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1) Message boards : Number crunching : HIGH CPU USAGE with new 1.02 OpenCL tasks (Message 53245)
Posted 17 Feb 2012 by Profile cedricdd
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With an app_info you can choose to get only 0.82 WU
2) Message boards : Number crunching : Error with Linux (Message 51477)
Posted 23 Oct 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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Hi I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 with ATI driver 11.5 (HD 5850), from time to time I've got WUs who end up erroring, here's the Stderr output :

<core_client_version>6.12.34</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
process exited with code 1 (0x1, -255)
</message>
<stderr_txt>
Type error: (null) expected, got nil
Error evaluating 'constants': Expected constant 'wedge' to be a number
 
Error evaluating 'area': bad argument #1 to '?' (table expected, got nil) 
Error evaluating 'background': bad argument #1 to '?' (table expected, got nil) 
Type error: (null) expected, got nil
Error evaluating 'streams': Expected 'streams' to be a table 
Error reading astronomy parameters from file 'astronomy_parameters.txt'
  Trying old parameters file
Error reading number_parameters
16:45:47 (5278): called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
]]>


Having an error on one WU isn't really a big deal, the problem is that my PC completly froze and I have to reboot it manualy wich is a lot more anoying.
An idea of ​​where this might come from?
3) Message boards : News : Separation updated to 0.82 (Message 49260)
Posted 13 Jun 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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Still getting errors under Linux and AMD. Is there a new AMD driver version needed?


I had the same error, I changed my app_info and now it works fine, maybe it will help :


<app_info>
	<app>
		<name>milkyway</name>
		<user_friendly_name>MilkyWay@Home</user_friendly_name>
	</app>
	<file_info>
		<name>milkyway_separation_0.82_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__ati14</name>
		<executable/>
	</file_info>
	<app_version>
		<app_name>milkyway</app_name>
		<version_num>82</version_num>
		<platform>x86_64-pc-linux-gnu</platform>
    		<avg_ncpus>0.050000</avg_ncpus>
    		<max_ncpus>0.050000</max_ncpus>
    		<flops>2462546503140.106445</flops>
    		<plan_class>ati14</plan_class>
    		<api_version>6.13.0</api_version>
    		<file_ref>
        		<file_name>milkyway_separation_0.82_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__ati14</file_name>
        		<main_program/>
    		</file_ref>
                <cmdline>--process-priority 0 --gpu-target-frequency 25 --gpu-disable-checkpointing</cmdline>
    		<coproc>
        		<type>ATI</type>
        		<count>1.000000</count>
    		</coproc>
    		<gpu_ram>262144000.000000</gpu_ram>
	</app_version>
</app_info>
4) Message boards : News : Separation updated to 0.82 (Message 49251)
Posted 13 Jun 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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Thanks, for the arguments in the cmdline it works now.
5) Message boards : News : Separation updated to 0.80 (Message 49227)
Posted 13 Jun 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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When I put something in the <cmdline></cmdline> every WUs directly ends up with an error ::

<core_client_version>6.12.28</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
Fonction incorrecte. (0x1) - exit code 1 (0x1)
</message>
<stderr_txt>
Error loading Lua script 'astronomy_parameters.txt': [string "number_parameters: 4..."]:1: '<name>' expected near '4' 
Error reading astronomy parameters from file 'astronomy_parameters.txt'
  Trying old parameters file
Number of parameters doesn't make sense
<search_application> milkywayathome_client separation 0.80 Windows x86_64 double CAL++ </search_application>
03:47:06 (4040): called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
]]>
6) Message boards : News : ATI application updated again (Message 47614)
Posted 11 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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I am running two workunits and it does increase the GPU usage up to 100% and the CPU usage is still at 0%

cedricdd, thanks for posting your app_info. Running 2 WUs at once does increase the GPU usage to 99% but with either 1 or 2 GPUs the CPU usage here is still 1 full CPU core, sometimes grabbing 2 cores (no difference between the 1 and 2 GPU machines, they all vary between 1 and 2 full CPU core usage).

BTW, minor change in the app_info:

<version_num>57</version_num> changed to <version_num>59</version_num>

What OS version and drivers are you using that you're seeing low CPU usage (computers hidden)?
Win7-64, 10.12 here. Thanks again.


At the end of each tasks, when it reach 100% I have a 0% for the GPU and for 4-5 seconds the task is using one CPU at a 100% but it was the same when I was running only one task. Exept for the end the CPU usage is at 0%, my config is Win-7 64 bits and driver 11.4 (1.4.1353).
7) Message boards : News : ATI application updated again (Message 47600)
Posted 11 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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I am running two workunits and it does increase the GPU usage up to 100% and the CPU usage is still at 0%


How are you running two workunits concurrently ?


With an app_info.xml

<app_info>
 <app>
 <name>milkyway</name>
 </app>
 <file_info>
  <name>milkyway_0.59_windows_intelx86__ati14.exe</name>
  <executable/>
 </file_info>
 <app_version>
  <app_name>milkyway</app_name>
  <version_num>57</version_num>
  <plan_class>ati14</plan_class>
    <flops>1.0e11</flops>
    <avg_ncpus>0.05</avg_ncpus>
    <max_ncpus>1</max_ncpus>
    <coproc>
      <type>ATI</type>
      <count>0.5</count>
    </coproc>
    <cmdline></cmdline>
  <file_ref>
   <file_name>milkyway_0.59_windows_intelx86__ati14.exe</file_name>
   <main_program/>
  </file_ref>
 </app_version>
</app_info>
8) Message boards : News : ATI application updated again (Message 47587)
Posted 11 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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I'm finding exactly the same as [Boinc.at]Nowi and my rigs are running 2 x CPU at Seti.

All we need now is a means of running 2 workunits at a time, adjust the credit given, and were back in business!!!

Cheers


I am running two workunits and it does increase the GPU usage up to 100% and the CPU usage is still at 0%
9) Message boards : News : Old ATI applications deprecated (Message 47526)
Posted 10 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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Depreciated, removed and replaced with the new version for both Windows and Linux.


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New Milkyway ATI app, command like options are available. Not currently working, wait for further refinement from Milkyway


Am I looking in the right place?


It is the right place, but I have been unable to get it to run with an app_info, so I do not recommend trying it currently.


I am running it right now with an app_info and it works fine.
10) Message boards : News : ATI application (v0.57) should be available now (Message 47317)
Posted 9 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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The ATI app is using nearly a full cpu core per wu....ouch!


Not here, only 0.05CPU.

That's what it says, but it's busy waiting for the GPU to finish things which I thought I fixed months ago.


And it's ~25% slower compared to the old app... that sucks :(
What GPU? I was running it for a few days in the last week and it was pretty much the same for my 5870


On my 5850 it's also slower.
11) Message boards : News : ATI application (v0.57) should be available now (Message 47294)
Posted 9 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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The limits of 3 wus per core and 3 wus per GPU doen't work.
12) Message boards : Number crunching : No GPU tasks? (Message 47054)
Posted 6 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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Use an app_info.xml and you will be able to get some WU, use this
13) Message boards : News : Server updated (Message 47028)
Posted 6 Apr 2011 by Profile cedricdd
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I already have more than a thousand WU and I just tried to increase the number of day of cache in my boinc and I had new ones.




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