Returned Invalid Result WHY??

Author	Message
WimTea Send message Joined: 16 Nov 07 Posts: 23 Credit: 4,774,710 RAC: 0	Message 15317 - Posted: 14 Mar 2009, 8:47:32 UTC Had 1 too in a looooong time: <core_client_version>6.6.9</core_client_version> <![CDATA[ <stderr_txt> Running Milkyway@home version 0.19 by Gipsel CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4 cores/threads) 2.84 GHz (261ms) WU completed. It took 736.141 seconds CPU time and 815.468 seconds wall clock time @ 2.84 GHz. </stderr_txt> ]]> app version 0.19 ID: 15317 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Glenn Rogers Send message Joined: 4 Jul 08 Posts: 165 Credit: 364,966 RAC: 0	Message 15362 - Posted: 14 Mar 2009, 15:51:26 UTC - in response to Message 15317. Doesnt seem to happen very often but it is a pain when it does... Waisted cpu time and power... ID: 15362 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Neil Polson Send message Joined: 31 Dec 08 Posts: 9 Credit: 1,338,590 RAC: 0	Message 17431 - Posted: 3 Apr 2009, 9:21:10 UTC Last modified: 3 Apr 2009, 9:51:16 UTC Just had 2 Invalidate on me. A ps_s24_15_2414239_1238738797_0 and a ps_s24_15_2414236_1238738797_0 . Problem my end or yours? Strange as I had 2 similar in the same series complete successfully in between! ID: 17431 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Neil Polson Send message Joined: 31 Dec 08 Posts: 9 Credit: 1,338,590 RAC: 0	Message 17443 - Posted: 3 Apr 2009, 13:54:24 UTC Last modified: 3 Apr 2009, 14:23:00 UTC And now another. ps_s24_15_2532213_1238756892_0. Looking at other peoples hosts it seems quite a few s24_15 are being marked as invalid too. ID: 17443 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Vid Vidmar* Send message Joined: 29 Aug 07 Posts: 81 Credit: 60,360,858 RAC: 0	Message 17448 - Posted: 3 Apr 2009, 15:16:52 UTC - in response to Message 17443. And now another. ps_s24_15_2532213_1238756892_0. Looking at other peoples hosts it seems quite a few s24_15 are being marked as invalid too. I too noticed this is rather trendy with s24 WUs (no matter CPU/GPU). BR, ID: 17448 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Neil Polson Send message Joined: 31 Dec 08 Posts: 9 Credit: 1,338,590 RAC: 0	Message 17555 - Posted: 4 Apr 2009, 16:22:43 UTC These ps_s24_15 w/u's are still having validation problems. Had a few more invalids today. ID: 17555 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Neil Polson Send message Joined: 31 Dec 08 Posts: 9 Credit: 1,338,590 RAC: 0	Message 19068 - Posted: 16 Apr 2009, 19:13:15 UTC Looks like all the uploaded work during the recent server outage is being marked as invalid upon reporting. ID: 19068 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Dave Przybylo Send message Joined: 5 Feb 08 Posts: 236 Credit: 49,648 RAC: 0	Message 19069 - Posted: 16 Apr 2009, 19:14:44 UTC - in response to Message 19068. I recently upgraded the server software. Hopefully the work will flow better, but downside is some of the work in progress will be marked invalid. Dave Przybylo MilkyWay@home Developer Department of Computer Science Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ID: 19069 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

John Clark Send message Joined: 4 Oct 08 Posts: 1734 Credit: 64,228,409 RAC: 0	Message 19072 - Posted: 16 Apr 2009, 19:40:24 UTC Looking at the tasks by computer in my MW account I see all work is being successfully accepted. So, no impact here, yet! Go away, I was asleep ID: 19072 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Saedaen Iventhorizon Send message Joined: 10 May 08 Posts: 2 Credit: 479,416 RAC: 0	Message 19076 - Posted: 16 Apr 2009, 19:59:46 UTC - in response to Message 19072. Last modified: 16 Apr 2009, 20:08:15 UTC Just had an invalid on a machine that to my knowledge hasn't spit out invalid results before 8( CPU type GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz [Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11] Number of processors 2 Operating System Linux 2.6.24-23-generic Task ID 45397110 Name ps_s22_15_26106_1239855493_0 Workunit 44679237 Created 16 Apr 2009 4:18:16 UTC CPU time 2873.74 stderr out <core_client_version>5.10.45</core_client_version> <![CDATA[ <stderr_txt> BOINC_APP_VERSION: 0.18 BOINC_APP_NAME: speedimic_sse3_32 COMPILER: icpc (ICC) 11.0 20090131 Code-Optimizations by Gipsel Compiled by speedimic called boinc_finish </stderr_txt> ]]> Validate state Invalid Claimed credit 11.7163299991912 Granted credit 0 application version 0.18 I'll have to keep an eye on it I guess. Might be just a fluke. <TEAM STARFIRE> ID: 19076 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Saedaen Iventhorizon Send message Joined: 10 May 08 Posts: 2 Credit: 479,416 RAC: 0	Message 19081 - Posted: 16 Apr 2009, 20:12:43 UTC - in response to Message 19076. Nevermind, my old celeron just reported one too, looks to be directly related with the server change imo <TEAM STARFIRE> ID: 19081 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

arkayn Send message Joined: 14 Feb 09 Posts: 999 Credit: 74,932,619 RAC: 0	Message 19113 - Posted: 16 Apr 2009, 22:46:39 UTC I would probably be seeing them if I got all that many units to process. But I have not been over 30 in the last couple of week between the 3 computers. 8 processors total. ID: 19113 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote