SETI@home v8 beta to begin on Tuesday

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Eric J Korpela Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 15 Mar 05 Posts: 1547 Credit: 27,183,456 RAC: 0	Message 57706 - Posted: 7 Apr 2016, 16:48:11 UTC - in response to Message 57685. Script malfunction. Ugh! I'll rerelease shortly. ID: 57706 ·

Dirk Sadowski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Jun 09 Posts: 285 Credit: 2,822,466 RAC: 0	Message 57709 - Posted: 7 Apr 2016, 17:55:15 UTC - in response to Message 57706. Last modified: 7 Apr 2016, 17:59:04 UTC Thanks. Currently status: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/apps.php Windows/x86 - 8.10 (opencl_ati5_cat132) - 7 Apr 2016, 1:01:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.10 (opencl_ati5_nocal) - 7 Apr 2016, 1:01:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.10 (opencl_ati5_SoG_cat132) - 7 Apr 2016, 1:01:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.10 (opencl_ati5_SoG_nocal) - 7 Apr 2016, 1:01:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.10 (opencl_ati_cat132) - 7 Apr 2016, 1:01:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.10 (opencl_ati_nocal) - 7 Apr 2016, 1:01:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_ati5_sah) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_ati5_SoG) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_atiapu_sah) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_atiapu_SoG) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_ati_sah) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_intel_gpu_sah) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_nvidia_sah) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS Windows/x86 - 8.11 (opencl_nvidia_SoG) - 7 Apr 2016, 16:55:54 UTC 0 GigaFLOPS The 8.10 apps will be updated also to 8.11? Don't want to stress you - just would like to know when I can 'allow new tasks'. ;-) Thanks. EDIT: During I write this message, now just 2 apps with 8.10... process happen, or site update lasts... So I can 'allow new tasks' again? My PC will just get 8.11 apps, not 8.10 or 8.09? Thanks. EDIT#2: All above mentioned apps are now 8.11. ID: 57709 ·

Eric J Korpela Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 15 Mar 05 Posts: 1547 Credit: 27,183,456 RAC: 0	Message 57710 - Posted: 7 Apr 2016, 18:03:30 UTC - in response to Message 57709. You can allow new tasks again. ID: 57710 ·

Dirk Sadowski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Jun 09 Posts: 285 Credit: 2,822,466 RAC: 0	Message 57712 - Posted: 7 Apr 2016, 18:26:51 UTC - in response to Message 57710. It looks like it's still something wrong... My PC: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/show_host_detail.php?hostid=78612 Got the app: SETI@home v8 v8.11 (opencl_atiapu_SoG) windows_intelx86 No MultiBeam_Kernels_r****.cl file in the project folder, BOINC Messages: SETI@home Beta Test - 07.04.16 \| 20:27:37 - Task postponed: Can't read CL file All 50 tasks were started and after 1 second stopped each and gone in 'waiting' status. All tasks are 'waiting to crunch' status now. ID: 57712 ·

Eric J Korpela Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 15 Mar 05 Posts: 1547 Credit: 27,183,456 RAC: 0	Message 57713 - Posted: 7 Apr 2016, 18:33:17 UTC - in response to Message 57712. Last modified: 7 Apr 2016, 18:40:18 UTC Damn. 8.12 coming shortly. 8.12 is ready. Hopefully this will work. ID: 57713 ·

Dirk Sadowski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Jun 09 Posts: 285 Credit: 2,822,466 RAC: 0	Message 57714 - Posted: 7 Apr 2016, 19:18:44 UTC - in response to Message 57713. Last modified: 7 Apr 2016, 19:19:41 UTC It looks like 8.12 work well... http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/show_host_detail.php?hostid=78613 But I saw at the server status page, just 715 new tasks available for download... My PC have these in a few hours calculated... ;-) ID: 57714 ·

Jimbocous Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jan 16 Posts: 51 Credit: 1,038,205 RAC: 0	Message 57716 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 2:30:44 UTC Seeing a lot of compute errors about 5 sec into job on 8.12: https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23535079 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23534911 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23534912 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23535503 If I can help out by testing something, please let me know. Available hardware and software is listed in my profile here. ID: 57716 ·

Wedge009 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Aug 12 Posts: 14 Credit: 7,429,417 RAC: 0	Message 57717 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 5:14:07 UTC 8.12 on ATI/AMD is looking okay for me so far. Thanks. ID: 57717 ·

Raistmer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Aug 05 Posts: 2423 Credit: 15,878,738 RAC: 0	Message 57718 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 6:57:52 UTC - in response to Message 57716. Seeing a lot of compute errors about 5 sec into job on 8.12: https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23535079 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23534911 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23534912 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23535503 Seems finally it started to work OK. Maybe some issue of simultaneously creating same files for 2 identical GPUs. News about SETI opt app releases: https://twitter.com/Raistmer ID: 57718 ·

