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Message 838408 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 4:38:18 UTC

Like many of us crunchers I have 5 computers running in my home on a LAN. I use Boinc View and Boinc Manager to log into the remote compters and check up on Boinc. One particular box suddenly started having problems today. If I use Boinc Manager to log into Boinc on that particular box it displays about 8 or 10 work units in the work list and then Boinc Manager locks up. I can log into that box by using a remote desktop connection and run Boinc Manager on that machine, it will lock up Boinc Manager at the same point. Checking task manager on that box shows 4 work units being crunched and they continue to crunch normally.

Boinc View will read the box one time then fail to read it again at the next polling. The work list in Boinc View is stalled at the same point.

Anybody seen this before??
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Message 838477 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 13:31:42 UTC
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Same problem this morning. I can't figure a way to get into Boinc and tell it to do anything. Can't order no new work, reset or anything else. I can only start and stop the service. Can't do anything else except let it run.
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Message 838482 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 13:48:09 UTC

I suggest you use boinccmd (or boinc_cmd if your system pre-dates the name change) to set nomorework on every project on that host, and report anything completed once you see task manager drop to idle on all cores. Then, stop the service and examine the entrails in client_state.xml: or just use boinccmd again to reset all projects.
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Message 838487 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:03:16 UTC
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Thanks Richard..........I get an error message about unrecognized command.

I tried...."boinccmd nomorework"

Anyone know the exact syntax to stop work requests?

Never mind......I figured it out. At least it ran the command without an error message. Hopefully it will not request more work and will run down the cache.

Thanks Richard.

It is this computer number 3966329 in case anyone is interested.
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Message 838490 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:13:00 UTC

That's why I made the boinccmd a clickable link into the Wiki where the syntax is defined in full!

It'll be something like

boinccmd --project http://setiathome.berkeley.edu nomorework

One more though: if you do succeed in stopping new work, and flushing the queue(s) down to zero, then, after reporting (see the Wiki again!) whatever is still shown as 'in progress' on the project task list(s) may give you a clue which project(s) need resetting.
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Message 838491 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:17:29 UTC

Thanks Richard. At least over the last night it continued to run normally which it would do running as a service. At least now I can let the cache run down and when it empty's I can reset it or something.

With a 7 day cache I didn't want to reset it now and have several hundred people upset with me.

Still an interesting situation though. To lose control of Boinc.
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Message 838496 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:28:06 UTC - in response to Message 838491.  

That is very strange. Two things I always ask:
1) Has anything changed on your workstation or the box in question?
2) Have you rebooted the box in question since this event occurred?

Other than that, seems like you're on the right track to fixing it.
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Message 838498 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:30:14 UTC - in response to Message 838491.  

Sounds like greeblies in your tcp/ip stack. I find beer helps.
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Message 838499 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:36:54 UTC

The computer in question runs without keyboard and monitor. Sits in the corner of the dinning room creating much needed warmth at this time of year. Yes, I logged into the computer with remote desktop and rebooted after I discovered this problem.

It is still running normally except I am blind with respect to Boinc.
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Message 838502 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:39:39 UTC

Which version of BOINC and for that matter, which version of BOINC View?
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Message 838504 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:43:41 UTC - in response to Message 838502.  

Which version of BOINC?

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Message 838508 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 14:50:56 UTC

I use Boinc version 5.10.28 which is then overwritten with Crunch3r's Boinc 6.1.0.32 V5. I did a removal of Boinc and then reinstalled but the results were the same.

I believe that some corruption of the Client_State file happened after yesterday's scheduled outage. If this is true it won't do any good to revert to the Client_State_Previous file because by now the corruption would be there also.

The box is crunching. I will just let it go until the cache is done or it finally runs into the corruption in the state file. I had tried removing 4 work units from the projects folder that I thought might be related. Upon restarting the service the missing work was downloaded again and the problem was not solved.

Just don't know what to do now except let it run. I certainly do not want to abort all this work just yet.
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Message 838517 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 15:36:09 UTC

Can you check if there is any information on this in the stderrgui.txt and stdoutgui.txt files?
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Message 838545 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 16:41:59 UTC

From stdoutgui

[12/09/08 21:03:17] TRACE [2948]: RPC_CLIENT::init boinc_socket returned 516
[12/09/08 21:03:17] TRACE [2948]: RPC_CLIENT::init connect returned -1
[12/09/08 21:03:17] TRACE [2948]: RPC_CLIENT::init attempting connect
[12/09/08 21:03:18] TRACE [2948]: RPC_CLIENT::init_poll sock = 516
[12/09/08 21:03:18] TRACE [2948]: RPC_CLIENT::init_poll connected to port 31416
[12/09/08 21:03:18] TRACE [2948]: CAN'T FIND PROJECT http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/
[12/09/08 22:06:49] TRACE [2848]: RPC_CLIENT::init boinc_socket returned 516
[12/09/08 22:06:49] TRACE [2848]: RPC_CLIENT::init connect returned -1
[12/09/08 22:06:49] TRACE [2848]: RPC_CLIENT::init attempting connect
[12/09/08 22:06:49] TRACE [2848]: RPC_CLIENT::init_poll sock = 516
[12/09/08 22:06:49] TRACE [2848]: RPC_CLIENT::init_poll sock = 516
[12/09/08 22:06:49] TRACE [2848]: RPC_CLIENT::init_poll connected to port 31416
[12/09/08 22:06:49] TRACE [2848]: CAN'T FIND PROJECT http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/

From stderrgui and seems to occur everytime I try to run Boinc Manager.

BOINC Windows Runtime Debugger Version 5.10.28
Dump Timestamp : 12/09/08 20:44:18
Unhandled Exception Detected...
- Unhandled Exception Record -
Reason: Access Violation (0xc0000005) at address 0x004A0DE4 read attempt to address 0x00000064
Engaging BOINC Windows Runtime Debugger...
********************

(What follows is very long............
If anyone really wants to see the file send me a PM with an email address and I can send it along.)

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Message 838553 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 16:53:59 UTC - in response to Message 838545.  

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Message 838560 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 17:12:29 UTC

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Message 838592 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 18:53:28 UTC

Just spent a couple of hours emailing with Ageless. Due to his patience and wonderful trouble shooting I have located and replaced the offending file in the Boinc directory. Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest.dll was at fault for the entire mess. I copied the file from another computer over the offending file, file sizes the same before and after.

Ageless spends countless hours here trouble shooting and helping folks and I for one do not have the words to thank him enough for his help. I did not want to dump all the cached work and start over and with his help I didn't have to.

Thankyou Ageless
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Message 838593 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 18:57:11 UTC - in response to Message 838592.  

You're welcome.

I'll now go sit here with the window open, waiting for the blush to recede. :-)
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Message 838654 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 23:28:31 UTC

This is what I like about the N/C board, terrific help whenever needed.

Well done Ageless.
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Message 838656 - Posted: 10 Dec 2008, 23:40:25 UTC - in response to Message 838593.  

You're welcome.

I'll now go sit here with the window open, waiting for the blush to recede. :-)



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