Can't get any work

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thimios Send message Joined: 10 Jan 09 Posts: 5 Credit: 181,785,833 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5574 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 11:39:07 UTC Hi people, I have just subscribed to this project and can't get any work. Boinc is 6.5 8800 GTS 320MB Vista 64 bit The message I get is that there is no work for my type of computer. Any help appreciated, thanks! ID: 5574 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Antipika Send message Joined: 5 Jan 09 Posts: 6 Credit: 56,826,929 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5575 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 11:47:24 UTC - in response to Message 5574. Same issue here, and subscribed like 1 week ago. All my work's done and cannot get any extra work for now :s ID: 5575 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

UL1 Send message Joined: 16 Sep 07 Posts: 56 Credit: 35,013,195 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5576 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 11:56:54 UTC - in response to Message 5574. I have just subscribed to this project and can't get any work. 8800 GTS 320MB Your graphics card isn't supported, quoted from here "Computing capability 1.0 - it won't run G80: * Geforce 8800 GTS - 320/640M - 96 shader units" ID: 5576 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

thimios Send message Joined: 10 Jan 09 Posts: 5 Credit: 181,785,833 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5577 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 12:03:11 UTC - in response to Message 5576. I have just subscribed to this project and can't get any work. 8800 GTS 320MB Your graphics card isn't supported, quoted from here "Computing capability 1.0 - it won't run G80: * Geforce 8800 GTS - 320/640M - 96 shader units" Oh well :( That's sad, thanks for your help! ID: 5577 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Antipika Send message Joined: 5 Jan 09 Posts: 6 Credit: 56,826,929 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5585 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 15:11:08 UTC - in response to Message 5575. Same issue here, and subscribed like 1 week ago. All my work's done and cannot get any extra work for now :s >Fixed my problem by suspending others project prior requesting moe GPUgrid work. ID: 5585 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

thimios Send message Joined: 10 Jan 09 Posts: 5 Credit: 181,785,833 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5588 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 16:34:19 UTC - in response to Message 5585. Tried suspending all projects, didn't work. ID: 5588 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

UL1 Send message Joined: 16 Sep 07 Posts: 56 Credit: 35,013,195 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5589 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 16:42:22 UTC - in response to Message 5588. Again: when using a 8800 GTS 320MB you'll never ever get any work. You'll need another, supported card to be able to download and crunch work for GPUGrid... The list of supported cards can be found following the link I posted in my first response... ID: 5589 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5594 - Posted: 13 Jan 2009, 19:44:44 UTC Antipika, are you using BOINC 6.4.x? I had issues to make them request new work and also had to suspend all cpu processing to get GPU-WUs. Now I use 6.5.0 and the issue is gone. MrS Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002 ID: 5594 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Robert Send message Joined: 18 Jan 09 Posts: 2 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5757 - Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 17:22:35 UTC Hi there! I also do not get any work, boinc 6.45 nvs 140 128(768 shared)MB vista 32 bit message is: Cuda device found coprocessor: quadro nvs 140M (1) Full-atom melcular dynamics for cell processor... Full-atom melcular dynamics on cell processors... Full-atom melcular dynamics is not available for your type of computer... I turned off protected mode in IE7 befor installing boinc. Is there anything i can do or won't it work anyway because of my graphic card? Thanks, Robert ID: 5757 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Stefan Ledwina Send message Joined: 16 Jul 07 Posts: 464 Credit: 298,573,998 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5759 - Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 17:35:02 UTC - in response to Message 5757. Last modified: 18 Jan 2009, 17:36:31 UTC Hi Robert! The Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M is based on a 8400GT, so even if you would get work, your GPU would most probably not be able to complete a task within the deadline with it's 16 shaders... And your catd only has 128MB, so I guess that's why you don't get any work. AFAIK shared memory doesn't count... And as for the protected mode in IE - it has nothing to do with GPUGRID! ;) On Vista it is necessary to turn off the protected application execution mode in the BOINC installer during installation, not the protected mode in IE (whatever that is... ;) ). pixelicious.at - my little photoblog ID: 5759 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Robert Send message Joined: 18 Jan 09 Posts: 2 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5760 - Posted: 18 Jan 2009, 17:40:44 UTC Thanks! ID: 5760 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Paul D. Buck Send message Joined: 9 Jun 08 Posts: 1050 Credit: 37,321,185 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5782 - Posted: 19 Jan 2009, 17:30:06 UTC I am back to can't get work because there is none for my computer type ... Maybe we spoke too soon? Or the feeder needs to be whapped upside the head. ID: 5782 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

