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Divide Overflow Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 365 Credit: 131,684 RAC: 0 |
I was hopeful that the return of the servers this morning would mean the swift processing of the backlog of WU's ready for validation, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can still find a large number of WU's with three or four results returned in the "Initial" status. Has the status page returned to actively reporting on the queues yet? Is there simply a large backlog of validation to do, or are additional changes to the database required to properly flag these WU's for validation checking? *Edit* The servers were bounced again. At least someone is aware of things. Now there's the following note on the main page: January 4, 2005 We are still running a backlog of results waiting to be validated and are looking into it. |
Geek@Play Send message Joined: 31 Jul 01 Posts: 2467 Credit: 86,146,931 RAC: 0 |
I currently have hundreds of workunits that have a quorem of 3 and 4 results in the initial validation state with no credit awarded. This seems to be a very big problem and is contineing. I believe this started AFTER the changes were made to send out 4 work units on Dec 28. This project cannot continue for long in the current condition. Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....Boinc.... |
PT Send message Joined: 19 May 99 Posts: 231 Credit: 902,910 RAC: 0 |
>>> This project cannot continue for long in the current condition. Yes, there is a problem but this project can and will continueit! It has been some bumps on the road but I sure they will fix it soon. Happy crunching Happy crunching |
STE\/E Send message Joined: 29 Mar 03 Posts: 1137 Credit: 5,334,063 RAC: 0 |
OMG, The Sky is falling, The Sky is Falling ;) |
littleBouncer Send message Joined: 28 May 99 Posts: 151 Credit: 666,283 RAC: 0 |
For me it seems there is a "stupid" failure (syntax-error) , like : missing Blank or Blank set where it shouldn't in the new Query-Rules after 12.27.04. Because older WU's (sent before 12.27.04) are granted near immediately (old-rules ???) |
Paul D. Buck Send message Joined: 19 Jul 00 Posts: 3898 Credit: 1,158,042 RAC: 0 |
> I currently have hundreds of workunits that have a quorem of 3 and 4 results > in the initial validation state with no credit awarded. This seems to be a > very big problem and is contineing. I believe this started AFTER the changes > were made to send out 4 work units on Dec 28. This project cannot continue > for long in the current condition. Most of us do. But as the "Rules and Policies" states, it is possible that you will return a result and get no credit for it. Because it does not affect the science it is very likely we will see this as an on-going "problem". Not to minimize your anguish :) But, I still would rather that they concentrate on getting us to the cross-platform GUI and get the kinks worked out of that ... later we can look into these issues (well the developers can) and come up with a fix. Since it is probably a problem in the seti specific code (just guessing, in that the other projects did not seem to have this issue) we can work on other projects as they work to clean this up ... |
Divide Overflow Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 365 Credit: 131,684 RAC: 0 |
> OMG, The Sky is falling, The Sky is Falling ;) Why, yes, it *is* raining out at the moment! ;) My concern is much less about the granting of credit and more about the generation of useable science. If we're all generating WU results and they continue to sit around without being checked, tested, compared and validated as acceptable then the process is broken and something should be done to fix it. Of course, I have no visibility into how this science is actually reviewed past the point where my WU is returned. After valid results are collected, it could be years before anything more is done with the data! |
Walt Gribben Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 353 Credit: 304,016 RAC: 0 |
The validator is catching up, my WU's from Dec 29 now have credit. At least those where all three hosts returned results. Theres still a backlog, my results from Dec 31 are still pending, even those where all four hosts returned results. David, you wrote: > Of course, I have no visibility into how this science is actually reviewed > past the point where my WU is returned. After valid results are collected, it > could be years before anything more is done with the data! > Have you read any of the "more recent" Science Newsletters from the Classic SETI project? Theres Rescored Candidates and SETI@home Reobservation Report where results were used to pick canidates reobservation. |
Walt Gribben Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 353 Credit: 304,016 RAC: 0 |
oops, meant to edit not reply |
Bill Barto Send message Joined: 28 Jun 99 Posts: 864 Credit: 58,712,313 RAC: 91 |
I just did a real quick check of a few hosts and it seems that if a workunit has been sent out after 29 Dec it will not be granted credit. I have many results waiting for credit to be granted and there have been three or four results submitted. I noticed this because one of my computers crashed prior to the 30th of Dec. I finally got it back up and have been returning the workunits that were received before the 30th. When these results were submitted credit was immediately granted. |
Daniel Michel Send message Joined: 2 Feb 04 Posts: 14925 Credit: 1,378,607 RAC: 6 |
