PANIC!!!!! :-O

Exeter, (GTX-760), is running low on work. I don't have enough to get through the coming Outrage!!!!

Anyone else???


TL

client: fix bug when app version uses > 1 GPU instance

Note: the code wasn't written with multi-GPU apps in mind.
There may be other bugs with multi-GPU apps.

We're in a bit of a bind at the moment because the BOINC server (holding the message boards and changelogs) has crashed - and even the WayBack machine hasn't got any of the alpha build history archived.

I checked, it CAN'T be done right now, EVERYTHING BOINC related is DOWN. :-(

Upgraded one of my machines to 7.4.42.....miss the messages section. Notices is just annoying....

Hi,
I added an "app_config.xml" file and got this syntax error...
I'm wondering what I put in wrong?

7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.4.42 for windows_x86_64
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.39.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1j zlib/1.2.8
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | Running under account Mike
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | CUDA: NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GTX 750 Ti (driver version 353.30, CUDA version 7.5, compute capability 5.0, 2048MB, 1922MB available, 1606 GFLOPS peak)
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | | OpenCL: NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GTX 750 Ti (driver version 353.30, device version OpenCL 1.2 CUDA, 2048MB, 1922MB available, 1606 GFLOPS peak)
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | SETI@home | Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | SETI@home | Syntax error in app_info.xml
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | SETI@home | [error] No application found for task: windows_intelx86 700 ; discarding
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | SETI@home | [error] No application found for task: windows_intelx86 700 ; discarding
7/27/2015 7:59:44 PM | SETI@home | [error] No application found for task: windows_intelx86 700 ; discarding

This is how the file looks...

<?xml version="1.0"?>

-<app_config>


-<app>

<name>astropulse_v7</name>

<max_concurrent>3</max_concurrent>


-<gpu_versions>

<gpu_usage>.34</gpu_usage>

<cpu_usage>.5</cpu_usage>

</gpu_versions>

</app>


-<app>

<name>setiathome_v7</name>

<max_concurrent>3</max_concurrent>


-<gpu_versions>

<gpu_usage>0.33</gpu_usage>

<cpu_usage>0.04</cpu_usage>

</gpu_versions>

</app>

</app_config>

yes, nobody complained about the nexus

My nexus7 and nexus9 both rock for sure. Nothing works on them yet for seti, but I still love them.

Almost back to a full AP cache, but I still can't figure out why the ap_cmdline.txt is not being utilized.

Safest thing to do is put the whole app_info.xml file on the forums and wait for someone to post/pm you the revised version. Some of us do know how to edit the file correctly. :)

And yes, if you want, you can PM me the thing, I'll send you the revised version back.

No, the safest option is to go into your project directory, delete the AP6_win_***_***_CPU.aistub and/or the AP6_win_x86_SSE2_OpenCL_ATI.aistub and/or the AP6_win_x86_SSE2_OpenCL_NV.aistub and just run aimergeg.cmd, then restart Boinc.

Claggy

But wouldn't that trash any manual edits, like for AP r2887, a requirement for NV driver 350.12 and above? If that reverts, then any APs in the queue get dumped, right?

Safest thing to do is put the whole app_info.xml file on the forums and wait for someone to post/pm you the revised version. Some of us do know how to edit the file correctly. :)

And yes, if you want, you can PM me the thing, I'll send you the revised version back.

I just had 173 abandonded tasks on my vista # 5065145 machine.
Stdder just states outcome- abandoned. Client state new.
What ever that means.
Ive had it happen before. But it still sucks.

Were those tasks still being crunched on the host afterwards?

What does the Event Log say for that time period?

Claggy

Like an idiot I rebooted the computer before I saw your message. So event log just shows the last half hour. Sorry.

A question,

All the AP WUs I have crunched rcently as OpenCK_NVIDIA_100, seem to be doing most of the work on the CPU, not the GPU, 75%+ CPU usage when they finish.

I'm wondering what I've done wrong, or is this normal?

That is normal to stock AP tasks.

Installing Lunatics Optimized Applications will give You options to edit AP task settings so You can decrease CPU usage.

I just had 173 abandonded tasks on my vista # 5065145 machine.
Stdder just states outcome- abandoned. Client state new.
What ever that means.
Ive had it happen before. But it still sucks.

So what is happening? Are the "CPU" tasks actually using two cores each, or are the GPU cores using "50%" of a GPU plus a CPU core each, or what?

CPU use depends on a number of things such as the amount of radar blanking that was applied to the data. (I think if there is a lot of blanking a lot of CPU use is required)

Hold on here. Isn't it the case that it is funding for Boinc development that is ceasing. Seti@home which is a project running under the Boinc umbrella, is still being funded and is a separate issue.

Or am I wrong?

There will probably be little visible change.
The BOINC software will continue to work.
The translation system, Alpha testing project, BOINC web site,message boards, and email lists will continue to operate.
However, any new development and major bug fixes to BOINC will need to be done by volunteer programmers.
I'm confident that the BOINC community will meet the challenge.