BOINC 5.* OK, but 6.6.* NOK

Michael Karlinsky
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Hi all,

funny thing, just upgraded from v5 to v6.6* (I know it is an old version) and now I get

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2010-10-15 08:18:41.7237 [PID=17098] outdated client version 60641 < min core version 61000
2010-10-15 08:18:41.7237 [PID=17098] [version] no app version available: APP#11 (einsteinbinary_ABP2) PLATFORM#1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) min_version 0
2010-10-15 08:18:41.7252 [PID=17098] Not sending work because client is outdated
2010-10-15 08:18:41.7359 [PID=17098] [debug] [HOST#1967541] MSG(high) No work sent
2010-10-15 08:18:41.7359 [PID=17098] [debug] [HOST#1967541] MSG(high) (your BOINC client is old - please install current version)

Using v5 I got work w/o problems. Can somebody explain this? Just curious.

Michael

Bikeman (Heinz-Bernd Eggenstein)
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BOINC 5.* OK, but 6.6.* NOK

It seems that you got this message as a response to a scheduler request that asked ONLY for GPU work. And I suspect the message indeed only refers to CUDA workunits.

The initial CUDA support of BOINC wasn't so great so E@H will send out CUDA tasks only to newer (> 6.10.something I guess) clients. Older clients like the one you used before (5.*) don't even support CUDA at all so they never asked for CUDA tasks, that's the reason you didn't see this error message before.

I assume you will still get CPU tasks with your current BOINC client, tho.

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Michael Karlinsky
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RE: It seems that you got

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It seems that you got this message as a response to a scheduler request that asked ONLY for GPU work. And I suspect the message indeed only refers to CUDA workunits.

This sounds reasonable. So I will wait till next request for *C*PU work.

Michael

Michael Karlinsky
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Hi, no chance. 6.6.*

Hi,

no chance. 6.6.* client always requests work for GPU first. It follows "communication deferred", and a request for GPU work again...

Stuck in a loop....

OK, I'am upgrading to 6.10.* already.

Greetings,

Michael

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You really want to have that

You really want to have that Nvidia 8200 (125Mb) detected? You can't use it here or at many other projects anyway. If any? perhaps DnetC or Collatz, if they have a Linux app for the GPU?

Else just disable its detection as it's not going to be used anyway.
The next cc_config.xml file in your BOINC Data directory will do the trick:


1

Save, restart BOINC, gone is inadequate GPU detection and you can stay at 6.6, or wait a couple of days and upgarde to 6.12 ... ;-)

Bikeman (Heinz-Bernd Eggenstein)
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RE: Hi, no chance. 6.6.*

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Hi,

no chance. 6.6.* client always requests work for GPU first. It follows "communication deferred", and a request for GPU work again...

Stuck in a loop....

OK, I'am upgrading to 6.10.* already.

Greetings,

Michael

I just saw the latest scheduler log entry indicating you got a new CPU task yesterday evening with BOINC 6.10.58 :-)

CU
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RE: You really want to have

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You really want to have that Nvidia 8200 (125Mb) detected? You can't use it here or at many other projects anyway. If any? perhaps DnetC or Collatz, if they have a Linux app for the GPU?

Else just disable its detection as it's not going to be used anyway.
The next cc_config.xml file in your BOINC Data directory will do the trick:


1

Save, restart BOINC, gone is inadequate GPU detection and you can stay at 6.6, or wait a couple of days and upgarde to 6.12 ... ;-)

Now that Michael has upgraded to 6.10.58, this is no longer necessary. With BOINC 6.10.58 client, E@H will not try to assign work to a GPU with insufficient video RAM (it's quite possible that this was the reason for excluding 6.6.x clients from getting CUDA work) .

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mickydl*
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RE: You really want to have

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You really want to have that Nvidia 8200 (125Mb) detected? You can't use it here or at many other projects anyway. If any? perhaps DnetC or Collatz, if they have a Linux app for the GPU?

I am using a NVIDIA 8200 at DNETC. WUs take approx 14 hours to complete :-)

Michael

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