New app?

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AllenIN Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Dec 00 Posts: 292 Credit: 58,297,005 RAC: 311	Message 1754747 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 1:40:28 UTC - in response to Message 1754729. Last modified: 8 Jan 2016, 1:41:15 UTC I may try to get my GPU back to work, but on another project. :) If you're that enthusiastic to keep your GPUs busy and crunch v8 early (can't blame you for that) and want to help* the project, why not join us in Beta? Just connect BOINC to http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/ It's recommended to read through the News thread to know the caveats (any important updates will also appear in your BOINC client), check your Tasks to see if there are excessive Invalids/Errors/Inconclusives and post if you find anything wrong that isn't covered. (edit: and no tinkering... lol) By helping there, you'll help get the v8 GPU clients released sooner here... Thank you for the offer. I will investigate the News thread and see just how technical I need to be to get this done properly. Since I have just reset everything today I want to make sure that everything is running smoothly before I try to help out. I also have another nVidia GPU that will soon be out of the old apps, so I likely will move it into the fray as well. Thanks again for the invitation. ID: 1754747 ·

Brent Norman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 2786 Credit: 685,657,289 RAC: 835	Message 1754749 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 1:51:09 UTC - in response to Message 1754747. As for beta testing ... my widows boxes had no problem getting the stock apps a running cleanly. I had to update my NVIDIA drivers, but your version looks fine to go. ID: 1754749 ·

Mr. Kevvy Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3776 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319	Message 1754750 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 1:58:23 UTC - in response to Message 1754747. I will investigate the News thread and see just how technical I need to be to get this done properly. Since I have just reset everything today I want to make sure that everything is running smoothly before I try to help out. You don't have to be very technical... don't let some of the development posts in News scare you off. :^) As noted just report any issues (not already known) if you have them. Also it's an open/public beta so I'm just a cruncher rather than a concierge. :^D ID: 1754750 ·

Brent Norman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 2786 Credit: 685,657,289 RAC: 835	Message 1754752 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 2:08:30 UTC The way I look at beta is ... even if I'm not testing the newest code, I'm providing the stock app results for those testing to compare to. The more people that help, the faster we get v8 GPU apps. ID: 1754752 ·

AllenIN Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Dec 00 Posts: 292 Credit: 58,297,005 RAC: 311	Message 1754754 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 2:17:57 UTC - in response to Message 1754749. Last modified: 8 Jan 2016, 2:19:16 UTC As for beta testing ... my widows boxes had no problem getting the stock apps a running cleanly. I had to update my NVIDIA drivers, but your version looks fine to go. Thanks for the info Brent. You too Mr. Kevvy. ID: 1754754 ·

peanut Send message Joined: 1 Feb 07 Posts: 372 Credit: 1,951,576 RAC: 0	Message 1754763 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 3:48:57 UTC - in response to Message 1754583. My two macs have been put on quota because they have done nothing but return errors lately. Should I just disable BOINC for a little while or let them continue under quota (roughly 3 a day)?? ID: 1754763 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 1754823 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 9:33:37 UTC - in response to Message 1754763. Which OS X version are you using? Can you update to the latest available at the PPCs? I think Eric compiled the applications on a later version of OS X than you are using, so then that means you cannot run these applications. I'll go ask. But seeing time differences and all, it can take up to 6pm until I get an answer. ID: 1754823 ·

Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14650 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874	Message 1754825 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 9:39:39 UTC - in response to Message 1754763. My two macs have been put on quota because they have done nothing but return errors lately. Should I just disable BOINC for a little while or let them continue under quota (roughly 3 a day)?? Reading the other threads, it looks as if the Mac problems has been corrected. Assuming that to be the case (that the problems you were seeing were entirely related to the project's mistake), you'll be fine letting BOINC carry on as normal. As you return successful work, your quota will automatically be raised, and you'll be back to normal in no time. ID: 1754825 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 1754840 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 11:49:30 UTC - in response to Message 1754825. Reading the other threads, it looks as if the Mac problems has been corrected. He has the problems with the new version 8.03 application, so for him the problems are not solved. We'll have to wait until Eric gets back on that. ID: 1754840 ·

peanut Send message Joined: 1 Feb 07 Posts: 372 Credit: 1,951,576 RAC: 0	Message 1754842 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 12:53:17 UTC - in response to Message 1754823. Which OS X version are you using? Can you update to the latest available at the PPCs? OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) is the OS. I'm not sure what PPCs stands for... Model Name: Mac Pro Model Identifier: MacPro2,1 Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed: 3 GHz Number Of Processors: 2 Total Number Of Cores: 8 L2 Cache (per processor): 8 MB Memory: 4 GB Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz Boot ROM Version: MP21.007F.B02 SMC Version: 1.15f3 Serial Number: 4073400PUPZ ID: 1754842 ·

