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1) Message boards : Number crunching : Log/Tracking Tool (Message 1364867)
Posted 19 days ago by

I don't know of any automated method, but if you pull up your application details here on the website for each rig's details, it should give you "number of tasks completed" for each type of work on that machine. Average processing rate and average turn-around time is a recent average and not a total average.

Other than that, you can probably load up 'job_log_setiathome.berkeley.edu.txt' (found in the data directory where client_state and cc_config are) into Excel or something similar and have it separate into fields, using space as a delimiter, and then from there, you can gather some information with formulas about it, or make charts.

Many thanks for the reply and identifying more data sources. Unfortunately, I'm not particularly talented or creative with such things and right now I have very little time to undertake such a project.

Tracking a machine's crunching performance by credits is OK, but measures such as RAC are (to borrow a term from economics) a "lagging indicator", meaning that other factors must occur (wingmen and validation) before the credit is actually counted. Also, we have no way of knowing when a tweak behind the scenes in Berkeley has occurred altering the formula for calculating credit. It's happened before.

Thanks again.

2) Message boards : Number crunching : Log/Tracking Tool (Message 1364469)
Posted 20 days ago by

Greetings, all.

Quick question. Have any of our talented Setizens with way too much time on their hands created a logging or tracking tool that does real time, local monitoring and reporting of work units by machine? BoincStats and the other online systems do a great job of reporting credits. But frankly, after doing this for 13 years, I really could care less about credits. By next week, I'll have 25 Million of them. If I could sell them on eBay, I would.

I am more interested in a report that neatly details how many work units my rig received and processed by type (MB/AP). When was each WU received, how was it processed (CPU/GPU), how long did it take to complete (CPU/GPU time and clock time), when was it reported. What was the turnaround time? In short, I'm more interested in knowing how to get the most bang for my crunching buck than how I compare to anyone else.

All of these variables are tracked by BOINC in one way or another. I could find them by checking each result manually. I'm hoping to find a nice utility that does all that. Some trend lines and graphics would be nice, too. :)

Thanks.

3) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (83) Server Problems? (Message 1360883)
Posted 29 days ago by

Uh oh. May be problems with the upload server. I've got WUs backing up for the first time since the move.

4) Message boards : Politics : North Korea (Message 1356959)
Posted 39 days ago by

I could yet be proved wrong, but I believe that Kim has played the game better than daddy ever did.

Kim has managed to scare the crap out of the entire world. Think about it. How many millions if not billions of dollars have the allies spent scrambling to defend all of southeast Asia from a nuclear attack? All he had to do was shoot his mouth off while holding a birthday party for his grandfather. Hell, he even held a marathon race. Not too shabby for the rookie.

Now, the big question is whether the kid is smart enough to see that enough is enough.

5) Message boards : Technical News : Moving on... (Apr 08 2013) (Message 1354834)
Posted 45 days ago by

Thanks, Matt.

I hope that this means that you, Eric and the guys will have time to actually be creative rather than fighting fires.

6) Message boards : Number crunching : The 84 cents a month fundraiser. (Message 1353488)
Posted 49 days ago by

OOPS! I just noticed that my green star was gone!

Can't have that.

Thank you for your gift of $50.00 via Visa on 04/04/2013.
Your gift will benefit the following area:

SETI@home - $50.00

Your confirmation number is: 111245

7) Message boards : Number crunching : Don't forget about the Server Relocation on 1st of April ! (Message 1353081)
Posted 50 days ago by

Wow. My entire 3-day backlog of uploads on 5952933 cleared in just 6 minutes. Fantastic!

No downloads available yet. I still have about 10 hours of Astropulse work left so if all goes well tomorrow... >>BIG SMILE<<

8) Message boards : Number crunching : Windows TCP Settings - Follow up - Help with server communication (Message 1349206)
Posted 63 days ago by

A follow on question:

I switched back to running BOINC 6.10.60 because 1) my downloads were hanging which 2) kicked in the ridiculously long project backoff times in BOINC 7.X.X. The hangups have been largely eliminated by adopting the TCP fix. My transfer rates are glacial, but downloads are now consistent. For those of you running the newer BOINC Windows versions, does the TCP fix help with your backoff situation?

9) Message boards : Number crunching : Windows TCP Settings - Follow up - Help with server communication (Message 1345983)
Posted 72 days ago by

Many thanks to whomever found the TCP fix and shared it. A few days ago I had 90 downloads hung up on one machine and 147 timeout errors.

With the TCP fix, my transfer rates are still painfully slow, but the WUs are getting through. That's what matters.

10) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (82) Server Problems? (Message 1343352)
Posted 79 days ago by

OK, I've had enough.

Can someone please tell me where I can get a copy of Boinc version 6.10.58?

Thanks.

11) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (82) Server Problems? (Message 1341724)
Posted 84 days ago by

OK, this is getting ridiculous. I've got 70+ WUs backed up in my download queue and over half of them have been there since the weekend. The fastest average transfer rate I've seen is 6.5kBps. When I do get a "burst" it lasts about 5 seconds before dropping back. For the past 2 days, I've only had one core (out of 8 CPU and 1 GPU) running.

What's the deal?

12) Message boards : Politics : George Washington named Britain's greatest ever foe (Message 1218955)
Posted 403 days ago by

From the Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9204961/George-Washington-named-Britains-greatest-ever-foe.html

So as you see after a few hundred years we can recognise the eforts of our cousins across the pond.

Wonder what the views will be in another 300 years of the 20th/21st century leaders.

Oh my.

With all due and appropriate respect to the "Father of our Country", I don't believe that any military historian in the US would rank Washington so high.

The article notes the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown, but it was the relentless harassment by the southern continental army under the direction of Nathaniel Greene that prompted Cornwallis to move his army to Yorktown.

Upon the arrival of the French fleet, Washington was determined to assault the British garrison at New York. Fortunately, Comte de Rochambeau convinced Washington that their chances would be better in Virginia. Washington is credited with listening and then changing his mind.

It is true that Washington was a truly inspirational figure and he also did a fine job of selecting talented subordinates. Their names are nearly as famous as his. LaFayette, Greene, Glover, Hamilton, and von Steuben.

13) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Tasks Start, Stop, Restart, Stop, Restart, yada yada (Message 1215178)
Posted 412 days ago by

I'm not real sure of this but did you updated your video drivers at the same time that this problem started and you let Windows put your monitor to sleep then that's your problem. To fix set Windows to never put your monitor to sleep (this is a well known problem with the latest nvidia drivers).

Cheers.

Thanks, Wiggo. You got it! All waiting GPU tasks have cleared. Let's hope the RAC has bottomed out.

Thanks again.

14) Message boards : Number crunching : GPU Tasks Start, Stop, Restart, Stop, Restart, yada yada (Message 1214862)
Posted 412 days ago by

Greetings all.

I'm encountering a new problem on my primary rig that has my RAC in a tailspin. Running the enhanced apps thanks to the Lunatics installer.

Here's what I'm getting:

4/5/2012 11:04:53 PM SETI@home Computation for task 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.176_0 finished
4/5/2012 11:04:53 PM SETI@home Starting 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.174_1
4/5/2012 11:04:53 PM SETI@home Starting task 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:04:55 PM SETI@home Started upload of 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.176_0_0
4/5/2012 11:05:00 PM SETI@home Finished upload of 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.176_0_0
4/5/2012 11:07:09 PM SETI@home Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4/5/2012 11:07:09 PM SETI@home Reporting 1 completed tasks, requesting new tasks for CPU
4/5/2012 11:07:15 PM SETI@home Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
4/5/2012 11:07:15 PM SETI@home Message from server: No tasks sent
4/5/2012 11:07:15 PM SETI@home Message from server: This computer has reached a limit on tasks in progress
4/5/2012 11:10:48 PM SETI@home Computation for task 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.174_1 finished
4/5/2012 11:10:48 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14818.13564.14.10.49_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:10:50 PM SETI@home Started upload of 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.174_1_0
4/5/2012 11:10:55 PM SETI@home Finished upload of 26my11aa.17069.7020.14.10.174_1_0
4/5/2012 11:11:18 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.95_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:11:47 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.92_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:12:17 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.123_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:12:23 PM SETI@home Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4/5/2012 11:12:23 PM SETI@home Reporting 1 completed tasks, requesting new tasks for CPU
4/5/2012 11:12:29 PM SETI@home Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
4/5/2012 11:12:29 PM SETI@home Message from server: No tasks sent
4/5/2012 11:12:29 PM SETI@home Message from server: This computer has reached a limit on tasks in progress
4/5/2012 11:12:47 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.113_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:13:16 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.242_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:13:45 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.229_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:14:15 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.226_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:14:44 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14818.13564.14.10.49_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:15:13 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.95_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:15:42 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.92_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:16:11 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.123_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:16:40 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.113_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:17:10 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.242_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:17:38 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.229_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:18:08 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.226_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:18:37 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14818.13564.14.10.49_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:19:06 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.95_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:19:35 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.92_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:20:05 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.123_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:20:34 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.113_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:21:03 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.242_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:21:33 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.229_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:22:03 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12ac.3614.67.10.10.226_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:22:33 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14818.13564.14.10.49_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:23:03 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.95_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:23:32 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.92_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:24:01 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.123_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:24:31 PM SETI@home Restarting task 15ja12aa.14644.13564.13.10.113_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 610
4/5/2012 11:24:33 PM SETI@home Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4/5/2012 11:24:33 PM SETI@home Requesting new tasks for CPU
4/5/2012 11:24:38 PM SETI@home Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
4/5/2012 11:24:38 PM SETI@home Message from server: No tasks sent
4/5/2012 11:24:38 PM SETI@home Message from server: This computer has reached a limit on tasks in progress

