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Send message Joined: 30 Mar 17 Posts: 8 Credit: 974,885 RAC: 0 |
I keep getting a "Postponed: VM job unmanageable, restart later" message on the Theory Simulation files one of my machines is running. I don't want to change my preferences to remove this file type just because one machine is having problems with this if possible. Any ideas? Mike. |
Send message Joined: 27 Sep 08 Posts: 798 Credit: 644,843,705 RAC: 227,278 |
When I keep the CPU load at 50% on a machine it seems less frequent. |
Send message Joined: 30 Mar 17 Posts: 8 Credit: 974,885 RAC: 0 |
Thanks. I'll try lowering my CPU to 50% in my preferences Mike. Seems like VM causes all kinds of problems. Any reason why LHC chooses to make files that require it? |
Send message Joined: 27 Sep 08 Posts: 798 Credit: 644,843,705 RAC: 227,278 |
The scientific platform in CERN is Linux, they didn't want drain resources from the science team to write applications for all platforms. With the VM they can just use the ones they have. |
Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 998 Credit: 6,264,307 RAC: 71 |
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Send message Joined: 17 Sep 04 Posts: 2 Credit: 640,874 RAC: 0 |
I just updated my BOINC manager to 7.6.33 and VM to 5.0.18 (automatic installation) and I keep getting a "VM Hypervisor failed to enter an online state in a timely fashion" in all jobs with VM, even though I've changed my preferences (a little bit randomly!). |
Send message Joined: 17 Sep 04 Posts: 2 Credit: 640,874 RAC: 0 |
Any help welcome !!! |
Send message Joined: 27 Sep 04 Posts: 102 Credit: 7,096,685 RAC: 2,148 |
If all else fails,you could use a different "location" for the one trouble machine,that excludes that type of work in preferences |
Send message Joined: 2 May 07 Posts: 2071 Credit: 156,189,460 RAC: 104,414 |
VM to 5.0.18 (automatic installation). Take a look at virtualbox.org. Actuell is 5.1.22. 5.0.18 is too old. Don't forget extension packages!. |
Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 998 Credit: 6,264,307 RAC: 71 |
If all else fails,you could use a different "location" for the one trouble machine,that excludes that type of work in preferences Yes, don't forget you have four different locales you can set your machines to, according to which projects you want them to run: home, work, school, and default. That's almost enough for anyone... :-) |
Send message Joined: 30 Mar 17 Posts: 8 Credit: 974,885 RAC: 0 |
Might sound like a dumb question, but once I have the latest version of VM loaded do I need to go into the program and set up a virtual machine and give it memory..... Mike. |
Send message Joined: 30 Mar 17 Posts: 8 Credit: 974,885 RAC: 0 |
All I have when I open up the software is a whole list of error messages saying Boink..... inaccessable with the following: Runtime error opening 'C:\ProgramData\BOINC\slots\2\boinc_b57df568436cbc9e\boinc_b57df568436cbc9e.vbox' for reading: -103(Path not found.). F:\tinderbox\win-5.1\src\VBox\Main\src-server\MachineImpl.cpp[745] (long __cdecl Machine::i_registeredInit(void)). Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005) Component: MachineWrap Interface: IMachine {b2547866-a0a1-4391-8b86-6952d82efaa0} |
Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 998 Credit: 6,264,307 RAC: 71 |
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Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 998 Credit: 6,264,307 RAC: 71 |
All I have when I open up the software is a whole list of error messages saying Boink..... inaccessable with the following: It sounds like your BOINC has got confused, and is looking for an old task that has been deleted somehow. At this point it's probably best to do a project reset. |
Send message Joined: 1 Nov 05 Posts: 8 Credit: 597,196 RAC: 0 |
Had the same issue, seeing the 'F:\tinderbox\.......' made me kind of paranoia, as I don't have an F drive. (And I don't WannaCry..) Did project reset, remove/ install VM, no louck. Finally found a mention somewhere that following file might be missing/corrupt: C:\Users\USERNAME\.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml File VirtualBox.xml was empty, replaced it with the VirtualBox.xml-prev, and was back up and running. Looks to me as a scientist put the wrong VM data file onto the project. |
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