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Only downloading one task at a time [Resolved]

For a couple of weeks now WCG only runs one task, then when finished does not upload or get new work. When I update the project manually, it gets just one task and then goes just until that is done. I have six cores running, and WCG is set to get 50% of the work. Previously I was seeing WCG downloading many tasks and running several at a time, and automatically uploading them and getting new work. What is happening? How do I fix it?

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[Mar 22, 2014 1:01:52 PM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

Please post the first 60 or so lines from your event log biggrin

[Mar 22, 2014 1:20:47 PM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

Hello polanve,
In addition to the description of your system from the Event Log, please tell us which projects you are running and whether you are using an app_config.xml file to limit your work.

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[Mar 22, 2014 4:01:56 PM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

Hi, I tried creating an app_config.xml file to solve the problem, but it just creates an error. Here is the log:

3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Unrecognized tag in cc_config.xml: <zero_debts>
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.2.33 for windows_x86_64
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.25.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1 zlib/1.2.6
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Data directory: D:\BOINC
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Running under account Steve
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | CAL: ATI GPU 0: ATI Radeon HD 2300/2400/3200/4200 (RV610) (CAL version 1.4.1646, 368MB, 336MB available, 112 GFLOPS peak)
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Host name: Steve-PC
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Processor: 6 AuthenticAMD AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor [Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0]
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 htt pni cx16 popcnt syscall nx lm svm sse4a osvw ibs skinit wdt page1gb rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Ultimate x64 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Memory: 3.75 GB physical, 7.85 GB virtual
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Disk: 1.82 TB total, 815.68 GB free
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Local time is UTC -4 hours
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | A new version of BOINC is available. (7.2.42) <a href=http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php>Download</a>
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | Einstein@Home | URL http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID 6373521; resource share 25
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | SETI@home | URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 6798796; resource share 25
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | World Community Grid | URL http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/; Computer ID 2313547; resource share 50
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | Einstein@Home | General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 04-Apr-2011 22:35:17)
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | Einstein@Home | Computer location: home
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | Einstein@Home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Reading preferences override file
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Preferences:
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | max memory usage when active: 1919.59MB
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 3455.26MB
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | max disk usage: 10.00GB
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 75%
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
3/22/2014 10:34:07 PM | | Not using a proxy
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | SETI@home | Restarting task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.170.vlar_1 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 2
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | SETI@home | Restarting task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.147.vlar_0 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 4
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | SETI@home | Restarting task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.253.vlar_1 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 3
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | SETI@home | Restarting task 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.134_0 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 5
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | SETI@home | Restarting task 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.211_0 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 0
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | World Community Grid | Restarting task E220214_794_K.23.C17FH10N3S2.00365009.1.set1d06_0 using cep2 version 640 in slot 6
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | Einstein@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | Einstein@Home | Reporting 7 completed tasks
3/22/2014 10:34:08 PM | Einstein@Home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 10:34:09 PM | Einstein@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 10:34:09 PM | Einstein@Home | No work sent
3/22/2014 10:34:09 PM | Einstein@Home | see scheduler log messages on http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu//host_sched_logs/6373/6373521
3/22/2014 10:34:14 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 10:34:14 PM | SETI@home | Reporting 14 completed tasks
3/22/2014 10:34:14 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 10:34:16 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 10:44:22 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 10:44:22 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 10:44:25 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 10:45:12 PM | SETI@home | Computation for task 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.134_0 finished
3/22/2014 10:45:12 PM | SETI@home | Restarting task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.243.vlar_0 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 1
3/22/2014 10:45:14 PM | SETI@home | Started upload of 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.134_0_0
3/22/2014 10:45:15 PM | Einstein@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 10:45:15 PM | Einstein@Home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 10:45:17 PM | Einstein@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 10:45:17 PM | Einstein@Home | No work sent
3/22/2014 10:45:17 PM | Einstein@Home | see scheduler log messages on http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu//host_sched_logs/6373/6373521
3/22/2014 10:45:19 PM | SETI@home | Finished upload of 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.134_0_0
3/22/2014 10:55:32 PM | SETI@home | Computation for task 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.211_0 finished
3/22/2014 10:55:32 PM | SETI@home | Starting task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.179.vlar_1 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 0
3/22/2014 10:55:34 PM | SETI@home | Started upload of 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.211_0_0
3/22/2014 10:55:39 PM | SETI@home | Finished upload of 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.211_0_0
3/22/2014 11:00:44 PM | Einstein@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 11:00:44 PM | Einstein@Home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 11:00:47 PM | Einstein@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 11:00:47 PM | Einstein@Home | No work sent
3/22/2014 11:00:47 PM | Einstein@Home | see scheduler log messages on http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu//host_sched_logs/6373/6373521
3/22/2014 11:11:47 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 11:11:47 PM | SETI@home | Reporting 2 completed tasks
3/22/2014 11:11:47 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 11:11:50 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 11:12:09 PM | SETI@home | Computation for task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.170.vlar_1 finished
3/22/2014 11:12:09 PM | SETI@home | Starting task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.29.vlar_1 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 2
3/22/2014 11:12:11 PM | SETI@home | Started upload of 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.170.vlar_1_0
3/22/2014 11:12:16 PM | SETI@home | Finished upload of 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.170.vlar_1_0
3/22/2014 11:25:34 PM | SETI@home | Computation for task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.147.vlar_0 finished
3/22/2014 11:25:34 PM | SETI@home | Starting task 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.232_0 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 4
3/22/2014 11:25:36 PM | SETI@home | Started upload of 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.147.vlar_0_0
3/22/2014 11:25:41 PM | SETI@home | Finished upload of 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.147.vlar_0_0
3/22/2014 11:44:42 PM | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 11:44:42 PM | SETI@home | Reporting 2 completed tasks
3/22/2014 11:44:42 PM | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 11:44:46 PM | SETI@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 11:49:51 PM | Einstein@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
3/22/2014 11:49:51 PM | Einstein@Home | Requesting new tasks for ATI
3/22/2014 11:49:55 PM | Einstein@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
3/22/2014 11:49:55 PM | Einstein@Home | No work sent
3/22/2014 11:49:55 PM | Einstein@Home | see scheduler log messages on http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu//host_sched_logs/6373/6373521
3/23/2014 12:36:51 AM | SETI@home | Computation for task 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.232_0 finished
3/23/2014 12:36:51 AM | SETI@home | Starting task 02au13aa.13012.478669.438086664195.12.169.vlar_0 using setiathome_v7 version 700 in slot 4
3/23/2014 12:36:53 AM | SETI@home | Started upload of 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.232_0_0
3/23/2014 12:36:56 AM | SETI@home | Finished upload of 22au13aa.6704.24198.438086664207.12.232_0_0

