FYI, I am have the same kind of problem (see text). BONIC will start and then suspend after a few minutes of working. If I was not watching, BONIC would stay suspended all day. It will reach point and then restart too.

12/12/2007 10:21:32 PM||Resuming computation
12/12/2007 10:24:35 PM||Suspending computation
12/12/2007 10:30:30 PM||Resuming computation
12/12/2007 10:35:15 PM||Suspending computation
12/12/2007 10:40:29 PM||Resuming computation
12/12/2007 10:43:50 PM||Suspending computation
12/12/2007 10:46:07 PM||Resuming computation
12/12/2007 10:51:39 PM||Suspending computation
12/12/2007 10:52:12 PM||Resuming computation
12/12/2007 11:01:24 PM||Suspending computation
12/12/2007 11:02:43 PM||Resuming computation

I installed the optimized application from the linked site (according to their processor recommendations.) It does NOT seem to make a difference. SETI continues to restart and the time to completion on both active tasks continues to move farther away.

Here's the latest message stream following the reboot after installing the optimized app...

12/6/2007 9:43:34 AM||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for windows_intelx86
12/6/2007 9:43:35 AM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
12/6/2007 9:43:35 AM||Libraries: libcurl/7.17.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
12/6/2007 9:43:36 AM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
12/6/2007 9:43:38 AM|SETI@home|Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00)
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Memory: 1.23 GB physical, 2.33 GB virtual
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Disk: 76.33 GB total, 30.30 GB free
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Local time is UTC -7 hours
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3054179; location: home; project prefs: default
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 03-Dec-2007 11:22:15)
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Host location: home
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Reading preferences override file
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 315.68MB
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 631.37MB
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Preferences limit disk usage to 7.63GB
12/6/2007 9:43:54 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 9:43:55 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 11:22:08 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 11:23:51 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 1:33:30 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 2:15:35 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 11:21:46 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 2:15:15 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 2:32:51 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 2:47:09 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 3:02:01 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 3:15:49 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 10:34:12 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527

I don't think the Optimised App will kick in while those 2 WU's are still crunching. You may have to abort them and get some new ones.

F.

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BOINC is installed as at boot up as a service & single user. I am running Windows XP that is up-2-date.

The latest task result screen show one unit having jumped ahead to almost 16% completed. (It was less than 1 % before.) The other work unit has slid from around 8% complete to 2% complete.

How can a work unit move backwards?

Here's a continuation of the BOINC message stream...

12/5/2007 11:55:06 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 11:57:50 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 12:01:05 PM||Resuming computation
12/5/2007 12:14:26 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 12:17:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:34:57 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:13:49 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 6:25:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527

Have you tried checking the Event log of your PC to see if there is anything there that matches up timewise with the "Restarts"?

In your situation, I would be tempted to try installing an optimised App (e.g. 2.4V Windows x32 SSE2 from here) and then aborting the current WU's just see the effect. Wouldn't answer the questions but might get you crunching again.

F.

I installed the optimized application from the linked site (according to their processor recommendations.) It does NOT seem to make a difference. SETI continues to restart and the time to completion on both active tasks continues to move farther away.

Here's the latest message stream following the reboot after installing the optimized app...

12/6/2007 9:43:34 AM||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for windows_intelx86
12/6/2007 9:43:35 AM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
12/6/2007 9:43:35 AM||Libraries: libcurl/7.17.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
12/6/2007 9:43:36 AM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
12/6/2007 9:43:38 AM|SETI@home|Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00)
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Memory: 1.23 GB physical, 2.33 GB virtual
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Disk: 76.33 GB total, 30.30 GB free
12/6/2007 9:43:49 AM||Local time is UTC -7 hours
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3054179; location: home; project prefs: default
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 03-Dec-2007 11:22:15)
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Host location: home
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Reading preferences override file
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 315.68MB
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 631.37MB
12/6/2007 9:43:50 AM||Preferences limit disk usage to 7.63GB
12/6/2007 9:43:54 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 9:43:55 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 11:22:08 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 11:23:51 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 1:33:30 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 2:15:35 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/6/2007 11:21:46 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 2:15:15 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 2:32:51 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 2:47:09 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 3:02:01 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 3:15:49 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/7/2007 10:34:12 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527

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Mike Carlson
Let go or get dragged

BOINC is installed as at boot up as a service & single user. I am running Windows XP that is up-2-date.

The latest task result screen show one unit having jumped ahead to almost 16% completed. (It was less than 1 % before.) The other work unit has slid from around 8% complete to 2% complete.

