> I think my client just tried to download the new
> version of boinc but had an error.
>
> SETI@home - 2004-08-28 12:53:41 - Started download of
> 04my04aa.2277.11794.54842.5
> SETI@home - 2004-08-28 12:53:44 - Unrecoverable error for result
> 04my04aa.2277.11794.54842.5_5 (file transfer error: couldn't get input files:
> 04my04aa.2277.11794.54842.5: file was not found on server
> )
> They were testing, pobably found some small errors. they will get it right soon......Norman
>

>
> > >
> >
> > The boinc client can only be updated manually. That filename is a SETI
> > workunit.
> >
> > @ CR_Parsons: Read the front page. They had some software problems on
> > Thursday and some hardware problems on Friday, both of which have delayed
> the
> > upgrade, so they are still running version 3 for now. We're all still
> waiting
> > to find out how long 'for now' will be.
> >
> I did read the front page.
> I just have never seen this error before and don't have a clue what
> it was that didn't download.
> Looked like it might be the new version that Rom said we would be switching
> to today if he could get ahold of the proper Devs.
> If you read Rom's posts you will see he was talking about releasing the
> new version today (Saturday) if he could get ahold of the proper Devs.
>
>
>

I'm wondering if Rom even found some help to work today?


Last nite Rom wrote:
Okay folks, I haven't been able to get ahold of the right people to do this upgrade right now.

So I'm going to delay it till at least tomorrow, when I can get ahold of some people.

I'll go ahead and post a news item on it. Sorry about the problems and all, it completely shot my day as well.

----- Rom
BOINC Development Team, U.C. Berkeley


Then later, he answered a question with:
> Uh, Rom. I read somewhere here, (can't find the post now), that BOINC is a
> software developement of Berkeley. If this is the case, why do other projects
> already run under v4.05 while SETI does not? Or is SETI@Home catching up to
> the other projects? This latter seems like the more logical explanation.
> L8R....

The short anwser is, the server-side software is 4.x, we just re-labeled it as 3.22 so the 3.x clients would be able submit results and receive workunits.

Up until a week ago the 4.x codebase wasn't suitable, since many bugs still had to be fixed.

4.x was primary geared toward the feature set required by CPDN, so they told us they were good to go. We now need to go ahead and migrate to the 4.x branch so that people can participate in both S@H and CPDN.

I'm working with Predictor on an upgrade schedule.

----- Rom
BOINC Development Team, U.C. Berkeley


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My BOINC 4 client gives me this:
2004-08-28 19:01:23 [SETI@home] Message from server: To participate in this project, you must use major version 3 of the BOINC core client. Your core client is major version 4.

So, what's up. Are we going with 4, or sticking with 3?
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