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.

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.

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.

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>

Normally when you uninstall and then re-install you have to tell Boinc what projects you want to run , from the projects page . also when you reattach to a project you have to sign in so Boinc will be able to find your old account to reconnect to. otherwise it might think it is a different computer and start a new account.

Not true. That would only apply if:

* You manually deleted the (normally hidden) data directory.
* You deliberately chose a non-default data directory location for either the old or new installation, and failed to align them (though the BOINC installer normally remembers that for you, unless you clean the registry)
* You tried to install a 64-bit BOINC after uninstalling a 32-bit BOINC (or vice versa), without checking data directory locations as above.

The key to all project attachments and account settings is the data directory. Lose that, and you lose everything. Let BOINC manage it automatically, and everything is retained.

No, but Seti appears on Boinc Manager Project tab.

How does one reattach?

Yes

Per Seti, I have 85 tasks ready to run.

No tasks appear in Boinc Manager.

No tasks are running.

Update gets this sequence:

67 SETI@home 5/30/2013 5:02:19 PM update requested by user
68 SETI@home 5/30/2013 5:02:20 PM Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
69 SETI@home 5/30/2013 5:02:20 PM Not reporting or requesting tasks
70 SETI@home 5/30/2013 5:02:21 PM Scheduler request completed

I have uninstalled Boinc and reinstalled with reboot in between.

I'd appreciate any suggestions.

If you're willing, could you please download http://boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/download/setiathome_7.00_windows_intelx86_unpacked.exe
and scan it with your virus scanner to see if it reports a problem with the uncompressed file?

And if that checks out, try to scan a recompressed version, just to be sure. http://boinc2.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/download/setiathome_7.00_windows_intelx86_repacked.exe

Everything seems to be good , Just REAL long crunching estimates ( compared to before) , what used to take ( CPU ) 1.5-2 hrs is now showing 4-5 hours ,
GPU is now over 30 min long .

That sound about right ?

That sounds about right, the 7.00 app includes support for AVX, and now uses the latest FFTW 3.3 dll too, which also gives a further speedup compared to the old FFTW 3.1.1 dll,
Hosts with AVX support will get a big speedup, my i7-2600K @4.7GHz does Stock 7.00 CPU Wu's in ~2 to 2½ Hrs, while my C2D T8100 @2.1GHz is doing them in 6 Hrs.

Claggy

An estimate is just an estimate, run a few tasks for real and see what happens. But they will take longer than before, yes. That's the whole purpose of this rollout - to study the WUs in greater detail. And more work == more time.

Hey...
Is there any new info on the V7 release , as far as what us "Tech challenged"
crunchers should do to get ready for the V7 situation ?

Maybe links to what and where to get what we will need to keep up with the newer
programs ?

Is it still coming out tomorrow after todays downtime ( Tuesdays outage) ?

Inquiring ( Small and feeble) Minds want to know. ;-)

KISS? I can try...

If you are on stock -> do nothing, except to doublecheck that v7 is ticked in your preferences.

If you run optimised seti only on GPU and run boinc 7.0.64 -> go stock: run down your v6 cache, when empty remove app_info.xml, tick v7 and untick v6, reset project to get stock apps. Use app_config.xml to run several tasks at once.
[you won't get v6 resends, but you would be processing them with 6.08/6.09/6.10 which isn't really desirable (if you have an NV that is)]

If you are optimised and run CPU and GPU you can

a) go stock (as above) and patiently wait until such time as a Lunatics installer becomes available [ETA Monday after launch, provided I don't suffer a nervous breakdown before that] and then decide whether you want to optimise again NB only CPU apps are optimised at this point since the GPU apps delivered as stock are actually the optimised ones.

b) wait paitently until the installer becomes available and hope there are enough v6 resends to keep you running, ignoring the protests of boinc about you not having a v7 app in your app_info.xml

c) cobble together your own v7 entries. NB AKv8b2 is NOT v7 compatible. you could upgrade your NV/ATI parts though. And patiently wait for the installer to become available to get the optimised CPU apps.

d) panic and demand an installer to be availbale from yesterday on, causing me to have a hissy fit and thus delaying installer availablity until somebody who has very limited time has gone 'there, there'.

I suggest sticking to options a) to c)

Installer availability will be announced through the usual channels.

Not being able to install an OS is a pretty critical item. For most people that would be a show stopper. I doubt a weak Power Supply would cause that problem, it could, but it would have to be so weak that running SETI at all would be nearly impossible. That doesn't appear to be the case. You might want to concentrate on asking Corsair about those BSODs when running the install disk. Those BSODs point to a ram problem, no matter how many times it passes that test. My Intel board passed that test too, it was still the ram, the same ram that runs perfectly fine on my ECS board. Try testing the install disk again. To be safe you would need a different HD, I would remove the working drive you have and test the installer on a different drive. Until you are able to run the Installer successfully, there isn't any point in proceeding with anything else, IMO. Like I said, not being able to install the OS would be a Fatal event in most cases.

When I get able to , I plan on getting a new HD , a SATA 3 version ,Then do a clean install of the OS , and if that works I'll use that for the Boot sys , and keep this older drive to be used as a back up drive.
This new ASUS MB was built for the newer drives , that may be part of the problem also.

I'm just hoping for the best and grasping at straws right now !

As far as I know, all SATA controllers are backwards compatible, Backward and forward compatibility. Considering you've already exchanged the drive, the chances of the HD causing the problem is extremely remote. You can always call ASUS and ask their advice. Make sure you tell them about the problems with the Win 7 Install disk. As a side note, neither of my machines that passed the ram tests, but still had ram problems, gave any problems with the OS installer. The problem with the OS installer is a huge red flag.