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Message 1375460 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 16:56:20 UTC - in response to Message 1375416.  


Also my Astropulse nvidia credit is one fifth of normal when my partner is an ATI GPU!!!


and the reverse is true, ATI app gets good credit when compared to all CPU application.

i think there is a BUG...
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Message 1375462 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 16:58:00 UTC - in response to Message 1375456.  

I CAN block V7... So take that doc!

You are correct.
Anybody can pick and choose the work they wish to do with their preference settings. If you do not wish to get v7 work, leave your v7 box unchecked.
That will leave you v6 resends while they are still remaining, and AP.
Of course, AP work has the credit problem at the moment too, until it starts to recover as some predict it will start to eventually.

And I am sure that Eric is still assessing things and will probably continue to make a few corrections and adjustments during the coming week.
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Message 1375476 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 17:28:35 UTC

so what is the purpose of V7, just to half our credit and provide a longer work unit. code base is the same, one would think the science hasn't changed...
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Message 1375479 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 17:37:21 UTC - in response to Message 1375476.  

so what is the purpose of V7, just to half our credit and provide a longer work unit. code base is the same, one would think the science hasn't changed...

Not so.
From a post by Joe Segur in my rollout thread.

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Message 1375482 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 17:44:02 UTC - in response to Message 1375416.  

MB v7 tasks are being assigned shockingly low credit scores (like 30%-50% of what v6 was giving on average).

Yes, if was programmed to give less rac for reasons I can't comprehend.

Also my Astropulse nvidia credit is one fifth when my partner is an ATI GPU!!!

To run more the one app at a time on you GPU, you will need to creat an app_config.xml file:


<app_config>
<app>
<name>setiathome_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>0.5</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>

<app>
<name>setiathome_enhanced</name> 
<max_concurrent>6</max_concurrent> 
<gpu_versions> 
<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage> 
<cpu_usage>0.5</cpu_usage> 
</gpu_versions> 
</app> 

<app>
<name>astropulse_v6</name>
<max_concurrent>6</max_concurrent>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>.50</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>1.0</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>

</app_config>


The app_config file you have here , would it work ( as it is ) on a quad core CPU and a GTX 460 SE GPU ? I'm not running any AP's at all Just V7 WU's ....
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Message 1375491 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 17:59:12 UTC

The app_config file you have here , would it work ( as it is ) on a quad core CPU and a GTX 460 SE GPU ? I'm not running any AP's at all Just V7 WU's ....

It would work, but I'd make a couple of changes:
in the v7 section:
<cpu_usage>0.5</cpu_usage>
I'd reduce the value to .06, you don't need to reserve that much cpu time.

I'd also omit the v6 section entirely unless you want to crunch the resends. Probably won't get any at all after the installer becomes available.

I'd keep the astropulse section in there in case you want to run it someday.
<max_concurrent>6</max_concurrent>
I'd set the limit lower than 6, I use 2.

The gpu usage value of .5 will give you 2 at a time which is probably right for your gpu.
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Message 1375500 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 18:08:42 UTC - in response to Message 1375491.  

The app_config file you have here , would it work ( as it is ) on a quad core CPU and a GTX 460 SE GPU ? I'm not running any AP's at all Just V7 WU's ....

It would work, but I'd make a couple of changes:
in the v7 section:
<cpu_usage>0.5</cpu_usage>
I'd reduce the value to .06, you don't need to reserve that much cpu time.

I'd also omit the v6 section entirely unless you want to crunch the resends. Probably won't get any at all after the installer becomes available.

I'd keep the astropulse section in there in case you want to run it someday.
<max_concurrent>6</max_concurrent>
I'd set the limit lower than 6, I use 2.

The gpu usage value of .5 will give you 2 at a time which is probably right for your gpu.



Ok , I left the V6 in case we get any resends , won't hurt any I guess ?


does this look right ?

<App_config>
<app>
<name>setiathome_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>0.06</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>

<app>
<name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
<max_concurrent>4</max_concurrent>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>0.06</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>

<app>
<name>astropulse_v6</name>
<max_concurrent>2</max_concurrent>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>1</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>1.0</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>

</App_config>
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Message 1375503 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 18:17:23 UTC

Looks okay - save it in the SETI project directory. BOINC mgr. has a menu option on the advanced tab to "read config file", so you don't even have to restart BOINC.
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Message 1375509 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 18:26:56 UTC - in response to Message 1375503.  
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Looks okay - save it in the SETI project directory. BOINC mgr. has a menu option on the advanced tab to "read config file", so you don't even have to restart BOINC.


Ok I saved it in the Seti Project dir... It shows to be here :

C:\ProgramData\BOINC\projects\setiathome.berkeley.edu\App_config.xml

Still only running 1 GPU task at a time...
What did I mess up this time...? :{

6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | No config file found - using defaults
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.0.64 for windows_x86_64
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.25.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1 zlib/1.2.6
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Running under account Floyds

I did the read config and restarted Boing also.

I will take the CAP A off the app_config and then retry it , maybe that is the problem.
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Message 1375513 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 18:43:55 UTC - in response to Message 1375509.  
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Capital Letter A's ? [Edit: ah, see you saw it already ;)]
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Message 1375528 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 19:10:16 UTC - in response to Message 1375509.  