Any ideas?

Thanks, Easter Bunny!

15) Message boards : Cafe SETI : . . . Dr. C.E.T.I. RETURNS (Message 1209141)
Posted 427 days ago by

Welcome back, Richard

16) Message boards : Politics : Ethanol (Message 1209131)
Posted 427 days ago by

I estimate Ethanol is raising the cost of food by at least 30%. The reduction of oil usage may be a quite low percentage after subtracting the fuel used to grow, harvest, distill and transport it.

Good God, Bill! We agree. Of course, the reason we agree is that here in the US, the primary source of ethanol is corn. Corn, of course, is an ordinary food staple that has wormed its way into every facet of the American food chain.

Truth is, it's a lousy source of ethanol. A 2009 study found that 22 pounds of corn grain is required to produce 1 gallon of ethanol. To fill the fuel tank of a SUV vehicle with corn ethanol requires a total of 660 pounds of corn or food. This is enough corn to feed two people in a developing country for an entire year. Furthermore, to produce corn ethanol, 46 percent more fossil energy is required to produce a liter of ethanol than than is yielded. Oil therefore must be imported to produce ethanol. As a result, the cost to produce 1 liter of corn ethanol is US$1.05 per liter or US$3.95 per gallon.

There are other, much much more efficient sources of ethanol. Sugar cane is among the best. This is the cornerstone of Brazil's ethanol industry. Another option is Sweet Sorghum, a drought resistant plant that will grow in soil most other foods crops consider miserable. It's stalk contains a sugary liquid that can that can easily be distilled into ethanol. Oh, and the grain produced by the sorghum plant has been eaten for centuries and would be more than welcome by starving populations. Once the stalks have been pressed and the grain harvested, the remnants can be fed to livestock or burned as fuel to distill the alcohol.

You might ask yourself why you've never heard of this or why it isn't a priority to develop this further. Can you say Cargill? Can you say ADM? Can you say Congress?

17) Message boards : Politics : Obama's second term. (Message 1209115)
Posted 427 days ago by

I think the goal this summer should be $8/gallon.

If the Israelis have their way, we may just get there.

18) Message boards : Politics : Obama's second term. (Message 1207730)
Posted 431 days ago by

I do have one question that keeps nagging me.

The Republican Party has some very bright, dedicated, honest members who genuinely want the best for the entire country. I have many friends and family members who have proudly called themselves Republicans for many years. Now, I don't always agree with them and they don't always agree with me, but they are very good people.

They are now divided into two camps. The first (smaller) group have decided to vote for Obama. The economy is improving and they believe that with the notable exception of Afghanistan, his handling of foreign policy and the now defunct "War on Terror" has been good. The fact that Osama now swims with the fishes earns him favorable marks.

The second (much larger) group is planning on taking a pass on the Presidential Election entirely. As one friend put it "From a country of over 320 million divided pretty much down the middle, the best the Republican Party can field are Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mitt Romney?? WTF???"

Frankly, this year the Republicans remind me of the 1972 Democrats.

19) Message boards : Number crunching : The Kitty smoke stop fundraiser....... (Message 1201258)
Posted 449 days ago by

Good job, Mark. Keep it going.

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20) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Have you driven a Ford lately? (Message 1193509)
Posted 468 days ago by

Ford? Yeah. I own one. '98 Taurus. I bought last year it for my #2 son who now drives it to college. Dull, boring, 6 cylinder, white fleet vehicle I picked up cheap in a State government surplus property auction. Most kids would bitch and moan about being stuck with such an old heap, but everything works, we got it all cleaned up, and my kid loves it.

Besides, there was no way in Hell I was going to let a teenager anywhere near my '06 Charger with a 5.7L Hemi!!

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