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Message 38249 - Posted: 2 Oct 2014 | 9:27:57 UTC

Hi I have finished one round of work, and after that it has not downloaded any more! I have checked the server and there is always work to be downloaded but still I don't see any new work happening! can anyone help?

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Message 38251 - Posted: 2 Oct 2014 | 10:37:07 UTC

...same problem

I have a Asus [2] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 (896MB) driver: 340.52, and I am getting nothing cuda60. Short runs (2-3 hours on fastest card) v8.41 (cuda60)
it worked before!

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1799 GPUGRID 02/10/2014 12:16:34 No tasks are available for CPU only app
1798 GPUGRID 02/10/2014 12:16:34 No tasks are available for ACEMD beta version
1797 GPUGRID 02/10/2014 12:16:34 No tasks are available for Short runs (2-3 hours on fastest card)
1796 GPUGRID 02/10/2014 12:16:34 No tasks sent
1795 GPUGRID 02/10/2014 12:16:34 Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
1794 GPUGRID 02/10/2014 12:16:32 Requesting new tasks for CPU and NVIDIA


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Message 38286 - Posted: 4 Oct 2014 | 1:10:49 UTC

I disconnected and reconnected to the project ant it downloaded a new work unit I will have to see if it continues to download new ones after this one is finished.

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Message 38416 - Posted: 12 Oct 2014 | 0:18:20 UTC - in response to Message 38249.

It did the same thing! Downloaded one and when finished it stopped and did not get more work! Would really like to have this working if anyone is actually monitoring this!

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Message 38465 - Posted: 13 Oct 2014 | 16:39:36 UTC - in response to Message 38416.

Hi Michael,

It looks like you are also running Einstein and have lots of tasks for that project, perhaps your machine thinks it already has enough to keep it busy for the length of time you set your cache for.


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Message 39100 - Posted: 9 Dec 2014 | 13:49:44 UTC
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Hi everyone,

For some time (about 5 - 7 days) I don't get new jobs. I tried to disconnect and reconnect and nothing worked. Can you please help me. Here is my log:

12/09/14 14:49:57 | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Starting BOINC client version 7.4.27 for windows_intelx86
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Libraries: libcurl/7.33.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1h zlib/1.2.8
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Running under account Korisnik
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | CUDA: NVIDIA GPU 0: Quadro K2000 (driver version 341.21, CUDA version 6.5, compute capability 3.0, 2048MB, 1974MB available, 733 GFLOPS peak)
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | OpenCL: NVIDIA GPU 0: Quadro K2000 (driver version 341.21, device version OpenCL 1.1 CUDA, 2048MB, 1974MB available, 733 GFLOPS peak)
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Host name: PC11001
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz [Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10]
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 nx lm vmx smx tm2 pbe
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Professional x86 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Memory: 3.50 GB physical, 6.99 GB virtual
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Disk: 93.63 GB total, 50.77 GB free
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Local time is UTC +1 hours
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Config: GUI RPCs allowed from:
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | 192.168.166.12
12/09/14 14:49:57 | GPUGRID | URL http://www.gpugrid.net/; Computer ID 177486; resource share 100
12/09/14 14:49:57 | World Community Grid | URL http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/; Computer ID 2245153; resource share 100
12/09/14 14:49:57 | GPUGRID | General prefs: from GPUGRID (last modified 23-Jun-2014 10:51:25)
12/09/14 14:49:57 | GPUGRID | Computer location: work
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | General prefs: using separate prefs for work
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Reading preferences override file
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Preferences:
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | max memory usage when active: 2863.40MB
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | max memory usage when idle: 3221.32MB
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | max disk usage: 50.74GB
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | gui_rpc_auth.cfg is empty - no GUI RPC password protection
12/09/14 14:49:57 | | Not using a proxy
12/09/14 14:49:57 | GPUGRID | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
12/09/14 14:49:57 | GPUGRID | Requesting new tasks for NVIDIA GPU
12/09/14 14:50:01 | GPUGRID | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
12/09/14 14:50:01 | GPUGRID | Not sending work - last request too recent: 29 sec

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Message 40335 - Posted: 4 Mar 2015 | 10:38:09 UTC
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Hi, I have the same problem. I allowed to download all types of WUs, but without result, still no work. Please help...

