Ok I'm here ...

[veebee]

Simone, make sure you set  it , in "Activity" menu, to run "based on preferences"... and make sure you have clicked (in Advanced) "read prefs file".

[Simone]

Simone, make sure you set  it , in "Activity" menu, to run "based on preferences"... and make sure you have clicked (in Advanced) "read prefs file".

Vee, checking all that. Though hard to tell if 'read local pref file' is selected or not.
Time will tell i guess

[Simone]

Nope, still doesn't want to play nice

[veebee]

I just tested it on mine, and if you set your "Advanced" > "Preferences" > "Processor usage" to "x" minutes (have you "deselected "while computer is on batteries" and " while computer is in use" ?), and;

"Activity" > "run based on preferences" selected, then;

in "Advanced" menu, click "read local prefs", it will run it as per your selection.

if n ot, you have probably missed some selection somewhere...

[Simone]

Yes have checked all that several times.

Proc usage to 5 mins, deselected batteries & in use, even turned off screensaver.

If I've missed something I cant find it.

[Furlozza]

Two long shots:

1) Change the defaults at the project websites and then do an update on both puters, or/and
2) reboot BOINC and see what the messages say about 'reading settings'

[Simone]

Two long shots:

1) Change the defaults at the project websites and then do an update on both puters, or/and

Done

2) reboot BOINC and see what the messages say about 'reading settings'

2/06/2009 18:57:28      Starting BOINC client version 6.6.28 for windows_intelx86
2/06/2009 18:57:28      log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
2/06/2009 18:57:28      Libraries: libcurl/7.19.4 OpenSSL/0.9.8j zlib/1.2.3
2/06/2009 18:57:28      Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
2/06/2009 18:57:28      Running under account owner
2/06/2009 18:57:28      Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-62 [x86 Family 15 Model 104 Stepping 2]
2/06/2009 18:57:28      Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 pni 3dnow mmx
2/06/2009 18:57:28      OS: Microsoft Windows Vista: Home Premium x86 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.00.6001.00)
2/06/2009 18:57:29      Memory: 1.87 GB physical, 3.98 GB virtual
2/06/2009 18:57:29      Disk: 142.02 GB total, 60.83 GB free
2/06/2009 18:57:29      Local time is UTC +10 hours
2/06/2009 18:57:29      No CUDA devices found
2/06/2009 18:57:29      No coprocessors
2/06/2009 18:57:29      Not using a proxy
2/06/2009 18:57:32   SETI@home   URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 4507924; location: home; project prefs: default
2/06/2009 18:57:32   SETI@home   General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 02-Jun-2009 18:02:41)
2/06/2009 18:57:33   SETI@home   Computer location: home
2/06/2009 18:57:33      General prefs: using separate prefs for home
2/06/2009 18:57:33      Reading preferences override file
2/06/2009 18:57:33      Preferences limit memory usage when active to 958.66MB
2/06/2009 18:57:33      Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 1725.58MB
2/06/2009 18:57:33      Preferences limit disk usage to 10.00GB
2/06/2009 18:57:33      Preferences limit # CPUs to 1
2/06/2009 18:57:33      Suspending computation - user is active
2/06/2009 18:57:33      Suspending network activity - user is active

[Wang Solutions]

It might be that you have some process running that is interpreted as activity. Try setting the wait time to just one minute instead of 10, have BOINC on the messages page, and if it does not kick in after 1 minute have a look in your process list and see what is running that might be affecting it.

[Simone]

The above is from the laptop, & ive done the 1min thing & watched. No go. Remember this is happening on both.
The pc was reformatted couple weeks ago, before I put a new PSU in & I haven't put much back on.
Only thing that both have running is avast

[veebee]

Hmm.. might be AVAST.. I started using it after reading a lot of good reviews etc.. but it caused too many probs for my partners liking. (and mine... "John... whats this ?"... John... what do dI click here?" etc etc)

and those times where "Anti virus programs may interfere with this program functioning properly.." it usually did.

try switching it off just for the purpose of testing...

[Simone]

Well stuffed if i know. That didn't work either. Nor did an uninstall, & a troll though registry & reinstall.

Turned on "while computer in use" to get @ least some seti units done. PC has Einstein running.


Forget that turned it back off, was getting too hot & burning my leg

[Simone]

Well bugga me guess what wants to run this morning?

Shut the laptop down after lnight's post. lol got the poohs with it.
Haven t turned on the pc yet.

Edit: Oh & what was the problem I hear you ask?
But first, all raise left hand up to forehead 






It was the bloody wireless rodents .... now with a forward motion, slap forehead 'DOH'   :hbang:

[lionel.heron]

i'm not sure how deep you like to run your queues or how you run your laptop, but seti is having a problem with getting data from arecibo at the moment...you might want to set your queue deep as insurance against lack of work...just in case...