Paris Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 110 Credit: 1,012,250 RAC: 0	Message 1754854 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 14:42:16 UTC I received the new 803 app but I am getting (and erroring out) PPC tasks instead of Intel (i686) tasks. I am running OS X "Tiger" on a CoreDuo (not Core 2 Duo) machine. No rush, as I am sure that this is a very low priority problem. I just thought I would let you know. Plus SETI Classic = 21,082 WUs ID: 1754854 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 1754883 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 16:39:45 UTC - in response to Message 1754854. No, you're getting the right tasks, for the right application, but it is as I suspected. Eric built the applications using OS X 10.5, the oldest OS X he has. Meaning that these don't work on older OS X versions. You either have to try to update your OS X, or wait for a third party to build the applications for older OS X versions, or look elsewhere with those Power Macs. ID: 1754883 ·

qbit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Sep 04 Posts: 630 Credit: 6,868,528 RAC: 0	Message 1754907 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 18:32:00 UTC So far I can report 63 consecutive valid tasks on my GTX 750 using the r3314 app: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/host_app_versions.php?hostid=7563243 It runs well but it seems to put a lot of stress on the hardware, even with use_sleep. It just took me about 20 to 30 seconds to switch from the Boinc manager to the desktop. I thought it would crash every second but it's still running. So, with the CPU at 100% the system seems to be on the edge. Can't say much about performance yet. The GFLOP rating is lower then for the V7 app, but the doesn't have to mean anything. So, is there already a newer version then the one I use? Would love to test further and see if the (un)responsiveness improves. Or maybe somebody has suggestions for a commandline? ID: 1754907 ·

petri33 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Jun 02 Posts: 1668 Credit: 623,086,772 RAC: 156	Message 1754919 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 19:22:59 UTC - in response to Message 1754907. So far I can report 63 consecutive valid tasks on my GTX 750 using the r3314 app: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/host_app_versions.php?hostid=7563243 It runs well but it seems to put a lot of stress on the hardware, even with use_sleep. It just took me about 20 to 30 seconds to switch from the Boinc manager to the desktop. I thought it would crash every second but it's still running. So, with the CPU at 100% the system seems to be on the edge. Can't say much about performance yet. The GFLOP rating is lower then for the V7 app, but the doesn't have to mean anything. So, is there already a newer version then the one I use? Would love to test further and see if the (un)responsiveness improves. Or maybe somebody has suggestions for a commandline? I have no time to see if this has been answered, but "use_sleep" might help. I'm going to put my 6 & 8 yr to bed and read a good night story --- "use sleep". To overcome Heisenbergs: "You can't always get what you want / but if you try sometimes you just might find / you get what you need." -- Rolling Stones ID: 1754919 ·

AMDave Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Mar 01 Posts: 234 Credit: 11,671,730 RAC: 0	Message 1754930 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 20:04:44 UTC Just out of curiosity: What is the range of run times for v8 WUs? In my Tasks list, they appear from 59min to 2:36. My completed v8s range from 34min to 2hrs. Or is this moot b/c of the variety of hardware being used to crunch? I've read that v8 WUs have lower Gflops, but tax the hardware more than v7 WUs. ID: 1754930 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22190 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1754932 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 20:15:27 UTC The answer is "A bit longer than the same WU would take under v7 on the same computer". Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1754932 ·

SongBird Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Oct 01 Posts: 104 Credit: 164,826,157 RAC: 297	Message 1754940 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 21:48:22 UTC Last modified: 8 Jan 2016, 21:52:40 UTC Tried 3314 again OpenCL NV on a GTX970. Not workable for me. Waiting for cuda :) ID: 1754940 ·

Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34257 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80	Message 1754969 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 23:34:50 UTC - in response to Message 1754907. So far I can report 63 consecutive valid tasks on my GTX 750 using the r3314 app: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/host_app_versions.php?hostid=7563243 It runs well but it seems to put a lot of stress on the hardware, even with use_sleep. It just took me about 20 to 30 seconds to switch from the Boinc manager to the desktop. I thought it would crash every second but it's still running. So, with the CPU at 100% the system seems to be on the edge. Can't say much about performance yet. The GFLOP rating is lower then for the V7 app, but the doesn't have to mean anything. So, is there already a newer version then the one I use? Would love to test further and see if the (un)responsiveness improves. Or maybe somebody has suggestions for a commandline? Add -sbs 256 -period_iterations_num 80. period_iterations_num should reduce screen lags. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. ID: 1754969 ·