2.3.2015 9:55:11 Starting BOINC client version 6.10.18 for windows_x86_64
2.3.2015 9:55:11 log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Libraries: libcurl/7.19.4 OpenSSL/0.9.8l zlib/1.2.3
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Data directory: D:\xxx\BOINC\BOINCPortable\Data
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Running under account xxx
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Processor: 8 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz [Intel64 Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4]
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Processor: 256.00 KB cache
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 pni mmx
2.3.2015 9:55:11 OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Enterprise x64 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Memory: 31.93 GB physical, 63.85 GB virtual
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Disk: 315.76 GB total, 313.55 GB free
2.3.2015 9:55:11 Local time is UTC +1 hours
2.3.2015 9:55:12 NVIDIA GPU 0: Quadro K2000 (driver version 33182, CUDA version 6000, compute capability 3.0, 2048MB, 31 GFLOPS peak)
2.3.2015 9:55:12 Not using a proxy

4.3.2015 11:33:39 GPUGRID Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4.3.2015 11:33:39 GPUGRID Requesting new tasks for CPU
4.3.2015 11:33:44 GPUGRID Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
4.3.2015 11:33:44 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks sent
4.3.2015 11:33:44 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Short runs (2-3 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:33:44 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Long runs (8-12 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:33:44 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Android
4.3.2015 11:34:19 GPUGRID Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4.3.2015 11:34:19 GPUGRID Requesting new tasks for GPU
4.3.2015 11:34:24 GPUGRID Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
4.3.2015 11:34:24 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks sent
4.3.2015 11:34:24 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Short runs (2-3 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:34:24 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Long runs (8-12 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:34:24 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Android
4.3.2015 11:35:19 World Community Grid Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4.3.2015 11:35:19 World Community Grid Requesting new tasks for CPU
4.3.2015 11:35:24 World Community Grid Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
4.3.2015 11:35:26 World Community Grid Started download of MCM1_0012177_7239_MCM1_0012177_7239.txt
4.3.2015 11:35:27 World Community Grid Finished download of MCM1_0012177_7239_MCM1_0012177_7239.txt
4.3.2015 11:37:29 GPUGRID Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4.3.2015 11:37:29 GPUGRID Requesting new tasks for CPU
4.3.2015 11:37:34 GPUGRID Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
4.3.2015 11:37:34 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks sent
4.3.2015 11:37:34 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Short runs (2-3 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:37:34 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Long runs (8-12 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:37:34 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Android
4.3.2015 11:40:09 GPUGRID Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
4.3.2015 11:40:09 GPUGRID Requesting new tasks for GPU
4.3.2015 11:40:14 GPUGRID Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
4.3.2015 11:40:14 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks sent
4.3.2015 11:40:14 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Short runs (2-3 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:40:14 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Long runs (8-12 hours on fastest card)
4.3.2015 11:40:14 GPUGRID Message from server: No tasks are available for Android

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Message 40626 - Posted: 26 Mar 2015 | 18:41:11 UTC
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Same problem ... no new tasks:

Do 26 Mär 2015 19:36:14 CET | GPUGRID | Requesting new tasks for CPU and NVIDIA
Do 26 Mär 2015 19:36:16 CET | GPUGRID | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Do 26 Mär 2015 19:36:16 CET | GPUGRID | No tasks sent

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Message 40696 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 12:20:38 UTC

Now I get WUs on my Windows-Laptop. But I still get no WUs on my Linux-Computer.
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Message 40698 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 12:34:37 UTC - in response to Message 40696.

You need to update the NVIDIA driver.

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Message 40700 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 13:59:18 UTC - in response to Message 40698.

I've updated the driver. But I still get this message:


Mo 30 Mär 2015 15:53:21 CEST | GPUGRID | Requesting new tasks for NVIDIA
Mo 30 Mär 2015 15:53:27 CEST | GPUGRID | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
Mo 30 Mär 2015 15:53:27 CEST | GPUGRID | No tasks sent

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Message 40701 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 14:15:41 UTC - in response to Message 40700.
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Host 182555? Try requesting again. Last request was a few minutes ago at 14:04UTC, when the machine as still reporting an old driver.

