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Author Topic: What is wrong now?  (Read 8571 times)

Rob.B

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What is wrong now?
« on: 11 May 2009, 01:20:12 pm »
I am trying to set up op app for gpu on 6.6.20 (as you know I think is is "poor" in the dept of user freindliness, and usability). So what's wrong?  IT WON'T DOWNLOAD ANYTHING!!!!!

I'm thinking of defecting to GPUGRID and ABC@home now I have my 1,000,000 seti cobblestones up, although I wuld like to see my 1- years up.

Vista Ultimate.
4Gb ram
Penom x4 (series 1) processor
Nvidia 9800 GTX+
Nvidia 9400 GT

Rubbish 6.6.20 install! (howabout validating the xml files on startup to give a clue? Sorry forgot that suggestion may be helpfull, not a Boinc trait)

------------------- APP_INFO.xml -------------------------------------------

<app_info>
<app>
<name>astropulse</name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>astropulse</app_name>
<version_num>500</version_num>
<flops>5306156897</flops>
<file_ref>
<file_name>ap_5.00r103_SSE3.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
<app>
<name>astropulse_v5</name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>ap_5.03r112_SSE3.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>astropulse_v5</app_name>
<version_num>503</version_num>
<flops>6131559081</flops>
<file_ref>
<file_name>ap_5.03r112_SSE3.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
<app>
<name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>AK_v8_win_SSE3.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>setiathome_6.08_windows_intelx86__cuda.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>cudart.dll</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>cufft.dll</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
<version_num>603</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<flops>4127010920</flops>
<file_ref>
<file_name>AK_v8_win_SSE3.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
<app_version>
<app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name>
<version_num>608</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<avg_ncpus>0.127970</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>0.127970</max_ncpus>
<flops>8000000000</flops>
<plan_class>cuda</plan_class>
<file_ref>
<file_name>MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_NoPerfLog.exe</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>cudart.dll</file_name>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>cufft.dll</file_name>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name>
</file_ref>
<coproc>
<type>CUDA</type>
<count>1</count>
</coproc>
</app_version>
</app_info>



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Re: What is wrong now?
« Reply #1 on: 11 May 2009, 01:26:30 pm »
You missed one entry mod [That I can see]. (Highlight in Orange) Have you considered trying the Lunatics' Beta Installer out?, nothing prevents customisation after install. [e.g. for adding <flops> lines]
Quote
<app>
<name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>AK_v8_win_SSE3.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>setiathome_6.08_windows_intelx86__cuda.exe</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>cudart.dll</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>cufft.dll</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
« Last Edit: 11 May 2009, 01:38:33 pm by Jason G »

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Re: What is wrong now?
« Reply #2 on: 11 May 2009, 01:49:04 pm »
Jason is right - the two references for the CUDA executable must match: either the stock app both times, or Raistmer's v11 mod both times, but not one of each.

Wasn't a missing application flagged at startup? Posting the initial message log lines would have been useful.

Once app_info is sorted, the other thing which could be causing problems is long-term debt. If you have any showing (look at the new 'properties' page for the project, and the line for 'work fetch priority' - it's more user-friendly than groping through client_state.xml), you should zero it - that's just a one-time operation when upgrading from v6.4.v to v6.6.x

Rob.B

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Re: What is wrong now?
« Reply #3 on: 11 May 2009, 02:07:56 pm »
Fine my mistake, but why two? I work in IT and I find this app "hostile", It's as if the powers that be don't want folks to use Opapps. I'm not new to Op apps but I find this family or releases unhelpful to "Joe public user".

Thanks for the correction.

Rob.B

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Re: What is wrong now?
« Reply #4 on: 11 May 2009, 02:16:29 pm »
OK made the change, now it's done and deleted cudart,dll et-all. What is it with this app, has it got something agianst me or what?

11/05/2009 19:11:51   SETI@home   Computer location: work
11/05/2009 19:11:51      General prefs: using separate prefs for work
11/05/2009 19:11:51      Reading preferences override file
11/05/2009 19:11:51      Preferences limit memory usage when active to 1534.79MB
11/05/2009 19:11:51      Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 2762.62MB
11/05/2009 19:11:51      Preferences limit disk usage to 10.00GB
11/05/2009 19:11:51      file projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/cudart.dll not found
11/05/2009 19:11:51      file projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/cufft.dll not found
11/05/2009 19:11:51      file projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll not found
11/05/2009 19:11:51      [error] No URL for file transfer of cudart.dll
11/05/2009 19:11:51      [error] No URL for file transfer of cufft.dll
11/05/2009 19:11:51      [error] No URL for file transfer of libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll
11/05/2009 19:11:51   SETI@home   Restarting task 06fe09aa.16916.7434.13.8.70_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 603
11/05/2009 19:11:51   SETI@home   Restarting task 06fe09aa.16916.7434.13.8.85_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603
11/05/2009 19:11:51   SETI@home   Restarting task 07fe09af.27993.6207.12.8.122_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 603
11/05/2009 19:11:51   SETI@home   Restarting task 06fe09aa.16916.16432.13.8.46_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603
11/05/2009 19:11:52   SETI@home   Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of cudart.dll
11/05/2009 19:11:52   SETI@home   Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of cufft.dll
11/05/2009 19:11:52   SETI@home   Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll
11/05/2009 19:12:52   SETI@home   Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of cudart.dll
11/05/2009 19:12:52   SETI@home   Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of cufft.dll
11/05/2009 19:12:52   SETI@home   Backing off 1 min 0 sec on download of libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll

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Re: What is wrong now?
« Reply #5 on: 11 May 2009, 02:27:16 pm »
OK - that's progress. Now you have to (re-)supply those DLL files yourself - BOINC probably deleted them when it couldn't make sense of your app_info.

If you have the latest 185.85 drivers, try the new CUDA DLLs Raistmer posted over the weekend:
http://lunatics.kwsn.net/12-gpu-crunching/v10-of-modified-seti-mb-cuda-opt-ap-package-for-full-multi-gpucpu-use.msg17425.html#msg17425

Otherwise, use the ones you downloaded as part of his original package (libfft..... will be there as well), or there are direct download links in
http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/forum_thread.php?id=1512&nowrap=true#36523

Rob.B

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Re: What is wrong now?
« Reply #6 on: 11 May 2009, 02:35:02 pm »
OK did that from a back up copy, and on restart it deleted them again. Shut the client, signed off than back on as admin, recopied the files made them read only, now as it cant't delete them it has downloaded a task.  And I thought command line Unix was hostile!

What gives with the mania for deleting stuff?

Rob.

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Re: What is wrong now?
« Reply #7 on: 12 May 2009, 03:21:24 am »
I would say it is due to the unforgiving nature of the .xml Parser.

I does report some parsing errors, but unfortunately doesn't abort the full BOINC launch when encountering such, leading to undesired behaviour when BOINC goes into failsafe/panic mode in an attempt to achieve a workable configuration.

Also, the app_info.xml Files have become quite lenghty, that increases the room for error.

Hence the need for complete Packages (max. Usability) and *hint* best possible documentation of their DO's and DONT's ;)
« Last Edit: 12 May 2009, 03:26:36 am by FalconFly »
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