How can a work unit move backwards?

Here's a continuation of the BOINC message stream...

12/5/2007 11:55:06 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 11:57:50 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 12:01:05 PM||Resuming computation
12/5/2007 12:14:26 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 12:17:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:34:57 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:13:49 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 6:25:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527

Have you tried checking the Event log of your PC to see if there is anything there that matches up timewise with the "Restarts"?

In your situation, I would be tempted to try installing an optimised App (e.g. 2.4V Windows x32 SSE2 from here) and then aborting the current WU's just see the effect. Wouldn't answer the questions but might get you crunching again.

F.

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Seti hasn't completed a work unit in weeks. I have reset the project multiple times and updated twice during that period. The work units get to a little over 1% complete and then seem to stall out. Here is the latest batch of messages from BOINC manager.

12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for windows_intelx86
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.17.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Memory: 1.23 GB physical, 2.33 GB virtual
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Disk: 76.33 GB total, 30.40 GB free
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Local time is UTC -7 hours
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3054179; location: home; project prefs: default
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 03-Dec-2007 11:22:15)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Host location: home
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Reading preferences override file
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 315.68MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 631.37MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 7.63GB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 3:43:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:02:14 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:04:42 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:04:46 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:07:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 8:00:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 10:43:28 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 11:55:44 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:10:12 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:54:04 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:32:11 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:35:03 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 4:49:35 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:10:54 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:47:37 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:49:44 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:25:17 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:32:12 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
12/5/2007 8:32:18 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks

@Mike,

Is Boinc set to suspend when you are active? If not, I don't understand the continual "restarting" of the WU's but if it is, then try allowing it to continue running whilst the computer is in use. It has the lowest priority and should not slow things down significantly.

F.

I have tried many PREFERENCES settings to no avail including...

Work on batteries ON & OFF (this is a desktop.)
Work while system busy ON & OFF.
Leave suspended WU in memory YES & NO.

The screen saver is not used and not loaded into memory (that I can see.)

Is BOINC installed as a service, single user, or multple user? Just a reminder for me, what OS are you running?

BOINC version is 5.10.28.

Eric is trying to chase this problem down, and is collecting specific information.

There is another thread that deals with constant restarts with more information there.

[edit]

Link to the other thread

BOINC is installed as at boot up as a service & single user. I am running Windows XP that is up-2-date.

The latest task result screen show one unit having jumped ahead to almost 16% completed. (It was less than 1 % before.) The other work unit has slid from around 8% complete to 2% complete.

How can a work unit move backwards?

Here's a continuation of the BOINC message stream...

12/5/2007 11:55:06 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 11:57:50 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 12:01:05 PM||Resuming computation
12/5/2007 12:14:26 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 12:17:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:34:57 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:13:49 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 6:25:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527

---

Mike Carlson
Let go or get dragged

Seti hasn't completed a work unit in weeks. I have reset the project multiple times and updated twice during that period. The work units get to a little over 1% complete and then seem to stall out. Here is the latest batch of messages from BOINC manager.

12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for windows_intelx86
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.17.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Memory: 1.23 GB physical, 2.33 GB virtual
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Disk: 76.33 GB total, 30.40 GB free
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Local time is UTC -7 hours
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3054179; location: home; project prefs: default
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 03-Dec-2007 11:22:15)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Host location: home
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Reading preferences override file
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 315.68MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 631.37MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 7.63GB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 3:43:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:02:14 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:04:42 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:04:46 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:07:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 8:00:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 10:43:28 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 11:55:44 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:10:12 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:54:04 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:32:11 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:35:03 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 4:49:35 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:10:54 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:47:37 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:49:44 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:25:17 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:32:12 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
12/5/2007 8:32:18 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks

@Mike,

Is Boinc set to suspend when you are active? If not, I don't understand the continual "restarting" of the WU's but if it is, then try allowing it to continue running whilst the computer is in use. It has the lowest priority and should not slow things down significantly.

F.

I have tried many PREFERENCES settings to no avail including...

Work on batteries ON & OFF (this is a desktop.)
Work while system busy ON & OFF.
Leave suspended WU in memory YES & NO.

The screen saver is not used and not loaded into memory (that I can see.)

Is BOINC installed as a service, single user, or multple user? Just a reminder for me, what OS are you running?

BOINC version is 5.10.28.

Eric is trying to chase this problem down, and is collecting specific information.

There is another thread that deals with constant restarts with more information there.

