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Thread: New version of BOINC 5.4.9 |
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Former Member
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There is a new recommended version of BOINC ( 5.4.9) available at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php for Windows, Mac and Linux x86, replacing the old 5.2.13 version. I have been using it since this afternoon. It installs over the old package. I right-clicked on my BOINC icon and selected Exit to stop the program. Then I downloaded the installation package and double-clicked on it to install the new BOINC. I chose the type of installation (single user, multiple user or service), told it not to change my screensaver (since I use (blank)) and started it running. It picked up the work unit at the last check point and started crunching. Then I had to click several times on warnings my firewall threw up to allow communications. Everything has been running fine since then.
----------------------------------------If anybody runs into problems with the new version, please let us know. Please state which BOINC version you are running when reporting any BOINC problems. Lawrence Added: Whoops. Don't upgrade just yet if you are using a proxy server. Here is a message from Rom Walton at http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/forum_thread.php?id=1582#15978 If you use a proxy server you should hold off on upgrading until we have resolved an issue with NTLM authentication. We should have a fix available in a few days. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at May 13, 2006 11:24:38 AM] |
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Sekerob
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Yep, been using it for a few days now. One thing to note: The gui part can completely freeze up (the counting part). Kill it and you'll find the Dockers remains running. Restart the GUI and it pickes up at wherever the Dockers continued to go. Very Odd.
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Former Member
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Hello Sekerob,
Just what is the counting part of the GUI that freezes up? On which OS? Lawrence |
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Former Member
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yet another headache to deal with ? i tried to update the boinc but it did no tlike it, sed cant find msi install file, then after exhausitive search i found it on the windows/downloaded installations, hmm i dont think it shoulfd be this difficukt, if it is ssoo much better ( please tell me wot if anything IS better) thne i am guessing i will need to uninstall current boinc (?) , hmm happy to play for the last 15 mins trying to sort this out, am being put off, ie current boinc works fine is busy crunghingm, oh no ! it has had 15 mins off duty i better resart OLD boinc, righto - done, hmm bit of a waste of my time and crunch time, i will watxh woth interest to see how others go, unless i hear something real helpful and good i wont bother ( well not until i do a new linux instal ? ) cheers thanx for info though
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Former Member
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Hello retep57,
All I did was suspend the old version of BOINC and then downloaded the new one. Once I dowloaded the new it started it install. Asked me if it was single user and so on. Then it asked if I wanted BOINC as my screensaver. I said yes. Also asked if I wanted it to boot up when computer was started or resarted. It completed the install started running the current project from the old BOINC and that was it. Has some nicer features then the old one. Currently seems to be running good on my machine. Also seems somewhat quicker. I'll see over the next few days as the resulsts start to pour in. |
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Former Member
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thanx for comment LT, i DID try all the things u did (asfaik)
it says : the feature u r trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailalbe... click ok to try again ( did that) or enter folder containing package boinc.msi , could not find ,, hmm i found an boinc msi hiding in dwindows downloaded instalations , i suspect that is must be the old one) and sommehow it cant find a new(?) msi file ?? btw i did all the things u said but am unsure why this is a problem, i suspect that maybe i could download o bew folder, hmm would rather do default install over old boinc) |
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Former Member
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, oh no ! it has had 15 mins off duty i better resart OLD boinc, righto - done, hmm bit of a waste of my time and crunch time 15 minutes wasted!?? Keep that up and they'll pull your atta boy badge  |
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Former Member
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15 minutes wasted!?? Keep that up and they'll pull your atta boy badge ok Dagor Dagorath , this is serious business (LOL) i have 3 puters, one is a dually so i do (ok they do) 96 hrs/day fighting away on wcg... now is gonna be only 95hrs 45 mins :( humrumph and indeed.. i like to think that by keeping them going 24/7 is like 3 times more use than 8hr per day work computer ( that i dont have permission to install btw grrrr).. no doubt i will upgrade to new boinc sooner or later when the mood takes me, ijust thought it would have been SMOOTH doh! i am 99.9% sure that an unistall of old boinc and fresh install of new boinc will do the job... am about 6 hrs away from w/u finish so my true colours will prob come out and i do fresh install ... cheers, in the meantime .. wot new features? i guess i will find out soon enough LOL.... |
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Dirk Gently
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Just updated smoothly - and less that 5 mins interruption.
----------------------------------------Leave boing running and download using save to disk. Then stop boinc and run install. Back up and running in minutes. I dont think an uninstall is neccessary or a good idea! I cant see much new yet. The statistics page has some nice new features and better graphs. I thought the "Accounts Manager" feature was there before? Apparently, it is not quite available yet though. |
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Former Member
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Just updated smoothly - and less that 5 mins interruption. Leave boing running and download using save to disk. Then stop boinc and run install. Back up and running in minutes. I dont think an uninstall is neccessary or a good idea! well silly me i read your 1st line of helpful advice and skipped a line and foolishliy trued to install while boince running doh, of course now, nothing runs, i cant install the new one and to make mattters worse cant uninstal the old one grrrrr,,, am putting my embarraing mistakes up here for others to avoid, i will say again that the install over old one DID not work, it looked for an msi file etc etc :( so cant uninstall old one now , nor can install new one now arghhhhh |
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