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Jenna Ware Send message Joined: 21 Mar 12 Posts: 6 Credit: 1,118,050 RAC: 0 |
I've joined the Seti@Home team. Hello everyone. I have a computer I can pretty much dedicate to this. Windows 7. I've downloaded the Bionic Manager, chosen Seti. But it doesn't seem to be doing anything. Tasks/progress says 0.00%. Progress status says Communication deferred. I don't know if it's downloading anything actively or not, or waiting for something, or some parameter not set right. Ideas? |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Every Tuesday, the Seti project goes down for several hours to do maintenance. When they return all of the computers which have been trying to report and fetch work during those off hours will try to do this reporting and fetching, which clogs up the connection. The project only has a 100Mbit connection to work with, which is easily overworked. As such it can take a couple of hours for work to download and be in progress. I see that you got work appointed, which may still be in the process of being downloaded. Just have patience, it'll get there eventually. Don't abort work or detach from the project to reattach, that won't get you work any faster. |
Jenna Ware Send message Joined: 21 Mar 12 Posts: 6 Credit: 1,118,050 RAC: 0 |
Ok. Great. I'll watch it develop. Thank you Jenna |
misty Send message Joined: 22 Mar 12 Posts: 1 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 |
Todays wednesday and i'm having the same problem |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
Todays wednesday and i'm having the same problem That is because the connection is still saturated. http://fragment1.berkeley.edu/newcricket/grapher.cgi?target=%2Frouter-interfaces%2Finr-250%2Fgigabitethernet2_3;view=Octets;ranges=d Green is outgoing to us and the blue line is what we are returning. When it is up that high, it will be tough to get work downloaded. |
kblaine Send message Joined: 22 May 01 Posts: 11 Credit: 115,493 RAC: 0 |
This delay happens every week beginning on Tuesdays? I just now downloaded Seti@home and was wondering why nothing is happening. I ran Seti@home back in 2001 but this new version is a lot different. Do I need to keep the BOINC manager active till I get a task? I looked for 1-2-3 step by step instructions on the website but didn't find any. |
Gatekeeper Send message Joined: 14 Jul 04 Posts: 887 Credit: 176,479,616 RAC: 0 |
This delay happens every week beginning on Tuesdays? I just now downloaded Seti@home and was wondering why nothing is happening. Yes, maintenance is done weekly on Tuesday morning Berkeley time, and lasts 4-6 hours, followed by comm. saturation as all the users report their work and try to download new work. The logjam can last upwards of 48-72 hours, depending on several variables. If you're able, just let BOINC run; when it can snag some S@H work, it will. Right now, there may be some other forces impacting work availability. Some users are running out and can't grab new work. |
Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 446,358 RAC: 0 |
Do I need to keep the BOINC manager active till I get a task? No, only the BOINC client needs to run. The manager is only the Graphical User Interface (GUI). You'll have to make sure though that the client isn't stopped automatically when you stop the manager. Gruß, Gundolf Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz) SETI@home classic workunits 3,758 SETI@home classic CPU time 66,520 hours |
BAMA70396 Send message Joined: 21 Mar 12 Posts: 1 Credit: 1,491,785 RAC: 0 |
Good morning. I've downloaded the Bionic Manager, chosen Seti. The Bionic screen came up and continually said downloading from server. This morning it reads "error...no work available to process". Hit pause button and it reads "Processing suspended...User paused processing". The dots scroll across box during this. Hit resume and I get error message again. Can someone help me? Using Windows 7. Thanks. |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
We all have the problem at this time that we aren't getting work. Something broke at the project and we'll have to wait until someone gets into the office. It's only 8:51 in the morning over there, the people are only just entering the office. The project isn't manned 24/7, as they don't have the man-power nor the money for that. So patience it is, or add other projects to BOINC to do some other science and fill in the waiting gap. |
Kris Send message Joined: 28 Mar 12 Posts: 1 Credit: 3,799 RAC: 0 |
I am having the same issue. Is it me or do I have to wait for you guys? |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
I am having the same issue. Is it me or do I have to wait for you guys? Yesterday was Tuesday. The servers are off for maintenance on Tuesdays. Everyone gets to stand in line for tasks on Wednesday and sometimes Thursday. BOINC WIKI |
Glen Send message Joined: 29 Mar 12 Posts: 1 Credit: 88,032 RAC: 0 |
I am having the same issue. Is it me or do I have to wait for you guys? Yep just tried to get started. Error in communicating no propject. communication deffered |
Joan Lemus Send message Joined: 29 Mar 12 Posts: 2 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 |
Thank you for information |
HAROLD NYANJOM Send message Joined: 29 Mar 12 Posts: 3 Credit: 520 RAC: 0 |
I had a similar issue...I downloaded yesterday but as of this time, still have no connection. I keep getting an error message even after making several attempts :( |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
And what's the error message in question? For which BOINC version? On what Windows version? |
Yanivicious Send message Joined: 29 Mar 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 15,529,301 RAC: 0 |
Hey guys, I just downloaded BOINC yesterday and I am trying to run it on 2 different computers (my home and office computers). I read the posts above and I am having the same problem as the first guy mentioned; download speeds are slower than the 28.8K modem i had 15 years ago..less than 1Kpbs most times, and most downloads say "retry in ....". So I read your responses to that I understand the servers are just clogged and they will eventually download, but I have a different question. Once the downloads to complete, will the "work" on my computer be affected by the slow speeds on the server, or will my computers be able to harness their potential once the slow downloads complete? Thanks. I have a very very fast connection and 1 decent computer and another one that is a $5k gaming computer (alienware) that is extremely fast, so i hope i am able to contribute to this project when I get running... I may dig up some of my older computers that are in storage and see if I can dedicate them completely to SETI @ home as well. Regards, Yanivicious |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
slow speeds downloading will not affect how your work runs on your computers. You mentioned office computers. Be warned do not use office computers for S@H without permission. Obviously, if its your office then by all means indulge In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Yanivicious Send message Joined: 29 Mar 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 15,529,301 RAC: 0 |
thanks for the speedy response, skildude. yes it is my own office, no worries. |
HAROLD NYANJOM Send message Joined: 29 Mar 12 Posts: 3 Credit: 520 RAC: 0 |
It says: 1. BOINC manager is not able to connect to a BOINC client. Would you like to connect again? 2. The BOINC client has exited unexpectedly 3 time within the last 14 minutes. Would you like to restart it again? I Downloaded BOINC 6.12.34 for Windows 64-bit (8.55 MB) |
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