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For some reason the Temperature window has dissappeared, and I cant get it back.

Preference - >Show Temperature Window.

If that doesn't fix it, exit TThrottle.

Start regedit.exe
Delete the following registry key: floatingdlg.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\eFMer\TThrottle64\floatingdlg
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\eFMer\TThrottle\floatingdlg

Start TThrottle again.

[<active_task> <project_master_url>http://www.primegrid.com/</project_master_url> <result_name>ap26_21231867_21231877_128_1</result_name> <checkpoint_cpu_time>0.390002</checkpoint_cpu_time> <checkpoint_elapsed_time>375.264000</checkpoint_elapsed_time> <fraction_done>0.777778</fraction_done></active_task>]

I respectfully disagree.  I suspended a task in progress.  The boinc_task_state.xml reads as follows:

<active_task>
    <project_master_url>http://www.primegrid.com/</project_master_url>
    <result_name>ap26_21231867_21231877_128_1</result_name>
    <checkpoint_cpu_time>0.390002</checkpoint_cpu_time>
    <checkpoint_elapsed_time>375.264000</checkpoint_elapsed_time>
    <fraction_done>0.777778</fraction_done>
</active_task>

As I said in my original post, CPU time is small, but still nonzero.  Also, please remember that the client is reporting nonzero CPU time back to the project server on all these tasks.

B/W

Ok now I see what's the problem, I should be able to correct it.

Right.  The problem with the v1.01 AP26/cuda23 is that there is no () value in the ET field, and the CPU % field remains at zero (blank), even with the task completed (Ready to report).  It appears that CPU activity <1sec and/or <1% just is not registering, or is being rounded down to nada.

You're probably right about the CPU feeding data to the GPU only at the beginning and receiving from it at the very end.  AP26 is literally searching for an Arithmetic Progression of 26 prime numbers.  The dataset is probably long and narrow, and can be crunched by the GPU without a lot of back-and-forth.  This differs from (say) GPUGRID's ACEMD2 app, where they're playing with high-res 3D molecular models--the CPU load is a sustained 10~12% of ET for the entire run of the task, with a big spike at the beginning.

B/W

If there is no value between () than the cpu time is not reported back to the BOINC client.
I made a note to do some testing when I have a cuda 2.3 computer.

(Changed) CPU%: if CPU % < 1% add 1 digit, like 0.001 and round of properly. 0.000 should be shown as empty.

Sorry, but in v0.46 PrimeGrid's AP26 Search (cuda23) v1.01 is still showing no CPU activity (CPU % = null field, no CPU time in parentheses) through its entire run   According to PrimeGrid's database, my most recent result reported an actual CPU time of 0.64sec on a run time of 628.64sec, or 0.102%.  That's on an Intel Q9400 at 2.66GHZ, with an EVGA GTS250 moderately overclocked.

This still isn't a big deal for me, but I predict that as other projects optimize their CUDA (& possibly ATI) apps, you'll be seeing more tiny CPU:GPU ratios like this (depending, of course, on what kind of data they are crunching).

Best wishes.

The problem is the time is probably used most at the beginning and the end. Check the elapsed time the value () should be the cpu run time, the other value should be the wall clock time.

I would like to add in here that there is a simular 'follow' process that I have run into.
It was not critical, so I did not report it, as it didn't happen often.
But while you are there in that same code, you might want to look at the following circumstance.

When there are more than one Filter operation (such as Suspended and Waiting to run),
and both combined filters are titled the same (like: 25 [Tasks]),
performing some operations that require a refresh of the set of tasks
will result in the follow process to 'follow' to the one that was not previously selected.
It generally just gets the first in the list that has that same title.

Noted.

V 0.46

(Add) Bulgarian: Nick, Team Cor Serpentis.
(Add) Abort dialog: Deadline column.
(Changed) the exe name is now lower case only.
(Changed) CPU%: if CPU % < 1% add 1 digit, like 0.001 and round of properly. 0.000 should be shown as empty.
(Changed) Project/Tasks view Boinc settings: Select the first computer if no computer is selected.

When a project does not complete initialization(only URL shows), am unable to detach it thru BoincTasks using the project page and right clicking to use the remove/detach functions.  Must go to the specific attached computer an do it with the BoincMgr.  This is happening  on XP and Vista. Projects no longer exist or are shut down completely until further notice.

It's on the bug list.

• When you implement the keyboard shortcuts already on The List:
  

  - Extra selection options with the keyboard, up/down, shift up/down, Ctlr A, Shift Home, Shift End, Page up, Page dwn.

