just instl. Windows 7 64-bit and World Community grid, but it will only run 2 tasks on my AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor.
Under prefs. my settings is set to 100% of using multi processors

this is from the log:

26-09-2009 16:08:43||Starting BOINC client version 6.2.28 for windows_intelx86

26-09-2009 16:08:44||Processor: 4 AuthenticAMD AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor [AMD64 Family 16 Model 4 Stepping 2]

26-09-2009 16:08:44||OS: Microsoft : x64 Editon, (06.01.7100.00)

26-09-2009 16:12:46||Benchmark results:

26-09-2009 16:12:46|| Number of CPUs: 2

26-09-2009 16:12:46|| 3056 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU

26-09-2009 16:12:46|| 6503 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU


Any ideas for what is wrong here?

what prefs - local or online?

I surpose local. In the program under messages

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I surpose local. In the program under messages

?????

I would have expected under Advanced>Preferences... (advanced view) or under Preferences to the right of Messages (simple view) :-)

Gruß,
Gundolf

26-09-2009 16:12:46|| Number of CPUs: 2

It's only detecting 2 CPUs.
When you bring up Task Manager, does it show 4 CPUs?

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Grant
Darwin NT

Gundolf: it's from the local prefs


Grant: jep, it's show 4 CPU.


I have had this problem before, at that time, i changed my "on multiprocessor systems, use...... % of of the processors" to 50% saved the change, quit the application, then start up again, change the settings back to 100% and then i hade all 4 processors.
But this one does not work now......



Maddog

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What about some other numbers for a change, like 25% or 75%? :-)

No <ncpus> in cc_config.xml?

Gruß,
Gundolf

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Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)

SETI@home classic workunits 3,758
SETI@home classic CPU time 66,520 hours

Can you post the actual contents of your global_prefs_override.xml file?
Have you tried to do Advanced->Preferences->Clear, before setting the preferences again?
Are you sure the local preferences are used? What are the settings for the web-preferences?

Is there a reason why you must use the WCG version of BOINC? Compared to where we are at these days, (6.6.38 for release, 6.10.9 for development) it is quite old and it doesn't even show your OS correctly. "Microsoft: x64 Editon"?
if you think you cannot do WCG work without a WCG version of BOINC, then I can tell you that's not true. You can do any project with any version of BOINC (Be it the WCG, GridRepublic or Berkeley version of BOINC).

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I'm not sure what i did.......

went to my online prefs, it sayd 2 processors, made that to 4. saved the prefs.
Updated my project, nohting changed

Restartet mig client, nothing changed

Reboot, nothing changed

rechecked my onlige prefs, and now it sayed 4 processors, but i was still running 2 task.

Then i went to advance option and "read config file" and "read local prefs file" and................ weeeeeeee now i run tasks whith all 4 processors

mayby er did some more, cant remember, but it is working now.


to Jord:

Quote: "Is there a reason why you must use the WCG version of BOINC?"

No Jord, there is no reason for that. I'm not an expert in these client's, and went to "http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org" where i knew i could find the client. can you suggest another and better for me?

And thanks for all the replyes


Maddog

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Quote: "Is there a reason why you must use the WCG version of BOINC?"

No Jord, there is no reason for that. I'm not an expert in these client's, and went to "http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org" where i knew i could find the client. can you suggest another and better for me?

BOINC downloads

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Grant
Darwin NT

I'm not sure what i did.......

Whatever it was, it wasn't setting the numerical amount of processors from 2 to 4, as that preference is only used by BOINC 5.10 and below.

BOINC 6 uses the "percentage of processors" preference.

But nice to know it works. Grant gave you the link to the BOINC download page, so there's nothing left for me to do. ;-)

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The last time I used SAH version of BOINC it did not allow me to run it as a service. The WCG version in its advanced options allows it to be run as a service. Using the SAH version it does not run if I am not logged on.

The third screen in the BOINC Installer, will have the Advanced button.


When you clicked that, you get to:


The option "Protected application execution" is the service installation. It's been there all along in all BOINC 6 installers.

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