KWSN Orbiting Fortress

Blurf · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:43 am Post subject:

Getting a few Download Failed on some WU's...
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The Knighty NI · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:25 am Post subject:

I'm in.

Lets shrub some holy shrubs
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:25 am Post subject:

CPU time 0
stderr out

<core_client_version>7.0.25</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
WU download error: couldn't get input files:
<file_xfer_error>
<file_name>params_051612_052108_0.ini</file_name>
<error_code>-224</error_code>
<error_message>permanent HTTP error</error_message>
</file_xfer_error>

</message>
]]>

Validate state Invalid
Claimed credit 0
Granted credit 0
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Plomos · Prince Joined: 26 Apr 2011 Posts: 859

I had it error out on the download of 1 out of 4 so i only ended up with 3 so far to run, but at the rate it crunches on my shrubber that may be a good thing. 88% done after 19 hrs 42 mins with 2 hrs 35min left to go

These things don't move very fast Confused

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Blurf · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:39 am Post subject:

Well my one box only has 4 gig of RAM and can't handle it so it'll be running on one machine only-it has 8 gig
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The Knighty NI · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:11 am Post subject:

Finding the same. Keeps coming up with low virtual memory error, waiting for memory and running on only 2 of the 5 cores enabled for the project.

Unfortunately, I don't have an OS that will allow more than 4Gb of memory to be installed even though the MB will take up to 32Gb.

Sorry guys gonna switch back to RNAWorld, Malaria Control and dDM for this month.
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LanDroid · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:20 pm Post subject:

That's weird... I have a triple-core processor and 3 Gig of Ram which shrubs 3 Cosmos at a time with no problem... I have Win 7 64 bit, but haven't seen the need to increase it beyond 3 Gigs for any project...

Nuadormrac · Prince Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 506

Same, this laptop only has 2 GB of RAM, and a dual core proc (core 2 duo), and has no problems with memory errors on win7 64-bit... They might be running into probs with a 32-bit OS (which does have the 4 GB limit, not only on RAM but RAM + swap space also, as a 32-bit number can't address more thenn 4 GB of memory pages without doing some stuff like the Xeon's 36-bit add ressing), or perhaps having more cores. Still 4 GB with a 4 proc core, one would expect to be able to handle it... But if they have 8 cores and a 32-bit OS, and given that even with a swap file the OS couldn't address more then 4 GB total between all of physical RAM, swap space, and also graphics RAM, that would like like 512 MB to core, and could be a prob...

How many cores, and is this a 32-bit OS? If the answer to 2 is yes, then though it will technically take 4 GB of memory, this might pose a problem as the address space would be totally maped out to your physical memory, leaving no space for your paging file, or the discrete/dedicated memory on your graphics card also counts against the 4 GB upper limit (it's still memory in the computer, whch needs addressing). Might need to upgrade to a 64-bit OS.... As to the first question, divide the total memory by the number of cores (remember you're runnning 1 shrub on each core, so memory per core is significant for ths...), and see what you're left with. If you could somehow restrict it to only running on 1 or 2 cores, and not on all available, this might help...
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Nuadormrac are you sure your a Knight of Ni!. you seems to conect many in a making sense way sort of words.

I am beliveing you are perhaps understanding about what you speak? No?

#ni-1

nee-wom!

Gemjunkie · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:48 am Post subject:

Check Boinc preferences, the default is to use only 50% of memory while computer is in use. Increase that to 80-90% if you're not doing anything needing much memory.

Crunching Cosmology has somehow split my cpid. Confused

I changed the email address and detached, will open a new account when cpid sorts itself out. Rolling Eyes

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The Knighty NI · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:00 am Post subject:

Its as Nuro says.

6 cores

Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 2.40 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 5.32 GB

Number crunch that little lot and you have less than 500Mb per WU available.

I have done everything I can to free up resources for BOINC including using that little know thing in System Properties on the advanced tab. Adjust for best performance. That gets rid of all the drop shadows, fade in/out's, animations and so on that windows gives as part of the package.

I've even split my page file across two drives. Nothing is getting around the lack of memory for running Five Cosmo's at a time, two is the max it will handle without slowing down and affecting everything else.

This project is just gonna have to wait until I can get Win 7 with 64 bit so I can slap some extra memory in the box.
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:22 am Post subject:

I have win 7 so no problems with crunching However, 16.5 hours for 420 points SUCKS!!!

Cosmo used to be a good payer then they started this crap. It doesn't have to have blasting credit but my machine is no slacker and this is a waste of power. I will see how it goes for a while but I will likely give this up.
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LanDroid · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject:

Production is up from 10K to over 70K yesterday.

'Stones:
The Knights Who Say Ni! passes 30,000,000
Bill Brumbaugh passed 1,200,000
Cory 450,000
DoW passes 150,000
Sir Stooper 30,000
Blurf passes 25,000
Gemjunkie 10,000
LanDroid passed 9,000
Josh passed 7,000
Nuadormrac passed 6,000
williamd007 passes 3,000
tjcares 3,000
The Knighty Ni passes 2,000
dcom passes 500
Plomos passed 500

The Knighty NI · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:09 am Post subject:

There dosn't seem to be any standard WU time length. Unless this is caused by my machine not having enough memory and being overloaded with processing demands.

The results that I have returned range between 7hrs 15 mins and a couple of mins over 17 hrs.

All that time on the longest WU so far, for a standard 420 credits.

There is a similar problem with RNAWorld cmsearch XXL WU's. The difference is that at least you can elect not to have any of those WU's on your machine via the preferences section on their website.

Anyway last cosmo WU's spinning down. Says is should complete in the next 3 hours. Lol Thats what the one said yesterday and it took over 9 hours.
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:38 am Post subject:

Sorry folks, I'm done...

I went from ~300k a day to 10k Confused

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and a Really Hoopy Frood who always knows where his Towel is...

The Knighty NI · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:39 am Post subject:

Hummm

It was 3.5 hrs ago I posted Last Cosmo unit spinning down. It said just shy of 3 hrs to completion.

Current expected completion time 2hrs 00mins 16 seconds. So its taken 3.5 hrs to do less than 1 hr of processing

The WU has already taken almost 14 hrs to run.

Its got the box to itself. So why is it taking so long?
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:42 pm Post subject:

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LanDroid · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:09 pm Post subject:

'Stones:
DoW passes 300,000
Blurf passes 40,000
Sir Stooper passed 40,000
williamd007 passes 25,000
Josh passes 9,000
Nuadormrac passed 8,000
Josh passed 8,000
dcom passes 3,000
dcom passed 2,000

Nuadormrac · Prince Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 506