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RottenMutt Send message Joined: 15 Mar 01 Posts: 954 Credit: 185,329,012 RAC: 70,244	Message 977694 - Posted: 12 Mar 2010, 14:03:29 UTC - in response to Message 977501.
MEEP MEEEP the splitters have failed. Is There Anybody Out There? Is There Anybody Out There? Is There Anybody Out There? Is There Anybody Out There? ____________
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KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 1614 Credit: 4,510,631 RAC: 3,144	Message 977736 - Posted: 12 Mar 2010, 16:27:49 UTC - in response to Message 977694. Last modified: 12 Mar 2010, 16:34:42 UTC
MEEP MEEEP the splitters have failed. Is There Anybody Out There? Is There Anybody Out There? Is There Anybody Out There? Is There Anybody Out There? It's not that the splitters have failed, it's that there's nothing for them to work on - and I'm wondering about that... have we used up all of SETI's "banked" data? Is Aracibo shut down again? Did someone forget to "hang a tape/some tapes"? :-) Try looking here before posting! ____________ .
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RottenMutt Send message Joined: 15 Mar 01 Posts: 954 Credit: 185,329,012 RAC: 70,244	Message 977924 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 1:20:21 UTC - in response to Message 977736. Last modified: 13 Mar 2010, 1:21:57 UTC
Try looking here before posting! and if you would have looked 2.5 hours sooner, you would have seen the same thing as me, lots of RED. you might choose to look at it as they are out of work to split, me FAILED. ____________
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tpl Send message Joined: 12 Nov 03 Posts: 285 Credit: 160,577,959 RAC: 20,820	Message 978177 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 14:21:02 UTC Last modified: 13 Mar 2010, 14:21:30 UTC
and now.... no upload, no download, no update.... and no news from Seti Team
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pixzy Send message Joined: 7 Jun 99 Posts: 103 Credit: 2,930,249 RAC: 811	Message 978186 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 14:59:04 UTC - in response to Message 978177.
So what happened to the posts from Matt or Eric? Did the guys quit on us? Its been almost a month since Matt's last post. ____________
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Claggy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 3509 Credit: 26,363,478 RAC: 17,164	Message 978191 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 15:06:27 UTC - in response to Message 978186.
So what happened to the posts from Matt or Eric? Did the guys quit on us? Its been almost a month since Matt's last post. How about you having a look in the SETI@home Staff Blog? Claggy
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Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3100 Credit: 344,156 RAC: 84	Message 978193 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 15:06:47 UTC - in response to Message 978186. Last modified: 13 Mar 2010, 15:08:06 UTC
See Where's Matt? in the SETI@home Staff Blog. Gruß, Gundolf [edit]Wow, only twenty seconds difference ;-)[/edit]
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FrostKing9 Send message Joined: 20 Oct 01 Posts: 39 Credit: 23,814,225 RAC: 947	Message 978198 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 15:28:43 UTC
Bad luck? Or no luck at all? It appears there are back-to-back problems with SETI lately. After I exhaust the WU's on my main cruncher I may do MilkyWay for a while... 'til SETI is up and running well again. <sigh> But I really do like SETI. ____________ I DONATE money to SETI@home.... DO YOU? I'm just slowly BOINC'ing along. Hey... ET... you have a sister who likes earthlings?
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KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 1614 Credit: 4,510,631 RAC: 3,144	Message 978222 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 16:07:20 UTC - in response to Message 977924.
Try looking here before posting! and if you would have looked 2.5 hours sooner, you would have seen the same thing as me, lots of RED. you might choose to look at it as they are out of work to split, me FAILED. There was still a lot of red (in the splitters area...) when I looked... but red for a splitter means that that splitter ran out of work, or has otherwise failed: to see which, see the right-hand column, labeled "Splitter Status" - if there's only one "tape" shown there, (as was the case when I looked Friday morning) then work has run out! BTW, the red "Not running" means (according to the definition below the "server Status" column) "Program failed or ran out of work" - with splitters, the second condition is most commonly the case... Dittoing the others that are having problems uploading, reporting, and getting new work... ____________ .
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dino Send message Joined: 21 Sep 01 Posts: 11 Credit: 1,048,310 RAC: 0	Message 978231 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 16:28:33 UTC - in response to Message 978222.
Results ready to send 54,476 (much more than last days) Results received in last hour 6,037 (about 10% of the normal number) Results returned and awaiting validation 5,808,203 (much more than normal number) Workunits waiting for assimilation 550,799 (highest number than usual) [As of 13 Mar 2010 15:50:19 UTC] I think this is the same router problem we have seen last end of february... Has someone try to pathping the router? In server status page we have the same situation of the last outage...