  1 request you let spawned windows (e.g., Abort confirmation, Project properties) respond to the Esc key as a cancel/close window command.
  


• When you implement the History Tab filters already on The List:
  

  - History view: Filters for specific time periods.
  - History view: Filters for specific states.
  

  2 request you add a filter for specific project (i.e., show project on the highlighted row only).

Best wishes.

1 Should work, but I can only test Win 7 at the moment.
2 Added

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Fred,

Been using your BOINC Manager since the beginning of the month and I am LOVING it.  I have 6 PCs at home here and your manager easily shows me the tasks being done, as well as performance of each of my PCs using the statistics graph.

Had one suggestion which I hope can be included into BOINC Manager or instead point me to where I can find some free application for this.  What I'd like to see is a way to be notified that a PC went down either by email or text to my phone.  One idea that would be perfect at least for my situation would be adding a Twitter feature in the app so that if a machine goes down the app will twitter the problem to my account.  This notice would then be sent from Twitter to my phone, alerting me to the issue.  All I'm worried about is machine disconnection so it wouldn't need to be anything elaborate.  Anyway, just an idea.

On a side note, I'd love to throw a few $ your way as well for continued BOINC Manager development.. let me know how!

-Aaron

There should be programs around that can do something like that. It's a bit beyond the scope of BoincTasks.
I use a hard solution myself. I order the computer to shutdown at a specific time. A few minutes later a timer shuts down the computer and powers it up 5 minutes later.
The computer, as most computer, has a auto start at powerup. This is the most secure way to be sure the computer keeps running. That is until a fuse blows...

Donations are always welcome:
http://www.efmer.eu/forum_tt/index.php?topic=24.msg64#msg64

First of all - Thanks for an excellent program! I've just started to use it and I love it so far - both BoincTasks and TThrottle!

One request though, I use this ona laptop that I take from work to home and I need to use a proxy at work. So, I'm frequently changing proxy configurations. This is the only reason I have to keep launching Boic Manager now. It would be awesome if you would consider adding a Proxy setting dialog to BoincTasks.

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

A proxy setting is in the todo list

Can you re-organize the code in such a way that it will populate the grid upon successful connection of 1 computer rather than waiting for all computers to respond then populate? Its like firefox way of displaying images.

I got computers that i'm connecting thru internet and if there are problems/issues/bottleneck on the other side, BoincTask will be in the Updating or Switching, busy state. Making it useless until I tick off the offender PC, kill boincktask, and re-start.

Or another way to say this, If 1 pc could not get the data back (but can send), don't wait for it, proceed to the next.

Let me think about that, not that easy. It should timeout, but that may take up to 2 minutes.

Minor bug on the Tasks tab with all or multiple computers selected:

If you select (left click) a row containing Ready to start tasks that are filtered (Combined) on computer X, and computer Y (Z etc.)  has an identical row (same Project, Application, # of Tasks), all such rows will be highlighted.  If you perform a rt-click function on one such row (Suspend, Abort, Project Update, whatever) it will be copied to the other highlighted rows as if you selected multiple rows on purpose.  Also if you try to deselect the 2nd row using Ctrl-click, all rows will be de-highlighted.  The bug doesn't affect Waiting tasks or single-entry Ready tasks.

This isn't new to v0.45, just took me awhile to figure out what the symptoms really are

Best wishes.

Added to the bug list. This is the follow tasks feature that locks in on a specific tasks of filtered tasks. But this should also include the computer name, because sometimes the same number of tasks are on 2 different computers.

1) Um lets see BT says 18 days worth of cached WU's which is flat impossible as Seti@Home only allows at most a 10 day cache and since I set My 4 cores(QX6700 @ 3.30GHz or 3.52GHz when I get some better fans soon) at 5 days, If I did set for 10 days Your program would then say wrongly that I had 36 Days of WU's on My PC or about 3.6 times more than the PC really has.
2) Why didn't the program just name the History file after the PCs name instead? It would be much simpler for the user.
3) Just trying to help, BV seems to be the Gold Standard and You are trying to go into an area dominated by BV, Deceased Author or not.

1) I added this to the todo list: Project view: Add a column with the amount of work / time. Taking into account the number of cores / gpus the system has.
2) It's now on my todo list.
3) I don't want to copy another program, but I want to improve. If someone wants to use BV I won't stop him/her. Some may be so used to BV that they don't want to switch.
In this way there is a choice.