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Message 40704 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 16:32:09 UTC

After the reboot boinc does not find any GPU ...


Mo 30 Mär 2015 18:27:39 CEST | | No usable GPUs found

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Message 40707 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 17:10:57 UTC - in response to Message 40704.
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If the drivers installed properly Boinc may be starting before the drivers are ready. Add a delay or restart boinc from a terminal.

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Message 40710 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 17:37:57 UTC - in response to Message 40707.
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A restart of boinc does not help :/

Still "no usable gpu found".

Hmm ... https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1311362

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Message 40711 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 18:48:16 UTC - in response to Message 40704.

After the reboot boinc does not find any GPU ...


Mo 30 Mär 2015 18:27:39 CEST | | No usable GPUs found


Please post here the output of the command "nvidia-smi"

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Message 40713 - Posted: 30 Mar 2015 | 19:01:44 UTC - in response to Message 40711.

Ah I found a solution!


sudo apt-get install --yes nvidia-modprobe && dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-331-updates


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That's a CUDA 6.0 driver, but it should suffice for now.
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Message 42564 - Posted: 5 Jan 2016 | 9:37:39 UTC

Hi all,
I have a similar problem:

No tasks sent
This computer has finished a daily quota of 1 tasks

Why is there a quota and who decides how many tasks my computer will get per day?

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Message 42569 - Posted: 7 Jan 2016 | 9:39:40 UTC

Not downloading task, but in profile one in progress. How delete it from prof, to get a new task? Wait to deadline 12 jan? Sorry my english.

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Message 42570 - Posted: 7 Jan 2016 | 13:11:13 UTC - in response to Message 42569.
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Not downloading task, but in profile one in progress.
The first thing is not the consequence of the second.

How delete it from prof, to get a new task?
You can't delete it, but it doesn't matter, as the reason for not downloading new work is that there is no work to download at the moment.

Wait to deadline 12 jan?
Yes. If there will be work available in the meantime, your PC will download new work.

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Message 42718 - Posted: 29 Jan 2016 | 20:18:13 UTC


Hi all,
the deadline 2016-Jan-12 is over and the problem of getting no new tasks ist still not solved!!!

Fr 29 Jan 2016 21:02:09 CET | GPUGRID | Not requesting tasks: don't need (CPU: job cache full; NVIDIA GPU: not highest priority project)

"NVIDIA GPU: not highest priority project" is definitely WRONG!!!

I had set the GPUGRID resources to 1000000 and all the other projects just to 1.
So GPUGRID has definitely the highest priority but my computers do not get new tasks independently how many times I request for new ones!

GET THAT PROBLEM FIXED!!!

Otherwise GPUGRID will be dispunged!

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Message 42720 - Posted: 29 Jan 2016 | 21:33:02 UTC - in response to Message 42718.

the deadline 2016-Jan-12 is over and the problem of getting no new tasks ist still not solved!!!
Everyone else is getting work, so this problem is *not* the project's fault.

Fr 29 Jan 2016 21:02:09 CET | GPUGRID | Not requesting tasks: don't need (CPU: job cache full; NVIDIA GPU: not highest priority project)
This line explicitly says that your BOINC manager does not request work. The project can't send work to a host which does not request it.

"NVIDIA GPU: not highest priority project" is definitely WRONG!!!

I had set the GPUGRID resources to 1000000 and all the other projects just to 1.
So GPUGRID has definitely the highest priority but my computers do not get new tasks independently how many times I request for new ones!
This is a very good observation, so there's no point in clicking on that button without changing some settings.

GET THAT PROBLEM FIXED!!!
Sure, but you've forgotten to say the magic word.

Otherwise GPUGRID will be dispunged!
Perhaps you've learned from Shakespeare to threaten the forum, but tell me how much loss would be a not working host for the project?
Your threatening is exactly that much serious.

To solve your problem:
I think your work buffer cache settings are inappropriate for the number of projects your host are attached to.
I would increase the work buffer, or reduce the number of CPU projects on that host.

