Posts by BJM

1) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Why is HADCM3n still Waiting to Run after 2 days in tasks queue? (Message 50789) Posted 11 Nov 2014 by BJM Post: Reset prefs so y'all can see this computer until its CPDN issues are resolved one way or the other. BTW, what &/or where is "the sticky post at top of the preferences section"? Wasn't always a newbie... took a vacation from technology for a while & catching up quickly, thanks to all you wonderful moderators & experts who help the rest of us out!
2) Message boards : Number crunching : Visual Fortran Error running 2nd task of hadcm3n (Message 50788) Posted 10 Nov 2014 by BJM Post: Thanks so much Les for all your help! Didn't realize the learning curve would be so steep; browsing through forums for answers taught me about CPU vs GPU vs APU since all this happened "-(, Hope you have further patience for a few more questions... I really enjoyed watching 2 years' worth of ocean data run in 17 hours (1940-1) & wondering, with veteran's day tomorrow & not using computer, if I could get another ocean model task to try again & a couple of the short ones? Saw a few 3n's posted & thousands of 3s's waiting to be crunched. So what does it take to get these downloaded sooner than the couple of days it took last time? Why hasn't my computer been allocated any of the short ones already? Saw a few posts about upload/download cycles of daily to weekly... it that why it seems to take so long to get files & then get them started? Apparently these tasks compared to other BOINCs need a lot more patience and a lot less meddling once they're started. Read many posts advising EXIT or CLOSE BOINC to give CPDN time to finish up & save data before computer shutdown. Know that's part of the reason these projects crashed & will comply with hopefully better results. Saw a lot of older posts mentioning making backups for the larger tasks, because of their infrequent uploads, but this explained the "less need for backup" when you wrote: http://climateapps2.oerc.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/forum_thread.php?id=4890&nowrap=true#47697. I saw what you meant about the changed computer ID numbers in the User Account Tasks & WU ID details. You also recommended backup, but only for the account_*.xml file, & left out a critical piece of info why "Set new tasks" needs to be YES beforehand: Ageless explained it quite thoroughly in: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=8435&postid=49789 I still have 2 hadcm3n files (.dll & .exe) in the CPDN project folder. Are they some of the "extra files" after crashing that eventually use up too much disk space & need to be trashed? We don't blame the models, 'cuz we don't like Windows either, but learning to live with it & very glad to be contributing to research again. Appreciate any & all assistance!
3) Message boards : Number crunching : Visual Fortran Error running 2nd task of hadcm3n (Message 50780) Posted 10 Nov 2014 by BJM Post: Thanks for the very helpful leads to similar posts. It seems to be a GPU issue, based on those & other posts. The intel graphics 4000 doesn't seem to handle multitasking very well; there were a couple of power brownouts & Adobe Air automatically updated, which may have contributed to the task error. Based on message board info, I aborted the problematic 2nd task & rebooted after suspending CPND. That got rid of the annoying error message box stuck to the desktop screen. BOINC ran well while watching YouTube, HD movie, etc. All was going just fine if only a few apps were open. BUT, hadcm3n_xbv5_1940_40_009153177_3 ran OK over 17 hours then DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY from the task list. Situation seems similar to thread: http://climateapps2.oerc.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/forum_thread.php?id=6348&nowrap=true#43672 Not sure where the backup file/data is stored, but will look. Can it be resurrected if it's completely gone from task list?
4) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Why is HADCM3n still Waiting to Run after 2 days in tasks queue? (Message 50779) Posted 10 Nov 2014 by BJM Post: Status was "Waiting to Run" for two days for both tasks this computer was initially given. Tweaked prefs & rebooted before posting prior message & eight hours later, one started running OK, according to elapsed/remaining time & as verified by the BOINC task graphic and WIN resource monitor. After three hours, the second task started & immediately caused problems as quoted in Number Crunching Message 50768 - Posted 9 Nov 2014 23:14:41 UTC http://climateapps2.oerc.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/forum_thread.php?id=7956&nowrap=true#50768 It seems to be a GPU issue based on other forum discussions according to Les' reply to that post. http://climateapps2.oerc.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/forum_thread.php?id=7956&nowrap=true#50769 I aborted the problematic 2nd task, rebooted again & after 17 hours of running OK, hadcm3n_xbv5_1940_40_009153177_3 just DISAPPEARED completely without any action on my part. What's going on? Hoping to help save the planet one BOINC task at a time :-) Intel GPU 1760 MB memory 650 hz
5) Message boards : Number crunching : Visual Fortran Error running 2nd task of hadcm3n (Message 50768) Posted 9 Nov 2014 by BJM Post: Greetings: hadcm3n_xbv5_1940_40_009153177_3 has been running OK over 3 hours now hadcm3n_xbv5_1940_40_009151671_1 just started running & my computer got the error message listed below & the screen blanked out & the computer graphics froze briefly every time I closed the error message window. The error message kept reappearing, so I suspended the 2nd task. Why is this happening? Other BOINC projects are running OK. Is there any way to fix this or should I only run one CP task at a time? Intel(r) Visual Fortran run-time error forrtl: severe (17): syntax error in NAMELIST input, unit 5, file C:\ProgramData\BOINC\projects\climateprediction.net\hadcm3n_xbv5 _1940_40_009151671\jobs\climate.cpdc, line 393, position 19 image PC Routine Line Source hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 007D9D2A Unknown Unknown Unknown hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 00780B60 (all following lines Routine/Line/Source Unknown 3x) hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 0077FD3A hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 00764BC9 hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 00634EE5 hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 0054C606 hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 0054E1A9 hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 006FE53B hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 006FE53B [this IS listed TWICE] hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 006F3667 hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 004083F3 hadcm3n_um_6.07_w 00733DBD ntdll.dll 779A6B33 ntdll.dll 779A6B33 ntdll.dll 77975ABC ntdll.dll 77975AFC 1152057C Unknown Unknown Unknown
6) Questions and Answers : Getting started : Why is HADCM3n still Waiting to Run after 2 days in tasks queue? (Message 50763) Posted 9 Nov 2014 by BJM Post: Progress 0.0% still. Is there any way to "force start" this task? Have suspended other BOINC projects, set to run always, no new tasks, & increased resource share for CPDN. Keep in memory while suspended checked. Allocated 200GB (1/3 total) with 50% use while active 100% use inactive @ 75% CPU. Win 8.1 4core intel i3 DSL cable always on & unlimited network usage. Firewall not the issue, other BOINC projects' tasks running OK. Please advise; would really like to see the graphics on this! Thanks.