Binary Radio Pulsar Search (Arecibo) is not available for your type of computer.

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Setup:

  • OS - Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit
  • Kernel - 3.13.0-37-generic
  • CPU - INgel Core i3-3220T CPU @ 2.80GHz x 2
  • GPU - NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GT 640]

Issue:

It took NVIDIA 13 months to provide a driver update to let me crunch again with my GPU. A long abstinence. Finally 5 weeks ago I regained this functionality and *bang* now I get this:

  • Binary Radio Pulsar Search (Arecibo) is not available for your type of computer.

Is this a temporary issue or should I just stick it trying to use my GPU which in fact means that I have to leave this project since I only do GPU for einstein@home? Will be sad, I think.

 

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You only have one Linux

You only have one Linux computer attached and this one already got BRP4G tasks. As far as I can see you are successfully crunching since Dec 2nd. In the latest contact with the project (2016-12-12 15:51:21) your computer got 11 BRP4G tasks.

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Well I must have gotten all

Well I must have gotten all these new tasks just 20 minutes before I posted. An hour earlier the queue was cleared by completing the last task.

This however answers the question. It was just a temporary issue. Now I am fluffy again.

Thanks a lot Christian and happy crunching!

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The tasks I got on Monday

The tasks I got on Monday were the last ones I received so my queue dried out the day after on Tuesday. Thus I am no longer working on tasks since.

If someone around here has contact to the people generating tasks it will be awesome to ask them to generate them for my computer environment, too. Thanks and cheers.

 

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Marbot wrote:If someone

Marbot wrote:
If someone around here has contact to the people generating tasks it will be awesome to ask them to generate them for my computer environment, too. Thanks and cheers.

https://einsteinathome.org/content/out-brp4g-work#comment-152686

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Thanks for the info Richie!

Thanks for the info Richie! Keeping fingers crossed for beams from another source. :)

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Marbot wrote:Thanks for the

Marbot wrote:
Thanks for the info Richie! Keeping fingers crossed for beams from another source. :)

Your computers are hidden so we can't check to see if you are getting any GPU tasks.  If not, you should check your project preferences to make sure the "Gamma-ray pulsar binary search #1 (GPU)" science run is ticked.  That should be a reliable source of GPU tasks to crunch.  A possible problem is the amount of GPU memory you have.  These tasks seem to require more than the BRP4G tasks did.

 

Cheers,
Gary.

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Gary Roberts wrote:A possible

Gary Roberts wrote:
A possible problem is the amount of GPU memory you have.  

If you don't have the very latest driver, you might consider an update.  One of my four machines with a slightly older (not old at all--it runs a GTX 1060) driver was refused 1.15 work until I rebooted after a driver update.  I'm not sure that was cause and effect, but it is a possibility for you to consider.

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I have two computers, both

I have two computers, both installed with the same os, but one is getting tasks, but this other one is not getting any....help please

 

