I have a couple variations of errors showing up in my stderrdae file. All of these machines are running Ubuntu or Xubuntu Gutsy(64b). All except 1 are using v5.10.28 of boinc. Again, on all except 1, I had used the Debian package to install v5.10.8 and then copied the .28 executables over the top of the .8 versions. All have been running well for some time. I suspect the errors have been there since day 1. I'm just now getting around to asking about them.

system1 - the one with straight packaged installed v5.10.8 generates these messages at each startup:

UNRECOGNIZED: suspend_if_no_recent_input
UNRECOGNIZED: max_ncpus_pct

This machine's /var/lib/boinc-client/global_prefs.xml file has the same two lines shown for system1.in it:

<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<max_ncpus_pct>100</max_ncpus_pct>

system2 - one of the v5.10.28 machines. I get's the .28 versions of the same messages:

Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: max_ncpus_pct
Skipping: 100
Skipping: /max_ncpus_pct

This machine's /var/lib/boinc-client/global_prefs.xml file has the same two lines as shown above for system1.

For now I'm assuming the above two errors are because of options not supported till after v5.10.28??



system3 - another of the v5.10.28 machines. This one just happens to be the sole Ubuntu (vs Xubuntu) machine.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated on this one.

The global_prefs file from this machine:

<global_preferences>
  <ram_max_used_idle_pct>95</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
  <mod_time>1203486196</mod_time>
  <work_buf_min_days>0</work_buf_min_days>
  <cpu_usage_limit>100</cpu_usage_limit>
  <disk_min_free_gb>0.5</disk_min_free_gb>
  <source_scheduler>http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_cgi/cgi</source_scheduler>
  <disk_interval>181</disk_interval>
  <leave_apps_in_memory></leave_apps_in_memory>
  <max_bytes_sec_up>0</max_bytes_sec_up>
  <max_bytes_sec_down>0</max_bytes_sec_down>
  <ram_max_used_busy_pct>85</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
  <idle_time_to_run>2</idle_time_to_run>
  <max_cpus>4</max_cpus>
  <source_project>http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/</source_project>
  <disk_max_used_pct>95</disk_max_used_pct>
  <work_buf_additional_days>0.5</work_buf_additional_days>
  <cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>121</cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>
  <disk_max_used_gb>25</disk_max_used_gb>
  <suspend_if_no_recent_input>0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
  <max_ncpus_pct>100</max_ncpus_pct>
  <vm_max_used_pct>85</vm_max_used_pct>
</global_preferences>

The file global_prefs_override.xml is as installed:

<!--
This configuration file global_prefs_override.xml for the BOINC core client
can be used to override global preferences locally. For a complete list of
all preferences which can be overridden see:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/PrefsOverride
-->
<global_preferences>
</global_preferences>

I stopped the daemon, deleted the stderrdae and stdoutdae files and restarted.

Here are those two files:

Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: leave_apps_in_memory
Skipping: max_bytes_sec_up
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: max_bytes_sec_up
Skipping: 0
Skipping: /max_bytes_sec_up
Skipping: max_bytes_sec_down
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: max_bytes_sec_down
Skipping: 0
Skipping: /max_bytes_sec_down
Skipping: ram_max_used_busy_pct
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: ram_max_used_busy_pct
Skipping: 85
Skipping: /ram_max_used_busy_pct
Skipping: idle_time_to_run
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: idle_time_to_run
Skipping: 2
Skipping: /idle_time_to_run
Skipping: max_cpus
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: max_cpus
Skipping: 4
Skipping: /max_cpus
Skipping: source_project
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: source_project
Skipping: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/
Skipping: /source_project
Skipping: disk_max_used_pct
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: disk_max_used_pct
Skipping: 95
Skipping: /disk_max_used_pct
Skipping: work_buf_additional_days
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: work_buf_additional_days
Skipping: 0.5
Skipping: /work_buf_additional_days
Skipping: cpu_scheduling_period_minutes
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: cpu_scheduling_period_minutes
Skipping: 121
Skipping: /cpu_scheduling_period_minutes
Skipping: disk_max_used_gb
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: disk_max_used_gb
Skipping: 25
Skipping: /disk_max_used_gb
Skipping: suspend_if_no_recent_input
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: suspend_if_no_recent_input
Skipping: 0
Skipping: /suspend_if_no_recent_input
Skipping: max_ncpus_pct
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: max_ncpus_pct
Skipping: 100
Skipping: /max_ncpus_pct
Skipping: vm_max_used_pct
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: vm_max_used_pct
Skipping: 85
Skipping: /vm_max_used_pct
Skipping: /global_preferences
Unrecognized XML in GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override: /global_preferences

