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BlackAdder1
Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 19, 2005 Post Count: 15 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Hi, Every time I boot up into Vista my grid agent says it is sending results back and then loads up a new task. Is there anything I can do to keep it working on the task at hand instead of acting like it has completed and getting a new WU ?? I know this is a beta version of Vista and all that but any sugestions?? Thanks !!!
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Former Member
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what project were you running and how long was it running before you shut down?
some do not 'save' for quite a while; just wondering. how fast is your computer, etc.? |
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Former Member
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Hello BlackAdder1,
I do not know anything about Vista. I suspect that it might have increased security preventing your UD client from writing backup files. You might try examining your WCG subdirectories to make sure that the checkpoint file is being regularly updated while you are running. Another possibility is to try BOINC and see if that works with Vista. Lawrence |
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David Autumns
Ace Cruncher UK Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 11062 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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smacks of that no execute protection that arrived in XP service pack 2
----------------------------------------check out this post https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=1088#4940 Dave  |
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BlackAdder1
Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 19, 2005 Post Count: 15 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I'll check all this out and see what happens...THANKS ALL !!!
---------------------------------------- Oh I'm running a AMD XP 3200, 1.5 gig Corsair ram, water cooled CPU , nothing overclocked.I run a mix of the Aids and help defeat Cancer projects. |
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BlackAdder1
Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 19, 2005 Post Count: 15 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I checked last night and this morning and it does not seem to be writing the checkpoint files until the wu is done. It seems to have all the permissions it needs...any further idea's ???
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Former Member
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Hi BlackAdder1,
Vista RC1 is still a mystery. You can try downloading BOINC and run both UD and BOINC simultaneously for a while. If one works and the other doesn't, then . . . . there is an obvious solution. Lawrence |
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Sekerob
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I checked last night and this morning and it does not seem to be writing the checkpoint files until the wu is done. It seems to have all the permissions it needs...any further idea's ??? hmmm, this problem (more) 'seams' to have a very positive side bolded above. A WU with few or no segmentation but finishing......continue to feel we're not getting the complete info, like ...."writing the checkpoint files until the wu is done", then fetched a new one and result returning additional points in my agent?
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BlackAdder1
Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 19, 2005 Post Count: 15 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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It runs the wu thru to completion, the time stamp on the receptor a,c,d map ect. seems to be when the wu was downloaded and the process started, no further updated time stamps even hours into the wu.The one running now has run for 4 hours 22 minutes and is 65% done. The time stamp on the map files is 7:01 am and it is 11:23 am now.....I don't know what else to say...the ud agent crunches the wu but does not update the saved files until it sends the info back. If I stop and restart the client it will send back what it has done and get a new wu and start as usual. I have run Boinc on Vista but not RC1, just the beta2 version. When this WU completes I will cut it off and try Boinc to see if it check points the files any better.
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Former Member
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Hello BlackAdder1,
If I stop and restart the client it will send back what it has done and get a new wu and start as usual. This is the way it is supposed to behave if something has gone wrong with the check point file. I do not have Vista RC1 to experiment with, but it certainly sounds like a write permission problem caused by Vista's upgraded security. Lawrence |
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