I recently added the Asteroids@home application and I am having the following problem: Asteroids@home is not allowing the BOINC Manager to shift to the next application at the desired time frame. If I suspend the application, it automatically rotates to the next application, which runs the allocated time then shifts to the following application.

Here are the system & setup infos that may be helpful.
If I missed anything, let me know.

BOINC Manager Version 7.0.28 (x86)
wxWidgets Version 2.8.12

Running rosetta@home resource share @47.62%
Milkyway@Home resource share @47.62%
Asteroids@home resource share @4.76%
(Previously I had the resource share set @ 33.33% each but changed it to this setting to try to correct the behavior)

Set to Switch between applications every 15.00 minutes
50.00% of the processors (on multiprocessor systems)
Use at most 100% CPU time

Running: Xbuntu 12.04.1 LTS

Tim

The switch time (15 minutes in your case) is not written in stone. BOINC will try to use that time but if it thinks there are good reasons to not use it then it will use what it thinks is a more appropriate switch time.

For example, BOINC will run a task until it checkpoints, even if it exceeds the switch time. If it does not then you lose whatever progress is gained unless you turn on LAIM which has undesirable side-effects sometimes. Asteroids tasks require ~1 hour to write their first checkpoint so yes, every time an Asteroids task resumes it will run for that minimum ~1 hour. If you suspend it before it writes the checkpoint then it loses whatever progress it made. So don't suspend.

Your 15 minute switch time is exceedingly short. It may give the impression that each project is receiving its share but such a short switch time causes other problems. I set my switch time to 10 hours and leave LAIM off. I would say 60 minute switch should be the minimum. There is no benefit in 15 minute switches, only potential problems.

Ok, that makes sense, changing the switch time now.

Thanks,

Tim