BoincTasks & Priority run on Win8.1 x64?

[Dirk]

BoincTasks & Priority run on Win8.1 x64?

BTW, BoincTasks run fine with stock BOINC Client v7.4.36_x64?

Thanks.

[fred]

BoincTasks & Priority run on Win8.1 x64?

BTW, BoincTasks run fine with stock BOINC Client v7.4.36_x64?

Thanks.

I run BoincTasks on 8.1, if you notice any problems let me know.

[Dirk]

Currently I let run BOINC Client v7.4.42 with BoincTasks v1.67 (on Win8.1 x64).

It's not really related for this combi, it was in past with other combis also.

Currently Intel Quad-Core-CPU with iGPU (so 4x CPU and 1x GPU tasks).

In prefs set WUs for 5 days (and this value of tasks are in BOINC).

If I look in BoincTasks tab 'Tasks' the combined tasks, for the GPU the time how long this tasks will lasts is correct (5 days).
If I look to the combined tasks for the CPU it's shown it will last 20 days - which is wrong (5 days x 4 CPU-threads = 20 days).

(In past with a Duo-CPU it was shown 10 days - by downloaded 5 days (5 days x 2 CPU-threads = 10 days).)


BoincTasks tab 'Projects'.
If I check a project and press e.g. 'update'.
I can't uncheck this project again, I mean it's possible that no project is checked/marked again (to get away the blue line)?


Because of make BoincTasks more public ...
BOINC have the slots folder for the project tasks.
There the stderr.txt file is saved.
How about? -> BoincTasks detect that a new project task is started, a new stderr.txt file was created, automatically BoincTasks write in this file on the top something like: 'Managed (or 'Supported') by eFMer BoincTasks v1.67 - more infos @ URL'.


Thanks.

[fred]

tab 'Tasks' the combined tasks, for the GPU the time how long this tasks will lasts is correct (5 days).
If I look to the combined tasks for the CPU it's shown it will last 20 days - which is wrong (5 days x 4 CPU-threads = 20 days).

I can't uncheck this project again, I mean it's possible that no project is checked/marked again (to get away the blue line)?

Extra->BoincTasks Settings->View remove the check at "Adjust time to BOINC client run time"

Unchecking the Windows way.
Hold down the Ctl key and click on the item.

Checking a range:
Click on the first, hold down Shift and click on the second.

[Dirk]

It was as 'checked'.
So I 'unchecked' 'Adjust time to BOINC client run time', but no change, it shows still x4 (after 'uncheck' I made a reboot of PC).

CTRL (control) is the german STRG (Steuerung), right?
What does mean 'item'.
I clicked then 'everywhere', and the blue line stay there.
Just if I do a reboot of PC the blue line is away.

Thanks.

[Dirk]

I made a thread in the SETI forum: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=77182.

It looks like BoincTasks never worked fine for me. 
Because I saw never values in the column 'Tasks' & 'Time Left' in the tab 'Projects' overview.

(It could be that the smilies don't work? On the top (where I can choose) just words instead of smilies.)

[Dirk]

I got it, 'Projects' overview, the mouse over the blue line and CTRL + mouse click and the blue line go away.


After BilBg's hint with the 'Projects' overview, column 'Tasks' & 'Time Left' ... I saw there no entries.

I enabled/checked the 'History'.
Then I saw in the 'Projects' overview, column 'Tasks' & 'Time Left' '~correct' values.

I un-/ & checked the 'Adjust time to BOINC client run time' and saw the same result, that the 'Time Left' in the 'Tasks' overview still show x4.
Maybe BOINC need to download new project tasks, and after some time the value is correct then later?

Thanks.

[Dirk]

I use 'flops' in my app_info.xml file.
This could cause this 'error' that the 'Time Left' in the 'Tasks' overview still show x4 (combined line of tasks for the Quad-CPU) (also after new downloaded project tasks)?

Maybe it would be fine to start again from scratch?
I mean, I uninstall BoincTasks and all folders & files. Install BoincTasks new (the installation will not find old files, so the Manager start at 'default').
Maybe this would help to find the 'problem'?

AFAIK, BoincTasks folder with boinctasks64.exe and the examples & html folders. After uninstall also delete this BoincTasks folder?
Is somewhere other BoincTasks related files which I should delete manually?

Thanks.

[Dirk]

I always used (checked in settings) 'Adjust time to BOINC client run time'.
'Everything was fine'.
Example: tab 'Messages' column 'Time' the hours, minutes, seconds are shown.
At other places it's the same.

I unchecked it because of testing ...
This above mentioned changed.
At the above mentioned place in tab 'Messages' column 'Time' the hours + minutes are shown, the seconds not.

I checked again 'Adjust time to BOINC client run time'.
But the seconds didn't come back. Everthing look like it's unchecked.

Is this a BUG?

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It's possible to add an 'extended' regulator function to BoincTasks, like following?

For example:

<regulator>
      <project_prefs_change_function_en_/_disable>         1   </project_prefs_change_function_en_/_disable>
      <min_work_cpu_days                  1   </min_work_cpu_days>
      <min_work_gpu_days>                  1    </min_work_gpu_days>
      <min_work_cpu_reached_project_prefs_change_en_/_disable>   1   </min_work_cpu_reached_project_prefs_change_en_/_disable>
      <min_work_gpu_reached_project_prefs_change_en_/_disable>   1   </min_work_gpu_reached_project_prefs_change_en_/_disable>
      <max_work_cpu_days>                  10   </max_work_cpu_days>
      <max_work_gpu_days>                  10   </max_work_gpu_days>
      <project_url_for_prefs_change>   http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/    <project_url_for_prefs_change>
      <email_in_account>               blabla         </email_in_account>
      <pin_for_account>               blabla         </pin_for_account>
</regulator>

[1 for enabled, 0 for disabled]

And in BoincTasks menu the user see an overview where he can set the apps:
Project: SETI@home
Run apps:   x-SETI Enhanced x-SETIv7 x-APv6 x-APv7
Other apps:   x-Yes x-No

[user can un-/check there where the x stand for]
Or, maybe instead of here also in the config.xml file.

Later if everything is set,
BoincTasks connect the project server and change the project prefs automatically if <min_work_*pu_days> are reached.
BoincTasks connect the project server and change the project prefs automatically if <max_work_*pu_days> are reached.


Finally this way:
Tasks for 10 days in BoincTasks and project prefs:

Run only the selected applications   SETI@home Enhanced: no
               SETI@home v7: no
               AstroPulse v6: no
               AstroPulse v7: yes
If no work for selected applications is available, accept work from other applications?   no

Tasks for 1 day in BoincTasks and project prefs:

Run only the selected applications   SETI@home Enhanced: no
               SETI@home v7: no
               AstroPulse v6: no
               AstroPulse v7: yes
If no work for selected applications is available, accept work from other applications?   yes



This would be possible to add to BoincTasks - that the Manager change automatically the project prefs?


Thanks.