Application Restart?

(I didn't know where to put this problem, so I put it here)

I was running a SETI@home application with BOINC Application and Name titles below:

App: Astropulse v505 5.05
Name: ap_09jn10ad_B6_P0_00337_20101229_30935.wu_1

This particular application began with roughly 216 hours to complete. It went rather fast- for every second elapsed, the Time To Completion decreased about 15-30 seconds.

One night, I logged off of my computer with the application saying that it had about 20 hours to go (which, at the fast rate, would be done in about 4-6 hours). The time in Elapsed Time said about 23 hours.

When I logged back onto my computer the following night, I found something unusual. The time in Elapsed Time still said about 23 hours (same as before), but the Time To Completion had reset to 216 hours (the Time To Completion when the application was begun).

In other words, the project has just about restarted itself! Was it my computer, SETI@home, that particular application, or what? Any help out there for me, please????

Thanks,
Alex Waters.
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"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
--Albert Einstein.

Does BOINC continue to run when you log off?

Did the computer possibly restart when you were away (blue screen)?

You could try to find hints to the cause in the stderr.txt file of the AstroPulse application. That file resides in one of the "slot" subdirectories beneath the BOINC data directory (which might be hidden by windows).

Gruß,
Gundolf

1) BOINC does not continue to run after logging off.
2) The computer has restarted with and without my knowledge (blue screen error page comes up) quite a few times, and it hasn't happened before

Thanks :D
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"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
--Albert Einstein.

This is what is said in the stderr.txt file in the AstroPulse slot (I'm not sure about any of it >:/ I don't know if you are?):

In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 896
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 896
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1024
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1024
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1024
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1152
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1152
No heartbeat from core client for 30 sec - exiting
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1152
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1152
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1280
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1280
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1408
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1536
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1536
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1664
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1664
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1792
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1920
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2048
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2048
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2176
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2304
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2432
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2432
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2560
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2688
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2816
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 2944
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3072
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3200
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3328
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3456
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3584
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3712
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3840
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 3968
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4096
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4224
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4352
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4480
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4608
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4736
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4864
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 4992
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5120
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5248
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5376
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5376
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5504
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5504
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5632
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5760
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 5888
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6016
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6144
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6272
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6400
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6528
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6656
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6528
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6656
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6784
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 6912
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7040
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7168
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7168
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7296
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7424
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7552
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7680
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7808
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 7936
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8064
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8192
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8320
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8448
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8576
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8704
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8704
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8832
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8832
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8832
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 8960
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9088
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9216
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9216
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9344
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9472
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9600
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9728
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9856
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 9984
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 10112
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 10240
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 10240
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 10368
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
In ap_fileio.cpp, Statefile::Read, statefile is 0'd, trying again: iteration 1
In ap_fileio.cpp, Statefile::Read, statefile is 0'd, trying again: iteration 2
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In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
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In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
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In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1536
In ap_client_main.cpp: in mainloop(): at dm_chunk_large 1664
In ap_gfx_main.cpp: in ap_graphics_init(): Starting client.
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"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
--Albert Einstein.

Is your antivirus software set to scanning the BOINC data directory? I'm not sure of the cause, but the stderr output looks like the application being blocked from accessing the client_state file for some time, which would explain the starting over, since the progress couldn't be stored.

Gruß,
Gundolf

Yes, my antivirus program scans BOINC data directory, too. So I'm not really sure what is happening...
I've continued the application, and hopes it doesn't happen again :)

Thanks :D
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"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
--Albert Einstein.

Perhaps you should set your AV software to not scan the BOINC data directory, because it can interfere with BOINC's access to the state file. There's not much danger of viruses in data files (as opposed to executables) anyways. And the SETI executables are checked on the server side and secured with a (MD5?) signature.

Gruß,
Gundolf
[edit]I haven't excluded the BOINC directories from scanning either, but I suspend BOINC during the scan (both is scheduled - no manual intervention necessary:-).[/edit]

OK, I'll try that, Gundolf :)
Thanks again :D
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"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
--Albert Einstein.

1) BOINC does not continue to run after logging off.
2) The computer has restarted with and without my knowledge (blue screen error page comes up) quite a few times, and it hasn't happened before

Thanks :D