Formula Boinc 2017

hanluc · 7 Apr 2017 at 10:45

My 7970 machine has conked out

However, looks like Senture has lost some weight

We're now up to 5th :cool:

hanluc · 7 Apr 2017 at 21:58

Justin Time has arrived just in time hopefully

hanluc · 12 Apr 2017 at 22:16

http://formula-boinc.org/sprint.py?sprint=3&lang=en&year=2017
Numberfields@home, hope the tasks are shorter than the ones I ran last year.

hanluc · 12 Apr 2017 at 23:09

PDW said:
Project has no tasks available - boxes sitting idle

Try Linux, I stopped at 400+ tasks.

hanluc · 12 Apr 2017 at 23:19

OK, tried on windows .. no tasks, ran linux in VM .. no tasks! must have just happened.

hanluc · 13 Apr 2017 at 07:22

ozaudio said:
no work for me, does it use much ram ?

No, I'm seeing around 3 gigs usuage with 56 threads.
You should be getting work now though, all my machines are.

hanluc · 13 Apr 2017 at 17:03

ozaudio said:
ye just noticed lol. not seeing were I change it in my account though ?

Normally it would be in the preferences https://numberfields.asu.edu/NumberFields/prefs.php?subset=project but there's no option there to select what work units you get.

Have you tried resetting the project? I get work on both linux & Windows.

hanluc · 13 Apr 2017 at 18:16

Is it 64 bit windows you're using?

hanluc · 14 Apr 2017 at 17:09

PDW said:
When you wake up you need to check why you aren't reporting any results from those 'new' systems !

Shhhhh, maybe he's preparing a MOAB (mother of all bunkers)

Hello and welcome Tony.

hanluc · 14 Apr 2017 at 18:07

ozaudio said:
they are, and I know its slow for sure, it estimated 6 hours at first! but at least there is 64 cores worth. even my i5 at 4.4 is taking 7 hours or so!!

You may have just caught lots of long batches, and like Tony said the credit system may look upon you favourably for your long run times. Credit is screwy that's for sure. I ran with HT on, then off, and my PPD exactly halved with it off.

hanluc · 14 Apr 2017 at 18:36

What about Chris? did you contact him Oz?

hanluc · 14 Apr 2017 at 23:44

Devrij said:
Got my 3770K going for you guys now.

Welcome Devrij! and thank you.

hanluc · 16 Apr 2017 at 07:23

Sorry about that, but rather now than later, that would be even ruder.
Apologise to Markfw from us, looks like he was looking forward to early retirement.

hanluc · 16 Apr 2017 at 08:54

Really Close!

hanluc · 16 Apr 2017 at 11:20

colinmcr said:
Did the idea of setting up a closed Facebook page or similar ever get an airing? Just for notifying people who aren't always on the forum about Sprints etc....just a thought, but then not everyone might use FB either

We have Oz for that!

The best recruiter out there.

hanluc · 16 Apr 2017 at 11:42

hanluc · 16 Apr 2017 at 22:56

Well done guys, that was fun. Turned out to be more carpet bombing than MOAB at the end.

hanluc · 18 Apr 2017 at 15:48

LOL Love the the air conditioning Oz, right up there with Andy's rad out the window

hanluc · 26 Apr 2017 at 22:22

I'm going to be doing openzika, fightaids & mapping cancer markers, one of those will be chosen for the pentathlon, give me an idea of what the work units are like plus I believe some work units need a wingman until your computer is 'trusted', so good to have that sorted.

hanluc · 27 Apr 2017 at 00:37

ozaudio said:
hmm seems I can only download enough units for the amount of cores, ie 32 core servers only download enough units to run 1 per core at a time. good job I have virtual box installed.

This is what I'm seeing on all my machines, I thought it was because my resource share was on 0% but even after I changed it to 100% it's the same.
It might be because none of my machines have been credited as doing any valid work before, all the work units I have returned thus far are 'pending', we'll see when some become valid if it gives me more work, regardless, no bunkering from me for now. I'll see if it changes in the morning.