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Message 998 - Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 5:13:50 UTC


The following message was posted by Dr. Baker. 27/3/06


In the latest version Rhiju and I have added more continual updates to
"boinc_fraction_done" which shows up as the "percent complete" number on your computers. the digits to the right of the decimal point indicate where in the folding process the calculation is stuck, and you should see them updating as the calculation proceeds from ab initio to fullatom relax. so if/when you get a stuck job, please report the percent complete as this will allow us to localize the part of the calculation where the "sticking" is happening.

Rom has also added improved backtracing capabilities to allow him to better find the bugs.

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Message 1009 - Posted: 28 Mar 2006, 12:58:17 UTC

Great !

My suggestion is that it do more continual checkpoint(s)
at each "boinc_fraction_done" too

*When no greater than boinc general preference
Write to disk at most every 10.0 seconds

To help fix the 1% bug,
caused by app swap to another app before checkpoint,
removing from ram -:)

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Message 1014 - Posted: 29 Mar 2006, 6:58:29 UTC

I believe I asked for this 38 days ago in this thread when I said "If they set up a clock trigger with fine resolution, rather than updating % done with an event trigger, they might better locate the bug. I.E update a thousand times/wu and if you start seeing 4,5,and 6% bugs you'd know where (approximately) the lockup was occurring."

hope they find it now.
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Message 1015 - Posted: 29 Mar 2006, 7:19:03 UTC - in response to Message 1014.  

I believe I asked for this 38 days ago in this thread when I said "If they set up a clock trigger with fine resolution, rather than updating % done with an event trigger, they might better locate the bug. I.E update a thousand times/wu and if you start seeing 4,5,and 6% bugs you'd know where (approximately) the lockup was occurring."

hope they find it now.
tony


and you were right! I wish we could make these things happen faster...



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