Posts by JohnMD
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(Message 7109)
Posted 24 Jan 2021 by 
JohnMD
Post: I'm assuming you run Windows 10 - otherwise the following may not be relevant. They almost certainly came via your internet browser(s). Possibly remembered in your browser history, or secretly downloaded after an unfortunate click. If they start when you open a browser, it's probably the former and you need to clean that browser's history. Otherwise it's probably the latter and an antivirus scan which also looks for PUPs is your best bet. You might be lucky to find it in startapps - and remove it via APPs. Be aware that Asteroids is not yet functional after hardware problems. Good luck. |
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(Message 6703)
Posted 20 May 2020 by
JohnMD
Post: No, I compare it to most other projects. GPUs can't perform all the smart operations that CPUs can. Some projects have more limited multitasking possibilities than others. Some have none at all which is why not all projects have GPU versions. Comparison of GPU project performance is thus futile - by the way you failed to mention milkyway and Primegrid Genefer GPU WUs. It is reassuring that Asteroids gives the same credit per WU whatever the process. The smaller the CPU involvement, the greater the amount transferred to the GPU. This should be considered a measure of efficiency - not the opposite. |
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(Message 6584)
Posted 21 Apr 2020 by
JohnMD
Post: Hi, Superficially it looks like your math doesn't stack up. One 2080 is apparently 2 times faster than a 1060, and two of them are about 4 times faster. What did you expect ? |
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(Message 6549)
Posted 10 Apr 2020 by
JohnMD
Post: I am not so sure there is a misunderstanding. At the time of writing (10.04.2020 09:00 UTC) I checked your pendings. The wingman was still in progress in ALL 72 ! Remember - there can be a delay in the project to update your status after the wingman's is updated. |
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(Message 6509)
Posted 26 Mar 2020 by
JohnMD
Post: Some years ago I was advised by another project to do the same. So I upgraded to the latest WHQL version. It would crash from time to time. So I went to the PC manufacturer's page and downloaded their latest certified nvidia driver - and the problems disappeared. I guess I will just have to try it. Here is Nvidia's warning on their download page - As part of the NVIDIA Notebook Driver Program, this is a reference driver that can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs. However, please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook. OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver. Your wording gives the impression that 10.2 is more efficient for the application - whereas it is actually a requirement. If you had made this clear, I would not have posted. Good luck with the new app. |
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(Message 6501)
Posted 25 Mar 2020 by
JohnMD
Post: I am currently on the latest nvidia driver APPROVED for my 64-bit PC. Together they have CUDA 9.2 and CC 6.1. It seems that I do not require a newer driver - can you be more accurate ? |
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(Message 6419)
Posted 29 Dec 2019 by
JohnMD
Post: "It's alright. Project server will adapt to that and eventually tasks will get crunched somewhere." It's not alright - the project has to wait for an eventual time-out before it can resend. This delays their research. It is far more relevant to ask whether Steve Gaber runs 24/7. If not - how can one expect a scheduler to guess time scales ? Otherwise - the scheduler takes all projects' tasks' deadlines into consideration. Estimates for new (sub-)projects can be far out - but that's true of all new activity. And who leaves their PC's unattended for 10 days' buffer ? |
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(Message 6418)
Posted 29 Dec 2019 by
JohnMD
Post: Cut the crap - someone along the line is not supporting the concept of - "backwards compatibility" I'm no expert - but the references seem to point at David Anderson at BOINC |
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(Message 6410)
Posted 2 Dec 2019 by
JohnMD
Post: i somehow didn't recieve any tasks recently, anybody know why? While you're here on the web-site - the "server status" page will tell you why you are not receiving WUs |
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Posted 11 Dec 2018 by
JohnMD
Post: @Shadak See for yourself at - https://ark.intel.com/products/84695/Intel-Core-i3-5005U-Processor-3M-Cache-2-00-GHz- If you are still not convinced, BOINC says - 11-12-2018 12:44:27 | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movebe popcnt aes f16c rdrandsyscall nx lm avx avx2 vmx tm2 pbe fsgsbase bmi1 smep bmi2 @MarkJ http://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/host_app_versions.php?hostid=561807 |
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Posted 28 Nov 2018 by
JohnMD
Post: Asteroids doesn't know if my 5005U is faster with AVX because it doesn't send any. |
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Posted 22 Nov 2018 by
JohnMD
Post: nuf said |
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(Message 5946)
Posted 8 Sep 2018 by
JohnMD
Post: When you have time to extend your AVX register, can you also include i3-5005 ? http://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/forum_thread.php?id=672 |
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(Message 5936)
Posted 1 Sep 2018 by
JohnMD
Post: I have an Intel I3-5005U processer which supports AVX, but I don't get AVX WU's. Can you fix this ? |
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(Message 5788)
Posted 16 Apr 2018 by
JohnMD
Post: My Intel 6200U CPU no longer receives AVX WUs. Is this expected ? |
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(Message 4782)
Posted 8 Feb 2016 by
JohnMD
Post: The problem is not the RAM. The problem is that the projects have not developed a version of their apps for x86 Android devices (Intel CPU). They have a version only for ARM ones (Qualcomm Snapdragon, Exynos, HiSilicon and MediaTek CPUs). Only SETI@Home Beta Test and Collatz Conjecture have ones available for x86 Android devices with Intel CPUs You don't have an atom registered at asteroids - make sure the project has been added to the client. |
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(Message 4329)
Posted 2 Apr 2015 by
JohnMD
Post: There are more than enough entries on this topic already - why not read them instead of adding to the clutter. |
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(Message 4104)
Posted 10 Mar 2015 by
JohnMD
Post: @Kyong Your https log-on page has the wrong certificate. People can't attach because of this. |