4) Find the file 'client_state.xml' in your BOINC Data folder. Under Windows, this is likely - if you accepted the default installation setting - to be C:\Programdata\BOINC: under Linux, it might be /var/lib/boinc

For linux, the file is under "/var/lib/boinc-client". You should be able to edit the file in terminal using "sudo nano".

Hi,

I got an upload error for one of long running tasks. Any Boinc infrastructure limit reached?


Task:
10583226 3x24-GERARD_VERYLONG_CXCL12_confAna-0-1-RND1384_0

Error Msg:
12:58:29 (8716): called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
<message>
upload failure: <file_xfer_error>
<file_name>3x24-GERARD_VERYLONG_CXCL12_confAna-0-1-RND1384_0_9</file_name>
<error_code>-131 (file size too big)</error_code>
</file_xfer_error>

</message>

Georg

Hi,

I got an upload error for one of long running tasks. Any Boinc infrastructure limit reached?

No, not an actual BOINC intrinsic limit, just a configuration oversight in this particular model run. Read on further down this thread.

Errors can happen, so no hard feeling to the research project.
Unfortunately I was away yesterday when Zoltan mentioned the issue and together with Richard, a solution was given.

Mine finished in error before I could intervene, thus about 24hours wasted on my two fastest cards.

Edit: Repair the WU's Gerard, issue them again and I will let them crunch again on my rigs.

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Greetings from TJ

mine also finished with result upload error:

upload failure: <file_xfer_error>
<file_name>3x1-GERARD_VERYLONG_CXCL12_confAna-0-1-RND5972_0_9</file_name>
<error_code>-131 (file size too big)</error_code>
</file_xfer_error>

For those that can't be bothered to read through the topic...Your fix for the "old" WU's.

http://www.gpugrid.net/forum_thread.php?id=3988&nowrap=true#39636

Crunch on! Thanks again to the awesome people that gave their time and energy for solving this issue in a timely manner! :D

http://www.gpugrid.net/forum_thread.php?id=3988&nowrap=true#39636

OK, so here are the KISS ('Keep it simple, stupid') instructions.
1) Check if you are running a GPUGrid task with 'GERARD_VERYLONG_CXCL12_confAna' in the task name - or if you have one waiting to start. If you can't see one anywhere, relax and do nothing (except maybe open a beer).

That worked for a while, but I picked up one this morning on my GTX 660 Ti, so apparently it is not foolproof.

It is now 10 hours into a 40-hour run. However, the DB fix that Toni mentioned was included in the files that were downloaded, so I have:
<max_nbytes>512000000.000000</max_nbytes>

We will see if it all works. Thanks for the tips though.

Provided the _1_9 file has the increased <max_nbytes> 512,000,000 you should be fine (_1 in this case, because it's a resent task).

Yes, it is the _1_9 file.
<name>7x27-GERARD_VERYLONG_CXCL12_confAna-0-1-RND7320_1_9</name>

I don't know if a GTX 660 Ti is really worth doing it on, but since it started and a lot of others have errored out, I figured it would be the fastest way to get a result back.

I don't know if a GTX 660 Ti is really worth doing it on,

I would think not a great proposition. I unfortunately have 4 of these running on my 750Ti cards. Didn't try to get them. The first one finished in 48.5 hours so 400k credits, no bonuses made it far less than simply running the normal WUs. That combined with the chance of erroring out, I hope we've seen the last of these. Anyway, I'd reserve these guys for only the very fastest GPUs and limit them to those.

Quite true, but we don't have much flexibility here. Once they start, we may not catch them for a few hours as we both know. Then we have to decide whether to keep going or not. With the lack of any guidance, it is anyone's guess. I am sure they will think of a better way to do it next time.

Just got another one, but this time I could shunt it off to my one 670 card (thanks flashhawk!). We'll see how that goes.

I've received another one of these, and I confirm that the upload size has been doubled, so this problem is fixed by now.

<file_info>
    <name>8x3-GERARD_VERYLONG_CXCL12_confAna-0-1-RND4073_2_8</name>
    <nbytes>0.000000</nbytes>
    <max_nbytes>256000000.000000</max_nbytes>
    <generated_locally/>
    <status>0</status>
    <upload_when_present/>
    <url>http://www.gpugrid.org/PS3GRID_cgi/file_upload_handler</url>
</file_info>
<file_info>
    <name>8x3-GERARD_VERYLONG_CXCL12_confAna-0-1-RND4073_2_9</name>
    <nbytes>0.000000</nbytes>
    <max_nbytes>512000000.000000</max_nbytes>
    <generated_locally/>
    <status>0</status>
    <upload_when_present/>
    <url>http://www.gpugrid.org/PS3GRID_cgi/file_upload_handler</url>
</file_info>

However it is not clear for me, why is the size of the _9 file bigger than the size of the _8 file, while the in the reality it's the opposite.

I got 2 of the very long wus and computed 60 hours total. After reaching 99 % each wu aborted with an computing error.
---> 0 (Zero) Points for 60 hours computing
Thank you...

That is unfortunate. Please post the error message.

I got 2 of the very long wus and computed 60 hours total. After reaching 99 % each wu aborted with an computing error.
---> 0 (Zero) Points for 60 hours computing
Thank you...

That is unfortunate. Please post the error message.

He doesn't have to. You can click on his name, then click View Computers, then see the 2 failed tasks. They failed because of the "upload file size too big" error that was outlined in this thread.

Tough break, it happens. Try not to think of it in terms of "lost credits". Think of it instead in terms of "I tried to help humanity, but it didn't work out. I hope it does next time."

Regards,
Jacob Klein

I have just noticed that my 750 Ti got one of these.
It's at 92% now and total time seems to be 44 hours. Not bad for such a small and low power GPU...

I have just noticed that my 750 Ti got one of these.
It's at 92% now and total time seems to be 44 hours. Not bad for such a small and low power GPU...

Check that it doesn't suffer from the "upload file size too big" problem discussed in this thread (it shouldn't - you got a resend issued well after remedial action was taken).

Otherwise all your hard work won't help with the urgent research project.

I have just noticed that my 750 Ti got one of these.
It's at 92% now and total time seems to be 44 hours. Not bad for such a small and low power GPU...

Check that it doesn't suffer from the "upload file size too big" problem discussed in this thread (it shouldn't - you got a resend issued well after remedial action was taken).

Otherwise all your hard work won't help with the urgent research project.

Yup, I checked. It was a resend, so the max_nbytes was properly adjusted.