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Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
I shut down BOINC on my machine that does both CPU and GPU, installed Lunatics after d/l from Crunchers Anonymous. Then I carefully edited app_info.xml to change all instances of <count>1</count> to 2 (about 20 of them). When I started up again, instead of running 2 GPU WUs, I have 3 (??) in "waiting to run" state, each saying they require 2 NVIDIA + 0.04 CPU. They do not start or run; no others start in their place (and there should be 4, not 3 anyway). My CPU is 6-core, 3 reserved for CPU computing. Worse, even after a restart, I cannot delete the copy of my Program Data/BOINC folder containing this and rename my old BOINC folder from BOINC - copy to BOINC because it says cannot rename because file or folder in use. Even though BOINC has not been started after the system restart. HELP!!!! |
Gatekeeper Send message Joined: 14 Jul 04 Posts: 887 Credit: 176,479,616 RAC: 0 |
I shut down BOINC on my machine that does both CPU and GPU, installed Lunatics after d/l from Crunchers Anonymous. Then I carefully edited app_info.xml to change all instances of <count>1</count> to 2 (about 20 of them). If you want to run 2 at a time, the <count> entry has to be .5, not 2. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I shut down BOINC on my machine that does both CPU and GPU, installed Lunatics after d/l from Crunchers Anonymous. Then I carefully edited app_info.xml to change all instances of <count>1</count> to 2 (about 20 of them). I'm afraid you screwed it up. To get 2 WU/GPU running, you need to change the count to .5, not 2. Oopsie. Try to re-edit and reboot. Hopefully that will clear things. You should be able to edit the app_info file even when it is in use. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
Yes, I was not only stupid, but double stupid. Stupid 1: I knew it should have been 0.5 (from previous versions) but still made it 2. Stupid 2: boinctray.exe was the culprit in preventing rename. I killed boinctray in Task Manager, and was able to do the renaming. Shows you how getting older (just 70!) can negate 3 degrees from MIT and 40+ years of being a programmer. Bah! And, thanks guys for the quick answers! |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Yes, I was not only stupid, but double stupid. Don't feel too bad. With all the Boinc/Seti/Lunatics under my belt, as I get older I find myself scratching my head about things I used to do all the time. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67 |
Shows you how getting older (just 70!) can negate 3 degrees from MIT and 40+ years of being a programmer. Bah! I know how you feel, I'm just a couple of years younger than you with 37 years programming before forced retirement, and I'm still making dumb mistakes here. I don't buy computers, I build them!! |
Floyd Send message Joined: 19 May 11 Posts: 524 Credit: 1,870,625 RAC: 0 |
Hey , Think how we , ( that didn't have any exp to draw on to start with ) feel when we have no Idea what we're doing most of the time anyway... Multiply what you feel , by some large number and then think about how we feel almost all the time... LOL... ;-} |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
LOL. The good thing is with all us old farts around, there's usually SOMEBODY that remembers how to fix things.... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Floyd Send message Joined: 19 May 11 Posts: 524 Credit: 1,870,625 RAC: 0 |
LOL. YES , And Thanks to all the Older people that is willing to share their experience and know how with the rest of us that , maybe ( most of the time for me anyway ) feel dumber than DIRT... I do actually have a few skills , LOL , Just nothing that will do me any good in this field... So Again , Kudos to all of you for all your patience and help from ( I hope ) all of us who need it so very much , so often . !!! |
Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
LOL. OK then, Mr. Smartypants & company - fix THIS: With all my screwing around, I have a bunch of WUs in status ABANDONED in my tasks list. BUT: in the BOINC folder I am using now (a pre-screwing around copy, remember) they are still there, and will be processed. So what happens when they are reported after being abandoned (as far as the servers know)? Will the Universe crumble? Will the servers go out of their collective mind? America (well, me) wants to know!!! |
Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
I double checked - for that machine, for AP, the tasks screen shows: 89 tasks, 0 in progress and 21 in error (abandoned). But, in BOINC on the actual machine, I have those 21 in my task queue. So what will happen when they are processed by my machine? Will the servers recognize them? Or will all the electrons I use to process them be wasted? |
Gone Send message Joined: 31 May 99 Posts: 150 Credit: 125,779,206 RAC: 0 |
OK, first you need to disengage the bi-focal inter-rossiter. Then stop the sprocket-thrombulator. Delete app info module. Calibrate the flux capacitor to run between 2 and three units @50Hz. Insert the dis-combobulator and tune for maximum smoke. Format c:/s , re-connect the inter-rossiter and press Ctl+Alt+Del. Reset the project and voila ! No more problems. |
Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
OK, But I did all that. Now my prostate has stopped working. I blame Eric and Dr. Anderson. |
Josef W. Segur Send message Joined: 30 Oct 99 Posts: 4504 Credit: 1,414,761 RAC: 0 |
I double checked - for that machine, for AP, the tasks screen shows: 89 tasks, 0 in progress and 21 in error (abandoned). But, in BOINC on the actual machine, I have those 21 in my task queue. They're gone from your system as far as the server records show, so you will not get credit if you crunch them. There are two possible recovery routes: 1. Do a project Reset. That will delete all tasks you have (including any partially processed), but the usable tasks will be resent on subsequent work requests. 2. Select the abandoned tasks and abort them. Then the Client will report them as errors, but the Scheduler should see they're already resolved as abandoned and ignore the reports. I say "should" because I know that a second report on the same task is normally ignored, but I have not attempted to walk the code to be sure that applies to this case. Joe |
Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
I double checked - for that machine, for AP, the tasks screen shows: 89 tasks, 0 in progress and 21 in error (abandoned). But, in BOINC on the actual machine, I have those 21 in my task queue. Thanks for the info Joe. FYI: I had already forced one of the tasks in question to run (by suspending all the other tasks not running) and when I updated after it finished, nothing changed in my AP tasks as listed by the servers - it did not get recorded - still "abandoned". So I aborted the other 20 and will continue on. I didn't have the nerve to reset. Also, on another note: I notice that AP running on NVIDIA GPU uses a LOT of CPU - like around 90% or so of elapsed time. So I guess I will have to cut back on the cores for CPU computing appropriately to avoid big slowdowns. And on my GPU-only rig, which has a Core2 Duo, I can't really run 2 WUs per GPU, as the two cores will not support 4 WUs in a useful manner. At least, until I acquire a Core 2 Quad to run it with. |
Gone Send message Joined: 31 May 99 Posts: 150 Credit: 125,779,206 RAC: 0 |
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William Send message Joined: 14 Feb 13 Posts: 2037 Credit: 17,689,662 RAC: 0 |
Also, on another note: I notice that AP running on NVIDIA GPU uses a LOT of CPU - like around 90% or so of elapsed time. So I guess I will have to cut back on the cores for CPU computing appropriately to avoid big slowdowns. And on my GPU-only rig, which has a Core2 Duo, I can't really run 2 WUs per GPU, as the two cores will not support 4 WUs in a useful manner. At least, until I acquire a Core 2 Quad to run it with. Yes you need to free a core for NV AP - I should have made the app_version entries that way, but plain forgot in the rush to get it all out. I'm not really happy about that app, but seeing it's being handed out as stock, it could not be left out of the installer. A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. (Mark Twain) |
Cruncher-American Send message Joined: 25 Mar 02 Posts: 1513 Credit: 370,893,186 RAC: 340 |
Yes you need to free a core for NV AP - I should have made the app_version entries that way, but plain forgot in the rush to get it all out. Hey - the GPU app is better in that it is several times faster than the CPU app, so I'd rather reserve the cores for it than not. At least on my machine, in general, the GPU does 8-10 times more work per thread than a CPU core. Of course, it WOULD be better to not have to make the choice, but you take what you can get.... |
Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67 |
Also, on another note: I notice that AP running on NVIDIA GPU uses a LOT of CPU - like around 90% or so of elapsed time. So I guess I will have to cut back on the cores for CPU computing appropriately to avoid big slowdowns. And on my GPU-only rig, which has a Core2 Duo, I can't really run 2 WUs per GPU, as the two cores will not support 4 WUs in a useful manner. At least, until I acquire a Core 2 Quad to run it with. I used to reserve a full core for AP GPU WUs, but since v7 I've have reduced it to .5 and have had no problems running 2 WUs each on my GTX660SC GPUs. I don't buy computers, I build them!! |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34258 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Also, on another note: I notice that AP running on NVIDIA GPU uses a LOT of CPU - like around 90% or so of elapsed time. So I guess I will have to cut back on the cores for CPU computing appropriately to avoid big slowdowns. And on my GPU-only rig, which has a Core2 Duo, I can't really run 2 WUs per GPU, as the two cores will not support 4 WUs in a useful manner. At least, until I acquire a Core 2 Quad to run it with. You might only reserve 0.5 CPU core but it will use a full core anyways. You have a strong CPU thats the reason it works for you. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
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