I've been seeing errors similar to the following on my PowerMac (currently running 10.4.2):

Mon Nov 28 08:32:31 2005||request_reschedule_cpus: files downloaded
Mon Nov 28 08:32:31 2005|SETI@home|Can't create shared memory: system shmget
Mon Nov 28 08:32:31 2005|SETI@home|Unrecoverable error for result 18ja04ab.24696.17985.261062.239_0 (Couldn't start or resume: -144)
Mon Nov 28 08:32:31 2005||request_reschedule_cpus: start failed
Mon Nov 28 08:32:31 2005|SETI@home|resume_or_start(): unexpected process state 7
Mon Nov 28 08:32:32 2005|SETI@home|Computation for result 18ja04ab.24696.17985.261062.239_0 finished

In addition I think that particular client has been returning bogus results and is now restricted in the number that Seti will accept from it.

Is anyone aware of this error and do you know how to fix it? I just updated the client today (Mac version 5.2.8).

I have had similar problems and discovered that they can be resolved by changing the 'keep in memory' setting to 'No'.

I have summerised my take on it in a TeamMacNN thread HERE

Rather than repeat it all here please read.

K.

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My settings are already set so.

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Any idea how I would change the shared memory parameters in the kernel?

A page on how to configure shared memory in OSX is now available for any Mac owner who wants to try.

http://www.spy-hill.net/help/apple/SharedMemory.html


K.

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