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grumpygrampy
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Oct 8, 2011 Post Count: 223 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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even when windows xp expires.. you can still use it...
yeah, nasher, you're right. i plan to run it as long as possible. the problem is support goes away, and it will become a target for the script kiddies to attack, knowing there wont be any fixes coming along. there is so much pent up demand for a new project - when it comes along everyone will be jumping on it!  |
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RCC_Survivor
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Apr 28, 2007 Post Count: 1327 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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grumpy,
----------------------------------------I agree that Linux is a good choice over windoze. My Dell 2400 is running XP and my thought was to go the Linux route. Bought a processor upgrade to 3.06MHZ with hyper threading but have not made the switch. If this was converted it would be used only for WCG so other software is not important on this PC. Maybe a firewall and AV are needed, don't know. Pretty safe behind a NAT Router and do NOT go to dangerous sites like poker or porn. Have 4 PCs running W7 and could not consider moving them now. Some of the existing software would have to have a Linux equal. My cellphone runs Android Linux and it is rooted. So it works pretty much like UNIX did. Since Linux is basically rewritten UNIX I wouldn't expect much difficulty in getting it running on a desktop PC. I will look into Linux MINT. Thanks for the info.  Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some battle. Please join the team The survivors  |
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RCC_Survivor
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Apr 28, 2007 Post Count: 1327 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Milestones Today
----------------------------------------gretchch passes 6,000,000 BOINC Credits Burno passes 600,000 BOINC Credits Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some battle. Please join the team The survivors |
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nasher
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 2, 2005 Post Count: 1423 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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watching day by day for new projects....
----------------------------------------i found i am defiantly into the cancer projects but not as interested in the rest of them.... so while we are at max badges for all running projects i am still wandering around with my main computer while i wait for new projects.  |
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RCC_Survivor
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Apr 28, 2007 Post Count: 1327 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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nasher,
----------------------------------------I agree about the new projects and interest in Cancer [and Childhood Cancer]. However, Aids is a good cause so will continue to run it until a new project begins. Everything is going well except for my cell phone, which is taking a lot of errors. Result Log Result Name: FAHV_ x3KFN_ 1f1_ B_ 0160505_ 0476_ 2-- <core_client_version>7.2.17</core_client_version> <![CDATA[ <message> process exited with code 193 (0xc1, -63) </message> <stderr_txt> INFO: No state to restore. Start from the beginning. [00:12:18] Number of tasks = 34 [00:12:18] Starting task 0,CPU time is 0.000000. [00:12:18] ./ZINC36618598.pdbqt size = 24 4 ../../projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/fahv.x3KFN_1f1_B.pdbqt size = 1846 0 [00:46:19] Finished task #0 cpu time used 1016.670000 [00:46:19] Starting task 1,CPU time is 1016.670000. [00:46:19] ./ZINC36618600.pdbqt size = 26 5 ../../projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/fahv.x3KFN_1f1_B.pdbqt size = 1846 0 [01:25:46] Finished task #1 cpu time used 1563.900000 [01:25:46] Starting task 2,CPU time is 2580.570000. [01:25:46] ./ZINC36618601.pdbqt size = 26 5 ../../projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/fahv.x3KFN_1f1_B.pdbqt size = 1846 0 SIGSEGV: segmentation violation Exiting... </stderr_txt> ]]> There was a problem recently with the cell phone MicroSD card mounting and unmounting repeatedly. I took that to mean the card was failing and needs replacement. Removed the card and in the meantime lost it. The phone runs okay without it as it has 16GB of internal memory. Have not had a chance to buy a new card and verify that this is indeed the cause of the errors. In the meantime I will remove and reinstall BOINC Android without the card installed to see if that helps. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some battle. Please join the team The survivors |
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nasher
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 2, 2005 Post Count: 1423 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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yes aids deserves work that's why i am over 5 years on it and still working on it.. i just dont have all my computers on it
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RCC_Survivor
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Apr 28, 2007 Post Count: 1327 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Reinstalling BOINC Android fixed the problem when running on 2 cores.
----------------------------------------However, when raised to 4 cores it failed. Will have to wait for the new uSD card to see if that is the problem. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some battle. Please join the team The survivors |
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RCC_Survivor
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Apr 28, 2007 Post Count: 1327 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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There are a lot of survivors on Twitter.
----------------------------------------Our team's Twitter account has 1,269 followers and is growing. The survivors @Teamsurvivors https://twitter.com/Teamsurvivors If there are any Tweets you would like posted--leave a copy here or email me using the Mail icon below. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some battle. Please join the team The survivors |
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nasher
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 2, 2005 Post Count: 1423 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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closing in on the blue earth slowly...but i am also wandering around a bit with 8 of my 18 cores so its a bit slower...
----------------------------------------i am a survivor but i also think every project out there on boinc and such deserves a chance. i don't use twitter so i don't have a team there....boincandroid doesn't seem to want to play with me for WCG but it seems to work for asteroids so i am running my mytouch 4g on that... |
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RCC_Survivor
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Apr 28, 2007 Post Count: 1327 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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closing in on the blue earth slowly...but i am also wandering around a bit with 8 of my 18 cores so its a bit slower... It takes forever to get anything on WCG.i am a survivor but i also think every project out there on boinc and such deserves a chance. Agreed but I am partial to cancer related projects.i don't use twitter so i don't have a team there....boincandroid doesn't seem to want to play with me for WCG but it seems to work for asteroids so i am running my mytouch 4g on that... The Twitter account is for the team with the purpose of gaining visibility for what we do with WCG.I thought Twitter might help with finding new crunchers and team members--but so far I am wrong. Most people are not tech savvy enough to get involved. I tried AndroBOINC but had problems so I am now using the BOINC app [Space Sciences Laboratory U.C. Berkeley] and it runs but is taking errors on both devices. Got the new uSDHC card and it does not help the problem. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some battle. Please join the team The survivors |
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