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Send message Joined: 3 Sep 08 Posts: 23 Credit: 41,989,607 RAC: 2,734 |
From the Berkeley BOINC site, I downloaded the 64-bit boinc_client and boinc_cmd programs for my Linux architecture (ia64). First I started boinc_client: [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/BOINC/lib [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ./boinc_client -attach_project climateprediction.net $ACCOUNT-ID 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.10.45 for ia64-unknown-linux-gnu 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Libraries: libcurl/7.18.0 zlib/1.2.3 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Data directory: /usr/local/BOINC 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Processor: 2 GenuineIntel IA-64 Itanium 2 [Model 1 ] 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Processor features: branchlong 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] OS: Linux: 2.6.9-11.EL 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Memory: 3.88 GB physical, 11.98 GB virtual 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Disk: 21.11 GB total, 7.92 GB free 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Local time is UTC -8 hours 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Already attached to http://climateprediction.net/ 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [climateprediction.net] URL: http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID: 904652; location: (none); project prefs: default 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when active to 1987.76MB 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 3577.96MB 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Preferences limit disk usage to 7.83GB 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Running CPU benchmarks 31-Dec-2001 16:04:46 [---] Benchmark results: 31-Dec-2001 16:04:46 [---] Number of CPUs: 2 31-Dec-2001 16:04:46 [---] 1522 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU 31-Dec-2001 16:04:46 [---] 2623 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU ... which then just sat there, getting no CPU. Then in another window, I tried several boinc_cmd commands to see if I could see what might be wrong: [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ./boinc_cmd --set_run_mode always [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ./boinc_cmd --project_attach climateprediction.net $ACCOUNT-ID Error -130: already attached to project [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ./boinc_cmd --project climateprediction.net resume ... still no CPU activity on the boinc_client process. [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ./boinc_cmd --get_project_status ======== Projects ======== 1) ----------- name: climateprediction.net master URL: http://climateprediction.net/ user_name: JimMcCarthy_BS82 team_name: Penn State resource share: 100.000000 user_total_credit: 2925.837525 user_expavg_credit: 262.839486 host_total_credit: 0.000000 host_expavg_credit: 0.000000 nrpc_failures: 1 master_fetch_failures: 0 master fetch pending: no scheduler RPC pending: no attached via Account Manager: no ended: no suspended via GUI: no don\'t request more work: no disk usage: 0.000000 last RPC: 0.000000 project files downloaded: 0.000000 GUI URL: name: Help description: Get help for climateprediction.net URL: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/quick_faq.php GUI URL: name: News description: climateprediction.net News URL: http://climateprediction.net/newsb.php GUI URL: name: Your account description: View your account information, credits, and trickles URL: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/show_user.php?userid=534954 GUI URL: name: Help Desk description: Get help from project staff and users with the experiment URL: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/forum_help_desk.php GUI URL: name: User Forum description: Speak to other users about this experiment URL: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/forum_index.php GUI URL: name: Team description: Info about Penn State URL: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/team_display.php?teamid=1437 ... [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ./boinc_cmd --join_acct_mgr climateprediction.net JimMcCarthy_BS82 $ACCOUNT-ID poll status: operation in progress poll status: file not found [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ./boinc_cmd --get_file_transfers ======== File transfers ======== [boinc@localhost BOINC]$ ... Any ideas what might be wrong ? Thanks, -- Jim |
Send message Joined: 5 Sep 04 Posts: 7629 Credit: 24,240,330 RAC: 0 |
Hi Jim. Welcome to the project. There are 2 problems. The first is that your computer clock is WAY out. This will cause lots of problems, as BOINC uses it to determine if work units (WUs, or, on this project, models), are in danger of being returned late. The 2nd problem (and the \'biggie\'), is in the 3rd line from the client that you posted: 31-Dec-2001 16:04:15 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.10.45 for ia64-unknown-linux-gnu If you look at the download page here, then hover the mouse pointer over the computer type Linux, you can see the only Linux name that is available from this project. |
Send message Joined: 3 Sep 08 Posts: 23 Credit: 41,989,607 RAC: 2,734 |
Hi Les -- Thanks for the rapid reply. Yes, I know the clock is way off -- I need to run out and buy a replacement CR2032 3V battery for the motherboard, or remember to set time from the command line after booting this machine. I did the latter on an earlier attempt to start a CPDN project from this computer last week (and had no better luck then), due I\'m sure to the second problem you identified.
It says \"i686-pc-linux-gnu\" ... but I seem to recall reading elsewhere in the CPDN forums that the project will now give 64-bit tasks to machines running 64-bit BOINC clients. Is that true only for Windows (not for Linux) ? Granted my \"ia64\" Itanium-2 architecture differs from the more commonplace \"x64\" EM64T architecture, so even if 64-bit tasks are available for Linux x64, those still may not be applicable to this ia64 machine of mine. From the URL you linked to above, I followed the link \"download from a third party site\" and from there the first 3rd party site (run by Lars Bausch) has the glibc v2.3 compatible programs boinc_client and boinc_cmd. I gather the prolem is not simply the \"name\" of my Linux install.... - - - If I can install and run an \"i686\" (32-bit) BOINC client for Linux using the IA-32 Execution Layer which enables Itanium-2 machines to run 32-bit applications, am I still likely to encounter problems with the \"name\" of my Linux install ? One way to find out is to try it, I suppose ... I\'ll do just that sometime this week, and report back. Thanks again, -- Jim |
Send message Joined: 5 Sep 04 Posts: 7629 Credit: 24,240,330 RAC: 0 |
This project only has 32 bit apps. The \"64 bit\" models are just 32 bit, with some sort of \"wrapper\" on the server to enable it to send these models when asked for 64 bit work. But the OS name is a different matter. The project has to be able to recognise this to determine which variety of software to send. |
Send message Joined: 5 Aug 04 Posts: 426 Credit: 2,426,069 RAC: 0 |
This project does not support the ia64 architecture. It only works with the em64t architecture. If I am correct no project supports that architecture directly. However there may be 3rd party apps for some of the projects, I\'m pretty sure they are available for SETI. BOINC WIKI BOINCing since 2002/12/8 |
Send message Joined: 8 Oct 05 Posts: 36 Credit: 299,711 RAC: 0 |
However there may be 3rd party apps for some of the projects, I\'m pretty sure they are available for SETI. Yes. SETI and SIMAP supports Linux on IA64. |
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