Posts by Paul D. Buck
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Questions/Problems/Bugs :
Project recently started using too much memory?
(Message 274)
Posted 7 Dec 2009 by  Paul D. Buck
Post: In the BOINC Manager, under Advanced, Preferences, in the Disk and Memory Usage tab, I suggest lowering the memory usage to 50% or lower when the computer is in use and 75% or 80% when the computer is idle. This should cause BOINC to run at most three NFS@Home tasks at a time. If you have another, low memory project also active, BOINC should run one of those in the fourth slot. This is another place where a "throttle" on the number of simultaneous project tasks would be very good. Maureen (sp?) at CPDN also was supportive of the idea for their project but Dr. Anderson sadly is not. I think I ran into a problem the other day with too many tasks trying to run at the same time and so I got a whole slew of them that failed because the system was trying to run too many at once, then tried to increase swap memory and the tasks blocked and failed. |
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NFS Discussion :
3,538+ factors
(Message 217)
Posted 6 Nov 2009 by Paul D. Buck
Post: Some think me an idiot as I ask questions when I don't understand things ... but, if I don't ask, how can I learn? :) So, the first part of the post indicates we have "the" cofactor but the last line indicates that the search continues. So, the question, are we looking only for any factor set for a particular prime? Or all the possible factors? Not that it will make any difference in my participation ... but curiosity overwhelms ... :) |
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More info on "Status of numbers" page
(Message 210)
Posted 3 Nov 2009 by Paul D. Buck
Post: Actually I prefer chronological order even if it means scrolling, but I know I'm in the minority. I'll change it. Thank you ... Or you could make two lists ... :) |
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NFS Discussion :
1M credits/day
(Message 207)
Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Paul D. Buck
Post: The stats at BOINC Stats shows a RAC of 400K but the graph mid page shows that in the last few days over 1M a day almost every day... The other problem with RAC is that there are several formulas in use to calculate it that are used on the stat sites. |
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More info on "Status of numbers" page
(Message 204)
Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Paul D. Buck
Post: You should invert the list so the latest stuff is at the top ... as it is, as it grows you will have to page down to see the most current information... Best to do it now when there is not that many entries ... |
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GPU Selection on NFS@Home preferences, no GPU app listed
(Message 130)
Posted 14 Oct 2009 by Paul D. Buck
Post: :) That is what I suspected... Rats, well ... I will be here shortly ... I have to finish what I started at WCG ... though that looks to be the end of November ... sigh ... Ok, thanks, ... |
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Questions/Problems/Bugs :
GPU Selection on NFS@Home preferences, no GPU app listed
(Message 127)
Posted 13 Oct 2009 by Paul D. Buck
Post: You can select use GPU on the NFS@Home preferences page but there is no listing of a GPU application on the Applications page. Which contradiction has me confused... :) Does she? Or doesn't she? If there are GPU applications, I can add you to the rotations on my GPUs ... if not, we have to wait a bit before I can start here ... |