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Download problems?
(Message 19834)
Posted 28 Jul 2008 by  Ocean Archer
Post: Uh-huh ... PieFace is not the only one with problems his morning. Two of my machines are exhibiting the same problem. Partial download and failure of the system to complete the transmission. Second problem, although of lesser concern -- IE screens do not properly display/respond. Had to shift to firefox just to get this message properly posted. Note: edited for content |
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Back to work!
(Message 19787)
Posted 6 Jul 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: WOOHOO! Hmmmm -- I thought they had identified/fixed the 'shared memory error' problem. Guess not .... |
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Ok are the sysops on holiday?
(Message 19749)
Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: The concerns/complaints about minimal/no work reminds me a bit of the story I used to hear around the campfire when I was much younger -- the story itself was not the key, but rather the very final sentence: "Patience -------, patience." |
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New article on LHC
(Message 19748)
Posted 30 Jun 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: Welll, as usual, it looks like those with the littlest amount of knowledge are making the biggest noise. Too bad, they don't learn a bit before they start blowing on the trumpet of doom ... Thank you to Clark for posting a light for people to read by ... Note: edited for content |
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"Stuck" WU?
(Message 19628)
Posted 16 May 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: As per usual, Paul has hit the nail directly on the head -- again. Before I start, I wish to make it perfectly clear, that I am not a programmer. That said, it would seem that a change to the program so it would test for two or three specific points --- completion percentage of WU in question; the processing duration for the projects (how many minutes before it switches from one project to another); the extimated run time left on the WU in question ... What I'm trying to say, is if the darn project is within a time cycle of finishing, let it finish, then switch to the next job in the line ... |
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How often does LHC shut down?
(Message 19465)
Posted 17 Apr 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: As per usual, Buck has been much more eloquent in his responses to the Leaders of the Board than I ever could, but I have to second his responses -- we are here because we want to help, if only in some small way. There are other projects running that we can support, and if we have a machine (or machines for the fortunate) select one or more of those projects to fill your waiting hours - I do ... |
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How often does LHC shut down?
(Message 19454)
Posted 15 Apr 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: To Keck and Buck-- As 'old timers' around here you're making two apparently unwarranted assumptions: 1) That the 'sticky' notes are ever read ... 2) Assuming they are read, that they are understood. Maybe I shouldn't throw stones - heck, we all was 'newbies' at one time ... |
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WU jobs
(Message 19383)
Posted 12 Apr 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: Well, before I start, I want to state categorically -- I am not affiliated with LHC (other than processing Work Units). Now - as far as the different WU labels, I would think that those with the "wma" header apply to the Muon Accelerator; those with "LHC" in them are probably for the collider as a whole (possibly fine tuning magnet strength, or alignment, etc) Again, this is just my guess on your question ... |
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shut down for maintenance ?
(Message 19382)
Posted 12 Apr 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: Looks like the only thing running right now is the message board section. Follow this link --> http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/server_status.php I agree, that it will probably be the first of the week before this is corrected, but anyone who has data out there ready to return will likely get the proper credit ... Oh, and let me add my 'Welcome Back' to Buck as well -- LTNS |
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shut down for maintenance ?
(Message 19360)
Posted 11 Apr 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: Perhaps - this has something with, or is related to the site being down earlier this week. Read the comments on the home page ... |
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Federal suit filed to stop...
(Message 19324)
Posted 10 Apr 2008 by Ocean Archer
Post: I seldom get on my soapbox, and I'll try not to expound here, but if people would simply read and UNDERSTAND what they read, then maybe lawsuits like this would be fewer and farther between. Hopefully, this lawsuit will get thrown out of court. |
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Please increase our daily machine quota
(Message 18149)
Posted 14 Oct 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: Well I, for one, do in fact spread my machine(s) across several projects. Granted you cannot 'gunny-sack' the work and return it at your leisure, but more of the crunching public can accomplish some work, and feel like they too are a part of this project. Will "the-powers-that-be" change the setpoint in the future - only they can answer that, but since even my antiquated PIII machines complete their daily share of work from LHC in a little more than 5 hours, a little looosening of the reins wouldn't hurt. Of course, that's not taking into account that the next software revision might just take longer to calculate the results (depending on what is being calculated). A misquote from the movie 'Grease' comes to mind: ..."enjoy the ride, or step to the side" |
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Number crunching :
dear Neasan & Alex
(Message 17818)
Posted 11 Sep 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: Hey - I can remember in the not-too-far-distant past where we had similar problems with SETI. Always seemed to happen over a weekend. Finally traced down (I think) to some knuckle-dragging sanitation engineer who would liberate power plugs from service receptacles just so he could run his floor buffer. Not saying that it's the problem here, but one never knows. |
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Number crunching :
Can't Access Work Units
(Message 17811)
Posted 10 Sep 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: When they open the spigot -- it'll be feasting time |
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LHC@home Science :
Can sixtrack model what will happen if a magnet fails?
(Message 17781)
Posted 22 Aug 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: If The Manhattan Project of many years ago is any indicator - there will be a lot of assembling and dis-assembling of the equipment. Based on the size of this project, such a failure will happen too quickly to allow protective devices to react .... |
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The new look bugs
(Message 17554)
Posted 26 Jul 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: Quantum Naught wrote ... 1. I can't log out of my account, so my friend isn't able to log in to his account on my computer. FWIW -- I don't think this is a "new" issue, it seems like this condition has existed for some time. Short of you "detaching" your computer from the project, then re-attaching with your friend's account, I'm not sure there's a way to do what you desire ... |
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When can we expect new work??
(Message 17265)
Posted 5 Jul 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: Thank you, Neasan, for clearly outlining the conditions under which you must operate. I'm hopeful that everyone out here appreciates your patience which shows in the operation of the BOINC/LHC project(s) -- and my small computer "garden" will continue to poll your server for work. Until then ... |
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A new look
(Message 17183)
Posted 2 Jul 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: I guess that FireFox and the other programs work similar to IE, but being older and somewhat 'set in my ways', I dunno if I could (re)learn all the tricks necessary to make a different browser work. Tried Netscape for a while, and it seemed to work well, but the ompany I was working for at the time pitched a big fit about not being totally committed to IE - so I and a few others had to follow the pack ... |
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Number crunching :
Wait for it
(Message 17126)
Posted 26 Jun 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: Things are wonderful all over -- now, let the crunching commence .... |
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Number crunching :
Can we get an update?
(Message 17017)
Posted 11 Jun 2007 by Ocean Archer
Post: Thank you for the update -- we appreciate being "kept in the loop" as to the progress of the Project ... |
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