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#1
Wish List / Re: Mislabelled project
Last post by fred - February 27, 2026, 01:10:47 AMI have no idea where this comes from 
But my take most of it is complete nonsense.
But my take most of it is complete nonsense.
#2
Wish List / Mislabelled project
Last post by hucker - February 18, 2026, 04:52:25 PMSorry if this sounds official or rude, Gemini constructed it for me with technical information:
Bug Report: Critical Project Naming Collision & Data Inconsistency
�Software: BoincTasks JS (Version 2.8.6)
Environment: 24-core Ryzen / High-thread count / Multi-Project Monitoring
Projects Involved: ODLK (Natalia/Termit), ODLK1 (Italy/ice00), and ODLK 2025 (Unlisted).
�The Core Issue
�BoincTasks JS is failing to maintain a unique identity for different projects that share a common directory name. This is causing "Identity Theft" in the UI where distinct projects are merged into one label, making it impossible to distinguish between work from different servers.
�Detailed Observations:
�The "Folder vs. Name" Parser Conflict:
�I am running ODLK (Natalia) and Latin Squares (ODLK1 Italy) simultaneously.
�Both projects use the directory /latinsquares/ on the local disk.
�BoincTasks JS is inconsistently overriding the Project Name with the Directory Name.
�Live "Name-Flipping" on Active Tasks:
�On my 24-core machine, I can see running tasks for the same project being labeled differently at the same time. Some say "ODLK Project" and some say "Latin Squares Project."
�The label appears to flip during the 30-second refresh cycle, suggesting a race condition in the live data parser.
�The "Ready to Report" Identity Jump:
�I have witnessed tasks labeled ODLK while running "jump" to the Latin Squares label the moment they move to the "Ready to Report" status.
�This indicates the software stops trusting the "Friendly Name" from RAM once a task is no longer "Active" and defaults to the disk folder name.
�Identical Application Name Collision:
�Both projects use identical application names (e.g., odlk3@home, odlkmin@home).
�Since the Project Name, Directory Name, and Application Name are all now identical or overlapping in the UI, it is impossible for a user to know which task belongs to which server without checking the Master URL column.
�Impact on User:
�For power users running dozens of threads, the current behavior makes monitoring server health impossible. If one server (e.g., the Italian solar-powered server) goes offline, the UI does not show which tasks are stalled because they are all labeled as "Latin Squares."
�Requested Fix:
�Please prioritize the Project Name provided by the BOINC client's client_state.xml as the primary key for the "Project" column. The software should never fall back to the directory name if a Friendly Name is available, especially in the "Ready to Report" queue.
Bug Report: Critical Project Naming Collision & Data Inconsistency
�Software: BoincTasks JS (Version 2.8.6)
Environment: 24-core Ryzen / High-thread count / Multi-Project Monitoring
Projects Involved: ODLK (Natalia/Termit), ODLK1 (Italy/ice00), and ODLK 2025 (Unlisted).
�The Core Issue
�BoincTasks JS is failing to maintain a unique identity for different projects that share a common directory name. This is causing "Identity Theft" in the UI where distinct projects are merged into one label, making it impossible to distinguish between work from different servers.
�Detailed Observations:
�The "Folder vs. Name" Parser Conflict:
�I am running ODLK (Natalia) and Latin Squares (ODLK1 Italy) simultaneously.
�Both projects use the directory /latinsquares/ on the local disk.
�BoincTasks JS is inconsistently overriding the Project Name with the Directory Name.
�Live "Name-Flipping" on Active Tasks:
�On my 24-core machine, I can see running tasks for the same project being labeled differently at the same time. Some say "ODLK Project" and some say "Latin Squares Project."
�The label appears to flip during the 30-second refresh cycle, suggesting a race condition in the live data parser.
�The "Ready to Report" Identity Jump:
�I have witnessed tasks labeled ODLK while running "jump" to the Latin Squares label the moment they move to the "Ready to Report" status.
�This indicates the software stops trusting the "Friendly Name" from RAM once a task is no longer "Active" and defaults to the disk folder name.
�Identical Application Name Collision:
�Both projects use identical application names (e.g., odlk3@home, odlkmin@home).
�Since the Project Name, Directory Name, and Application Name are all now identical or overlapping in the UI, it is impossible for a user to know which task belongs to which server without checking the Master URL column.
�Impact on User:
�For power users running dozens of threads, the current behavior makes monitoring server health impossible. If one server (e.g., the Italian solar-powered server) goes offline, the UI does not show which tasks are stalled because they are all labeled as "Latin Squares."
�Requested Fix:
�Please prioritize the Project Name provided by the BOINC client's client_state.xml as the primary key for the "Project" column. The software should never fall back to the directory name if a Friendly Name is available, especially in the "Ready to Report" queue.
