Uh-huh, now it looks like the BOINC server has got the flu - I can't get to the BOINC Dev message board, or even the main download page for BOINC itself.

You are right, I can't too ...

BOINC 6 ? When ? For Christmas ? :)

I already run boinc 6.

I thought I read somewhere that BOINC 6.x should not be run yet, I think it was on the dev list. I might be wrong tho.

BOINC 6 is not ready for Alpha test yet. They have a distribution point up so that a few people can test specific setups to see what works, and for internal distribution. I am not running this yet.

<snip> Vcore is 1.2, CPU temp is 67C, and MB temp is 39C. Room temp is around 72F. </snip>

If I upgrade to a system with a single Intel Q6600 quad core CPU, what operating system must I use to be able to use all 4 cores?

Is Windows 2000 capable of handling all 4 cores? What about Windows XP Home Edition?

Win2k Professional supports only 2 CPUS; you need Win2k server to use 4 CPUS.

Aren't you confusing cores with actual CPU's? (in seperate sockets) I'm running XPHome which can handle only one socket, but multiple cores is no problem.

Many differences exist between Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional – many of them well-documented. One of the most significant is XP's support for multiple physical processors. As two- and four-processor workstations (not just servers) become more common, whether or not they're supported by the operating system running on them in the first place is critical.
While Windows XP Home does not support more than one physical processor, there's a lot of confusion about whether or not it supports multiple processor cores in a single physical processor. This is implemented in several ways, of which the most widely used is Intel's Hyper-Threading technology. Also, AMD is currently rolling out a series of 64-bit processors called the X2 dual core series, which features two processor cores per die.

How much of this is supported? The answer is all of it -- in XP Professional, and, surprisingly enough, in XP Home as well. If you install XP Home on a system that has a single processor with dual cores or hyper-threading (what is referred to as two logical processors—XP Home will recognize both of them, and will install the appropriate Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to work with it.

However, if you have more than one physical processor (such as two dual-core or Hyper-Threading processors), XP Home will only recognize the first one. Note: If you enable hyper-threading on a machine on which Windows is already installed, the HAL will be automatically upgraded (if it hasn't been already) and you'll be prompted to reboot a second time to finalize those changes.

Microsoft's official word about multiple processors across all its products is that they are licensed by physical processor socket, not by the number of cores on each processor. For instance, if you buy a single-CPU license for SQL Server 2005, that license is valid no matter how many cores are in that one CPU. Likewise, Windows XP Home will only work with one socket at a time regardless of its cores or threading potential, and XP Professional will recognize up to two sockets.

While browsing my recent results I also ran into a anonymous host running BOINC 5.5.0 and a R-1.2 Chicken app (application version 5.15).

Needless to say this one was claiming more than it should at this moment.
I think some just install and after that don't think it's handy to look if there are updates availible...

;-)

Ooohhhh....Vintage Chicken.

I think this one must be cooked for a couple off hours before it is safe to eat it...

LOL

Chicken is a dish best served fresh.

While browsing my recent results I also ran into a anonymous host running BOINC 5.5.0 and a R-1.2 Chicken app (application version 5.15).

Needless to say this one was claiming more than it should at this moment.
I think some just install and after that don't think it's handy to look if there are updates availible...

;-)

Ooohhhh....Vintage Chicken.

Http 403: Access Denied

Do you still have your client_state aimed at the backdoor?

Alinator

What do you mean? Backdoor?

17-5-2007 9:20:33|SETI@home|Requesting 86400 seconds of new work
17-5-2007 9:20:58|SETI@home|Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 509]
17-5-2007 9:20:58|SETI@home|Message from server: Incomplete request received.
17-5-2007 9:20:58|SETI@home|New host venue:
17-5-2007 9:20:58||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 2007-03-30 20:34:18)
17-5-2007 9:20:58||Host location: none
17-5-2007 9:20:58||General prefs: using your defaults
17-5-2007 9:20:58|SETI@home|Deferring communication for 11 sec
17-5-2007 9:20:58|SETI@home|Reason: requested by project
17-5-2007 9:20:58|SETI@home|Deferring communication for 1 min 0 sec
17-5-2007 9:20:58|SETI@home|Reason: no work from project
17-5-2007 9:21:58|SETI@home|Fetching scheduler list
17-5-2007 9:22:03|SETI@home|Master file download succeeded
17-5-2007 9:22:08|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work
17-5-2007 9:22:08|SETI@home|Requesting 86400 seconds of new work
17-5-2007 9:22:38|SETI@home|Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 509]
17-5-2007 9:22:38|SETI@home|Message from server: Incomplete request received.
17-5-2007 9:22:38|SETI@home|Deferring communication for 11 sec

17-5-2007 9:37:42|SETI@home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work
17-5-2007 9:37:42|SETI@home|Requesting 86400 seconds of new work
17-5-2007 9:38:07|SETI@home|Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 509]
17-5-2007 9:38:07|SETI@home|Message from server: Incomplete request received.
17-5-2007 9:38:07|SETI@home|Deferring communication for 11 sec
17-5-2007 9:38:07|SETI@home|Reason: requested by project
17-5-2007 9:38:07|SETI@home|Deferring communication for 8 min 47 sec
17-5-2007 9:38:07|SETI@home|Reason: no work from project

I just did a little test. Hit the update button on my quad rig a dozen times or so. The first attempt resulted in a http internal server error. Refreshed the results page, and voila! Another WU shown that I did not get. Tried the button a few more times, could not connect to server. Then one more button push, and another http error. Refreshed the results page and there it was, one more WU the server thinks I have that I do not.
So maybe Hank is on to something here.
I hope this gives Matt and Eric a bit of direction as to where to look to try to fix the problem.

16-5-2007 22:30:36|SETI@home|Requesting 86400 seconds of new work
16-5-2007 22:30:51|SETI@home|Scheduler request failed: HTTP internal server error

I thought Barcelona was a quad-core design, not dual-core.

ISSCC, SAN FRANCISCO -- 12th February 2007 --

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled more industry-defining architectural features for its upcoming native Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors (codenamed “Barcelona”) during a presentation to the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). In addition to the estimated 40-percent performance advantage native Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors can offer over the competition in benchmark testing, AMD’s redesigned microarchitecture will enable new power- and thermal-management techniques, strengthening the industry-leading performance-per-watt AMD Opteron processors currently deliver today. Among the new features are enhancements to AMD PowerNow!™ technology for dynamic adjustment of individual core frequencies........

anyone know what the problem is or what I should do about it. Thanks

I wish to Express My Best Wishes During the Holidays! I Believe that You All are a Very Wonderful Group of People!

If More People in the World had the same attitude it would be a Better Place to Live.

My Very Best Wishes, I will probably be absent until after the first of the year.

Regards

Pappa

Is it more power effecient to assign one processor to do the number crunching for a work unit, or is it better to have the two processors at 50% load? I generally try to do only one work unit at a time.