According to the front page, we're supposed to be on version 4 as of yesterday (26August). No instructions are supplied on how to make that change.

And the download page only has version 3.20. HTF can we possibly switch? They're now running version 4; aren't we supposed to run it, too?

There is a mention of "bogus WUs" on the front page, and what to do if we have them. But there's NO indication given of how to recognize a bogus WU.

So, is anyone in charge of this circus?

Alright! A "news" entry that addresses some of these things:

> We are currently experiencing a hardware issue with our scheduling server,
> we expect this issues resolved within the hour. The upgrade to 4.x will
> start around 11am PDT and will take roughly an hour. Anybody who has any
> remaining results to report should get them in before the upgrade, ...

Hmm. This was posted sometime between 10am and 10:35am PDT. So we have "around" 25 minutes to "get them in before the upgrade", but the scheduling servers are STILL down at 10:35am PDT so we cannot "get them in".

Question: HTF are we supposed to "get them in before the upgrade" when the servers are down? Perhaps an hour or two delay between the time the hardware issue is fixed and the time the upgrade starts would be in order? Otherwise, just tell everyone to pitch the garbage work that's currently on our machines.

> Sorry, Boinc folks, but most people here
> don't have time to wade through hundreds of posts scattered in a half-dozen
> forums to find buried tidbits of info on the project status.

And I'll bet the "Boinc folks" won't/don't wade through these posts to see that message, either.

And where the heck is the version 4 client?? SETI/BOINC has at least two links to their download page but that page has only version 3.20.

One additional point: the servers have been down continuously since about 12:30am PDT (just after midnight) based on the complete lack of successful contact in my "Messages" list. Since just before that time, every contact attempt from my system has been "No schedulers responded" or a failure of an upload or a download. (Yes, I understand the download failures are the Bogus WUs and can't possibly succeed.)

>
> Question: HTF are we supposed to "get them in before the upgrade" when the
> servers are down? Perhaps an hour or two delay between the time the hardware
> issue is fixed and the time the upgrade starts would be in order? Otherwise,
> just tell everyone to pitch the garbage work that's currently on our
> machines.
>
Good question! Maybe they oughta postpone the upgrade and not make any more WUs available. And upgrading on a Friday is NEVER a good idea!

> > And I'll bet the "Boinc folks" won't/don't wade through these posts to
> see
> > that message, either.
>
> Yeah, I know. But even my patience has worn thin over the last couple weeks
> and I needed to vent a bit...

Me, too. The line you quoted was meant to have a <grin> after it, but I goofed.

Oppps I just looked over the front page and no where does it say to upgrade to 4.05 it states to plan to, and the server is going to be, you guys need to learn to read better.......

August 27, 2004
Well the last set of hardware issues have been resolved. Due to the time of day and other factors the upgrade will be delayed until at least tomorrow morning. We'll post the revised schedule as soon as plans have been firmed up.

August 27, 2004
We are currently experiencing a hardware issue with our scheduling server, we expect this issues resolved within the hour. The upgrade to 4.x will start around 11am PDT and will take roughly an hour. Anybody who has any remaining results to report should get them in before the upgrade, after the upgrade you'll need the 4.x clients to report new results, and upgrading to the 4.x client will reset the project on your machine. Roughly 100,000 results are queued up and ready to be sent out after the upgrade, plus the three splitters will be up and running producing work as quickly as possible.

August 26, 2004
We fixed the bogus URL bug and all servers are back up. If your cache is empty of all valid workunits and you have any of the bogus workunits, then reset the project.

August 26, 2004
We have brought down the splitters, transitioners, and scheduler until a bug in the splitter can be resolved which was causing a bogus URL to be posted for the work-unit.

August 25, 2004
A trio of splitters are now up and producing new work.
We plan to release major version 4 of BOINC and SETI@Home tomorrow.

A clarification about last week's fallback to an earlier DB state: all work that was uploaded during the period of August 13th to 18th was lost and so cannot be credited. As well, all work that was generated and downloaded during that period was lost to the DB and so cannot be credited. This work is being regenerated and redistributed.

This 'SPACE' Rented.
The anonymity of the Internet, brings
forth, yet another EXPERT.

M7

Yes, you must upgrade to 4.x client when and only when it is on the SetiBoinc Download page.

No other official binary exist.

The only official Boinc site is Berkeley develop site, where you can download the source code and compile yourself (but on Windows only for now require to buy MSVC):
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/

But for binary you need to wait that every project compile and test in conjunction with his crunch part and put on his download page.