LHC@home

I\\\\\\\'m sorry about graphics problem; I have given priority to
getting a Linux executable and getting these very very long
beam to beam jobs working. I should also look at how
you could restart. I guess BOINC kills the work unit agter
this problem, but actually I have checkpoint/restart files
which mean it could just be restarted...........

Hello, dear friends!
Problem.
Once LHC task(s) is (are) downloaded, the tasks from one of other BOINC projects begin Running in high priority and blocking LHC. That one of other is always the project with shortest deadline. But I was shocked, when a host, usualy running CPDN only, captured LHC tasks, and CPDN tasks began Running in high priority. This is absurdity!
Details.
1. No matter:
- how big are LHC tasks (for 20 minutes or 20 hours);
- what is Resource share between projects;
- which value is set for Additional work buffer or how much tasks have other projects.
2. It is important, which version of BOINC is installed:
- this effect appears, when BOINC manager is 6.6 or higher;
- there is no problems, when manager is 6.2 or lower.
P.S. This situation is never seen before...

I hope so; I doubled the time limit. Eric.
(Note also that if interrupted I have a checkpoint/restart
so that we do not lose everything, but restart from evry thousand turns i.e evry two minutes roughly.

OK we think we have a solution and it should go online once we have tested it.

Sadly it involves stripping out the graphics but this is a stop gap as the scientists want to get their work done and bigmac is on holidays as of today.

Once he is back graphics will become something for him to investigate.

I will keep you updated.