I have been looking up and down for a solution to this issue. I have tried what I could find.
My Boinc screensaver will show my current tasks, as well as their progress. I cannot seem to get it to show the graph at all. I am new here, never seen the graph run on my computer.

I have Win10 x64
I have AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
My graphic preferences is set on Minimalist, although this was a very recent change. Still nothing. Actually, I'm not sure what exactly my preferences should look like. I'm also not sure what all information is relevant to this issue, so if I've missed anything, please let me know.

Edit: Let me just clarify that I have three projects running:
Seti
POGS (Skynet)
BrainModeling

There are no graphics for any of these projects when the screensaver is running. Only tasks.

Hi Niscita,

The only tasks here at Seti that have the graphics application that shows the Seti screen saver, are those doing the calculations strictly on the CPU only. To make matters worse, only the Setiathome v7.00 tasks on the CPU have them, not the Astropulse v7.00/7.03 tasks also running on the CPU.

All tasks running on the various GPUs (Intel, AMD/ATI, Nvidia) do not have Seti graphics.

If you do not see the graphics, even when you run only work on the CPU, then you're lacking the correct driver components. The Seti graphics and screen saver needs OpenGL drivers installed, the BOINC screen saver works with OpenGL and DirectX.

You can get correct drivers with OpenGL included from the GPU manufacturer's website. It's best not to let Windows install what it feels are the best drivers, because these generally lack the necessary components as they're direct competitors to things Microsoft make themselves (OpenGL -> DirectX; CUDA/OpenCL -> DirectCompute), or when they're included they don't always work correctly.

I see that you have abandoned all the tasks done on your GPU. If you do not want work to be sent to BOINC to be done on your GPU, deselect "Use ATI GPU" in the project preferences in Your Account (to do so, click "edit preferences" at the bottom, uncheck the "Use ATI GPU", then click "Update preferences" at the bottom. The next time your BOINC contacts the project, it'll get those new preferences in and not get work for the GPU again.

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Thank you, Ageless. I understand that I am lacking the correct drivers, now. However, you said I have abandoned my tasks.... but I have not voluntarily done so. As a matter of fact, I don't recall any recent tasks being abandoned since the very first day I was setting up Seti (trying to figure out why communication was being deferred and finding that I had to make exceptions in my firewall). So, I don't understand. Am I not getting work completed?

Also, I had messed around with the preferences earlier today and had ATI GPU checked, but very shortly after I received a notice making me aware that no work was coming in and to change my preferences, so I unchecked that.

I am terribly sorry, but I am very new to this and I don't know how to see what you are seeing. My tasks say they're running and that other tasks are pending. I get a few failed downloads from time to time but the only way I know how to fix this is to make exceptions for those particular WUs. I don't know if I am doing this wrong or just overly complicating it, but it seems my Firewall plays a big part in my tasks when they fail. x_x

Edit: So I clicked on the link you provided and I see that yes, the 22nd was the date of the abandoned tasks, the day that I joined. I had to figure out why I was getting failed downloads and was receiving help from someone who hasn't had these problems, I suppose. And also, Astropulse v7 is the only thing I notice work from when working on Seti tasks. I can't recall seeing anything else for SETI@home.
I just upgraded my AMD Catalyst to 15.30.1025, which says I have OpenCL and OpenGL. I'm not experienced in either of these, though.

I get a few failed downloads from time to time but the only way I know how to fix this is to make exceptions for those particular WUs.

The problem with failed downloads is probably not your firewall but your ISP
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/result.php?resultid=4557938234

<file_xfer_error>
<file_name>seti_700.jpg</file_name>
<error_code>-200 (wrong size)</error_code>
</file_xfer_error>

- ask them (your ISP) if they can stop re-compressing .jpg files
- or (as a test) use VPN (in which case your ISP can't see or alter what is transmitted)
https://www.securitykiss.com/

- or just set in your Computing preferences
Skip data verification for image files [v]

... which says I have OpenCL and OpenGL

You may test both by GPU Caps Viewer
http://www.ozone3d.net/gpu_caps_viewer/

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