Looks okay - save it in the SETI project directory. BOINC mgr. has a menu option on the advanced tab to "read config file", so you don't even have to restart BOINC.


Ok I saved it in the Seti Project dir... It shows to be here :

C:\ProgramData\BOINC\projects\setiathome.berkeley.edu\App_config.xml

Still only running 1 GPU task at a time...
What did I mess up this time...? :{

6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | No config file found - using defaults
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.0.64 for windows_x86_64
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.25.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1 zlib/1.2.6
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
6/2/2013 1:23:25 PM | | Running under account Floyds

I did the read config and restarted Boing also.

I will take the CAP A off the app_config and then retry it , maybe that is the problem.


Well that allowed it to find the file , but !!!

6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | No config file found - using defaults
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.0.64 for windows_x86_64
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.25.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1 zlib/1.2.6
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Running under account Floyds
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Processor: 4 AuthenticAMD AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 925 Processor [Family 16 Model 4 Stepping 3]
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 htt pni cx16 popcnt syscall nx lm svm sse4a osvw ibs skinit wdt page1gb rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Memory: 3.92 GB physical, 10.75 GB virtual
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Disk: 1.36 TB total, 432.46 GB free
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Local time is UTC -5 hours
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | CUDA: NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GTX 460 SE (driver version 314.22, CUDA version 5.0, compute capability 2.1, 1024MB, 939MB available, 922 GFLOPS peak)
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | OpenCL: NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GTX 460 SE (driver version 314.22, device version OpenCL 1.1 CUDA, 1024MB, 939MB available, 922 GFLOPS peak)
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | SETI@home | Found app_config.xml6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | SETI@home | URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 5953062; resource share 100
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 17-May-2013 09:48:48)
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | SETI@home | Computer location: work
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | General prefs: using separate prefs for work
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Reading preferences override file
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Preferences:
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | max memory usage when active: 2005.78MB
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 3610.40MB
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | max disk usage: 10.00GB
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
6/2/2013 2:04:56 PM | | Not using a proxy

still only running 1 gpu wu at a time , i'm still not doing something right...!
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Message 1375532 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 19:17:41 UTC

<app_config>
<app>
<name>setiathome_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.33</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>.2</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
<app>
<name>astropulse_v6</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.33</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>0.5</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
</app_config>

Thats mine and it works fine for me
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Message 1375540 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 19:29:32 UTC

I have 2 GPU WU's running at a time now , I had to take all caps out of the File name and out of the file it's self , The cpu use is still only 0.0261 instead of the 0.06 the config file had for it... I don't understand NOTHING anymore .. ( not that I ever did anyway )
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Message 1375549 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 19:40:31 UTC

It might change if you stop boinc and restart it. Mine said it was using 1 gpu for each task before i restarted boinc
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Message 1375561 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 19:59:47 UTC - in response to Message 1375549.  
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It might change if you stop boinc and restart it. Mine said it was using 1 gpu for each task before i restarted boinc


Hey , That worked , using 0.06 cpu per gpu now...
although this was about the 3rd time I restarted boinc , to get it to do that... LOL

6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | Found app_config.xml
6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | app setiathome_enhanced not found in app_config.xml
6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | app astropulse_v6 not found in app_config.xml

Maybe this is because I had unchecked V6 and Ap's ?
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Message 1375583 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 20:39:51 UTC

6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | Found app_config.xml
6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | app setiathome_enhanced not found in app_config.xml
6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | app astropulse_v6 not found in app_config.xml

Maybe this is because I had unchecked V6 and Ap's ?
If you haven't run those since you reset the project to go to v7. the aps are not present and it's just saying I don't see that app. Could just ignore or remove those sections until you need them.
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Message 1375586 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 20:54:22 UTC - in response to Message 1375583.  

6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | Found app_config.xml
6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | app setiathome_enhanced not found in app_config.xml
6/2/2013 2:57:29 PM | SETI@home | app astropulse_v6 not found in app_config.xml

Maybe this is because I had unchecked V6 and Ap's ?
If you haven't run those since you reset the project to go to v7. the aps are not present and it's just saying I don't see that app. Could just ignore or remove those sections until you need them.


Boinc has sent me 1 AP V 604

6/2/2013 3:38:27 PM | SETI@home | Started download of astropulse_6.04_windows_intelx86__opencl_nvidia_100.exe

Do I need to install something before that starts crunching ?
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Message 1375592 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 20:59:59 UTC - in response to Message 1375586.  

If it needs anything, it should download it automatically
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Message 1375593 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 21:01:31 UTC

Mine has taken a dive. My question is though where is the best place to find out about optimizing a GPU. I have an Nvidia GTX550Ti. It only does one work unit at a time. I am running a quad core with 3 cores on Seti and the GPU. Any help greatly appreciated. Thx.

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Message 1375595 - Posted: 2 Jun 2013, 21:04:05 UTC

Boinc has sent me 1 AP V 604

6/2/2013 3:38:27 PM | SETI@home | Started download of astropulse_6.04_windows_intelx86__opencl_nvidia_100.exe

Do I need to install something before that starts crunching ?
That's the gpu Astropulse application file downloading. Should not have to do anything.
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