Any Ideas on Whats wrong with computer?

Message boards : Number crunching : Any Ideas on Whats wrong with computer?
Message board moderation

To post messages, you must log in.

Previous · 1 · 2

AuthorMessage
Profile hiamps
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 23 May 99
Posts: 4292
Credit: 72,971,319
RAC: 0
United States
Message 728706 - Posted: 21 Mar 2008, 16:06:53 UTC - in response to Message 728652.  

Hi. I'm no expert on the Enhanced Applications, but I thought that P4s running Windows XP, had to use SSE2 versions of the application. The PC that is returning the errors is running an SSE3 app - apparently while the CPU may support SSE3, Windows does not, or something like that. One of my P4s is running an Enhanced App for Windows with SSE2 support, and that was the application recommended for that CPU and OS. As I said, I'm not an expert, but I've come across postings about ensuring you get the right application, or you'll get a whole bundle of trouble. Go on, be a Devil, stick some more RAM in it, too!




In checking your results, it shows that you are using a REALLY old version of the 'Chicken' app. You might want to upgrade to the new version, found here. Crunch3r took over the apps when Simon (Chicken of Angor) went MIA. (Thanks Crunch3r...and Simon, you OK?)

You can check to see what version you can run by using this.

When you run CPU-Z, it will tell you what instructions your CPU supports.

Thanks, hadn't noticed I had thought I upgraded all my machines before I left. That one must have been busy at the time. I guess I will have to have Logmein installed so I can do that. Maybe that will help, but the one running doesn't look like chicken, it must be stock as the only optimised apps I have ever used was the chickens. Maybe the computer is dying, just don't know from here.

Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons...
And no good credit hound!
ID: 728706 · Report as offensive
Andre Howard
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 16 May 99
Posts: 124
Credit: 217,463,217
RAC: 0
United States
Message 728717 - Posted: 21 Mar 2008, 16:57:44 UTC - in response to Message 728452.  

Hmmm, After the detatch and retatch I got one validate error and 2 are pending but one has strange message in the Work unit...
No heartbeat from core client for 31 sec - exiting
Restarted at 4.52 percent.


I've seen this happen on a machine i recently put online. The no heartbeat came up when the computer clock got out of line after the automatic sychronization of the internet time server. I had the wrong time zone entered and when the time was adjusted from what I had set the workunits stalled and gave the no heartbeat message. At any rate after restarting they finished crunching and got credit.

ID: 728717 · Report as offensive
Profile hiamps
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 23 May 99
Posts: 4292
Credit: 72,971,319
RAC: 0
United States
Message 728768 - Posted: 21 Mar 2008, 19:16:01 UTC

Well I was able to get Logmein installed and installed the SSE2 Vapp and will watch it. If it still errors out I guess I will have to shut her down untill I get home...
Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons...
And no good credit hound!
ID: 728768 · Report as offensive
Profile hiamps
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 23 May 99
Posts: 4292
Credit: 72,971,319
RAC: 0
United States
Message 728804 - Posted: 21 Mar 2008, 21:45:32 UTC

Well this machine just can't seem to do seti anymore....Will have to shut it down till I get home....Bummer.
Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons...
And no good credit hound!
ID: 728804 · Report as offensive
Josef W. Segur
Volunteer developer
Volunteer tester

Send message
Joined: 30 Oct 99
Posts: 4504
Credit: 1,414,761
RAC: 0
United States
Message 728819 - Posted: 21 Mar 2008, 22:59:03 UTC - in response to Message 728447.  

Hi. I'm no expert on the Enhanced Applications, but I thought that P4s running Windows XP, had to use SSE2 versions of the application.
...

Willamette and Northwood P4s don't have SSE3, Prescott P4s do. Windows XP is not designed to report anything past SSE2, but if the CPU supports SSE3 then the SSE3 version of the optimized app is the right one to use.
                                                              Joe
ID: 728819 · Report as offensive
Profile hiamps
Volunteer tester
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 23 May 99
Posts: 4292
Credit: 72,971,319
RAC: 0
United States
Message 729321 - Posted: 23 Mar 2008, 3:11:59 UTC
Last modified: 23 Mar 2008, 3:12:24 UTC

Well it now looks like changing to the SSE2 Vapp did the trick. Will still upgrade this machine but now it is getting credit. Thanks to those that helped.
Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons...
And no good credit hound!
ID: 729321 · Report as offensive
Previous · 1 · 2

Message boards : Number crunching : Any Ideas on Whats wrong with computer?


 
©2024 University of California
 
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.