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wojtekz_ Send message Joined: 23 Apr 03 Posts: 1 Credit: 276,270 RAC: 117	Message 978279 - Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 18:28:23 UTC - in response to Message 978231.
Hi! Pathping from Poland: c:\Download>pathping -n 128.32.18.150 -w 100000 Śledzenie trasy do 128.32.18.150 z maksymalną liczbą 30 przeskoków. 0 10.115.69.176 1 10.9.216.1 2 10.9.216.2 3 10.9.221.5 4 10.9.220.253 5 213.158.195.53 6 213.158.198.198 7 213.248.89.153 8 80.91.250.40 9 80.91.249.151 10 80.91.253.45 11 80.91.253.154 12 213.244.165.249 13 4.69.139.161 14 4.69.132.133 15 4.69.137.78 16 4.69.134.74 17 4.69.134.121 18 4.69.135.185 19 4.69.134.242 20 4.68.18.3 21 4.53.16.186 22 137.164.24.106 23 128.32.0.58 24 128.32.255.110 25 * * * Wyliczanie statystyk dla 600 sekund... Źródło Ten węzeł/Łącze Przeskok RTT Zgubione/wysłane = Pct Zgubione/wysłane = adres Pct 0 10.115.69.176 2/ 100 = 2% \| 1 331ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.216.1 0/ 100 = 0% \| 2 321ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.216.2 0/ 100 = 0% \| 3 328ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.221.5 0/ 100 = 0% \| 4 341ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.220.253 0/ 100 = 0% \| 5 351ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 213.158.195.53 0/ 100 = 0% \| 6 346ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 213.158.198.198 0/ 100 = 0% \| 7 373ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 213.248.89.153 0/ 100 = 0% \| 8 392ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.250.40 0/ 100 = 0% \| 9 382ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.249.151 0/ 100 = 0% \| 10 383ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.253.45 0/ 100 = 0% \| 11 400ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.253.154 0/ 100 = 0% \| 12 --- 100/ 100 =100% 98/ 100 = 98% 213.244.165.249 0/ 100 = 0% \| 13 369ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 4.69.139.161 0/ 100 = 0% \| 14 391ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 4.69.132.133 0/ 100 = 0% \| 15 479ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 4.69.137.78 0/ 100 = 0% \| 16 466ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.134.74 0/ 100 = 0% \| 17 481ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.134.121 0/ 100 = 0% \| 18 550ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.135.185 0/ 100 = 0% \| 19 534ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.134.242 0/ 100 = 0% \| 20 --- 100/ 100 =100% 98/ 100 = 98% 4.68.18.3 0/ 100 = 0% \| 21 517ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.53.16.186 0/ 100 = 0% \| 22 517ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 137.164.24.106 0/ 100 = 0% \| 23 505ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 128.32.0.58 0/ 100 = 0% \| 24 512ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 128.32.255.110 Śledzenie zakończone. c:\Download> Regards Wojtekz ____________
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Earendil's Star Send message Joined: 1 Jun 03 Posts: 13 Credit: 6,493,876 RAC: 0	Message 978398 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 0:01:04 UTC
Uploading results, downloading new work units and even updating one's project has become such a mission that one is forced to suggest shutting the project down until it can be made to work reliably at least some of the time. While I do appreciate the efforts of the project leaders, let us not forget that the contributors to the project are the ones who are paying to make it run through increased electricity bills - something we are no doubt happy to do, but I think users would be happier contributing to a project that actually works more often than not and bears some fruit. ____________
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Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 12012 Credit: 19,599,367 RAC: 44,026	Message 978411 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 0:58:39 UTC - in response to Message 978398.
Uploading results, downloading new work units and even updating one's project has become such a mission that one is forced to suggest shutting the project down until it can be made to work reliably at least some of the time. While I do appreciate the efforts of the project leaders, let us not forget that the contributors to the project are the ones who are paying to make it run through increased electricity bills - something we are no doubt happy to do, but I think users would be happier contributing to a project that actually works more often than not and bears some fruit. To which more damage to the project might happen if it were to close down since things more than likely won't change. To make the project more reliable, you'd need more hardware and more manpower thrown at the problem, both of which costs money. Since the project has neither, it won't be any better after it's shut down. Further, if users are unhappy about paying their electric bill for a distributed computing project that is having problems, there are two answers to rectify the situation more realistically: 1) join another project to keep those CPUs busy and thus not "waste" any electricity or failing that 2) accept that the project is doing the best they can and there will be periods of understandable and unavoidable downtime given the resources they have, and simply accept that if you don't have any work, your wasted electric bill is on you given the 1st option. ____________
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 440,201 RAC: 100	Message 978491 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 5:45:17 UTC - in response to Message 978411.