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Message 42724 - Posted: 30 Jan 2016 | 5:03:46 UTC

You can also look here:
https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration

... to turn on the work_fetch_debug option
... to look at some of the logic, in the Event Viewer, to determine why BOINC thinks GPUGrid is not the highest-priority GPU project on your host.

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Message 42726 - Posted: 30 Jan 2016 | 15:59:34 UTC

Hi Jacob,
many thanks for this hint!

My cc_config.xml looks like that:

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This is a minimal configuration file cc_config.xml of the BOINC core client.
For a complete list of all available options and logging flags and their
meaning see: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/client_configuration
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<cc_config>
<log_flags>
<task>1</task>
<file_xfer>1</file_xfer>
<sched_ops>1</sched_ops>
</log_flags>
</cc_config>


If I interpret the configuration right I should edit it as follows:

<!--
This is a minimal configuration file cc_config.xml of the BOINC core client.
For a complete list of all available options and logging flags and their
meaning see: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/client_configuration
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<cc_config>
<log_flags>
<task>1</task>
<file_xfer>1</file_xfer>
<work_fetch_debug>1</work_fetch_debug> <---see this line
<sched_ops>1</sched_ops>
</log_flags>
</cc_config>

What should I change else?

Every help is welcome to get more tasks!

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Message 42728 - Posted: 31 Jan 2016 | 18:46:53 UTC

Okay, so now restart BOINC, and see if the Event Log says something along the lines of:
1/31/2016 10:26:23 AM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task, work_fetch_debug
... around the 3rd line.

Then, you can look at the details shown in the Event Log, to see the guts of what Work Fetch is calculating, when deciding what to do.

And, if you believe something didn't behave properly, you can report it. If you'd like, you could email me the Event Log lines that seem suspicious, and I can help you interpret what happened. I'll send you my email address in a Private Message.

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Message 42729 - Posted: 31 Jan 2016 | 22:00:31 UTC

Hi Jacob,
I get a lot of messages:

So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 864000.00 + 864000.00 sec
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] --- project states ---
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | WUProp@Home | [work_fetch] REC 0.001 prio -0.000001 can't req work: non CPU intensive
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Milkyway@Home | [work_fetch] REC 6.593 prio -0.001253 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.000 prio -0.013288 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Albert@Home | [work_fetch] REC 461.612 prio -0.037942 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Einstein@Home | [work_fetch] REC 5763.092 prio -0.490314 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | GPUGRID | [work_fetch] REC 6296.189 prio -0.509021 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Collatz Conjecture | [work_fetch] REC 3707.924 prio -0.621823 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | PrimeGrid | [work_fetch] REC 70349.070 prio -5.706109 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU ---
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] shortfall 2450042.84 nidle 0.00 saturated 1104595.60 busy 872931.55
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] sim used inst 0 sim excl inst 0
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Milkyway@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | SETI@home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Albert@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Einstein@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | GPUGRID | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Collatz Conjecture | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | PrimeGrid | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] --- state for NVIDIA GPU ---
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] shortfall 747556.56 nidle 0.00 saturated 980443.44 busy 889691.71
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] sim used inst 0 sim excl inst 0
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Milkyway@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | SETI@home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Albert@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Einstein@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | GPUGRID | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Collatz Conjecture | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | PrimeGrid | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.143
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state -------
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch


But I do not know what they say.

Do you know more?

Please send me a PM so that we together can analyse the logs and to optimise BOINC.

But there is still one thing I criticise GPUGRID:
This is the only project which does not send enough tasks to build a buffer.
All other projects do so, so that there are all the time some tasks in the buffer.
Only GPUGRID sends tasks one by one!

Probably one time this could be better!