> I just did a real quick check of a few hosts and it seems that if a workunit > has been sent out after 29 Dec it will not be granted credit. I have many > results waiting for credit to be granted and there have been three or four > results submitted. I noticed this because one of my computers crashed prior to > the 30th of Dec. I finally got it back up and have been returning the > workunits that were received before the 30th. When these results were > submitted credit was immediately granted. > > >----- i've had credit granted on work units recieved post 12-29...i have several work units that were downloaded to my computer on 12-31 recieve credit...i have others though, recieved before and after 12-29 that have not been credited yet. PROUD TO BE TFFE! |
Divide Overflow Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 365 Credit: 131,684 RAC: 0 |
> I just did a real quick check of a few hosts and it seems that if a workunit > has been sent out after 29 Dec it will not be granted credit. That's not entirely accurate. See Here for one example. They *are* few and far between, however. |
Bill Barto Send message Joined: 28 Jun 99 Posts: 864 Credit: 58,712,313 RAC: 91 |
If you look at this workunit: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=6964996 Two of the workunits were sent out on 29 Dec and yours on 31 Dec. It seems like if some were sent prior to the 30th they are granted credit. If they were all sent out after 29 Dec they are not. |
Bill Barto Send message Joined: 28 Jun 99 Posts: 864 Credit: 58,712,313 RAC: 91 |
> > I just did a real quick check of a few hosts and it seems that if a > workunit > > has been sent out after 29 Dec it will not be granted credit. > > That's not entirely accurate. See <a> href="http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=7006858"> Here [/url] > for one example. > Maybe the 30th is the demarkation day. There is definately something wrong somewhere. |
karthwyne Send message Joined: 24 May 99 Posts: 218 Credit: 5,750,702 RAC: 0 |
> > > I just did a real quick check of a few hosts and it seems that if a > > workunit > > > has been sent out after 29 Dec it will not be granted credit. > > > > That's not entirely accurate. See <a> > href="http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=7006858"> Here > [/url] > > for one example. > > > Maybe the 30th is the demarkation day. There is definately something wrong > somewhere. > > well, i've got one returned today that got credit (though original sent date was long ago) http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=6131484 well, actually i have quite a good number of those, but i was always the one that resent due to timeout or computation error. i'm sure that they will catch up, i have gained a good bit of credit over the last 24 hrs, and RAC has gone up 100 pts. S@h Berkeley's Staff Friends Club |
Walt Gribben Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 353 Credit: 304,016 RAC: 0 |
> If you look at this workunit: > > http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/workunit.php?wuid=6964996 > > Two of the workunits were sent out on 29 Dec and yours on 31 Dec. It seems > like if some were sent prior to the 30th they are granted credit. If they were > all sent out after 29 Dec they are not. > That isn't quite accurate. Its better to say "If they were all sent out after 29 Dec they are not granted credit yet. I've watched pending results turn into credit for much of this week, and it does go by WU date - the date it first got sent out. Maybe tomorrow we'll see credits for Dec 30 or 31's WU's. |
KWSN_Dagger Send message Joined: 14 Feb 04 Posts: 36 Credit: 3,578 RAC: 0 |
All of my WU that were sent to me on the 29th have been validated when the minimum of 3 has been reached. I only have 4 left, but we're waiting on the third person. <a href="http://www.timtaylor.net/kwsn"><img border="0" src="http://www.boinc.dk/auto.php?user=916957&project=sah&input=&layout="></a> |
Geek@Play Send message Joined: 31 Jul 01 Posts: 2467 Credit: 86,146,931 RAC: 0 |
Well something has improved dramatically. In the last several hours my account picked up almost 1,000 points on the total and nearly 50 points on the RAC. They (Berkeley) have done some good on this problem in my view today. Boinc....Boinc....Boinc....Boinc.... |
Paul D. Buck Send message Joined: 19 Jul 00 Posts: 3898 Credit: 1,158,042 RAC: 0 |
> Of course, I have no visibility into how this science is actually reviewed > past the point where my WU is returned. After valid results are collected, it > could be years before anything more is done with the data! I agree to an extent with this. However, I can point out that unlike many projects where complete coverage is necessary to ensure the science, SETI@Home does not have this issue. In other words, if a particular WU is not processed it does not compromise the science, it just means that the recorded signal is not analyzed causing a miniscule decrease in the likelyhood of catching ET talking on his cell-phone. Were this about some medical process for people, well, then, the failure to process a WU increases the possiblity that harm could be caused to a person. |
RichaG Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 1690 Credit: 19,287,294 RAC: 36 |
Well it looks like they reenabled the waiting for validation counter. Server Status Waiting for validation 158,568 That seems a little low, when I have the feeling at least half are mine! (smile) I really don't have that many. Good Job Seti@Home. Red Bull Air Racing Gas price by zip at Seti |
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