Uploading results, downloading new work units and even updating one's project has become such a mission that one is forced to suggest shutting the project down until it can be made to work reliably at least some of the time. While I do appreciate the efforts of the project leaders, let us not forget that the contributors to the project are the ones who are paying to make it run through increased electricity bills - something we are no doubt happy to do, but I think users would be happier contributing to a project that actually works more often than not and bears some fruit. To which more damage to the project might happen if it were to close down since things more than likely won't change. To make the project more reliable, you'd need more hardware and more manpower thrown at the problem, both of which costs money. Since the project has neither, it won't be any better after it's shut down. Further, if users are unhappy about paying their electric bill for a distributed computing project that is having problems, there are two answers to rectify the situation more realistically: 1) join another project to keep those CPUs busy and thus not "waste" any electricity or failing that 2) accept that the project is doing the best they can and there will be periods of understandable and unavoidable downtime given the resources they have, and simply accept that if you don't have any work, your wasted electric bill is on you given the 1st option. You forgot #3: Send some cash to keep the lights on. ____________ BOINC WIKI
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ront Send message Joined: 25 Aug 01 Posts: 77 Credit: 386,336 RAC: 0	Message 978580 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 12:15:25 UTC
Good Morning, I find it very interesting reading the messages this am (14 Mar 10). They seem to indicate problems (perhaps personal and maybe "panicky"-if there is such a term) with uploading completed work. And yet, I see no condenscending/patronizing response from staff members or member as it were. Abundant thanks to that person who gave instruction on how to reach the Q & A Section. As previously stated, it was most helpful. From my reading of the posts this am, I can safely ascertain that I am not the only one dealing with "upload" problems. Have A Blessed Day, ront ____________
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RaduB.* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 05 Posts: 3 Credit: 96,815 RAC: 0	Message 978615 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 14:07:55 UTC - in response to Message 978580.
Uploads in queue here also since last night, at least now I'm sure its not my fault
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RottenMutt Send message Joined: 15 Mar 01 Posts: 954 Credit: 185,329,012 RAC: 70,244	Message 978616 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 14:21:35 UTC - in response to Message 978222.
[quote]...with splitters, the second condition is most commonly the case...[quote] this project is failed more times then not lately. it wouldn't be such a problem if the bonic client was coded proporly, yes u heard me the bonic client is all f#%@ up. it doesn't request the right amount of work for the cpu or gpu, and then sometimes it gorges! looks like the project completly went off line last night at 24:00, humm... ____________
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Rick Spies Send message Joined: 11 Jul 99 Posts: 12 Credit: 2,282,870 RAC: 2,280	Message 978633 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 15:09:11 UTC - in response to Message 978616.
looks like the project completely went off line last night at 24:00, humm... Exactly at midnight GMT? Perhaps some obscure problem related to Daylight Savings Time starting early this year in the USA? {Pure conjecture....} ____________
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C Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 238 Credit: 5,912,564 RAC: 2,878	Message 978647 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 15:23:58 UTC - in response to Message 978633.
looks like the project completely went off line last night at 24:00, humm... Exactly at midnight GMT? Perhaps some obscure problem related to Daylight Savings Time starting early this year in the USA? {Pure conjecture....} No, it was midnight, PST (-8 then, -7 now with DST) C ____________ Join Team MacNN
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FrostKing9 Send message Joined: 20 Oct 01 Posts: 39 Credit: 23,814,225 RAC: 947	Message 978679 - Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 16:38:00 UTC - in response to Message 978616. Last modified: 14 Mar 2010, 17:14:40 UTC
it doesn't request the right amount of work for the cpu or gpu, and then sometimes it gorges! What version of BOINC are you using? I'd certainly have to agree with ^^ statement. And the problem seems to be in the 6.10.xx series, after 6.10.18. At least for me. With 7 GPU's running in one cruncher (not using CPU's to crunch)... I usually kept about 3,000 work units in the queue. One morning I awoke to find almost 6,000 WU's in the queue. And I had the "Addtional Work Buffer" set to only 5.95 days. That was in BOINC 6.10.36. It suddenly gorged overnight. I dropped back to 6.10.29 just an hour before the latest SETI problems started so I have no idea if 6.10.29 will handle the work queue right. ____________ I DONATE money to SETI@home.... DO YOU? I'm just slowly BOINC'ing along. Hey... ET... you have a sister who likes earthlings?
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MEEP MEEEP

