Processor problem

Author	Message
Scott Armstrong Send message Joined: 29 Aug 03 Posts: 82 Credit: 235,950 RAC: 0	Message 990282 - Posted: 18 Apr 2010, 23:02:03 UTC I have a problem with the new version 6.10.43. Ever since I upgraded, I've received a message saying processor usage is too high. There were no problems before I upgraded. Here are my messages: 4/18/2010 12:24:51 PM\|\|Starting BOINC client version 6.10.43 for windows_intelx86 4/18/2010 12:24:51 PM\|\|log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task 4/18/2010 12:24:51 PM\|\|Libraries: libcurl/7.19.7 OpenSSL/0.9.8l zlib/1.2.3 4/18/2010 12:24:51 PM\|\|Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC 4/18/2010 12:24:51 PM\|\|Running under account Scott 4/18/2010 12:24:53 PM\|\|Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.50GHz [Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9] 4/18/2010 12:24:53 PM\|\|Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pbe 4/18/2010 12:24:53 PM\|\|OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home x86 Edition, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00) 4/18/2010 12:24:53 PM\|\|Memory: 503.52 MB physical, 1.20 GB virtual 4/18/2010 12:24:53 PM\|\|Disk: 74.55 GB total, 15.96 GB free 4/18/2010 12:24:53 PM\|\|No usable GPUs found 4/18/2010 12:24:57 PM\|climateprediction.net\|URL http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID 896552; resource share 100 4/18/2010 12:24:57 PM\|Docking\|URL http://docking.cis.udel.edu/; Computer ID 26356; resource share 100 4/18/2010 12:24:57 PM\|Einstein@Home\|URL http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID 1570223; resource share 100 4/18/2010 12:24:57 PM\|SETI@home\|URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 4504512; resource share 100 4/18/2010 12:24:59 PM\|SETI@home\|General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 25-Jun-2009 11:06:48) 4/18/2010 12:24:59 PM\|SETI@home\|Computer location: home 4/18/2010 12:24:59 PM\|SETI@home\|General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults 4/18/2010 12:24:59 PM\|\|Reading preferences override file 4/18/2010 12:24:59 PM\|\|Preferences: 4/18/2010 12:24:59 PM\|\| max memory usage when active: 251.76MB 4/18/2010 12:24:59 PM\|\| max memory usage when idle: 453.17MB 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\| max disk usage: 16.64GB 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\| don't compute while active 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\| don't use GPU while active 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\| suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25 % 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\| (to change, visit the web site of an attached project, 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\| or click on Preferences) 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\|Using proxy info from GUI 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\|Not using a proxy 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\|Suspending computation - user is active 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\|Suspending network activity - user is active 4/18/2010 12:57:00 PM\|\|Resuming network activity 4/18/2010 12:57:52 PM\|SETI@home\|Restarting task 05dc06af.22666.179672.12.10.135_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 4/18/2010 12:58:04 PM\|\|Suspending computation - CPU usage is too high 4/18/2010 12:59:44 PM\|\|Resuming computation 4/18/2010 1:00:04 PM\|\|Suspending computation - CPU usage is too high 4/18/2010 1:00:14 PM\|\|Resuming computation 4/18/2010 1:00:24 PM\|\|Suspending computation - CPU usage is too high 4/18/2010 1:02:34 PM\|\|Resuming computation ...and it keeps repeating from there. I'm not using any more other Windows programs than usual. Please keep in mind that I am not computer literate. Please make all answers the best layman's terms you have. ID: 990282 ·

arkayn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0	Message 990289 - Posted: 18 Apr 2010, 23:26:34 UTC - in response to Message 990282. I have a problem with the new version 6.10.43. Ever since I upgraded, I've received a message saying processor usage is too high. There were no problems before I upgraded. Here are my messages: 4/18/2010 12:25:11 PM\|\| suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25 % ...and it keeps repeating from there. I'm not using any more other Windows programs than usual. That is the key line and was introduced in the 6.10.37 version. Go into this part of the site and change the Suspend work if CPU usage is above to something higher or to 0, which means no restriction. ID: 990289 ·

Scott Armstrong Send message Joined: 29 Aug 03 Posts: 82 Credit: 235,950 RAC: 0	Message 990320 - Posted: 19 Apr 2010, 3:01:45 UTC - in response to Message 990289. The error is gone. Thank you. Please keep in mind that I am not computer literate. Please make all answers the best layman's terms you have. ID: 990320 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 990344 - Posted: 19 Apr 2010, 6:24:08 UTC - in response to Message 990320. It's not an error! It's working as it's supposed to do, according to preferences! :-) ID: 990344 ·

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