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Message 42730 - Posted: 1 Feb 2016 | 0:17:43 UTC - in response to Message 42729.
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So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 864000.00 + 864000.00 sec
10+10 days is a very long buffer, as GPUGrid has a 5 days deadline, a 1 day +50% bonus and a 2 days +25% bonus.
GPUGrid gives at most 2 WU per GPU for a host, so there's no point in setting longer work buffer than the time it takes for your host to process 2 GPUGrid tasks.
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] --- project states ---
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | WUProp@Home | [work_fetch] REC 0.001 prio -0.000001 can't req work: non CPU intensive
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Milkyway@Home | [work_fetch] REC 6.593 prio -0.001253 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.000 prio -0.013288 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Albert@Home | [work_fetch] REC 461.612 prio -0.037942 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Einstein@Home | [work_fetch] REC 5763.092 prio -0.490314 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | GPUGRID | [work_fetch] REC 6296.189 prio -0.509021 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | Collatz Conjecture | [work_fetch] REC 3707.924 prio -0.621823 can req work
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | PrimeGrid | [work_fetch] REC 70349.070 prio -5.706109 can req work
REC stands for Recent Estimated Credit. By default the BOINC manager takes a period of 10 days as a base for this estimation.
You can set a shorter period in the cc_config.xml file by using
<rec_half_life_days>X</rec_half_life_days>
I recommend to you to set the REC half life for 1 day, and check if it results in the desired behavior.
If not, then you should try a lager number, or a multiply of 10.
prio stands for "task requesting priority" (not the same as the "resource share" you set in the BOINC manager)
It is clear from the above list, that GPUGrid is not the highest priority according to the BOINC manager's calculation. The reason for that is GPUGrid gives very high credits for it's (long) tasks compared to other (GPU) projects which have to process much more workunits to achieve the same amount of credits (hence their larger priority).
If you want to focus on GPUGrid, it is advisable to have less GPU projects on the same host, or set the other project's resource share to 0. In this case the BOINC manager will request work from these projects when there's no work available from all of the non-0 resource share projects.
You can try to disable GPU tasks in your profile on other project's webpages in a venue created specially for GPUGrid hosts.
This "task requesting priority" calculation is not well documented, but it can mess up when there are many mixed (GPU-CPU) projects in the BOINC manager.

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Message 42731 - Posted: 1 Feb 2016 | 1:11:28 UTC
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So ... now that you can read a little bit about the numbers BOINC has calculated (see below) ... now you can figure out why it chooses to ask a particular project for work, and how much it asks it, and also why it doesn't ask for work.

Here's some educational material (2 links), that although is outdated, should help a bit:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/ClientSched
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/ClientSchedOctTen

Your settings are:

So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 864000.00 + 864000.00 sec

... 864000 = 10 days
... So you're asking "Always maintain at least 10 days of work, but if you're going to ask a project for work, ask to fill the buffer to 20 days."

Watch your CPU buffers:
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU ---
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] shortfall 2450042.84 nidle 0.00 saturated 1104595.60 busy 872931.55

... We need 2450042.84 instance-seconds (28.3 instance-days) to completely fill the 20-day buffer for all CPUs
... There are 0 idle CPUs
... We are saturated with work for all CPUs, for 1104595.60 seconds (12.8 days)
... So, because 12.8 > 10, and no CPUs are idle, we don't need to ask for work.

Watch your NVIDIA buffers:
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] --- state for NVIDIA GPU ---
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] shortfall 747556.56 nidle 0.00 saturated 980443.44 busy 889691.71

... We need 747556.56 instance-seconds (8.65 instance-days) to completely fill the 20-day buffer for all NVIDIA GPUs
... There are 0 idle NVIDIA GPUs
... We are saturated with work for all NVIDIA GPUs, for 980443.44 seconds (11.34 days)
... So, because 11.34 > 10, and no NVIDIA GPUs are idle, we don't need to ask for work.

End result:
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state -------
So 31 Jan 2016 22:56:29 CET | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch

... as expected.

If you find something misbehaving (note: not likely), then please send this type of Work Fetch debug, either to this thread, or privately to me. I basically helped David A optimize BOINC work fetch a while back, and I'd be highly interested in any misbehaving :)

Good luck!
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Message 42735 - Posted: 1 Feb 2016 | 12:38:53 UTC

Hi Jacob,
thanks for analysing my logs!

As you wrote it is all OK.