the splitters have failed.

Is There Anybody Out There?

Is There Anybody Out There?

Is There Anybody Out There?

Is There Anybody Out There?

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MEEP MEEEP

the splitters have failed.

Is There Anybody Out There?

Is There Anybody Out There?

Is There Anybody Out There?

Is There Anybody Out There?

It's not that the splitters have failed, it's that there's nothing for them to work on - and I'm wondering about that... have we used up all of SETI's "banked" data? Is Aracibo shut down again? Did someone forget to "hang a tape/some tapes"? :-)

Try looking here before posting!
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Try looking here before posting!

and if you would have looked 2.5 hours sooner, you would have seen the same thing as me, lots of RED.

you might choose to look at it as they are out of work to split, me FAILED.
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and now....
no upload, no download, no update....
and no news from Seti Team

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So what happened to the posts from Matt or Eric? Did the guys quit on us? Its been almost a month since Matt's last post.
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So what happened to the posts from Matt or Eric? Did the guys quit on us? Its been almost a month since Matt's last post.

How about you having a look in the SETI@home Staff Blog?

Claggy

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See Where's Matt? in the SETI@home Staff Blog.

Gruß,
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[edit]Wow, only twenty seconds difference ;-)[/edit]

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Bad luck? Or no luck at all? It appears there are back-to-back problems with SETI lately.

After I exhaust the WU's on my main cruncher I may do MilkyWay for a while... 'til SETI is up and running well again.

<sigh> But I really do like SETI.

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I'm just slowly BOINC'ing along.

Hey... ET... you have a sister who likes earthlings?

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Try looking here before posting!

and if you would have looked 2.5 hours sooner, you would have seen the same thing as me, lots of RED.

you might choose to look at it as they are out of work to split, me FAILED.

There was still a lot of red (in the splitters area...) when I looked... but red for a splitter means that that splitter ran out of work, or has otherwise failed: to see which, see the right-hand column, labeled "Splitter Status" - if there's only one "tape" shown there, (as was the case when I looked Friday morning) then work has run out!

