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-madmax- (RFH, Factor 5) Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 23 Credit: 51,386 RAC: 0 |
ok, i defined my default preferences to work which is set to Do work while computer is in use? : no Do work only after computer is idle for : 15 minutes if i start boinc it shows this message SETI@home - 2004-07-09 15:30:11 - Project prefs: using separate prefs for work but runs all the time even if i work and do heavy cpu stuff... i'm pretty sure i had it working once that with those settings the client would supsend asap if i would use my machine... and yes the client is set to "run based on preferences" any ideas ? |
Keck_Komputers Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1575 Credit: 4,152,111 RAC: 1 |
The suspending type preferences seem to be ignored unless they are the defaults and there are no venue preferences. John Keck BOINCing since 2002/12/08 |
-madmax- (RFH, Factor 5) Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 23 Credit: 51,386 RAC: 0 |
Hi John, sorry, i'm not quite sure if i understand you answer... you saying the preferences i can define are not used ??? why would they have them ? or are they not working yet ? rene' |
Darren Send message Joined: 2 Jul 99 Posts: 259 Credit: 280,503 RAC: 0 |
> sorry, i'm not quite sure if i understand you answer... > > you saying the preferences i can define are not used ??? why would they have > them ? or are they not working yet ? It's just a glitch in the way that it's currently working. If you set separate preferences for alternate locations, and set to suspend on use, for some reason it just doesn't work right. If you only use one set of preferences (only the default, with no separate locations specified), then the suspend feature will work. Eventually, it will likely get fixed. It's a known bug. Darren |
JAF Send message Joined: 9 Aug 00 Posts: 289 Credit: 168,721 RAC: 0 |
Okay, I may have this wrong, so someone please correct me ... On a windows system, it seems that the priority that Boinc Seti runs is so low, that running all the time doesn't seem to interfere with other processing. I've run Office Xp Access and Excel, Bryce, winXP updates, Frontpage 2003, PhotoImpact 8, and other software, including games, without seeing a problem. I had the same experience with Seti Classic/with Seti Driver (set at low priority). |
Darren Send message Joined: 2 Jul 99 Posts: 259 Credit: 280,503 RAC: 0 |
> Okay, I may have this wrong, so someone please correct me ... > On a windows system, it seems that the priority that Boinc Seti runs is so > low, that running all the time doesn't seem to interfere with other > processing. I've run Office Xp Access and Excel, Bryce, winXP updates, > Frontpage 2003, PhotoImpact 8, and other software, including games, without > seeing a problem. I had the same experience with Seti Classic/with Seti Driver > (set at low priority). Correct. It runs at the lowest priority level, so it will yield the cpu to anything else that asks for it. Darren |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
> Okay, I may have this wrong, so someone please correct me ... > On a windows system, it seems that the priority that Boinc Seti runs is so > low, that running all the time doesn't seem to interfere with other > processing. I've run Office Xp Access and Excel, Bryce, winXP updates, > Frontpage 2003, PhotoImpact 8, and other software, including games, without > seeing a problem. I had the same experience with Seti Classic/with Seti Driver > (set at low priority). I found one task the S@H1 interfered with, IIS. BOINC does not interfere with it. IIS stupidly sets some of its threads to an extremely low priority instead of waiting on a semaphore or mutex. When they were needed again, S@H was at a higher priority. |
Keck_Komputers Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1575 Credit: 4,152,111 RAC: 1 |
There is one thing that BOINC still interfers with, the windows 3D screensavers. I am starting to think they run as part of the system idle process so there may be no way to use them and any DC project at the same time. John Keck BOINCing since 2002/12/08 |
Heffed Send message Joined: 19 Mar 02 Posts: 1856 Credit: 40,736 RAC: 0 |
> Okay, I may have this wrong, so someone please correct me ... > On a windows system, it seems that the priority that Boinc Seti runs is so > low, that running all the time doesn't seem to interfere with other > processing. I've run Office Xp Access and Excel, Bryce, winXP updates, > Frontpage 2003, PhotoImpact 8, and other software, including games, without > seeing a problem. I had the same experience with Seti Classic/with Seti Driver > (set at low priority). No, this is correct. I've never experienced a slowdown by letting BOINC run constantly. I ran this way through six months of beta. <a> [/url] |
-madmax- (RFH, Factor 5) Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 23 Credit: 51,386 RAC: 0 |
hi JAF, well low doesn't mean nothing... some examples... if i use my dual xeon to compile some heavy stuff (c source code) without boinc running takes about 28 minutes to do a clean build with boinc running set to low of course takes about 36 minutes... doing a render with maya 6 (pretty complex scene) without boinc running takes about 6 1/2 minutes with around 8 1/2 minutes which of course is not what i want.... i rather have boinc watch my tasklist and stop if some heavy duty task starts... rene' |
Leather Wing Send message Joined: 13 Oct 00 Posts: 9 Credit: 365,639 RAC: 0 |
I've also noticed that it seems to ignore my "Leave at least" disk space settings on separate profiles and will only follow the default value as well. I'd like to see this fixed as I'm running one machine with really low disk space and another that needs to keep huge amounts open for video editing, DVD authoring, downloading insane ammounts of crap that won't be deleted for months, etc. (Usually just downloaded crap) LeatherWing |
PyroFox Send message Joined: 5 Apr 03 Posts: 155 Credit: 213,891 RAC: 0 |
> hi JAF, > > well low doesn't mean nothing... > > some examples... > > if i use my dual xeon to compile some heavy stuff (c source code) > > without boinc running takes about 28 minutes to do a clean build > with boinc running set to low of course takes about 36 minutes... > > doing a render with maya 6 (pretty complex scene) > > without boinc running takes about 6 1/2 minutes > with around 8 1/2 minutes > > which of course is not what i want.... > > i rather have boinc watch my tasklist and stop if some heavy duty task > starts... > > rene' > > > |
-madmax- (RFH, Factor 5) Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 23 Credit: 51,386 RAC: 0 |
fox, well, yeah thas possible but if i start installing boinc service in our office this is not a solution.. :-( |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
> fox, > > well, yeah thas possible but if i start installing boinc service in our office > this is not a solution.. > > :-( BOINC is scheduled to become a 3 layer product on the client machines rather than a 2 layer product. Currently either the CLI or the GUI controls the project processes. The schedule has a task where the CLI controls the project processes, and the GUI controls the CLI. The CLI will be able to be setup so that the GUI can control it from a different machine. |
-madmax- (RFH, Factor 5) Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 23 Credit: 51,386 RAC: 0 |
yeah, nice, but i just need the preferences they have to work... :-( |
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