05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Libraries: libcurl/7.17.1 OpenSSL/0.9.8g zlib/1.2.3.3
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Data directory: /var/lib/boinc-client
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ [Family 15 Model 43 Stepping 1]
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] OS: Linux: 2.6.22-14-generic
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Memory: 941.16 MB physical, 980.49 MB virtual
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Disk: 18.35 GB total, 14.52 GB free
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Local time is UTC -6 hours
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [QMC@HOME] URL: http://qah.uni-muenster.de/; Computer ID: 95148; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [World Community Grid] URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/; Computer ID: 511792; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [rosetta@home] URL: http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID: 751647; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [boincsimap] URL: http://boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de/boincsimap/; Computer ID: 104800; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [climateprediction.net] URL: http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID: 839087; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [Poem@Home] URL: http://boinc.fzk.de/poem/; Computer ID: 7342; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [lhcathome] URL: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/; Computer ID: 9668777; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [Spinhenge@home] URL: http://spin.fh-bielefeld.de/; Computer ID: 102872; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [Riesel Sieve Project] URL: http://boinc.rieselsieve.com/; Computer ID: 37482; location: home; project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [malariacontrol.net beta] URL: http://www.malariacontrol.net/; Computer ID: 85489; location: (none); project prefs: default
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Reading preferences override file
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when active to 470.58MB
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 894.10MB
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [---] Preferences limit disk usage to 9.18GB
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [QMC@HOME] Restarting task three_366_peptidexp-4L.8350_0 using Amolqc-preRC1exp version 501
05-Mar-2008 20:17:00 [World Community Grid] Restarting task X0000042660440200412081924_0 using hcc1 version 519

UPDATE: Just noticed my v5.10.30 WinXP machine is getting same errors as system1 and system2 also.

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- da shu @ HeliOS,
"A child's exposure to technology should never be predicated on an ability to afford it."

[quote]system3 - another of the v5.10.28 machines. This one just happens to be the sole Ubuntu (vs Xubuntu) machine.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated on this one.

The global_prefs file from this machine:

<global_preferences>
  <ram_max_used_idle_pct>95</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
  <mod_time>1203486196</mod_time>
  <work_buf_min_days>0</work_buf_min_days>
  <cpu_usage_limit>100</cpu_usage_limit>
  <disk_min_free_gb>0.5</disk_min_free_gb>
  <source_scheduler>http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_cgi/cgi</source_scheduler>
  <disk_interval>181</disk_interval>
  <leave_apps_in_memory></leave_apps_in_memory>
  <max_bytes_sec_up>0</max_bytes_sec_up>
  <max_bytes_sec_down>0</max_bytes_sec_down>
  <ram_max_used_busy_pct>85</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
  <idle_time_to_run>2</idle_time_to_run>
  <max_cpus>4</max_cpus>
  <source_project>http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/</source_project>
  <disk_max_used_pct>95</disk_max_used_pct>
  <work_buf_additional_days>0.5</work_buf_additional_days>
  <cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>121</cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>
  <disk_max_used_gb>25</disk_max_used_gb>
  <suspend_if_no_recent_input>0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
  <max_ncpus_pct>100</max_ncpus_pct>
  <vm_max_used_pct>85</vm_max_used_pct>
</global_preferences>

I copied the global_prefs.xml file off of my v5.10.30 windows machine and it resolved all the errors except the "max_ncpus_pct".

Dunno what happened to the one it had.

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- da shu @ HeliOS,
"A child's exposure to technology should never be predicated on an ability to afford it."