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boinc client, port 1043, and alternate port
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hbamford Send message Joined: 15 Mar 03 Posts: 5 Credit: 18,503,378 RAC: 125 |
Greetings, I also have been having the problem with connecting to the boinc client problem. I did the poking around suggested in other messages and discovered that there is indeed another program starting up, CLI.exe, that uses this port. I cannot get rid of it as it is part of the ATI graphics board stuff. No point in a fancy screen saver if there is no screen! However, when I start the boinc client from a DOS box by hand, I get the complaint about 1043 and using the alternate port. And then I can start boincmgr.exe and everything works. So. What is different about the way boincmgr starts boinc that means I have to do this by hand? Is the boinc manager use an undocumented option to FORCE 1043 when it (apparently) is not necessary? For now, I just manually start boinc -redirectio, kill the window (which leaves boinc.exe running) and then start boincmgr.exe and every runs OK. Just a pain. Any (polite) suggestions? :-) |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
CLI.exe, the Command Center for the ATI cards... well. I am using one, I can reboot, I don't have any trouble with either CLI or Boinc. Might be because I am using the newer .NET software. The 2.0RC version. Keep it pouring in, let's see if this is part of the problem. And thanks for the first part. :) |
1mp0£173 Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0 |
However, when I start the boinc client from a DOS box by hand, I get the complaint about 1043 and using the alternate port. And then I can start boincmgr.exe and everything works. When you aren't starting it by hand, how should it be starting? As a service? In the start-up group? Does CLI.EXE also start as a service? In your start-up group? |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Does CLI.EXE also start as a service? In your start-up group? Funny... neither. I just checked it. It starts up twice, both as the same thing: CLI.exe as ATICCC is the Command Line Interface application.
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1mp0£173 Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0 |
Does CLI.EXE also start as a service? In your start-up group? My question (to hbamford) is about the order in which programs start and bind to various sockets. As a general rule, I try to keep things out of the tray. I've got an ATI card, but I'm not running ATICCC or CLI.EXE. Clearly, if CLI.EXE gets started first, and BOINC later tries to bind port 1043, it moves to the traditional 31416. I don't know what CLI.EXE does if port 1043 is in use when it starts. ... and that may be different if you're running a newer version. |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
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hbamford Send message Joined: 15 Mar 03 Posts: 5 Credit: 18,503,378 RAC: 125 |
Use Autoruns. It certainly tells me a lot! Wow! Good tip! OK, more details. Up until a few days ago, I didn't have this problem. Something got updated or installed or whatever and the problem appeared. It would seem that the order of execution changed. I have been seeing 2 instances of CLI.exe for years so that isn't new. As to why some ATI users don't have these calls, perhaps it is related to the builtin TV tuner and associated stuff. I dunno. I do not know enough about this stuff to force a re-order of execution and even if I did, it apparently can get re-ordered as the result of otherwise benign actions. Anybody have tips on that? Anyway, it doesn't answer the original question of how does my manual invocation of boinc.exe differ from the automatic invocation by boincmgr.exe? And is there something that can be done to boincmgr.exe to "fix" this? Thanks for all your help! -- Harold |
hbamford Send message Joined: 15 Mar 03 Posts: 5 Credit: 18,503,378 RAC: 125 |
However, when I start the boinc client from a DOS box by hand, I get the complaint about 1043 and using the alternate port. And then I can start boincmgr.exe and everything works. I originally selected (during installation) the recommended option of running only for my login. I tried again by selecting for when anybody logs in. I didn't not want to run as a service because I like the screensaver. So -- I'm easily amused... |
Doris and Jens Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 362 Credit: 3,539,386 RAC: 13 |
I originally selected (during installation) the recommended option of running only for my login. I tried again by selecting for when anybody logs in. I didn't not want to run as a service because I like the screensaver. So -- I'm easily amused... When BOINC Manger should start the BOINC client (boinc.exe) -as in single or share mode - it has a problem when other applications use the for BOINC reserved port. Then it failes. This is not a issue when the BOINC client (boinc.exe) starts before BOINC Manager , as in service mode. If you can not stop the other program to use the BOINC port, then service mode is the only real work around at the moment. Possible you may want to start boinc.exe in a DOS window and then start BOICN Manager. This must work too. I hope the developers will fix this issue soon, but I don't know how long this will need. There is a possibility to see the screen saver in servcie mode too. It is not really the secure solution but if some one may accept the risk ... I personl use the screen saver in service mode on some of my hosts. You only need to change the service after the install in the way that it is starting with system account and not with the user named in the installation. The service must be restarted then. Greetings from Bremen/Germany Jens Seidler (TheBigJens) |
hbamford Send message Joined: 15 Mar 03 Posts: 5 Credit: 18,503,378 RAC: 125 |
When BOINC Manger should start the BOINC client (boinc.exe) -as in single or share mode - it has a problem when other applications use the for BOINC reserved port. Then it failes. This is not a issue when the BOINC client (boinc.exe) starts before BOINC Manager , as in service mode. As I don't have to restart my machine that often (NOW I've said it...) I'll just start boinc and then boincmgr by hand. If I could figure out which of the many places programs can be started happened in which order, I might put boinc in one and boincmgr in another. Or not. Thanks for your help. |
Shaitan Send message Joined: 29 Nov 05 Posts: 2 Credit: 17,032 RAC: 0 |
Hi, I had the same problem as you and I've also using ATI card. But I found a cure for this problem. I've started to use Omega ATI driver (www.omegadrivers.net) and Boinc is working fine with it. You should give a try. have a nice day, Shaitan Use Autoruns. |
hbamford Send message Joined: 15 Mar 03 Posts: 5 Credit: 18,503,378 RAC: 125 |
I had the same problem as you and I've also using ATI card. What are omega drivers and why wouldn't I want to use the ATI drivers? Also, I know that everytime I update the ATI drivers, I wind up spending several days getting things fully operational again. Thus, I am reluctant to touch them! |
Shaitan Send message Joined: 29 Nov 05 Posts: 2 Credit: 17,032 RAC: 0 |
Omega drivers are a little different from the original catalyst drivers but they are based on it. Every time an ATI catalyst driver came out soon there is an Omega driver based on the same catalyst version. But for Omega driver there is no need for .NET and probably they are using different port because BOINC is working perfectly with it. I had the same problem as you and I've also using ATI card. |
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