Project Updates

[JugNut]

Well v7 apps have arrived.  2 of my PC's have app_info's so no change there, but one PC I left with standard apps & just used a app_config for multi unit crunching & it now has v7 app & v7 work.  So far the problems are,  a pile of transfer errors,  & i'm being sent wrong work (cuda 5.0 instead of cuda 4.2) but that's nothing major as  I believe the the wrong work will still crunch OK just at a slower rate, so except like I said the re-emergence of http download errors so far nothing to major.  Also been sent cuda 3.2, 4.2 & 5.0 apps when I only needed the cuda 4.2 app?   Havn't got around to setting up my ATI cards yet,  I think I will leave it till I see which way the wind is blowing.(so to speak)   Or maybe go Nvidia only this AA.  Hopefully these are only early teething problems that will be sorted soon.



Please post if you see any probs or read any juicy news.

Crunch-on JN

EDIT: Just lost ALL my 6.10 work,  some 30+ WU's without a trace.  I now have only v7 work ???   I'll resist the urge to put an app_info in & go back to the old 6.10's.  For a while i'll  just wait an see what happen's with the new stuff.

[Dingo]

I just checked and I have no V7 apps as yet and all mt v6 tasks are running on both optimised and non optimised applications so no problem for me as yet.  There is a post on the SETI forum iin the news about the change

 http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=71773#1373202

Your BOINC client should automatically download it in the next few days. No need to abort any current work you are doing.

We've released versions for Windows, MacOS and Linux, and four versions for NVIDIA graphics cards running under windows, and versions for ATI graphics card running under Windows and Linux.

My thanks to the KWSN/lunatics folks for getting this done and especially to Raistmer, Jason, Josef, Urs, Claggy, Mike, Richard, and too many beta testers to name.

Tomorrow I'll post explaining why we wanted version 7 and what's different about the analysis it does.

[Dingo]

From the SETI web site the new applications for version 7.  Good to see they have standard ATI apps for Linux.

Linux/x86   7.01   29 May 2013, 21:14:00 UTC
Windows/x86   7.00   29 May 2013, 21:14:00 UTC
Windows/x86   7.00 (cuda22)   29 May 2013, 22:56:08 UTC
Windows/x86   7.00 (cuda23)   29 May 2013, 22:56:08 UTC
Windows/x86   7.00 (cuda32)   29 May 2013, 22:56:08 UTC
Windows/x86   7.00 (cuda42)   29 May 2013, 22:56:08 UTC
Windows/x86   7.00 (cuda50)   29 May 2013, 22:56:08 UTC
Windows/x86   7.03 (opencl_ati5_cat132)   30 May 2013, 0:18:19 UTC
Windows/x86   7.03 (opencl_ati5_sah)   30 May 2013, 0:18:19 UTC
Windows/x86   7.03 (opencl_ati_cat132)   30 May 2013, 0:18:19 UTC
Windows/x86   7.03 (opencl_ati_sah)   30 May 2013, 0:18:19 UTC
Mac OS/X 10.3+   7.00   29 May 2013, 21:14:00 UTC
Mac OS X/Intel   7.00   29 May 2013, 21:14:00 UTC
Linux/x86_64   7.01   29 May 2013, 21:14:00 UTC
Linux/x86_64   7.04 (opencl_ati5_linux)   30 May 2013, 0:18:19 UTC
Linux/x86_64   7.04 (opencl_ati5_linux_cat132)   30 May 2013, 0:18:19 UTC
Linux/x86_64   7.04 (opencl_ati_linux)   30 May 2013, 0:18:19 UTC
Linux/x86_64   7.04 (opencl_ati_linux_cat132)

[Furlozza]

Well, my card may start warming up this cold place LOL

BTW, interesting to note in the post highlighted by Dingo that a new installer is on its way. Means Ol' bonehead won't have to worry about app_info etc 

[Dingo]

I now have the V7 apps running for the stock standard CPU and ATI on my Windows 7  PC and the duel HD5850's.  I am running only one task per GPU as I do not have an app_info.xml at this time.

I see on the SETI forum that there appears to be problems with the standard CUDA GPU's but I do not have a windows PC with CUDA cards.

Lionel what is your thoughts on the standard CUDA apps ???

[Dingo]

Just added a app_config.xml to my Win7 system running standard CPU and GPU Windows apps and now running 2 GPU tasks per GPU.


<app_config>
<app>
<name>setiathome_v7</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>.04</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
</app_config>

[Scott]

Based on my reading the v6 CUDA apps had issues on the Kepler cards (unless a particular system variable was set), but I've got a whole heap of valid v7 CUDA WUs now (only started crunching after the v7 rollout).  Is there any thoughts on stock vs optimised apps (pending the installer release on Monday)?

[Dingo]

I don't think the Optimised apps are out for V7 yet.  I am waiting for the Linux CUDA Optimised apps for my two linux machines that are currently still running version 6 work.

[JugNut]

SETI's  down already.  :furious:   I have one PC with only 3 WU's ,  not sure why?  But it will be sucking air any minute now.  Early days I guess but not a good start to the AA.


EDIT: Just checked another PC completely empty of GPU WU's with only some CPU one to crunch on ???  I'll wait a half hour & if no work will start crunch something else.   On the last PC with work I have 2 Astropulse WU's that are going crazy bouncing between 17 - 30% usage?  (Nvidia openCL type)  Not a happy camper ATM.

[d_worms]

I'm good for next 5h
second PC 1 WU 5min to go 
Hmmm my buffer is set for 3 days

[Dingo]

Not a good start but the whole of SETI is down even the web site so it is most probably a network issue ???

I have enough work for a day or two I think ??

EDIT  Make that work for a day.

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tracert setiathome.berkeley.edu

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193]
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135.117]
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  8   202 ms   196 ms   197 ms  dc-oak-core1--paix-px1-ge.cenic.net [137.164.47.
175]
  9   197 ms   198 ms   194 ms  sfo-agg1--oak-agg2-10g.cenic.net [137.164.22.24]

10   195 ms   194 ms   194 ms  dc-ucb--sfo-agg1-10ge.cenic.net [137.164.50.17]

11   208 ms   196 ms   200 ms  t1-3.inr-202-reccev.Berkeley.EDU [128.32.0.67]
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13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
14     *     ^C

[Dingo]

I have had to start running POGS on two of my Linux PC's as I have run out of CPU work.  Still running SETI V6 GPU on them though for a while at least.  It may be some time till it comes back up seeing that it is 0 dark hundred on Friday night over there. 

[JugNut]

Is POGS is the back up project Dingo?

[Dingo]

Yes it came second on the Poll http://forum.boinc-australia.net/index.php?topic=1461.0.


I am hoping that SETI comes back soon, but POGS is a good Aussie project till it does.

[JugNut]

Well the sites back up & uploads have begun to move that's a step in the right direction.    Mmm some new work would be nice though..