For those wondering about Milkyway's status...

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Author	Message
Blurf Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 6467 Credit: 5,735,853 RAC: 2,743	Message 1112550 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 2:54:27 UTC
	From Travis: RPI is having some cooling problems with the machine room that milkyway is in. Hopefully it'll be back up soon. Mods-please leave this up and I'll red-x it when it comes back up. ____________
	ID: 1112550 ·

Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 23367 Credit: 4,634,143 RAC: 3,888	Message 1112611 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 10:37:02 UTC
	Thanks Blurf, been trawling the web trying to find out what is going on! Doesn't sound too serious.
	ID: 1112611 ·

Tomas Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 May 99 Posts: 124 Credit: 205,874 RAC: 0	Message 1112616 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 10:58:04 UTC - in response to Message 1112611.
	I gues not, it has ben down for only 3 days now ;) ____________
	ID: 1112616 ·

The Gas Giant Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Nov 01 Posts: 1890 Credit: 2,439,768 RAC: 0	Message 1112621 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 11:21:58 UTC
	Cheers Blurf!
	ID: 1112621 ·

Fred J. Verster Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3232 Credit: 31,585,541 RAC: 0	Message 1112635 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 12:43:52 UTC - in response to Message 1112621.
	I used to get some Milkyway work, mostly 1 at a time, when crunched and reported a new WU is send. But haven't had any work from MW, for a few days now. Hope they can solve the problems, whithin reasonable time? ____________ Knight Who Says Ni N!, OUT numbered.................
	ID: 1112635 ·

nairb Send message Joined: 18 Mar 03 Posts: 190 Credit: 3,708,800 RAC: 314	Message 1112659 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 13:45:48 UTC
	Thanks.... was wondering. Now we know Nairb ____________
	ID: 1112659 ·

Paris Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 64 Credit: 626,396 RAC: 188	Message 1112668 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 14:06:38 UTC
	Thanks Blurf. I appreciate the info. ____________ Plus SETI Classic = 21,082 WUs
	ID: 1112668 ·

Sunny129 Send message Joined: 7 Nov 00 Posts: 190 Credit: 3,163,755 RAC: 0	Message 1112717 - Posted: 3 Jun 2011, 16:26:26 UTC
	thanks Blurf... /subscribed. ____________
	ID: 1112717 ·

Toppie Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 31 Credit: 48,223,573 RAC: 6,335	Message 1113097 - Posted: 4 Jun 2011, 16:58:09 UTC - in response to Message 1112550.
	Thank you. Now I can go to bed without fearing nightmares. But...ohh, the withdrawal symptoms! ____________
	ID: 1113097 ·

Ray_GTI-R Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 56 Credit: 274,088 RAC: 54	Message 1113466 - Posted: 5 Jun 2011, 13:59:09 UTC
	Thanks Blurf (and Travis). /subscribed ____________ The difference between 0 and 1 is greater than the difference between 1 and 1,000,000
	ID: 1113466 ·

Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 23367 Credit: 4,634,143 RAC: 3,888	Message 1113480 - Posted: 5 Jun 2011, 14:47:28 UTC
	Milkyway has been offline for 4 days now, and counting. This time it isn't their fault, it's down to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to sort their computer room cooling problems out. Allowing for the fact that we have just had a weekend get in the way, I would hope to see the situation resolved within the next couple of working days. One would have thought RPI had enough clout to have had this sorted by now.
	ID: 1113480 ·

Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 4127 Credit: 379,102 RAC: 658	Message 1113493 - Posted: 5 Jun 2011, 15:14:58 UTC - in response to Message 1113480.
	Milkyway has been offline for 4 days now, and counting. This time it isn't their fault, it's down to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to sort their computer room cooling problems out. Allowing for the fact that we have just had a weekend get in the way, I would hope to see the situation resolved within the next couple of working days. One would have thought RPI had enough clout to have had this sorted by now. Depending on what the problem(s) actually was, it may have been one of the following: (1) Waiting for parts to arrive (2) RPI not authorizing overtime work on weekend, due to a) Low budget b) Low priority - only a science computer center, no lives threatened. They'll get it fixed and back online in due course. ____________ Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired
	ID: 1113493 ·

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 10559 Credit: 5,269,262 RAC: 6,545	Message 1113496 - Posted: 5 Jun 2011, 15:31:03 UTC - in response to Message 1113480.
	Milkyway has been offline for 4 days now, and counting. This time it isn't their fault, it's down to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to sort their computer room cooling problems out. Allowing for the fact that we have just had a weekend get in the way, I would hope to see the situation resolved within the next couple of working days. One would have thought RPI had enough clout to have had this sorted by now. Classes out for summer break, building not needed, no need for cooling ... ____________
	ID: 1113496 ·

Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 23367 Credit: 4,634,143 RAC: 3,888	Message 1113549 - Posted: 5 Jun 2011, 17:58:33 UTC
	Of course MW will be back as soon as it can, and I'm happy to wait for that. But the point I was trying to make, and probably not very well, was that I could understand a cash strapped Boinc project going down, but surprised at a renowned Technical Institute having these ongoing problems. However Gary and Donald both make valid points, so we will see what we see :-) ____________ Damsel Rescuer, Kitty Patron, Raccoon Friend, Uli Fan, Julie Supporter, ES99 Admirer, PETA Member, 1st Childhood
	ID: 1113549 ·

Tomas Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 May 99 Posts: 124 Credit: 205,874 RAC: 0	Message 1113556 - Posted: 5 Jun 2011, 18:16:32 UTC Last modified: 5 Jun 2011, 18:17:03 UTC
	Based on the milkyway history 'milkyway' & 'soon' should never be used in the same sentence ;) Too bad that it is the only science project in BOINC that can use AMD GPU by default. Luckily Folding@home works just fine. ____________
	ID: 1113556 ·

Toppie Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 31 Credit: 48,223,573 RAC: 6,335	Message 1113940 - Posted: 6 Jun 2011, 16:09:28 UTC - in response to Message 1113480.
	MW's board is back up. No new work yet. ____________
	ID: 1113940 ·

Sunny129 Send message Joined: 7 Nov 00 Posts: 190 Credit: 3,163,755 RAC: 0	Message 1113959 - Posted: 6 Jun 2011, 16:56:26 UTC
	check MW@H again - the "tasks ready to send" just jumped from ~5,000 to ~30,000, so you may be able to get new work now. i can't verify this b/c MW@H is currently suspended on my host, and i won't be able to resume the project until after work - about 5 hours from now... ____________
	ID: 1113959 ·

dan Send message Joined: 18 Oct 02 Posts: 392 Credit: 13,657,539 RAC: 4,134	Message 1113962 - Posted: 6 Jun 2011, 16:59:18 UTC - in response to Message 1113959.
	They are good to go. I have uploaded, downloaded and reported work. Dan ____________
	ID: 1113962 ·

Sunny129 Send message Joined: 7 Nov 00 Posts: 190 Credit: 3,163,755 RAC: 0	Message 1113969 - Posted: 6 Jun 2011, 17:05:24 UTC
	excellent news...thanks for verifying that for us. ____________
	ID: 1113969 ·

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