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Lynne Irwin Send message Joined: 7 Sep 04 Posts: 4 Credit: 388,699 RAC: 0 |
I had stopped using boinc/worldcommunity grid/rosetta@home/seti on my home computer at the end of last year due to internet issues with my internet provider. I recently began a new relationship with a new provider and this week reinstalled boinc. I have been able to download all projects that I was affiliated with except for SETI. I have tried for two days now and to no avail. Is there a server issue or what am I doing wrong? I have ample space allotted on my CPU for Boinc. I click update and only receive a message that my request is being deferred for X number of minutes and then nothing. Please assist. Many thanks. L. Lynne irwin Canada |
Lynne Irwin Send message Joined: 7 Sep 04 Posts: 4 Credit: 388,699 RAC: 0 |
WoW! I'm red in the face. I went to check my emails on final time tonight and then went to my boinc and there before my eyes, SETI was downloading. I did not know how to delete my message, so I am leaving this response to say that all is well. I am just glad to be back on board again. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Just to let you know there is always a Tuesday maintenance outage each week. This week the outage lasted longer than normal and so it took a while for things to return to normal and downloading work was very slow. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22644 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
And posting here often cures the problem!!!! Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
I have 5 "Windows" PC running but 3 are stuck in " No work available to process". Been that way ever since the GBT bandwidth issue started. Any throttling going on with "projects availability". I've tried using the "Project Commands" options: update & reset project - no change. Obviously with "Windows" I've "rebooted" several times now. Any clues? |
Lynne Irwin Send message Joined: 7 Sep 04 Posts: 4 Credit: 388,699 RAC: 0 |
Thank you! I appreciate it very much! |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
Never got a response to this... I have 5 "Windows" PC running but 3 are stuck in " No work available to process". |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Never got a response to this... Looking at the computers in your list there are 4 that have not connected to the project since the 11th, 10th 9th and 8th So perhaps you have a connection issue. |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
I shut them down cause I never got a response back... Why would I leave 5 PC's running if their not doing anything... I was looking for a suggestion on a solution before powering them back on. Telling me their not talking now, is no solution, I know why their not talking now... It called no power... |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I shut them down cause I never got a response back... Oh sorry just forget I said anything. Not sure how I was supposed to know that you had powered them down. However what you will need to do is power on one of the problem machines and then copy and paste the fist 30 or so lines of the BOINC log here, so others can see what is happening and what may be the problem. Open BOINC then Ctrl+Shift+E then "Copy All" and paste here. |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
So I powered up the PC's I had shutdown until a response. Made sure that they updated the SETI web site at my "Account" under option "computers on this account". Used the BOINC manager options: "Update" and "Reset project". Watched the manger run through those routines. After both routines finished it returned to: "No work available to process". SETI@home is the only BOINC project I'm running. Now tell me how that is a communication issue? |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
Now we're getting somewhere... The first 30 lines from the event log as requested. 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | No usable GPUs found 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | Host name: HairoftheDog 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz [Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6] 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 nx lm vmx tm2 pbe 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Edition, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00) 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | Memory: 3.00 GB physical, 6.82 GB virtual 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | Disk: 447.13 GB total, 395.03 GB free 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | | Local time is UTC -4 hours 3/15/2018 5:59:41 PM | SETI@home | URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 8458924; resource share 90 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 08-Mar-2018 20:03:32) 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | SETI@home | Computer location: home 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | SETI@home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | Preferences: 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | max memory usage when active: 1227.82 MB 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 2762.59 MB 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | max disk usage: 0.00 GB 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | max CPUs used: 1 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | don't use GPU while active 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 60% 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager) 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | Running CPU benchmarks 3/15/2018 5:59:46 PM | | Suspending computation - CPU benchmarks in progress 3/15/2018 6:00:17 PM | | Benchmark results: 3/15/2018 6:00:17 PM | | Number of CPUs: 1 3/15/2018 6:00:17 PM | | 2343 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU 3/15/2018 6:00:17 PM | | 5127 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU 3/15/2018 6:00:18 PM | SETI@home | Started download of background_1518742408 3/15/2018 6:00:22 PM | SETI@home | Finished download of background_1518742408 3/15/2018 6:00:46 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work. 3/15/2018 6:00:46 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU 3/15/2018 6:00:48 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks 3/15/2018 6:00:48 PM | SETI@home | No tasks sent 3/15/2018 6:00:48 PM | SETI@home | No tasks are available for AstroPulse v7 |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