I had set <rec_half_life_days>1.000</rec_half_life_days> as recommended.
Than I restarted BOINC-Manager and got this log:


Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] ------- start work fetch state -------
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] target work buffer: 864000.00 + 864000.00 sec
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] --- project states ---
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | GPUGRID | [work_fetch] REC 6033.599 prio -0.000000 can't req work: "no new tasks" requested via Manager
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | WUProp@Home | [work_fetch] REC 0.001 prio -0.000000 can't req work: non CPU intensive
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | SETI@home | [work_fetch] REC 0.000 prio -0.014835 can't req work: "no new tasks" requested via Manager
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Albert@Home | [work_fetch] REC 532.040 prio -1.000018 can req work
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Collatz Conjecture | [work_fetch] REC 3558.731 prio -1.040383 can't req work: "no new tasks" requested via Manager
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Milkyway@Home | [work_fetch] REC 361.362 prio -1.298211 can't req work: "no new tasks" requested via Manager
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Einstein@Home | [work_fetch] REC 5522.736 prio -1.674122 can't req work: "no new tasks" requested via Manager
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | PrimeGrid | [work_fetch] REC 71694.715 prio -28.483848 can't req work: "no new tasks" requested via Manager
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] --- state for CPU ---
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] shortfall 2469575.55 nidle 0.00 saturated 1086337.31 busy 847216.38
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] sim used inst 0 sim excl inst 0
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | GPUGRID | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | SETI@home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Albert@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 1.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Collatz Conjecture | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Milkyway@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Einstein@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | PrimeGrid | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] --- state for NVIDIA GPU ---
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] shortfall 800777.57 nidle 0.00 saturated 927222.43 busy 904534.93
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] sim used inst 0 sim excl inst 0
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | GPUGRID | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | SETI@home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Albert@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 1.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Collatz Conjecture | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Milkyway@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | Einstein@Home | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | PrimeGrid | [work_fetch] fetch share 0.000
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] ------- end work fetch state -------
Mo 01 Feb 2016 13:25:04 CET | | [work_fetch] No project chosen for work fetch

Conclusion:
When my buffer is filled up and GPUGRID sends with the stated very conservative policy new tasks AND on the other hand ALL other projects send with a very aggressive policy new tasks at once finished tasks are uploaded, than I will never more get new tasks from GPUGRID!

VERY SAD!!!


Goodbye GPUGRID
Veit


PS: Will be the task sending policy of GPUGRID be changed one day?????

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Message 42736 - Posted: 1 Feb 2016 | 13:36:18 UTC
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Veit:

1) You are aware that your most-recent log, shows that GPUGrid is set for "No New Tasks", right?
2) GPUGrid follows normal task scheduling, adhering to Resource Share and buffer rules as normal, with the exception of:
3) GPUGrid intentionally only allows work fetch requests to be given enough work such that there are no more than 2 tasks per GPU. They do this, because of 3 reasons: they require fast turnarounds, they want to allow you to begin work on a task while another one is being uploaded, and also because subsequent tasks sometimes depend upon the completion of prior tasks.

Don't be sad!

Just understand the rules, and work with them :) If you must leave, then too bad, but we tried to help. Personally, I hope you stay.

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Message 42737 - Posted: 1 Feb 2016 | 14:04:31 UTC

Hi Jacob,

1) You are aware that your most-recent log, shows that GPUGrid is set for "No New Tasks", right?

yes, I stopped all but one project to see what will happen when fetching new tasks.
But there are still enough tasks in the buffer that I did not get new tasks yet.


Concerning your declaration of the rules of GPUGRID:
I understand the rules.
But I think my conclusions are right and with this policy I will never get new tasks from GPUGRID.

Do you interpret this fact in another way?

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Message 42738 - Posted: 1 Feb 2016 | 14:15:20 UTC - in response to Message 42737.
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Well, sort of.

When BOINC decides that it is time for work fetch (ie: your cpu saturation is below your min_value of 10 days, or your gpu saturation is below your min_value of 10 days), if GPUGrid has the highest prio value (a value based on your REC and your Resource Shares)... then GPUGrid should be asked for work.

