Hi! I have posted what appears to me to be numerous "exited with zero status but no 'finished' files." Do I need to reset the project? This question has probably been answered many times but I would appreciate anyone's help on this as I just started working on SETI@Home using BOINC and I am not that knowledgable about computers. Thank you! Jim Curtis jhcis@dslextreme.com

2/26/2007 6:01:25 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.8.11 for windows_intelx86

5.8.11 (and .12 .13 .14) has this problem.

Fixed in 5.8.15

I recently downloaded BOINC and started running a SETI@home project. This may be a redundant post but I would appreciate any further clarification. I have had numerous "exited with zero status but no 'finished' file" messages in the last few days but I certainly don't want to reset if I don't have to. I am also concerned about "overheating" with the CPU. My processor is listed below. Should I set the CPU rate lower than 100% or am I worrying more than I should? Also, if I choose "no new tasks" will I be able to easily download more when I get caught up? Lastly, Can I pick which "Work Unit" to work on? The Work Units that are due first are halfway down the list and I would like to run the Work Units in order of when they are due. I started with a "5 day" cache and probably took on more work than I can handle over the long run. Thanks in advance for any advice from someone who has much more experience than I in these matters.


2/27/2007 6:09:17 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.8.11 for windows_intelx86
2/27/2007 6:09:17 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
2/27/2007 6:09:17 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.16.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8a zlib/1.2.3
2/27/2007 6:09:17 PM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
2/27/2007 6:09:17 PM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 6 Stepping 4] [fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 mmx]
2/27/2007 6:09:17 PM||Memory: 2.00 GB physical, 3.85 GB virtual
2/27/2007 6:09:17 PM||Disk: 224.88 GB total, 171.94 GB free
2/27/2007 6:09:18 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3112738; location: (none); project prefs: default
2/27/2007 6:09:18 PM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 2007-02-27 01:27:11)
2/27/2007 6:09:18 PM||Host location: none
2/27/2007 6:09:18 PM||General prefs: using your defaults
2/27/2007 6:10:11 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 16oc03aa.18157.738.679814.3.254_2 using setiathome_enhanced version 515
2/27/2007 6:10:11 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 16oc03aa.18157.738.679814.3.246_3 using setiathome_enhanced version 515
2/27/2007 6:27:12 PM||Suspending computation - user is active
2/27/2007 6:27:13 PM|SETI@home|Task 16oc03aa.18157.738.679814.3.254_2 exited with zero status but no 'finished' file
2/27/2007 6:27:13 PM|SETI@home|If this happens repeatedly you may need to reset the project.
2/27/2007 6:27:13 PM|SETI@home|Task 16oc03aa.18157.738.679814.3.246_3 exited with zero status but no 'finished' file
2/27/2007 6:27:13 PM|SETI@home|If this happens repeatedly you may need to reset the project.
2/27/2007 6:49:36 PM||Resuming computation

---

Keith: Thanks very much for the news about this fix! Jim Curtis

New recommended version of BOINC 5.8.15 fixes "Task ... exited with zero status but no 'finished' file"

Download from here

---