So, just to check, what preferences do you have set at https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/prefs.php?subset=project, for Run only the selected applications? |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
Run only the selected applications AstroPulse v7: yes SETI@home v8: yes The same for all 6 PC's I have at home... 3 are running fine 3 are not.. I can even "suspend" BOINC manager or "No new task" and let all existing task complete , then resume "task" and all of those 3 go right back into "working" mode, processing tasks. I tried the same routine on the other 3, still no change, "No work available.." [quote]So, just to check, what preferences do you have set at https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/prefs.php?subset=project, for Run only the selected applications?[/quote |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
No tasks are available for Astropulse, that's correct. But does it also say no work available for Seti@Home? Can you open BOINC Manager->View->Advanced view->Options->Event Log options...->check work_fetch_debug->Apply->Save, then do an Update on that PC on the project and post the corresponding log? |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
Will do... reply back shortly after it updates... It does no tell me which project, just states: "No work available.." In the BOINC manger screen under "Projects:" the only option is SETI... No tasks are available for Astropulse, that's correct. But does it also say no work available for Seti@Home? |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
Thank you Jord for responding and looking it this with me! On my WIN8 other PC that is "stuck" I'm going to reinstall the BOINC client, the WIN8 PC... I'm working with you on another WINXP PC... Thanks again! The event log:... 3/16/2018 8:19:57 PM | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults 3/16/2018 8:19:57 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.8.3 for windows_intelx86 3/16/2018 8:19:57 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task 3/16/2018 8:19:57 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.47.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 3/16/2018 8:19:57 PM | | Data directory: D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC 3/16/2018 8:19:57 PM | | Running under account wagneve 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | No usable GPUs found 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | Host name: HairoftheDog 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz [Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6] 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 nx lm vmx tm2 pbe 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Edition, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00) 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | Memory: 3.00 GB physical, 6.82 GB virtual 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | Disk: 447.13 GB total, 395.03 GB free 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | | Local time is UTC -4 hours 3/16/2018 8:19:58 PM | SETI@home | URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 8458924; resource share 90 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 15-Mar-2018 19:23:03) 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | SETI@home | Computer location: home 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | SETI@home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | Preferences: 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | max memory usage when active: 1227.82 MB 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 2762.59 MB 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | max disk usage: 0.00 GB 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | max CPUs used: 1 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | don't use GPU while active 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 60% 3/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager) 3/16/2018 8:20:52 PM | SETI@home | update requested by user 3/16/2018 8:20:52 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. 3/16/2018 8:20:52 PM | SETI@home | Not requesting tasks: "no new tasks" requested via Manager 3/16/2018 8:20:54 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed 3/16/2018 8:20:57 PM | SETI@home | Started download of background_1521246017 3/16/2018 8:21:04 PM | SETI@home | Finished download of background_1521246017 3/16/2018 8:21:14 PM | SETI@home | work fetch resumed by user 3/16/2018 8:21:20 PM | SETI@home | update requested by user 3/16/2018 8:21:21 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. 