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Halifax--lad
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Nov 1, 2005 Post Count: 77 Status: Offline |
From what I can see on the Front Pages and the news section in the forums the Windows BOINC client has never been advertised or mentioned that it now works on WCG.
----------------------------------------Why does the windows version not seem to get a mention apart from users in the community spreading the word  Even signing up for BOINC you have to go through the linux page if you go to the Windows page it doesnt mention BOINC one bit. Whats going on Also does FightAids@Home work with Windows BOINC or not all your documentation just says it doesn't work on BOINC Linux but says At this time it is only available on the Windows - UD Agent so does that rule out BOINC Windows |
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Halifax--lad
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Nov 1, 2005 Post Count: 77 Status: Offline |
Seems I have now answered my own Question I havent been around the forums and just read a thread that mentioned the Windows platform for BOINC wasn't supported as yet by WCG but it is there for people to use and as such it is word of mouth from people in the BOINC Community as WCG will point everyone to UD for the time.
----------------------------------------So I just need my other question answering now does FightAids@Home work with Windows BOINC?? |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Halifax--lad,
At this time FightAids@Home is not supported under BOINC/Windows. United Devices is our supported Windows Client. As you pointed out, we will be launching FightAids@Home for BOINC/Linux in the near future. Thanks, |
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rebirther
Cruncher Germany Joined: Nov 19, 2005 Post Count: 29 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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There are still problems with the progressbar, many times I have 0% displayed, other time 1,94% and jump at the end to 100%. A good idea is to reduce the results from 4 to 1 like rosetta to get faster credits and push up this project in results. Its not nice to calculate the same WU 4 times!
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codeman01101001
Cruncher Joined: Nov 22, 2005 Post Count: 2 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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why can i get WU for windows-Client when WCG not support windows?
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Codeman01101001 www.grotesque-game.de |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Hi codeman01101001,
We are trying to fully implement BOINC and trying to get FightAIDS@Home up and running. So we are bringing FAAH onto the grid on our time-tested UD.exe, which has been running HPF (Human Proteome Folding Project) for over a year. But since we have enough of BOINC programmed on the server to work, we are also putting out HPF work units for BOINC on Linux and Windows. Meanwhile BOINC on Linux is a priority, since we have no other Linux grid agent. And we are boarding FAAH to run on BOINC. So BOINC Windows is last in priority. Oh yes, if I have not been confused by all the above, we are redoing the website in French, so we can start learning how to handle multi-lingual support. Ask nelsoc to curse in French for you. Those are the words he will be deleting.   mycrofth |
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codeman01101001
Cruncher Joined: Nov 22, 2005 Post Count: 2 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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ok this means, my windows client works HPF WU´s and asap then FAAH, too ;)
----------------------------------------after you have done the linux client. Right? ok. and what´s with die statistics? mein client has 5 -10 WU ready and only 3 will be calculated
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Codeman01101001 www.grotesque-game.de |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Hi codeman01101001,
----------------------------------------Statistics are the reason I say that we are still implementing BOINC. We have the rest of the system programmed but we need more time to program the BOINC results page and (much lower priority) to export the XML Team Statistics. It will all be done eventually but right now nothing shows up until it is validated. The server is keeping a record of points and we have a temporary fix showing the BOINC points * 7 added to the UD statistics pages. [1 BOINC point seems to be about 7 UD points.] We talk about this on the Points page: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/help/viewTopic.do?shortName=points mycrofth [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 30, 2005 10:34:34 AM] |
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Robert Tusler
Cruncher Joined: Apr 4, 2005 Post Count: 27 Status: Offline |
If it helps, I did seti@home for years, a really valuable project you will all agree. Then came BOINC. I took to it with enthusiasm and also took on the climate change programme as well, partly because it was based in my own country, the UK.
----------------------------------------The problem I found was that BOINC was so unreliable that it was very difficult to find out whether or not it was working. Last spring they came out with a new upgrade which did not work at all, and at the same time I discovered WGC from the IBM web site. I'm glad to say that WCG is totally reliable and a positive improvement! So I have gone from romantic dreams, via the rising tides (do we really need computer predictions to know the tides are rising?) and pure research, to practical AIDS research, and GOT AWAY FROM BOINC as well! Robert [Edit 1 times, last edit by Robert Tusler at Nov 30, 2005 11:49:06 PM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Tusler said:
The problem I found was that BOINC was so unreliable that it was very difficult to find out whether or not it was working. Last spring they came out with a new upgrade which did not work at all, and at the same time I discovered WGC from the IBM web site. I'm glad to say that WCG is totally reliable and a positive improvement! Why do you say so ???? BOINC has now about 14 projects working. I've been using it from the very beginning and I didn't found any particular problem. Now I'm attached at 12 projects so if there is a problem with one, the other projects don't stop crunching numbers |
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