Windows 7; latest BOINC Manager; latest SETI@home software.

A few days ago I wanted to make a complete system backup, so I let all downloaded units process by setting No New Tasks (I didn't want to restore old units if it ever comes to a restore).

After completing the backup, I set it back to New Tasks, but no new tasks would download. Something like 'No new tasks available' was displayed.

Have we finished processing all available units, or is there something wrong with my system?

There is something wrong with the servers, we all have trouble getting work.

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But my Lenovo doesn't have any problems getting work. My Extreme can't get any.
Renee

I'm getting the same messages and having same problem with receiving new work. In addition, I am no longer able to report. Those are stacking up quickly.

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My lenovo no longer has data to analyze. :(

But my Lenovo doesn't ... My Extreme can't ...

No one except you knows which of your computers you call "Lenovo" and which "Extreme":
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php?userid=9785864

Refer to them by ID# if you want people to understand what you mean


One of the computers have many 'Abandoned' tasks:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/results.php?hostid=7511682

If you try to 'fix' Download problems (which are on the servers now) by 'Reset' of project - 'Reset' obviously will not help at all.

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- ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)
 

"No one except you knows which of your computers you call "Lenovo" and which "Extreme":
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php?userid=9785864"

Dear Dunce,
The Exteme in the intel Sandy Bridge Extreme The lenovo td a W520. It should make no difference at at.

Renee

Calling someone a dunce who is trying to explain to you that we cannot see computer names... and even I thought "Extreme" was what you named your computer, and not the type of processor installed in the system... is incredibly rude.

WHY. would you think that Extreme was anything else but an Intel extreme?

Renee

Considering the word "extreme" is an industry buzzword, it could mean the model of your motherboard, the model of a computer purchased, the type of sport you play, the type of CPU in your computer... because not all of us are on the same wavelength of thought. We're used to people coming into the help forum and start mentioning computer brand names, or computer names... all information which we cannot see or easily distinguish.

I also don't refer to my Intel Extreme processors as "extreme" by name, and if I do, I call it by the model number followed by "extreme" to indicate to my audience that I am referring to the processor model and not, for example, an Asus Extreme motherboard that I may have built my computer around.

Well this machine

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=7510292

Hasn't connected to SETI@Home since the 28th Feb.

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I was running another BOINC project since I couldn't get any SETI@home work units.

However, when I came to my computer this morning, it was happily running SETI@home again.

Problem solved, I guess.

Dear Dunce,
The Exteme in the intel Sandy Bridge Extreme The lenovo td a W520.

Hi Dear Dunce (is Dear your first name or surname?)

I really don't care about Intel or Lenovo trade names and don't intend to search the very "informative" phrase "td a W520" (???)

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- ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)
 

I dont care. Sorry to have wrinkled your ego.
Renee

""No one except you knows which of your computers you call "Lenovo" and which "Extreme":
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php?userid=9785864""

It should make no difference. Everything here is running the preview (9929) and is a high level Windows machine. I am receiving no work no matter which machine.
If it does make a difference, the Lenovo is a W520 and the extreme is a Sandy bridge extreme. They both are in a homegroup, both are on the net and neither is receiving work. They are both on a shared router to the net. Both are able to see the net and both have 16 gigs of memory and no load. This note was was written by the Extreme.

The error is am receiving is, "Boink is not running".

Renee

"Well this machine

http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=7510292

Hasn't connected to SETI@Home since the 28th Feb."

Ok, that's the lenovo. Why has it not connected? It doesn't have an external firewall.

It may have the windows firewall on...

Renee

I just made sure the windows firewall is off. Now would you moderators like to earn your non-money and help me?

Renee

Turning the firewall off is very insecure, you're inviting all free-living virii and Trojans out there onto your system now, so just turn it back on. BOINC is designed to go trigger the Windows firewall the very first time it starts up, so that's been done already.

So questions:
Is BOINC running?
What does Windows Task Manager->Processes tab say? Any boinc.exe in the processes list?
If it isn't running, make sure to start it (Start->All Programs->BOINC->BOINC Manager).

Again, if it doesn't contact the project, you can ask why not but all any of us can then answer is that we do not know. You may have a clue, as you can read BOINC its messages. The Event Log, remember? CTRL+SHIFT+E to open it, if need be post an excerpt of it here. Preferably from the start of the messages.

Sorry, I am not a volunteer moderator here. If you prefer to be only helped by the volunteer moderators, best say so and I'll drop out as well.
Do know that the help everyone here gets is from other users.
Do also know that the moderators here are other users. They do not work at Berkeley, they cannot check anything at the server if need be.

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Jord,
I didn't have an opportunity to say that the extreme has Bullguard on it....running.

I have no preferences at all.... I recognize that I need help and don't know why.

"So questions:
Is BOINC running? "

It running on the lenovo. Seti@home was taking 100% of obe cpu on the extreme so I shut it down and will have to reinstall it later. (Another long story)

"What does Windows Task Manager->Processes tab say? Any boinc.exe in the processes list?"
On the lenovo, I see it running and it looks quite normam but it has no work.

If it isn't running, make sure to start it (Start->All Programs->BOINC->BOINC Manager).

"Again, if it doesn't contact the project, you can ask why not but all any of us can then answer is that we do not know. You may have a clue, as you can read BOINC its messages. The Event Log, remember? CTRL+SHIFT+E to open it, if need be post an excerpt of it here. Preferably from the start of the messages."

i'll be right back. I'll get them messages. THIS IS THE LENOVO.

3/5/2015 10:06:05 PM | SETI@home | Finished download of 08dc12ae.13510.2521.438086664206.12.90.vlar
3/5/2015 10:06:05 PM | SETI@home | Finished download of 08dc12ae.13510.2521.438086664206.12.65.vlar
3/5/2015 10:06:05 PM | SETI@home | Started download of 29my12ac.13942.1298.438086664208.12.64.vlar
3/5/2015 10:06:08 PM | SETI@home | Finished download of 29my12ac.13942.1298.438086664208.12.64.vlar
3/5/2015 10:22:15 PM | | Re-reading cc_config.xml
3/5/2015 10:22:15 PM | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults
3/5/2015 10:22:15 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 05-Mar-2015 21:42:00)
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | SETI@home | Host location: none
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | SETI@home | General prefs: using your defaults
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | Reading preferences override file
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | Preferences:
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | max memory usage when active: 4037.62MB
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 7267.71MB
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | max disk usage: 25.70GB
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | don't use GPU while active
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25%
3/5/2015 10:22:24 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
3/5/2015 10:22:36 PM | | Re-reading cc_config.xml
3/5/2015 10:22:36 PM | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults
3/5/2015 10:22:36 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task



"Sorry, I am not a volunteer moderator here. If you prefer to be only helped by the volunteer moderators, best say so and I'll drop out as well."

Please stay....

"Do know that the help everyone here gets is from other users. "
No. I didn't know.

"Do also know that the moderators here are other users. They do not work at Berkeley, they cannot check anything at the server if need be"

No. I did not know that.

Log and info is above.

Renee

More log data....


05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [SETI@home] General prefs: using your defaults
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] Preferences:
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] max memory usage when active: 8180.08MB
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] max memory usage when idle: 14724.14MB
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] max disk usage: 69.51GB
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] don't use GPU while active
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 25%
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] (to change preferences, visit a project web site o
r select Preferences in the Manager)
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] Not using a proxy
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 Initialization completed
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [---] Suspending GPU computation - computer is in use
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [SETI@home] Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
05-Mar-2015 22:50:51 [SETI@home] Requesting new tasks for CPU
05-Mar-2015 22:50:53 [SETI@home] Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
05-Mar-2015 22:50:53 [SETI@home] Not sending work - last request too recent: 96
sec
05-Mar-2015 23:00:00 [SETI@home] Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
05-Mar-2015 23:00:00 [SETI@home] Requesting new tasks for CPU
05-Mar-2015 23:00:03 [SETI@home] Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
05-Mar-2015 23:00:03 [SETI@home] No tasks sent