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numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
My phone is set to the Home location and my computer is set as Work in my SETI preferences. However both devices are following the default prefs and not the separate home and work preferences... why?? |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Possibly your Android Boinc version. Try to update to the latest available 7.4.14 first. Google Play Store. |
numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
But my Windows 8.1 computer is also disobeying its set location preferences. And the latest Android version is 7.3.12 from the Play Store. |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
 Which exact Preferences "computer is also disobeying"?: Computing preferences SETI@home preferences Do you have global_prefs_override.xml file? In this case you use Local preferences Check also the Activity Menu (to be set '... based on preferences') BOINC Manager Menu   - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)  |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
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numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
It's the SETI@home prefs, saying whether it can use the GPU/CPU or not, etc. My phone can only work on the CPU, but i only want my computer working on the Intel GPU. I've set locations on these devices and altered the location prefs accordingly but they're both following the default preferences. |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
... but they're both following the default preferences. How do you know? If you think that 'Use CPU no' will stop immediately CPU processing - it is not like that. 'Use CPU no' only stops getting new tasks for CPU (those you already have will be computed as usual) Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
My phone isn't fetching tasks for the CPU when its got nothing to do, and the event log is saying this is because preferences won't allow it. The location preferences for my phone are set to CPU yes, but the default is no. |
numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
...also my computer won't fetch tasks for the CPU, but if I set the default to CPU yes and then update from the BOINC Manager it is getting CPU tasks, even though my computer's location preferences say no CPU. |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
When you look at this link: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php ... what is shown in 'Location' column? Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
OK, I checked my files: It seems 'Use Intel GPU' is in the 'SETI@home preferences' web page but the value is not passed to BOINC On SETI@home Beta it is passed (according to my files, using BOINC 6.10.58) In account_setiathome.berkeley.edu.xml <no_cpu>0</no_cpu> <no_ati>0</no_ati> <no_cuda>0</no_cuda> In account_setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu_beta.xml <no_cpu>1</no_cpu> <no_ati>0</no_ati> <no_cuda>0</no_cuda> <no_intel_gpu>0</no_intel_gpu> In account_einstein.phys.uwm.edu.xml <no_cpu>1</no_cpu> <no_ati>0</no_ati> <no_cuda>0</no_cuda> <no_intel_gpu>0</no_intel_gpu> <no_cpu>1</no_cpu> Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
Actually in 7.2.42 I can see <no_intel_gpu>0</no_intel_gpu> in the preferences xml file. Will changing <no_cpu> to 1 keep it that way or will a server update eventually override it? As for location, my phone says home and my computer says work...just like it should. |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
Will changing <no_cpu> to 1 keep it that way or will a server update eventually override it? Every update (e.g. to ask for tasks) will overwrite it If you have set Location you have to have <venue name="XXXXXXX"> ..... </venue> section and inside it the 'special' settings for this Location/venue: <project_preferences> <resource_share>100</resource_share> <no_cpu>0</no_cpu> <no_ati>0</no_ati> <no_cuda>0</no_cuda> <project_specific> <format_preset>Custom</format_preset> <text_style>Pillars</text_style> <graph_style>Surface</graph_style> <max_cpu>10</max_cpu> <grow_time>10</grow_time> <hold_time>5</hold_time> <graph_alpha>0.7</graph_alpha> <roll_period>0</roll_period> <roll_range>0</roll_range> <pitch_period>0</pitch_period> <pitch_range>0</pitch_range> <starfield_size>0</starfield_size> <starfield_speed>0</starfield_speed> <color_preset>Rainbow</color_preset> <start_hue>0</start_hue> <hue_change>1</hue_change> <app_id>2</app_id> <app_id>11</app_id> <app_id>12</app_id> <allow_non_preferred_apps>1</allow_non_preferred_apps> </project_specific> <venue name="school"> <resource_share>500</resource_share> <no_cpu>0</no_cpu> <no_ati>0</no_ati> <no_cuda>0</no_cuda> <project_specific> <format_preset>Custom</format_preset> <text_style>Pillars</text_style> <graph_style>Surface</graph_style> <max_cpu>10</max_cpu> <grow_time>10</grow_time> <hold_time>5</hold_time> <graph_alpha>0.7</graph_alpha> <roll_period>0</roll_period> <roll_range>0</roll_range> <pitch_period>0</pitch_period> <pitch_range>0</pitch_range> <starfield_size>0</starfield_size> <starfield_speed>0</starfield_speed> <color_preset>Rainbow</color_preset> <start_hue>0</start_hue> <hue_change>1</hue_change> <app_id>12</app_id> <allow_non_preferred_apps>1</allow_non_preferred_apps> </project_specific> </venue> </project_preferences> Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
I can see this: <venue name="work"> <resource_share>8</resource_share> <no_cpu>1</no_cpu> <no_ati>1</no_ati> <no_cuda>1</no_cuda> <no_intel_gpu>0</no_intel_gpu> <project_specific> <format_preset>SETI@home classic</format_preset> <text_style>Pillars</text_style> <graph_style>Rectangles</graph_style> <max_cpu>50</max_cpu> <grow_time>10</grow_time> <hold_time>5</hold_time> <graph_alpha>0.7</graph_alpha> <roll_period>10</roll_period> <roll_range>20</roll_range> <pitch_period>30</pitch_period> <pitch_range>30</pitch_range> <starfield_size>2000</starfield_size> <starfield_speed>40</starfield_speed> <color_preset>Rainbow</color_preset> <start_hue>0</start_hue> <hue_change>1</hue_change> <app_id>2</app_id> <app_id>11</app_id> </project_specific> </venue> |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
My phone is set to the Home location and my computer is set as Work in my SETI preferences. However both devices are following the default prefs and not the separate home and work preferences... why?? It doesn't matter what venue you have your phone set to. At the top of the preference page reads: These apply to all BOINC projects in which you participate. Unless that message is old or no longer applies, I don't think you can set preferences for your phone individually. |
numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
Ah, so that was the problem! Alright then, thanks for that. I don't know why I can't see that message anywhere. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
It should be at the top of this page. |
numbermaniac Send message Joined: 28 Mar 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 14,842 RAC: 0 |
Yep, NOW I see it. If I went into my account and then go computing preferences from there it never showed up. Anyway, thanks. |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
I can see this: So it looks OK, this translates to: Use CPU no Use ATI GPU no Use NVIDIA GPU no Use Intel GPU yes SETI@home Enhanced: yes SETI@home v7: yes AstroPulse v6: no If no work for selected applications is available, accept work from other applications? no So remind us - what does the computer that is put in Location/venue "work" do when the above Preferences are in effect? I see it have SETI@home v7 v7.03 (opencl_intel_gpu_sah) tasks - so where is the problem you see?: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/results.php?hostid=7285344 Note: with so low <resource_share>8</resource_share> there will be times (days) when the computer will not get any tasks from SETI@home (I presume you have Resource share 100 on PrimeGrid) P.S. Don't confuse SETI@home preferences and Computing preferences Only the Computing preferences have the line: "These preferences do not apply to Android devices" Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
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