to uninstall then install? Do we lose config data or work in process?
Install on top of existing release after clean termination? What happens to current config data and work items?
I've set my manager to not get any more work, just in case there is loss during transition. Then based on what we find here I'll take the recommended action.

On the download page, in addition to links to the downloads themselves, please always provide a few words about how we should go about upgrading.

Looking forward to good things. Thanks!
3) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Trying to understand Statistics (Message 3221)
Posted 24 Feb 2006 by Starbuck
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Manager=v5.2.13, just installed BOINC a few days ago.
I processed over 600 units for SETI before suspending work on the project. My user average and total for SETI still shows as increasing. The Days does show -6,-5,-4, then nothing to the end, but it's not flatlining, it's still shows increasing per day. For Predictor, in 4 days I achieved a user total of about 350 units, then in the last day it shows a marked decrease in the user total, even though Predictor is process LOTS of transactions. The user average is leveling off reasonably at about 50 (proving the total should be increasing). I'm not sure I understand what the stats are for WCG, it was flatlined for a couple days and then jumped to about 8/day. Maybe they were down?

I'm reporting these issues to better understand them and maybe to point out manager issues as well. Please feel free to point me to RTFM if required.

Thanks!
4) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Clean up old work on suspended project (Message 3220)
Posted 24 Feb 2006 by Starbuck
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Manager=v5.2.13: I suspended SETI from getting new work but then it doesn't finish processing the one unit it has in the queue. I did not suspend work on that unit. The messages log says "not requesting new work or reporting results". How do I get it to finish and report that one unit without getting a new one? Is this a bug or would it be an enhancement to have a checkbox that asks whether existing work units should be finished prior to suspension?

Thanks!



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