K1atOdessa Send message Joined: 25 Feb 08 Posts: 249 Credit: 444,646,963 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5783 - Posted: 19 Jan 2009, 17:32:21 UTC - in response to Message 5782. I am back to can't get work because there is none for my computer type ... Maybe we spoke too soon? Or the feeder needs to be whapped upside the head. Just got new work automatically, no problems, about 3 minutes ago. Strange.. ID: 5783 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Paul D. Buck Send message Joined: 9 Jun 08 Posts: 1050 Credit: 37,321,185 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5785 - Posted: 19 Jan 2009, 17:50:35 UTC - in response to Message 5783. I am back to can't get work because there is none for my computer type ... Maybe we spoke too soon? Or the feeder needs to be whapped upside the head. Just got new work automatically, no problems, about 3 minutes ago. Strange.. Did a manual update got another ... BUt, this is the classic symptom(s) of the feeder queue bug that has been in the BOINC server code for years ... the queue gets clogged with tasks of a particular type and then it is the luck of the draw if there is one available for use. In this case, we get the queue full of PS3 tasks ... then the PC guy (like me) comes along and can't get any tasks because the queue does not have any... a PS3 guy and gall comes past and pulls tasks and a couple PC tasks get into the queue ... you pull those and I pull mine and it is luck of the ages if the queue is filled with PS3 or PC tasks ... The bug that causes this has never been addressed, just papered over. Projects sidestep it with configuration changes and increases in the feeder queue size ... but that does not address the fundamental flaw in the design of the queue ... VIrtual Prairie is also victum of this problem which is why I am having such a time keeping some systems filled... Well, I have all the tasks that BOINC Manager is going to allow me to pull for the nonce ... so ... I will just have to keep an eye on it ... Just posting to warn folks we may not be out of the woods yet ... ID: 5785 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

K1atOdessa Send message Joined: 25 Feb 08 Posts: 249 Credit: 444,646,963 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5790 - Posted: 19 Jan 2009, 21:36:38 UTC - in response to Message 5783. Got the message about "cell processor", blah blah. Didn't see it until about 4 hours later. Did a manual update and got a new WU. Hopefully this is just a hiccup, but we might need to keep an eye on the queue (with manual updates) until the Admins look into the feeder queue issue as Paul suggested earlier. ID: 5790 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Thamir Ghaslan Send message Joined: 26 Aug 08 Posts: 55 Credit: 1,475,857 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5810 - Posted: 20 Jan 2009, 5:24:38 UTC - in response to Message 5785. I am back to can't get work because there is none for my computer type ... Maybe we spoke too soon? Or the feeder needs to be whapped upside the head. Just got new work automatically, no problems, about 3 minutes ago. Strange.. Did a manual update got another ... BUt, this is the classic symptom(s) of the feeder queue bug that has been in the BOINC server code for years ... the queue gets clogged with tasks of a particular type and then it is the luck of the draw if there is one available for use. In this case, we get the queue full of PS3 tasks ... then the PC guy (like me) comes along and can't get any tasks because the queue does not have any... a PS3 guy and gall comes past and pulls tasks and a couple PC tasks get into the queue ... you pull those and I pull mine and it is luck of the ages if the queue is filled with PS3 or PC tasks ... The bug that causes this has never been addressed, just papered over. Projects sidestep it with configuration changes and increases in the feeder queue size ... but that does not address the fundamental flaw in the design of the queue ... VIrtual Prairie is also victum of this problem which is why I am having such a time keeping some systems filled... Well, I have all the tasks that BOINC Manager is going to allow me to pull for the nonce ... so ... I will just have to keep an eye on it ... Just posting to warn folks we may not be out of the woods yet ... Just a thought, why not split the project into ps3.gpugrid.net and nvidia.gpugrid.net and keep two separate feeders for the two? ID: 5810 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

thimios Send message Joined: 10 Jan 09 Posts: 5 Credit: 181,785,833 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 5881 - Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 20:53:47 UTC - in response to Message 5810. :) I just solved my problem, got a gtx 285!!!!!!!! Niiiiice cruncher! ID: 5881 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote