Balavian, what you are seeing is a problem with a SPECIFIC PROJECT at WCG. It is MOST DEFINITELY NOT a BOINC problem.

More generally, I have had a 766 complete without error now, so not even a 100% failure issue. As has been said earlier, wait for the project team to advise.

I will probably be out of town for a couple of days now, hope it is all resolved when I return. In the mean time, RICE.

This is a first for me. I got the error that says: "Computational Error" My preference actually is set to max of 35GB but is limited to 32.6 according to the below info. Any advise?

6/29/2009 5:42:18 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 32.60GB
6/29/2009 6:09:23 PM|World Community Grid|Computation for task E000767_472C_002y0920x_3 finished
6/29/2009 6:09:23 PM|World Community Grid|Output file E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_0 for task E000767_472C_002y0920x_3 exceeds size limit.
6/29/2009 6:09:23 PM|World Community Grid|File size: 30385689.000000 bytes. Limit: 15000000.000000 bytes
6/29/2009 6:09:24 PM|World Community Grid|Starting flu10401i0470_100347_0
6/29/2009 6:09:25 PM|World Community Grid|Starting task flu10401i0470_100347_0 using flu1 version 604
6/29/2009 6:09:26 PM|World Community Grid|Started upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_1
6/29/2009 6:09:26 PM|World Community Grid|Started upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_2
6/29/2009 6:09:30 PM|World Community Grid|Finished upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_2
6/29/2009 6:09:30 PM|World Community Grid|Started upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_3
6/29/2009 6:09:37 PM|World Community Grid|Finished upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_3
6/29/2009 6:09:37 PM|World Community Grid|Started upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_4
6/29/2009 6:09:40 PM|World Community Grid|Finished upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_4
6/29/2009 6:10:25 PM|World Community Grid|Finished upload of E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_1

6/29/2009 5:42:18 PM||Host location: none
6/29/2009 5:42:18 PM||General prefs: using your defaults
6/29/2009 5:42:18 PM||Reading preferences override file
6/29/2009 5:42:18 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 2610.35MB
6/29/2009 5:42:18 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 2948.16MB
6/29/2009 5:42:18 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 32.60GB

Another thread tells me the error has nothing to do with the size of my preference disk usage limit. Still, sounds like you need to know about the error.


Project Name: The Clean Energy Project
Created: 6/24/09
Name: E000767_472C_002y0920x
Minimum Quorum: 2
Replication: 2


Result Log

<core_client_version>6.2.28</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
Calling initGraphics()
INFO: No state to restore. Start from the beginning.
Calling initGraphics()
called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
<message>
<file_xfer_error>
<file_name>E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_0</file_name>
<error_code>-131</error_code>
</file_xfer_error>

</message>
]]>


Result Log

<core_client_version>6.2.28</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
Calling initGraphics()
INFO: No state to restore. Start from the beginning.
Calling initGraphics()
called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
<message>
<file_xfer_error>
<file_name>E000767_472C_002y0920x_3_0</file_name>
<error_code>-131</error_code>
</file_xfer_error>

</message>
]]>

<core_client_version>6.6.36</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
Calling initGraphics()
INFO: No state to restore. Start from the beginning.
Calling initGraphics()
called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
<message>
<file_xfer_error>
<file_name>E000767_472C_002y0920x_0_0</file_name>
<error_code>-131</error_code>
</file_xfer_error>

</message>
]]>

Have loads of these 131 errors myself for CEP and loads in progress which have previously errored out on other peoples machines which will obviously error on mine as well at 100% with the file size limit if I let them run.

32 bit XP and BOINC 5.10.45 on both an Intel quad and AMD 64.

When they error out at 100% ,they still produce a sizeable upload which looks about the same as a CEP job that would normally validate with no problems. I think they probably would validate if it was'nt for the file size limit. Dont want to mess with the values in the BOINC files and return something of unexpected size which might confuse things.

Please could a tech advise what the best action is ? Is the returned work still useful although marked as "error" ?

Neveda Bob,

The error is the file size coded limit of 150000000 or 14.x MB. Nothing to do with your disk allowance setting. Think it's still default to have 10GB, which is copious. Look on the BOINC Manager Stat disk tab pie. If you see more than a few hundred MB used, it's allot.

As said many times now in this thread, suspend the jobs you have for CEP.

Whl. I don't think the upload is complete. The result file with the hacked value for the 771 job I ran was bigger than the standard 4.12MB for the largest one in a result set, only just though.

I'm not going to say anything further on this until a tech writes in.

edit: And to top it off, the test miraculously turned valid:

E000771_ 864C_ 003006400_ 1-- 632 Valid 29-6-09 06:53:23 29-6-09 16:43:37 8.60 141.1 / 134.0 < Mine
E000771_ 864C_ 003006400_ 0-- 632 Valid 29-6-09 06:53:16 30-6-09 00:31:32 10.09 126.8 / 134.0

experiment resumed

I have the same issue. After finishing something like 250WU, all of a sudden almost all of my WU said the same thing. I aborted all the other CEJ WU and stopped anymore downloading to my two PCs. For now, I changed over to the CCP and I am running their WUs just fine. I hope someone can inform us when this bad batch of WUs will be passed thru the system and weeded out. I am happy running the CCP, but at some point, I want to return to cruching my CEP WUs again.
Cheers
Bill