3/16/2018 8:21:21 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU 3/16/2018 8:21:22 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks 3/16/2018 8:21:22 PM | SETI@home | Not sending work - last request too recent: 28 sec 3/16/2018 8:22:35 PM | | Re-reading cc_config.xml 3/16/2018 8:22:35 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task, work_fetch_debug 3/16/2018 8:22:35 PM | | [work_fetch] Request work fetch: Core client configuration 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | Re-reading cc_config.xml 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task, work_fetch_debug 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] Request work fetch: Core client configuration 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- start work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 17280.00 + 43200.00 sec 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] --- project states --- 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.861 prio 0.000 can't request work: scheduler RPC backoff (224.42 sec) 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU --- 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] shortfall 60480.00 nidle 1.00 saturated 0.00 busy 0.00 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] share 0.000 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:22:40 PM | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- start work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 17280.00 + 43200.00 sec 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | | [work_fetch] --- project states --- 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.861 prio 0.000 can't request work: scheduler RPC backoff (162.06 sec) 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU --- 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | | [work_fetch] shortfall 60480.00 nidle 1.00 saturated 0.00 busy 0.00 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] share 0.000 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:23:43 PM | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- start work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 17280.00 + 43200.00 sec 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | | [work_fetch] --- project states --- 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.861 prio 0.000 can't request work: scheduler RPC backoff (97.50 sec) 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU --- 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | | [work_fetch] shortfall 60480.00 nidle 1.00 saturated 0.00 busy 0.00 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] share 0.000 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:24:47 PM | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch 3/16/2018 8:24:57 PM | SETI@home | update requested by user 3/16/2018 8:24:57 PM | | [work_fetch] Request work fetch: project updated by user 3/16/2018 8:24:58 PM | | [work_fetch] Request work fetch: Backoff ended for SETI@home 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- start work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 17280.00 + 43200.00 sec 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | | [work_fetch] --- project states --- 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.861 prio -1.000 can request work 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU --- 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | | [work_fetch] shortfall 60480.00 nidle 1.00 saturated 0.00 busy 0.00 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] share 1.000 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] set_request() for CPU: ninst 1 nused_total 0.00 nidle_now 1.00 fetch share 1.00 req_inst 1.00 req_secs 60480.00 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] request: CPU (60480.00 sec, 1.00 inst) 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user. 3/16/2018 8:24:59 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU 3/16/2018 8:25:00 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks 3/16/2018 8:25:00 PM | SETI@home | Not sending work - last request too recent: 217 sec 3/16/2018 8:25:00 PM | | [work_fetch] Request work fetch: RPC complete 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- start work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 17280.00 + 43200.00 sec 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | | [work_fetch] --- project states --- 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.861 prio 0.000 can't request work: scheduler RPC backoff (297.17 sec) 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU --- 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | | [work_fetch] shortfall 60480.00 nidle 1.00 saturated 0.00 busy 0.00 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] share 0.000 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:25:06 PM | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- start work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 17280.00 + 43200.00 sec 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | | [work_fetch] --- project states --- 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.861 prio 0.000 can't request work: scheduler RPC backoff (234.42 sec) 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU --- 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | | [work_fetch] shortfall 60480.00 nidle 1.00 saturated 0.00 busy 0.00 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | SETI@home | [work_fetch] share 0.000 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state ------- 3/16/2018 8:26:09 PM | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch Will do... reply back shortly after it updates... |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
The reinstall of BOINC on the WIN8 PC did not fix a thing, came back up "stuck" again. In fact read all the "old config info like it already knew this PC". We know how "Windows" is, only 5% of all apps actually clean themselves out of a WIN install. Is there a de-install switch to "clean out" BOINC from a Windows install? |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
/16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | max disk usage: 0.00 GBYou set in your preferences not to use any diskspace, which is impossible. Please set this value to 100 MB or so. |
tiberius.kirk Send message Joined: 19 Dec 00 Posts: 12 Credit: 3,386,118 RAC: 12 |
All 6 PC's use the "web based" preferences. Here are the setting from my web account. Use no more than 22048 GB Leave at least 20096 GB free Use no more than 20 % of total /16/2018 8:20:03 PM | | max disk usage: 0.00 GBYou set in your preferences not to use any diskspace, which is impossible. Please set this value to 100 MB or so. |
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