BTW, the red "Not running" means (according to the definition below the "server Status" column) "Program failed or ran out of work" - with splitters, the second condition is most commonly the case...

Dittoing the others that are having problems uploading, reporting, and getting new work...
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Results ready to send 54,476 (much more than last days)
Results received in last hour 6,037 (about 10% of the normal number)
Results returned and awaiting validation 5,808,203 (much more than normal number)
Workunits waiting for assimilation 550,799 (highest number than usual)

[As of 13 Mar 2010 15:50:19 UTC]

I think this is the same router problem we have seen last end of february...
Has someone try to pathping the router?

In server status page we have the same situation of the last outage...

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Hi!

Pathping from Poland:

c:\Download>pathping -n 128.32.18.150 -w 100000 Śledzenie trasy do 128.32.18.150 z maksymalną liczbą 30 przeskoków. 0 10.115.69.176 1 10.9.216.1 2 10.9.216.2 3 10.9.221.5 4 10.9.220.253 5 213.158.195.53 6 213.158.198.198 7 213.248.89.153 8 80.91.250.40 9 80.91.249.151 10 80.91.253.45 11 80.91.253.154 12 213.244.165.249 13 4.69.139.161 14 4.69.132.133 15 4.69.137.78 16 4.69.134.74 17 4.69.134.121 18 4.69.135.185 19 4.69.134.242 20 4.68.18.3 21 4.53.16.186 22 137.164.24.106 23 128.32.0.58 24 128.32.255.110 25 * * * Wyliczanie statystyk dla 600 sekund... Źródło Ten węzeł/Łącze Przeskok RTT Zgubione/wysłane = Pct Zgubione/wysłane = adres Pct 0 10.115.69.176 2/ 100 = 2% | 1 331ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.216.1 0/ 100 = 0% | 2 321ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.216.2 0/ 100 = 0% | 3 328ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.221.5 0/ 100 = 0% | 4 341ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.9.220.253 0/ 100 = 0% | 5 351ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 213.158.195.53 0/ 100 = 0% | 6 346ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 213.158.198.198 0/ 100 = 0% | 7 373ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 213.248.89.153 0/ 100 = 0% | 8 392ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.250.40 0/ 100 = 0% | 9 382ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.249.151 0/ 100 = 0% | 10 383ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.253.45 0/ 100 = 0% | 11 400ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 80.91.253.154 0/ 100 = 0% | 12 --- 100/ 100 =100% 98/ 100 = 98% 213.244.165.249 0/ 100 = 0% | 13 369ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 4.69.139.161 0/ 100 = 0% | 14 391ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 4.69.132.133 0/ 100 = 0% | 15 479ms 3/ 100 = 3% 1/ 100 = 1% 4.69.137.78 0/ 100 = 0% | 16 466ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.134.74 0/ 100 = 0% | 17 481ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.134.121 0/ 100 = 0% | 18 550ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.135.185 0/ 100 = 0% | 19 534ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.69.134.242 0/ 100 = 0% | 20 --- 100/ 100 =100% 98/ 100 = 98% 4.68.18.3 0/ 100 = 0% | 21 517ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 4.53.16.186 0/ 100 = 0% | 22 517ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 137.164.24.106 0/ 100 = 0% | 23 505ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 128.32.0.58 0/ 100 = 0% | 24 512ms 2/ 100 = 2% 0/ 100 = 0% 128.32.255.110 Śledzenie zakończone. c:\Download>

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Uploading results, downloading new work units and even updating one's project has become such a mission that one is forced to suggest shutting the project down until it can be made to work reliably at least some of the time. While I do appreciate the efforts of the project leaders, let us not forget that the contributors to the project are the ones who are paying to make it run through increased electricity bills - something we are no doubt happy to do, but I think users would be happier contributing to a project that actually works more often than not and bears some fruit.
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Uploading results, downloading new work units and even updating one's project has become such a mission that one is forced to suggest shutting the project down until it can be made to work reliably at least some of the time. While I do appreciate the efforts of the project leaders, let us not forget that the contributors to the project are the ones who are paying to make it run through increased electricity bills - something we are no doubt happy to do, but I think users would be happier contributing to a project that actually works more often than not and bears some fruit.

