Posts by Iridian

1) Questions and Answers : Windows : Screensaver Trouble (Message 12279) Posted 22 Jan 2006 by Iridian Post: Hello I am running Windows XP service pack 2 with all updates, including the latest version of DirectX 9. I have 768 megs RAM and an nVidia FX500 with 256 megs RAM onboard (not the latest and greatest, but not a total loss as a video card. The graphic shows perfectly when manually requested to do so, but will not run automatically in "screensaver" mode. Your systems will show that I am not running LHC at the moment, but my comments are still relevant as my hardware is unchanged - I was back here to check if a newer version of the program has been released to solve this problem. The admins have my e-mail address if any further info might be of use. Gray Clearly the problem discussed in this (most recent replied to) thread and also in these long forgotten threads: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=1492 http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=1157 http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=1238 is never going to be resolved. This, unfortunately, forces me to remove this project form my system.
2) Questions and Answers : Windows : screensaver disfunctional (Message 9787) Posted 31 Aug 2005 by Iridian Post: <blockquote><blockquote>> Well the title says it all really - I have the latest nVidia drivers (just > downloaded tonight) for my Windows XP service pack 2 system, with a > reasonable nVidia FX 5500 video card, plenty of RAM (768) and a decent 2.6 > Mhz Pentium 4 processor. The system is stable in every respect, but I cannot > get more than the count-down of the performance measuring prior to showing > the actual graphics when I attempt to do so in screensaver mode. > > I have no issues when I ask for the graphics to be show from inside the > program, however - and in fact I had to choose between SETI@home and > LHC@home: the superior graphics of LHC are what convinced me to change over - > SETI's graphics are purely appalling by comparison ! (and this after many > years of crunching SETI classic... Same for me and I am running on AMD Athlon XP 2100+ nVidia GeForce MX 440 graphic and plenty of ram (512 mb)</blockquote> I also have this problem, When starting the graphics from within the Boinc manager everything looks ok. I always have the screensaver up for 5 minutes after which it will blank so not to put to much cpu time in showing graphics. With LHC@Home when the screensaver starts strange things happen. I get a Boinc screen with a system message about the progress of LHC. This screen alternates with the count down graphics screen from LHC, however the countdown doesn't progress. When I want to take control this is also very difficult, it takes about 30 seconds for Boinc screen and LHC countdown screen to completely disappear. I am running on Pentium 4 1300 Mhz + nVidia Geforce 2MX 400. Anyone knows a solution, it's very annoying, I cannot use the screensaver for LHC anymore.</blockquote> I just found out 2 other threads are discussing the same problem, which clearly hasn't been solved yet. Also The problem can't be related to DirectX cause then both the screensaver and the graphics from within the Boinc manager would be affected. This is not the case, only the screensaver graphics are disfunctional. The other threads I found: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=1157 http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=385 http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=1238 This problem seems to be neglected. It deserves some attention!
3) Questions and Answers : Windows : Screensaver Trouble (Message 9785) Posted 31 Aug 2005 by Iridian Post: <blockquote>> > > This seems to be a problem with DirectX v9.xx. I would suggest that > you > > find > > > out what version of DirectX everyone else has. > > > > I have DirectX 9, latest version, on my system and have no issues with > it. > > Therefore I believe the problem is not related to DirectX. > > > > > I have the latest versions of directX on the 2 computers that have problems as > well as the 2 that work properly. I personally think the problem is that the > code that measures graphics performace doesn't have an exit point when using a > sub-standard video card. > > I think this because sometimes if I let it run on the computers with problems > it will go ahead and start the screensaver. This only happens occasionaly and > is usually in a situation were it tries to run for almost the whole timeslice > that LHC has available. > John Keck -- BOINCing since 2002/12/08 -- <a> href="http://www.boinc.dk/index.php?page=user_statistics&project=lhcah&userid=143"> > It might be a problem with the implementation of DirectX with Windows 2000. Or it might be the way sixtrack uses the calls to DirectX. I really can not say for sure. But, I can tell you this. My nVidia Ti4600 is not a "Sub-Standard" video card, old maybe but not "Sub-Standard". Even if it was, then based on your thinking. I should not have been able to display the graphics for LHC or even Seti, even with the stock Windows installation. Or even with any version of DirectX. But, that is not the case. I am able to diplay the Seti graphics without any problem. It is only with the LHC that I am unable to display the graphics. Even with my Voodoo 4500 video card, for with is a truly a "Sub-Standard" video card. I am able to display the sixtrack graphics without any problems. The only time I have problems is with the screensaver. And I believe it to be caused by the drivers implementation of the OpenGL. For which the card was not even designed to display. As I have also stated before, this is only with 1 system. My other system is a XP Home edition. And it has DirectX v9.0c installed on it. And it have a very, very, very "Sub-Standard" video. It is using the S3 Savage Pro that is built into the motherboard. And it has no problems displaying the LHC graphics. In fact that same machine is also doing ClimatePrediction@Home. And it has no problems display CP@H's graphics either. </blockquote> I'm having the same screensaver issues. The problem can't be related to DirectX. If DirectX was the problem both the screensaver and the graphics shown by clicking 'show graphics' from within Boinc manager wouldn't work. Since the problem only involves the screensaver and the graphics from within Boinc manager are perfectly ok it must be related to the LHC program. I don't understand why this problem isn't mentioned in the 'known problems' section of the LHC website and why, after all this time, this problem still hasn't been solved. I also posted a message in this thread: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=1492 which I found before this one. It only illustrates that people are still having this problem which deserves attention! Oh and this thread: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/forum_thread.php?id=1157#5867 also discusses the same problem.
4) Questions and Answers : Windows : screensaver disfunctional (Message 9684) Posted 27 Aug 2005 by Iridian Post: <blockquote>> Well the title says it all really - I have the latest nVidia drivers (just > downloaded tonight) for my Windows XP service pack 2 system, with a > reasonable nVidia FX 5500 video card, plenty of RAM (768) and a decent 2.6 > Mhz Pentium 4 processor. The system is stable in every respect, but I cannot > get more than the count-down of the performance measuring prior to showing > the actual graphics when I attempt to do so in screensaver mode. > > I have no issues when I ask for the graphics to be show from inside the > program, however - and in fact I had to choose between SETI@home and > LHC@home: the superior graphics of LHC are what convinced me to change over - > SETI's graphics are purely appalling by comparison ! (and this after many > years of crunching SETI classic... Same for me and I am running on AMD Athlon XP 2100+ nVidia GeForce MX 440 graphic and plenty of ram (512 mb)</blockquote> I also have this problem, When starting the graphics from within the Boinc manager everything looks ok. I always have the screensaver up for 5 minutes after which it will blank so not to put to much cpu time in showing graphics. With LHC@Home when the screensaver starts strange things happen. I get a Boinc screen with a system message about the progress of LHC. This screen alternates with the count down graphics screen from LHC, however the countdown doesn't progress. When I want to take control this is also very difficult, it takes about 30 seconds for Boinc screen and LHC countdown screen to completely disappear. I am running on Pentium 4 1300 Mhz + nVidia Geforce 2MX 400. Anyone knows a solution, it's very annoying, I cannot use the screensaver for LHC anymore.

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