However, when asked, if your gpu "busy" value (a value indicative of work that must be run right now because it is already in jeopardy of missing deadline).. is sufficiently large, then you may not get new work, because the new work couldn't possibly start before the deadline of that new work. GPUGrid tasks generally have 5-day-deadlines. Hopefully that makes some sense. For instance, your last log showed a GPU busy value of "904534.93 secs" = 10.47 days ... so, even if work fetch asked GPUGrid for work, the project wouldn't give any, since they have 5-day-deadlines.

I'm not sure whether you'd get new work or not - but work fetch debug can help you to see what happened and why. It seems to me that you already have non-GPUGrid work that must run first in order to meet deadline, and that the "busy" non-GPUGrid work is already larger than 5 days worth.

Heck, sometimes GPUGrid is simply out of work to give - see their Server Status page.

You might consider lowering your buffers to something like "1 day / 1 day", or "2 days / 2 days", if that device is connected to the internet enough to not run out of work.

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Message 42739 - Posted: 1 Feb 2016 | 20:56:27 UTC
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Less is more sometimes.

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Message 47551 - Posted: 7 Jul 2017 | 13:56:42 UTC

I am not getting new work since 2 days. Please provide guidance. Thanks. Laurent

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Message 47554 - Posted: 8 Jul 2017 | 16:27:49 UTC - in response to Message 47551.

No one is, they appear to have gone on their summer holiday.
Check the Server Status Link in the top right corner.
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Message 47616 - Posted: 15 Jul 2017 | 23:47:47 UTC

Hello! After a long hiatus, and a move, I am back.

In fact I got a newer computer, also crunching WorldCommunityGrid. In any case with the 1060 GTX 3 GB and an I7-7700. I should be able to do much better than with the GTX 770.

I haven't crunched in a while and settings have not changed that I know of...so why am I not getting new work? Server status shows WUs available.

Every time I try update in BOINC I get "communication deferred."

I don;t see any information about this on the forums.

Thank you in advance.

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Message 47620 - Posted: 17 Jul 2017 | 8:06:52 UTC - in response to Message 47616.

Hello! After a long hiatus, and a move, I am back.

In fact I got a newer computer, also crunching WorldCommunityGrid. In any case with the 1060 GTX 3 GB and an I7-7700. I should be able to do much better than with the GTX 770.

I haven't crunched in a while and settings have not changed that I know of...so why am I not getting new work? Server status shows WUs available.

Every time I try update in BOINC I get "communication deferred."

I don;t see any information about this on the forums.

Thank you in advance.

We can't see the characteristics of your GPU when we click on the characteristics of your computer.
Are you sure that your GPU is well recognized by your BOINC Manager?

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Message 47621 - Posted: 17 Jul 2017 | 9:12:57 UTC - in response to Message 47616.

In fact I got a newer computer, also crunching WorldCommunityGrid.
Are these tasks using your GPU?

In any case with the 1060 GTX 3 GB and an I7-7700. I should be able to do much better than with the GTX 770.
That's true, but your GPU doesn't show in the connfiguration of your host.

I haven't crunched in a while and settings have not changed that I know of...so why am I not getting new work? Server status shows WUs available.
Most probably you've installed BOINC manager as a service. In this case it can't detect and use your GPU. Check the event log of your BOINC manager after startup. If you see a message like "executing as a daemon" or "running as a daemon" then you should uninstall and reinstall BOINC (without checking the "service install" option) to fix this.

Every time I try update in BOINC I get "communication deferred."
That's only the end of the story, the reason why it's deferred can be found in the event log. You should see messages like
"GPUGRID | Requesting new tasks for CPU and NVIDIA GPU".
You should also check if you see your GPU listed in the first ~20 lines of the BOINC event log (after startup).

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Message 47720 - Posted: 31 Jul 2017 | 13:37:43 UTC

On my windows machine I'm getting new WUs, but not on my linux system. Is there any error or are no WUs available?

On this PC I'm not getting new work:

https://www.gpugrid.net/show_host_detail.php?hostid=182555

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Message 47779 - Posted: 14 Aug 2017 | 12:34:45 UTC - in response to Message 47720.

I tried it on the same machine. Windows -> getting work. Linux -> not. Please fix that annoying bug!
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