2018-10-07 05:11:17.8764 [PID=27216]   Request: [USER#xxxxx] [HOST#12692159] [IP xxx.xxx.xxx.170] client 7.9.3
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9274 [PID=27216] [debug]   have_master:1 have_working: 1 have_db: 1
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9274 [PID=27216] [debug]   using working prefs
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9274 [PID=27216] [debug]   have db 1; dbmod 1503512764.000000; global mod 1503512764.000000
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9274 [PID=27216]    [send] effective_ncpus 16 max_jobs_on_host_cpu 999999 max_jobs_on_host 999999
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9274 [PID=27216]    [send] effective_ngpus 4 max_jobs_on_host_gpu 999999
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9275 [PID=27216]    [send] Not using matchmaker scheduling; Not using EDF sim
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9275 [PID=27216]    [send] CPU: req 0.00 sec, 0.00 instances; est delay 0.00
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9275 [PID=27216]    [send] CUDA: req 113567.60 sec, 4.00 instances; est delay 0.00
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9275 [PID=27216]    [send] work_req_seconds: 0.00 secs
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9275 [PID=27216]    [send] available disk 8.32 GB, work_buf_min 17280
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9275 [PID=27216]    [send] active_frac 0.999966 on_frac 0.999030 DCF 1.000000
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9284 [PID=27216]    [mixed] sending non-locality work first (0.6329)
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9503 [PID=27216]    [version] no app version available: APP#19 (einsteinbinary_BRP4) PLATFORM#7 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) min_version 0
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9504 [PID=27216]    [version] no app version available: APP#19 (einsteinbinary_BRP4) PLATFORM#1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) min_version 0
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9505 [PID=27216]    [version] Checking plan class 'FGRPopencl-ati'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] reading plan classes from file '/BOINC/projects/EinsteinAtHome/plan_class_spec.xml'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] parsed project prefs setting 'gpu_util_fgrp': 1.000000
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] No ATI devices found
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] Checking plan class 'FGRPopencl-nvidia'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] parsed project prefs setting 'gpu_util_fgrp': 1.000000
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] NVidia device (or driver) doesn't support OpenCL
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] Checking plan class 'FGRPopencl1K-ati'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] parsed project prefs setting 'gpu_util_fgrp': 1.000000
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9542 [PID=27216]    [version] No ATI devices found
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9542 [PID=27216]    [version] Checking plan class 'FGRPopencl1K-nvidia'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9542 [PID=27216]    [version] parsed project prefs setting 'gpu_util_fgrp': 1.000000
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9542 [PID=27216]    [version] NVidia device (or driver) doesn't support OpenCL
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9542 [PID=27216]    [version] no app version available: APP#40 (hsgamma_FGRPB1G) PLATFORM#7 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) min_version 0
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9542 [PID=27216]    [version] no app version available: APP#40 (hsgamma_FGRPB1G) PLATFORM#1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) min_version 0
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9544 [PID=27216]    [version] Checking plan class 'FGRPSSE'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9544 [PID=27216]    [version] plan class ok
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9544 [PID=27216]    [version] Don't need CPU jobs, skipping version 108 for hsgamma_FGRP5 (FGRPSSE)
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9544 [PID=27216]    [version] Checking plan class 'FGRPSSE'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9545 [PID=27216]    [version] plan class ok
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9545 [PID=27216]    [version] Don't need CPU jobs, skipping version 108 for hsgamma_FGRP5 (FGRPSSE)
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9545 [PID=27216]    [version] no app version available: APP#46 (hsgamma_FGRP5) PLATFORM#7 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) min_version 0
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9545 [PID=27216]    [version] no app version available: APP#46 (hsgamma_FGRP5) PLATFORM#1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) min_version 0
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9604 [PID=27216]    [mixed] sending locality work second
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9627 [PID=27216] [debug]   [HOST#12692159] MSG(high) No work sent
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9628 [PID=27216] [debug]   [HOST#12692159] MSG(high) Binary Radio Pulsar Search (Arecibo) is not available for your type of computer.
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9628 [PID=27216] [debug]   [HOST#12692159] MSG(high) see scheduler log messages on https://einsteinathome.org/host/12692159/log
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9628 [PID=27216]    Sending reply to [HOST#12692159]: 0 results, delay req 60.00
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9629 [PID=27216]    Scheduler ran 0.090 seconds
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this is my host info: 

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Charlie wrote: I have two

Charlie wrote:

I have two computers, both installed with the same os, but one is getting tasks, but this other one is not getting any....help please

 

2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] Checking plan class 'FGRPopencl-nvidia'
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] parsed project prefs setting 'gpu_util_fgrp': 1.000000
2018-10-07 05:11:17.9541 [PID=27216]    [version] NVidia device (or driver) doesn't support OpenCL

Are the 4 GPUs that BOINC detects all 1050Tis?

The above snip implies that the problem is that BOINC can't detect the OpenCL capability of your devices.  That could mean different devices with different capabilities or (more likely I would think) the OS install on this particular host is missing a package that provides the OpenCL libs.  How confident are you that OpenCL is properly installed on this machine?

Cheers,
Gary.

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