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02 Aug 2009, 22:29
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Post Re: ATI/CAL support for Boinc - bugs
After copying over the files in the 6.5.0 .zip file, BOINC fails to run, specifically boincmgr.exe, with error code 0xc0150002, stating that the application failed to initialize properly.


03 Aug 2009, 21:07
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Post Re: ATI/CAL support for Boinc - bugs
John Galt 007 wrote:
After copying over the files in the 6.5.0 .zip file, BOINC fails to run, specifically boincmgr.exe, with error code 0xc0150002, stating that the application failed to initialize properly.


6.6.20 does work...

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8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||Processor: 4 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11]
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 mmx
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home x86 Editon, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||Memory: 2.00 GB physical, 3.85 GB virtual
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||Disk: 19.13 GB total, 3.03 GB free
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||Local time is UTC -5 hours
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||CAL device: ATI GPU RV670
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||No CUDA devices found
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||Not using a proxy
8/3/2009 2:11:24 PM||Version change (6.4.7 -> 6.6.20)


Does a change to the app_info.xml file need to be made to run this with Milkyway?


03 Aug 2009, 21:19
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Post Re: ATI/CAL support for Boinc - bugs
Try only replacing the boinc.exe and use the boinc.dll from a previous package or install and older stock boinc first (6.4.5,6.4.7).
(http://boincdl3.ssl.berkeley.edu/mirror ... telx86.exe)

Milkyway needs to support the new coproc type named <coproc_cal>. They need to modify their server software (new plan class) to make it work.


03 Aug 2009, 23:16
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Post Re: ATI/CAL support for Boinc - bugs
The 6.6.20 version works just fine on my Quad. It helped that I was already running 6.6.20 on it, so it was a easy update.


04 Aug 2009, 02:24
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Post Re: ATI/CAL support for Boinc - bugs
I am wondering of this version is trying to download SETI work for my ATI card as my cache has ballooned to what boincview says is 41 days of work. It does not affect Milkyway since I can only keep 24 units at one time.


06 Aug 2009, 04:12
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arkayn wrote:
I am wondering of this version is trying to download SETI work for my ATI card as my cache has ballooned to what boincview says is 41 days of work. It does not affect Milkyway since I can only keep 24 units at one time.


Good chance of it if I read this correctly.

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8/5/2009 19:22:34      [wfd] CAL: shortfall 418901760.00 nidle 1.00 est. delay 0.00 RS fetchable 0.00 runnable 0.00


06 Aug 2009, 04:23
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Post Re: ATI/CAL support for Boinc - bugs
Hi.
Here is what I would like to achieve: I wish to run MW (Milkyway@Home) on my (single) ATI 4870 all the time, along with other CPU projects without any of them interfering with MW. Also I want to run 3 MW wus at a time as it seems to be the most efficient way. As the official BOINC client is unable to do that because it doesn't know anything about ATI/CAL and treats ATI MW app as CPU app. Therefore I gave your 6.5.0 v2 a try. So far I have managed only to run one at a time or all of them at once. Here is my MW app info xml:
Code:
<app_info>
   <app>
      <name>milkyway</name>
   </app>
   <file_info>
      <name>astronomy_0.19_ATI_x64f.exe</name>
      <executable/>
   </file_info>
   <file_info>
      <name>brook.dll</name>
      <executable/>
   </file_info>
   <app_version>
      <app_name>milkyway</app_name>
      <version_num>19</version_num>
      <flops>93841380000</flops>
      <avg_ncpus>0.05</avg_ncpus>
      <max_ncpus>0.166666</max_ncpus>
      <avg_gpus>0.333333</avg_gpus>
      <max_gpus>0.333333</max_gpus>
      <gpu_concurrent_tasks>3</gpu_concurrent_tasks>
      <coproc>
         <type>CAL</type>
         <count>1</count>
      </coproc>
      <cmdline>n3 w0.9</cmdline>
      <file_ref>
         <file_name>astronomy_0.19_ATI_x64f.exe</file_name>
         <main_program/>
      </file_ref>
      <file_ref>
         <file_name>brook.dll</file_name>
      </file_ref>
   </app_version>
</app_info>

If I understand the above XML right, it should cause BOINC to run 3WUs concurrently, but it doesn't. Is this a bug?

I have also been pondering running 2 BOINC clients at the same time - one running MW and other one the rest of the projects - but of course that is impossible with unmodified client (which doesn't check for already running instances). So, I would really be happy if I could accomplish my goal using only your ATI/CAL aware client. Please, help.
BR,
Vid Vidmar


08 Aug 2009, 20:26
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