Ulrich Metzner Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Jul 02 Posts: 1256 Credit: 13,565,513 RAC: 13	Message 1754973 - Posted: 8 Jan 2016, 23:56:49 UTC - in response to Message 1754969. Last modified: 8 Jan 2016, 23:57:22 UTC (...) So, is there already a newer version then the one I use? Would love to test further and see if the (un)responsiveness improves. Or maybe somebody has suggestions for a commandline? Add -sbs 256 -period_iterations_num 80. period_iterations_num should reduce screen lags. I already have the -period_iterations_num parameter set to 1024 and 512 (!!) and there are still moments of extreme unresponsiveness, but strangely the GPU usage still remains in the 96-98% range! Aloha, Uli ID: 1754973 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1754985 - Posted: 9 Jan 2016, 1:29:43 UTC 1/8/2016 5:06:32 PM \| SETI@home \| Not sending work - last reque st too recent: 246 sec1/8/2016 5:06:34 PM \| SETI@home \| Started download of arecibo_181.png 1/8/2016 5:06:34 PM \| SETI@home \| Started download of sah_40.png 1/8/2016 5:06:35 PM \| SETI@home \| Finished download of arecibo_181.png 1/8/2016 5:06:35 PM \| SETI@home \| Finished download of sah_40.png 1/8/2016 5:06:35 PM \| SETI@home \| Started download of sah_banner_290.png 1/8/2016 5:06:35 PM \| SETI@home \| Started download of sah_ss_290.png 1/8/2016 5:06:36 PM \| SETI@home \| Finished download of sah_banner_290.png 1/8/2016 5:06:36 PM \| SETI@home \| Finished download of sah_ss_290.png 1/8/2016 5:12:40 PM \| SETI@home \| Sending scheduler request: To fetch work. 1/8/2016 5:12:40 PM \| SETI@home \| Requesting new tasks for CPU 1/8/2016 5:12:41 PM \| SETI@home \| Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks 1/8/2016 5:12:41 PM \| SETI@home \| No tasks sent 1/8/2016 5:12:41 PM \| SETI@home \| No tasks are available for AstroPulse v7 1/8/2016 5:12:41 PM \| SETI@home \| Message from server: Your app_info.xml file doesn't have a usable version of SETI@home v8. 1/8/2016 5:12:41 PM \| SETI@home \| Tasks for NVIDIA GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them 1/8/2016 5:12:41 PM \| SETI@home \| Tasks for AMD/ATI GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them 1/8/2016 5:12:41 PM \| SETI@home \| Tasks for Intel GPU are available, but your preferences are set to not accept them 1/8/2016 5:22:20 PM \| SETI@home \| update requested by user 1/8/2016 5:22:24 PM \| SETI@home \| Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. 1/8/2016 5:22:24 PM \| SETI@home \| Requesting new tasks for CPU 1/8/2016 5:22:25 PM \| SETI@home \| Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks 1/8/2016 5:22:28 PM \| SETI@home \| Started download of 02ja11aa.3623.313674.14.12.44.vlar 1/8/2016 5:22:30 PM \| SETI@home \| Finished download of 02ja11aa.3623.313674.14.12.44.vlar 1/8/2016 5:22:30 PM \| SETI@home \| [error] Process creation failed: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) - error code 2 (0x2) 1/8/2016 5:22:30 PM \| SETI@home \| [error] Process creation failed: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) - error code 2 (0x2) 1/8/2016 5:22:31 PM \| SETI@home \| [error] Process creation failed: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) - error code 2 (0x2) 1/8/2016 5:22:31 PM \| SETI@home \| [error] Process creation failed: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) - error code 2 (0x2) 1/8/2016 5:22:32 PM \| SETI@home \| [error] Process creation failed: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) - error code 2 (0x2) 1/8/2016 5:22:32 PM \| SETI@home \| Computation for task 02ja11aa.3623.313674.14.12.44.vlar_4 finished 1/8/2016 5:22:32 PM \| SETI@home \| Output file 02ja11aa.3623.313674.14.12.44.vlar_4_0 for task 02ja11aa.3623.313674.14.12.44.vlar_4 absent Does anybody know what's going on why I can't get work? ID: 1754985 ·

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