[Mar 23, 2014 4:48:52 AM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

I just realized that I had named the file cc_config.xml instead of app_config.xml
I renamed it and got a whole bunch of new work for WCG. Thanks!

[Mar 23, 2014 4:56:21 AM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

Glad you have it fixed, please Edit your first post and put [RESOLVED] in the title wink

[Mar 23, 2014 8:37:41 AM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

Fixed, but not resolved, as there's a row of questions that came up reading this exchange. Posting the content of any cc_config and app_config and telling where these files exactly are probably would answer a few. Of course, seeing a clean energy task logged, you'd only get one by default, but it would upload and report normally given there's Einstein and SETI too.

The behavior though is covered by the only tag I see in the manual to do what is observed, which is the cc_config <fetch_minimal_work> tag and this one would just function in a cc_config. It would get 1 work unit and process it, then waits. This tag is global though, meaning not just wcg. The client would only have one task at any time. Beyond that one no tag exists that I see for client side configuration to just fetch one and then wait after completion. Wish there was as then I'd apply it to faah for my reasons and only get FAHV.

[Mar 23, 2014 10:26:28 AM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

So just to be sure I have this right, Here is more info:

I am running BOINC at 100% 24/7 on a Phenom X6 at 3.9 GHz. The OS is Win 7 64 Ultimate. I have the program on the C Drive and the Data directory on D.

I am putting the config file in the BOINC data directory D:\BOINC. I had originally read somewhere to put the tag in a file named cc_config.xml, but that only returned the error message unrecognized tag. the content of the file was:

<cc_config>
<options>
<zero_debts>1</zero_debts>
</options>
</cc_config>

So when I saw to use app_config.xml I just changed the filename and BOINC started downloading lots of tasks from WCG again.

However on the chance that I have perhaps set myself up for another problem due to my ignorance, I am posting this in case anyone sees a glaring error.

One more detail: I used to get a dialogue box that would popup when I started BOINC and now it just jumps straight into running.

[Mar 25, 2014 1:13:57 AM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

I looked at the User Manual in the BOINC Wiki at https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration but I could not find a good explanation for this problem.

My apologies.

tired

Lawrence

[Mar 25, 2014 5:23:41 AM]

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Re: Only downloading one task at a time

Donr know what the purpose of the zero_debt tag was in this case, but as of version 7 the debt was removed from boinc. This is why it was spitting error. It belonged in cc_config and sadly the entry was removed from the manual rather than marked as deorecated.

In effect app_config which has its own set of non-duplicating tags belongs in the project folder. See manual what it can and where it goes. Where the file is now with the content it has it is just ignored. My guess is boinc just needed a jostle. No reason why it did what it did with the additional info provided.

[Mar 25, 2014 7:31:28 AM]

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