[edit]

Link to the other thread

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BOINC WIKI

These latest work units have been active for two days. One is 8% completed (hasn't moved in hours) and the other is less than 0.5% completed.

Is there any other program or service that is chewing up all your processor time? Or is the SETI science app getting all CPU power when idle?

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Seti hasn't completed a work unit in weeks. I have reset the project multiple times and updated twice during that period. The work units get to a little over 1% complete and then seem to stall out.

The only two workunits I see in your account were downloaded on December 3rd. Depending on what your settings are (BOINC runs all the time or only when you're inactive? or if you leave your PC on all the time) will add to the length of time it takes to complete a workunit.

The two units currently in process were downloaded after yet another project RESET on my side. My PREFERENCES are set to run at all times and keep any suspended units in memory.

These latest work units have been active for two days. One is 8% completed (hasn't moved in hours) and the other is less than 0.5% completed.

I fully expect both of these work units to stall out today and show no progress after that.

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Mike Carlson
Let go or get dragged

Seti hasn't completed a work unit in weeks. I have reset the project multiple times and updated twice during that period. The work units get to a little over 1% complete and then seem to stall out. Here is the latest batch of messages from BOINC manager.

12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for windows_intelx86
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.17.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Memory: 1.23 GB physical, 2.33 GB virtual
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Disk: 76.33 GB total, 30.40 GB free
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Local time is UTC -7 hours
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3054179; location: home; project prefs: default
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 03-Dec-2007 11:22:15)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Host location: home
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Reading preferences override file
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 315.68MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 631.37MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 7.63GB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 3:43:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:02:14 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:04:42 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:04:46 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:07:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 8:00:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 10:43:28 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 11:55:44 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:10:12 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:54:04 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:32:11 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:35:03 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 4:49:35 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:10:54 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:47:37 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:49:44 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:25:17 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:32:12 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
12/5/2007 8:32:18 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks

@Mike,

Is Boinc set to suspend when you are active? If not, I don't understand the continual "restarting" of the WU's but if it is, then try allowing it to continue running whilst the computer is in use. It has the lowest priority and should not slow things down significantly.

F.

I have tried many PREFERENCES settings to no avail including...

Work on batteries ON & OFF (this is a desktop.)
Work while system busy ON & OFF.
Leave suspended WU in memory YES & NO.

The screen saver is not used and not loaded into memory (that I can see.)

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Mike Carlson
Let go or get dragged

Seti hasn't completed a work unit in weeks. I have reset the project multiple times and updated twice during that period. The work units get to a little over 1% complete and then seem to stall out. Here is the latest batch of messages from BOINC manager.

12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for windows_intelx86
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.17.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Memory: 1.23 GB physical, 2.33 GB virtual
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Disk: 76.33 GB total, 30.40 GB free
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Local time is UTC -7 hours
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3054179; location: home; project prefs: default
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 03-Dec-2007 11:22:15)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Host location: home
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Reading preferences override file
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 315.68MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 631.37MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 7.63GB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 3:43:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:02:14 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:04:42 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:04:46 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:07:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 8:00:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 10:43:28 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 11:55:44 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:10:12 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:54:04 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:32:11 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:35:03 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 4:49:35 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:10:54 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:47:37 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:49:44 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:25:17 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:32:12 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
12/5/2007 8:32:18 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks

@Mike,

Is Boinc set to suspend when you are active? If not, I don't understand the continual "restarting" of the WU's but if it is, then try allowing it to continue running whilst the computer is in use. It has the lowest priority and should not slow things down significantly.

F.

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Seti hasn't completed a work unit in weeks. I have reset the project multiple times and updated twice during that period. The work units get to a little over 1% complete and then seem to stall out.

The only two workunits I see in your account were downloaded on December 3rd. Depending on what your settings are (BOINC runs all the time or only when you're inactive? or if you leave your PC on all the time) will add to the length of time it takes to complete a workunit.

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Seti hasn't completed a work unit in weeks. I have reset the project multiple times and updated twice during that period. The work units get to a little over 1% complete and then seem to stall out. Here is the latest batch of messages from BOINC manager.