Jimbocous Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jan 16 Posts: 51 Credit: 1,038,205 RAC: 0	Message 57719 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 7:19:33 UTC - in response to Message 57718. Seeing a lot of compute errors about 5 sec into job on 8.12: https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23535079 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23534911 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23534912 https://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/result.php?resultid=23535503 Seems finally it started to work OK. Maybe some issue of simultaneously creating same files for 2 identical GPUs. Could be. I'll see if I can get some more work and throw it at them. Thanks! If I can help out by testing something, please let me know. Available hardware and software is listed in my profile here. ID: 57719 ·

tazzduke Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Jan 11 Posts: 14 Credit: 1,151,929 RAC: 0	Message 57722 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 9:05:02 UTC Greetings All Just pulled down two 8.12 work units down at the same time for the following computer ID:77802 Core2Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz [Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (768MB) driver: 361.43 OpenCL: 1.1, AMD Radeon HD 7850/7870 series (Pitcairn) (2048MB) driver: 1.4.1848 OpenCL: 1.2 Windows 7 SP1 (06.01.7601.00) BOINC version 7.6.22 Memory 6142.54 MB Workunit ID 8478441 SETI@home v8 v8.12 (opencl_nvidia_sah) WU true angle range is : 0.429388 Workunit ID 8478457 SETI@home v8 v8.12 (opencl_ati5_SoG_cat132) The NVIDIA unit has completed awaiting validatin - no overflow on this one, also added the angle range as well. The AMD is taking its time though, estimating over an hour to complete. Hope this helps in some way for you. Regards Mark. ID: 57722 ·

tazzduke Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Jan 11 Posts: 14 Credit: 1,151,929 RAC: 0	Message 57723 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 9:27:16 UTC - in response to Message 57722. Addon to above - The AMD did it in 2694 seconds Regards ID: 57723 ·

boboviz Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Dec 14 Posts: 14 Credit: 155,885 RAC: 0	Message 57724 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 9:39:10 UTC My little Amd 260X has no problem with this version. A curiosity: what's new with this app? Only bugfix? New protocols and science? ID: 57724 ·

Raistmer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Aug 05 Posts: 2423 Credit: 15,878,738 RAC: 0	Message 57725 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 10:14:23 UTC - in response to Message 57724. Last modified: 8 Apr 2016, 10:15:57 UTC New protocols and science? Were in v8. V8.12 is bugfix (to prev beta app, current app on main unaffected). News about SETI opt app releases: https://twitter.com/Raistmer ID: 57725 ·

Oktan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Jan 16 Posts: 2 Credit: 4,018,150 RAC: 0	Message 57726 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 11:44:07 UTC Linux 8.10 works great on my computer but i still have problems with cpu 8.04 WUÅ› 5% will never end so i abort is this wrong? And thanks to the linux team for all great work,yes it is nice to be free from windows. Mvh/Oktan ID: 57726 ·

Urs Echternacht Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Jan 06 Posts: 1038 Credit: 18,734,730 RAC: 0	Message 57727 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 12:14:33 UTC - in response to Message 57726. Linux 8.10 works great on my computer but i still have problems with cpu 8.04 WUÅ› 5% will never end so i abort is this wrong? And thanks to the linux team for all great work,yes it is nice to be free from windows. Mvh/Oktan Your problem is the BOINC version that you are using : <core_client_version>7.6.6</core_client_version> This version has some bug which will hinder the core client cleaning up slot directories under BOINC/Slots Please use another BOINC core client. _\\|/_ U r s ID: 57727 ·

Dirk Sadowski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Jun 09 Posts: 285 Credit: 2,822,466 RAC: 0	Message 57734 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 20:46:40 UTC Last modified: 8 Apr 2016, 20:54:42 UTC Eric, it's still needed to allow/send .vlar tasks to AMD/ATI & NV VGA cards? Currently my PC have 50 .vlar's for the AMD/ATI VGA cards... - it looks like we have currently a .vlar 'storm'... It 'destroy' the 'Average processing rate' (because of the much higher calculation time compared to the usually mid or VH ARs) - and finally the decision of the server which app is the fastest solution for the PC... - JMHO. ID: 57734 ·

Raistmer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Aug 05 Posts: 2423 Credit: 15,878,738 RAC: 0	Message 57736 - Posted: 8 Apr 2016, 22:26:37 UTC - in response to Message 57734. Last modified: 8 Apr 2016, 22:27:54 UTC Well, we always should remember what all those "points" about. They are about radio signal processing, not about APR, credit or whatever. VLAR allows to extract best possible sensitivity from Pulse search (longest accumulation time for single point in sky) so VLARs are important for the project (actually, if we could get own telescope time almost all we would get would be VLARs). Though relative performance CPU vs GPU differs through ARs, complete disabling VLAR for GPU could result in no work for GPU at all sometimes (again, especially if we will have own observation time) so will decrease project overall performance. What would be the best is possibility to enable/disable VLAR processing on GPUs on per-host basis. Unfortunately (cause VLAR is the same MultiBeam) BOINC lacks ability to provide such selection. Would be good if such additional flexibility would be implemented. News about SETI opt app releases: https://twitter.com/Raistmer ID: 57736 ·

Zalster Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Dec 13 Posts: 258 Credit: 12,340,341 RAC: 0	Message 57739 - Posted: 9 Apr 2016, 1:12:23 UTC - in response to Message 57736. What would be the best is possibility to enable/disable VLAR processing on GPUs on per-host basis. Unfortunately (cause VLAR is the same MultiBeam) BOINC lacks ability to provide such selection. Would be good if such additional flexibility would be implemented. +1 If that was possible, then it would greatly help. Especially if Green Bank data is mostly VLAR (please correct me if that is wrong but that is the last thing I remember hearing about that data) ID: 57739 ·

Rob Smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Nov 12 Posts: 1015 Credit: 5,459,295 RAC: 0	Message 57741 - Posted: 9 Apr 2016, 6:57:12 UTC ...and following on from Raistmer, don't forget that Beta is not about analyzing "real" data, but making sure that the applications used on main produce the correct results. ID: 57741 ·

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