Hey All,

I keep getting this message a few seconds before each trickle:

Result sulphur_.... exited with zero status but no finished\' file
If this happens repeatedly you may need to reset the project
request_reschedule_cpus: process exited
Restarting result sulphur...

In all observed cases this happens anywhere from 3-30 seconds before each trickle. I\'m wondering if this is related to preparing the trickle? The model seems to resume normally, but I don\'t like this behavior, especially in a 1000+ hour simulation.

I\'m running boinc 5.2.13 and sulphur cycle 4.22.

My computer is NOT overclocked, temps are normal and here are the specs:
Athlon XP 2800+, 1GB DDR400 ram, >40GB free space. Running WinXP. Voltages are also in normal ranges.

Anyone else having this problem?

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The message is certainly disconcerting though many people have experienced it and decided it is benign. One person has discovered that it was caused by his Windows time synchronisation, but that clearly isn\'t the explanation here.

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I suspect you may find that these trickles aren\'t the scheduled trickles, but the \'I\'ve just restarted\' trickle. You\'ll notice this also happens when you boot.

I get the \'zero status\' message under the following circumstances:
* Run VMWare
* Run Google video

Some people get them as a result of the Windows time synchronisation message (every 3 hours or so).

If you can pin down what is causing them on your machine it\'d be very interesting.

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I suspect you may find that these trickles aren\'t the scheduled trickles, but the \'I\'ve just restarted\' trickle. You\'ll notice this also happens when you boot.

I get the \'zero status\' message under the following circumstances:
* Run VMWare
* Run Google video

Some people get them as a result of the Windows time synchronisation message (every 3 hours or so).

If you can pin down what is causing them on your machine it\'d be very interesting.

Well that seems to be it or at least close. I realized that the zero status message happens either in 3-hour or 4-hour intervals. Funnily enough the last one didn\'t coincide with the last Windows time sync. However, I manually requested a time sync in Windows, and lo and behold, a minute or 2 later the zero status message pops up. I don\'t use VMWare, and I\'ll pay attention next time I view a google video.

I really hope this is benign though! Is the dev team aware of this?

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Yes, it happens to them too ... (not on time sync, but when they\'re using high demand programs).

What I don\'t understand is why I don\'t get it when my machine time syncs, but that\'s the mystery of computers for you! My windows time syncs are set for once per week, although I\'ve never looked into how to adjust this.

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