12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.10.28 for windows_intelx86
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.17.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Data directory: C:\\Program Files\\BOINC
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9]
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Memory: 1.23 GB physical, 2.33 GB virtual
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Disk: 76.33 GB total, 30.40 GB free
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Local time is UTC -7 hours
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 3054179; location: home; project prefs: default
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 03-Dec-2007 11:22:15)
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Host location: home
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Reading preferences override file
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 315.68MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 631.37MB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 7.63GB
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 12:18:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 3:43:24 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:02:14 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 6:04:42 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:04:46 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 7:07:23 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 8:00:45 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 10:43:28 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/4/2007 11:55:44 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:10:12 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 1:54:04 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:32:11 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 2:35:03 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 4:49:35 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:10:54 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:47:37 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 5:49:44 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 14fe07ae.32195.72.15.6.174_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:25:17 AM|SETI@home|Restarting task 11fe07ab.11758.15614.9.6.93_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
12/5/2007 8:32:12 AM|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. Requesting 0 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
12/5/2007 8:32:18 AM|SETI@home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 0 new tasks

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Mike Carlson
Let go or get dragged

I have been a member since '04. I can`t see any new activity after May of '07. I went back yesterday and downloaded bionic software again, but don`t see any tasks or anything going on at all. I`m kind of a novice with this (Bionic pretty much ran itself for me). Can anyone help me with troubleshooting this problem. Thanks - Kenny

hi i had a very simaler issue i had put an address in the prefs list on my home computer not the one you sign in to go advanced then then look in options
hope its as easy for you good luck

Well, that wasn`t exactly it, but you pointed me in the right direction. I went into advanced and options and noticed that the box "connect through proxy server" was checked so I decided to uncheck because I know that Yahoo is always on. It worked and I`m now receiving work. Thanks for sending me in that direction.

Great im glad to have helped in this minor way
William

Thanks William - Happy hunting. I also started climate change and I`m glad that I can now help again.

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I have been a member since '04. I can`t see any new activity after May of '07. I went back yesterday and downloaded bionic software again, but don`t see any tasks or anything going on at all. I`m kind of a novice with this (Bionic pretty much ran itself for me). Can anyone help me with troubleshooting this problem. Thanks - Kenny

hi i had a very simaler issue i had put an address in the prefs list on my home computer not the one you sign in to go advanced then then look in options
hope its as easy for you good luck

Well, that wasn`t exactly it, but you pointed me in the right direction. I went into advanced and options and noticed that the box "connect through proxy server" was checked so I decided to uncheck because I know that Yahoo is always on. It worked and I`m now receiving work. Thanks for sending me in that direction.

Great im glad to have helped in this minor way
William

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I have been a member since '04. I can`t see any new activity after May of '07. I went back yesterday and downloaded bionic software again, but don`t see any tasks or anything going on at all. I`m kind of a novice with this (Bionic pretty much ran itself for me). Can anyone help me with troubleshooting this problem. Thanks - Kenny

hi i had a very simaler issue i had put an address in the prefs list on my home computer not the one you sign in to go advanced then then look in options
hope its as easy for you good luck

Well, that wasn`t exactly it, but you pointed me in the right direction. I went into advanced and options and noticed that the box "connect through proxy server" was checked so I decided to uncheck because I know that Yahoo is always on. It worked and I`m now receiving work. Thanks for sending me in that direction.

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I have been a member since '04. I can`t see any new activity after May of '07. I went back yesterday and downloaded bionic software again, but don`t see any tasks or anything going on at all. I`m kind of a novice with this (Bionic pretty much ran itself for me). Can anyone help me with troubleshooting this problem. Thanks - Kenny

hi i had a very simaler issue i had put an address in the prefs list on my home computer not the one you sign in to go advanced then then look in options
hope its as easy for you good luck

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This looks like a server side problem. I have already forwarded a different thread.

Well I read the Boinc Wiki but I didn`t get anything about my problem. What does this mean
11/28/2007 8:24:52 PM|SETI@home|Scheduler request failed: HTTP internal server error

I believe that the HTTP internal server error means that there is a problem at the server end of the connection.

Any suggestions on how to deal with this problem. I uninstalled Boinc and re-installed it hoping that would help and nothing. Should I just set up a new account and go from there?

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This looks like a server side problem. I have already forwarded a different thread.

Well I read the Boinc Wiki but I didn`t get anything about my problem. What does this mean
11/28/2007 8:24:52 PM|SETI@home|Scheduler request failed: HTTP internal server error

I believe that the HTTP internal server error means that there is a problem at the server end of the connection.

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BOINC WIKI

This looks like a server side problem. I have already forwarded a different thread.

Well I read the Boinc Wiki but I didn`t get anything about my problem. What does this mean
11/28/2007 8:24:52 PM|SETI@home|Scheduler request failed: HTTP internal server error

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This looks like a server side problem. I have already forwarded a different thread.

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BOINC WIKI