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Computer HD crashed, reinstalled, what now?
PatrickV2:
Recently, the harddisk of one of my crunching Windows machine crashed, and it's contents were not saved.
I've now installed another HD, and re-installed Windows XP.
I've also installed BOINC, but when trying to connect to Seti@Home I get a 'Servers are down' message.
Perhaps this is not so bad, because if this worked, I would get a new ID assigned and get new work.
So, is there a way to 're-attach' this computer to the old ID, and re-get the work which was lost when it's original HD crashed? If yes, how do I do this?
Regards, Patrick.
Claggy:
Well, normally you'll want a copy of your Boinc Data directory from your failed HD, then reinstall Boinc using that Data folder,
If you can't get that copy, you could try the following:
FAQ: How to revert to an older HostID number?
Claggy
PatrickV2:
--- Quote from: Claggy on 19 Oct 2010, 03:20:11 pm ---Well, normally you'll want a copy of your Boinc Data directory from your failed HD, then reinstall Boinc using that Data folder,
If you can't get that copy, you could try the following:
FAQ: How to revert to an older HostID number?
Claggy
--- End quote ---
Unfortunately, the BOINC Data directory is gone forever, down in flames together with the HD.
The link looks promising, but it seems I need a working BOINC/Seti setup, and with the current state of the Seti servers, I cannot even get a new Computer ID. Can I clone an existing BOINC data directory from another machine, remove all the work there, fill in the old ID, and use that to get going sooner?
Regards, Patrick.
Claggy:
--- Quote from: PatrickV2 on 19 Oct 2010, 03:24:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Claggy on 19 Oct 2010, 03:20:11 pm ---Well, normally you'll want a copy of your Boinc Data directory from your failed HD, then reinstall Boinc using that Data folder,
If you can't get that copy, you could try the following:
FAQ: How to revert to an older HostID number?
Claggy
--- End quote ---
Unfortunately, the BOINC Data directory is gone forever, down in flames together with the HD.
The link looks promising, but it seems I need a working BOINC/Seti setup, and with the current state of the Seti servers, I cannot even get a new Computer ID. Can I clone an existing BOINC data directory from another machine, remove all the work there, fill in the old ID, and use that to get going sooner?
Regards, Patrick.
--- End quote ---
That should work, BUT you'll need to get the <rpc_seqno> number right, if it's too low, (not too sure what happens),
eithier all your old work will get abondoned (detached in old Boinc speak), or your host will get a new host ID,
If you get it working, you then have a chance of getting your old work resent, if that feature is still enabled by the time the servers come up,
Claggy
PatrickV2:
--- Quote from: Claggy on 19 Oct 2010, 03:39:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: PatrickV2 on 19 Oct 2010, 03:24:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Claggy on 19 Oct 2010, 03:20:11 pm ---Well, normally you'll want a copy of your Boinc Data directory from your failed HD, then reinstall Boinc using that Data folder,
If you can't get that copy, you could try the following:
FAQ: How to revert to an older HostID number?
Claggy
--- End quote ---
Unfortunately, the BOINC Data directory is gone forever, down in flames together with the HD.
The link looks promising, but it seems I need a working BOINC/Seti setup, and with the current state of the Seti servers, I cannot even get a new Computer ID. Can I clone an existing BOINC data directory from another machine, remove all the work there, fill in the old ID, and use that to get going sooner?
Regards, Patrick.
--- End quote ---
That should work, BUT you'll need to get the <rpc_seqno> number right, if it's too low, (not too sure what happens),
eithier all your old work will get abondoned (detached in old Boinc speak), or your host will get a new host ID,
If you get it working, you then have a chance of getting your old work resent, if that feature is still enabled by the time the servers come up,
Claggy
--- End quote ---
That does sound a bit tricky. Is there a way to get the current rpc_seqno value? Or should I just set it to a ridiculously high number? It also seems I only have 1 chance to get this right?
Regards, Patrick.
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