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W. Charlie Moquin-Miller Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 14 Credit: 1,977,694 RAC: 0 |
When I get an error message, all computations stop until I click 'OK'. For example, an error occurred at 1 am and I clicked OK at 9 am at which point the processor started up again, but only after losing 8 hours. Can we get error messages that allow the next process to start (i.e., without focus)? On second thought, I'm not sure what good the error message is. It is not like I'm going to edit the WU or anything. It may be easier simply to remove those message boxes. Focus on creating an intense desire to make yourself a better person. |
mikey Send message Joined: 17 Dec 99 Posts: 4215 Credit: 3,474,603 RAC: 0 |
When I get an error message, all computations stop until I click 'OK'. For example, an error occurred at 1 am and I clicked OK at 9 am at which point the processor started up again, but only after losing 8 hours. What kind of error message was it? The kind that has the box "send" and "don't send"? If so that is a Windows message and not a Boinc one. |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
I haven't seen one of these from SETI or BOINC in over a year. I have seen them from other projects. 1) Exactly what did the error message say? 2) Are you certain that it was SETI running? BOINC WIKI |
W. Charlie Moquin-Miller Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 14 Credit: 1,977,694 RAC: 0 |
I haven't seen one of these from SETI or BOINC in over a year. I have seen them from other projects. I do not remember the exact message. It was an OK-only message box. The processor was not running until I hit OK. The task manager verified that the CPU was not loaded for quite a while. I looked through the messages to verify when the error occurred (an error occurred at 1am on a work-unit, then at 9am when I hit OK, that workunit started uploading). I only run SETI because I can not seem to get credit with other projects. I get errors a couple of times per month, so the next time it happens I'll take careful note. Thanks for your questions. Focus on creating an intense desire to make yourself a better person. |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
I haven't seen one of these from SETI or BOINC in over a year. I have seen them from other projects. Dialogs that pop up that stop processing are not what the project wants for two reasons. 1) The obvious one - it wastes CPU time. 2) Somewhat less obvious - the sort of error that the OS displays a message box for is one the developers would be interested in - and they are not seeing it. BOINC WIKI |
W. Charlie Moquin-Miller Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 14 Credit: 1,977,694 RAC: 0 |
I haven't seen one of these from SETI or BOINC in over a year. I have seen them from other projects. I got the error three times: Caption: Microsoft Visual C++ runtime Library Body: Runtime Error! Program: ...athome.berkeley.edu\\setiathome_5.15_windows_intelx86.exe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. OK button. For the fifth week in a row I got a malfunctioning work unit within an hour of leaving work for the weekend. During the week everything runs great. Statistically, there must be something that happens when I leave that causes one or two workunits to get corrupted. Any ideas? To my knowledge, the computer has no way of knowing that I'm gone because I don't log out or anything. Also, during the week, the computer runs fine through the night. Focus on creating an intense desire to make yourself a better person. |
Eric Korpela Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1382 Credit: 54,506,847 RAC: 60 |
Hi Charlie, Could you unhide your computers so I can see the results where this error occured? Thanks, Eric @SETIEric@qoto.org (Mastodon) |
W. Charlie Moquin-Miller Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 14 Credit: 1,977,694 RAC: 0 |
Eric, I changed the preferences. It may be a while before the computer contacts the server. Thanks for your help. Charlie Focus on creating an intense desire to make yourself a better person. |
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