To which more damage to the project might happen if it were to close down since things more than likely won't change. To make the project more reliable, you'd need more hardware and more manpower thrown at the problem, both of which costs money. Since the project has neither, it won't be any better after it's shut down.

Further, if users are unhappy about paying their electric bill for a distributed computing project that is having problems, there are two answers to rectify the situation more realistically: 1) join another project to keep those CPUs busy and thus not "waste" any electricity or failing that 2) accept that the project is doing the best they can and there will be periods of understandable and unavoidable downtime given the resources they have, and simply accept that if you don't have any work, your wasted electric bill is on you given the 1st option.
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Uploading results, downloading new work units and even updating one's project has become such a mission that one is forced to suggest shutting the project down until it can be made to work reliably at least some of the time. While I do appreciate the efforts of the project leaders, let us not forget that the contributors to the project are the ones who are paying to make it run through increased electricity bills - something we are no doubt happy to do, but I think users would be happier contributing to a project that actually works more often than not and bears some fruit.

To which more damage to the project might happen if it were to close down since things more than likely won't change. To make the project more reliable, you'd need more hardware and more manpower thrown at the problem, both of which costs money. Since the project has neither, it won't be any better after it's shut down.

Further, if users are unhappy about paying their electric bill for a distributed computing project that is having problems, there are two answers to rectify the situation more realistically: 1) join another project to keep those CPUs busy and thus not "waste" any electricity or failing that 2) accept that the project is doing the best they can and there will be periods of understandable and unavoidable downtime given the resources they have, and simply accept that if you don't have any work, your wasted electric bill is on you given the 1st option.

You forgot #3: Send some cash to keep the lights on.
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Good Morning,

I find it very interesting reading the messages this am (14 Mar 10).
They seem to indicate problems (perhaps personal and maybe "panicky"-if there is such a term) with uploading completed work. And yet, I see no condenscending/patronizing response from staff members or member as it were.

Abundant thanks to that person who gave instruction on how to reach the Q & A
Section. As previously stated, it was most helpful.

From my reading of the posts this am, I can safely ascertain that I am not the only one dealing with "upload" problems.

Have A Blessed Day,

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Uploads in queue here also since last night, at least now I'm sure its not my fault

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[quote]...with splitters, the second condition is most commonly the case...[quote]

this project is failed more times then not lately. it wouldn't be such a problem if the bonic client was coded proporly, yes u heard me the bonic client is all f#%@ up. it doesn't request the right amount of work for the cpu or gpu, and then sometimes it gorges!

looks like the project completly went off line last night at 24:00, humm...
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looks like the project completely went off line last night at 24:00, humm...

Exactly at midnight GMT? Perhaps some obscure problem related to Daylight Savings Time starting early this year in the USA?

{Pure conjecture....}
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looks like the project completely went off line last night at 24:00, humm...

Exactly at midnight GMT? Perhaps some obscure problem related to Daylight Savings Time starting early this year in the USA?

{Pure conjecture....}

No, it was midnight, PST (-8 then, -7 now with DST)

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it doesn't request the right amount of work for the cpu or gpu, and then sometimes it gorges!

What version of BOINC are you using?

I'd certainly have to agree with ^^ statement. And the problem seems to be in the 6.10.xx series, after 6.10.18. At least for me.

With 7 GPU's running in one cruncher (not using CPU's to crunch)... I usually kept about 3,000 work units in the queue. One morning I awoke to find almost 6,000 WU's in the queue. And I had the "Addtional Work Buffer" set to only 5.95 days.

That was in BOINC 6.10.36. It suddenly gorged overnight. I dropped back to 6.10.29 just an hour before the latest SETI problems started so I have no idea if 6.10.29 will handle the work queue right.
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