#3
Wish List / Re: Old school OK buttons
Last post by fred - February 16, 2026, 05:57:15 PMChange color without using the OK button.
https://github.com/efmer/boinctasks-js/issues/152
https://github.com/efmer/boinctasks-js/issues/152
#4
Wish List / Re: Exclusive applications
Last post by fred - February 16, 2026, 05:53:50 PMhttps://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Client-configuration
<exclusive_app>filename.exe</exclusive_app>
But I will plan a dedicated way.
https://github.com/efmer/boinctasks-js/issues/151
<exclusive_app>filename.exe</exclusive_app>
But I will plan a dedicated way.
https://github.com/efmer/boinctasks-js/issues/151
#5
Wish List / Re: Can't open web links for S...
Last post by fred - February 16, 2026, 05:45:53 PMI added it to the list https://github.com/efmer/boinctasks-js/issues/150
#6
Questions / CPU power draw changes when BT...
Last post by ElGuillermo - February 13, 2026, 02:30:04 PMHey !
I've noticed something quite strange.
As the CPU is crunching either :
- 1 (multithreaded) Primegrid llrPSP WU
- 8 (single threaded) Numberfields CPU WUs
...the CPU power consumption increases when I have the BoincTasks window on focus.
it jumps from 95W to 130W, and returns back to 95W the second I give the focus on another window.
The iGPU isn't used at all and there is no non-Boinc heavy task running in background.
Windows Task manager confirms BoincTasks uses a negligible CPU time.
It seems I only can observe this behaviour when I set a <ncpus> limit in cc_config.xml :
I usually downsize the threads numbers to half their real number to prevent hyperthreading.
ie : AMD 9800X3D (8 cores/16 threads) -> <ncpus>8</ncpus>
Using :
- Windows 11
- BoincTasks (exe) 2.0.0
- MSI Afterburner 4.6.6.16757 / RivaTunerStatsServer 7.3.7.28314 (to monitor temps and power draws).
- Boinc client 8.0.4
Can someone reproduce this ?
I've noticed something quite strange.
As the CPU is crunching either :
- 1 (multithreaded) Primegrid llrPSP WU
- 8 (single threaded) Numberfields CPU WUs
...the CPU power consumption increases when I have the BoincTasks window on focus.
it jumps from 95W to 130W, and returns back to 95W the second I give the focus on another window.
The iGPU isn't used at all and there is no non-Boinc heavy task running in background.
Windows Task manager confirms BoincTasks uses a negligible CPU time.
It seems I only can observe this behaviour when I set a <ncpus> limit in cc_config.xml :
I usually downsize the threads numbers to half their real number to prevent hyperthreading.
ie : AMD 9800X3D (8 cores/16 threads) -> <ncpus>8</ncpus>
Using :
- Windows 11
- BoincTasks (exe) 2.0.0
- MSI Afterburner 4.6.6.16757 / RivaTunerStatsServer 7.3.7.28314 (to monitor temps and power draws).
- Boinc client 8.0.4
Can someone reproduce this ?
#7
Wish List / Exclusive applications
Last post by hucker - February 09, 2026, 06:49:45 AMThere doesn't seem to be a way of accessing the list of exclusive applications.
#8
Wish List / Old school OK buttons
Last post by hucker - February 07, 2026, 07:15:26 AMDo we have to have these ok buttons to press everywhere? Most apps nowadays it's just changed as soon as you click something. For example when selecting Boinctasks colours, I can change a colour and click out of the colour selector box, and the colour seems to be changed, but then closing the whole box of colours, it's gone!
#9
Wish List / Can't open web links for SRBas...
Last post by hucker - February 01, 2026, 09:54:46 AMWhen right-clicking on the SRBase project (or a task belonging to it) and selecting the "www" option, the internal pop-up window containing the project links fails to appear. No additional button is created in the taskbar, and the UI does not seem to trigger the window at all.
�Observations:
�This appears to be project-specific. The "www" menu opens correctly for other projects (e.g., Einstein@Home, World Community Grid).
�I have tried restarting BoincTasks JS via the system tray, but the behavior persists for SRBase.
�It seems like a script or parsing error occurs when handling the specific URL/XML data returned by the SRBase server.
�Observations:
�This appears to be project-specific. The "www" menu opens correctly for other projects (e.g., Einstein@Home, World Community Grid).
�I have tried restarting BoincTasks JS via the system tray, but the behavior persists for SRBase.
�It seems like a script or parsing error occurs when handling the specific URL/XML data returned by the SRBase server.
#10
Beta Testing / Re: Problem installing 2.00 on...
Last post by fred - January 30, 2026, 03:56:29 PMPerfect.
Fred
Fred