Crack Nazi Codes Challenge

[Dave gpu]

Name
Crack Nazi Codes Challenge

Status
Upcoming

Project
Enigma@Home

Issued by
SETI.USA

Start time
2016-02-22 01:00 UTC

End time
2016-02-29 01:00 UTC

Late entrants allowed?
Yes

Number of teams participating
» 7


Looks like fun

[Al]

Since we issued it, I'd like to see us turn out in force. If you're gonna, there is an optimized app in the team DropBox.

[pinhodecarlos]

What I like the most on this project beyond cracking a message is the short wus.

[pinhodecarlos]

Can't reach site.

[Dave gpu]

BOINCstats http://boincstats.com/en/stats/challenge/team/chat/762 up and running

http://www.enigmaathome.net/ up and running

[pinhodecarlos]

Enigma site was down all my morning.

[Dave gpu]

Name
Crack Nazi Codes Challenge
Status
Upcoming
Project
Enigma@Home
Issued by
SETI.USA
Start time
2016-02-22 01:00 UTC
End time
2016-02-29 01:00 UTC
Late entrants allowed?
Yes
Number of teams participating
» 13
Team Name
BOINC@Poland
UK BOINC Team
SETI.Germany
AMD Users
SETI.USA
BOINC@AUSTRALIA
The Scottish Boinc Team
Planet 3DNow!
Amateur Radio Operators
[H]ard|OCP
Colombia
BOINC@Latvia


10 Days till start

[Mumps]

Looks like WU's are being distributed with a deadline of Feb 22nd already. So only about 20 more minutes before we could start bunkering. :)

Too bad I already have well over a million hours on the project. Not that much incentive for me to run it hard. :rolleyes:

[Bryan]

I need 1.5M credits to finish it off ... then I'm done :D

Does anyone know how many WU you can get per machine or thread?

[dcushing]

Looks like WU's are being distributed with a deadline of Feb 22nd already. So only about 20 more minutes before we could start bunkering. :)

Too bad I already have well over a million hours on the project. Not that much incentive for me to run it hard. :rolleyes:

Yes,, I have the android tablet on it, might do a little more... but up their too, little incentive... Wish they would do badges

[Al]

Yes,, I have the android tablet on it, might do a little more... but up their too, little incentive... Wish they would do badges
They do "badge," colors change based on credit milestones.

[cineon_lut]

I've had the opti-app for a while. Is there a newer one?

I'll start bunkering as soon as my RL stuff clears up. Should be Monday.

Vic

[Al]

I've had the opti-app for a while. Is there a newer one?

I'll start bunkering as soon as my RL stuff clears up. Should be Monday.

Vic
See your post in the team discussion. Yes, there is.

[scole of TSBT]

Does anyone know how many WU you can get per machine or thread?
It gave me 720 on a 24 core system. I bumped it to 96 and still only get 720. Anyone else seeing different behavior?

[Al]

It gave me 720 on a 24 core system. I bumped it to 96 and still only get 720. Anyone else seeing different behavior?
I get 1200 on all I've bunkered so far.

[Bryan]

It gave me 720 on a 24 core system. I bumped it to 96 and still only get 720. Anyone else seeing different behavior?

I had some that weren't giving me 1200 and when I checked I hadn't set the days of extra work high enough. Putting everything at 10 days and they all loaded up.

[scole of TSBT]

That's still less than 2 days work

[Al]

That's still less than 2 days work
It's dual boot and Linux after that.

[pinhodecarlos]

Team L'ALLIANCE FRANCOPHONE is asking me how to enter the contest. I don't know what do they need to do to set it up on boincstats.

[Al]

Curious, they are usually entered automatically. No matter, one of their admins with the correct login info can sign them up just like we have to do for challenges.

[pinhodecarlos]

Curious, they are usually entered automatically. No matter, one of their admins with the correct login info can sign them up just like we have to do for challenges.

I don't see them in any challenge.

[Al]

I don't see them in any challenge.
One of their admins will have to do it.

[scole of TSBT]

Any of you folks getting enigma work on linux?

[Al]

I got 4 computers worth last night but haven't tried it today.

[Bryan]

Any of you folks getting enigma work on linux?

Yes sir, not having any problems at all. If it was getting work and stopped then I don't have an answer. HOWEVER, if it is new to the project and you have "no_alt_platform" enabled in your cc_config then it won't pull any work. I know someone who found that out the hard way :D

[Al]

Yes sir, not having any problems at all. If it was getting work and stopped then I don't have an answer. HOWEVER, if it is new to the project and you have "no_alt_platform" enabled in your cc_config then it won't pull any work. I know someone who found that out the hard way :D
I wish I had read your post prior to reinstalling the vm.

Edit: I just loaded 2 Linux vms without a problem.

[Mumps]

I swear I'm not loading up and draining the queue either. But soon... :D

[Dave gpu]

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Name
Crack Nazi Codes Challenge

Status
Upcoming

Project
Enigma@Home

Issued by
SETI.USA

Start time
2016-02-22 01:00 UTC

End time
2016-02-29 01:00 UTC

Late entrants allowed?
Yes

Number of teams participating
» 16

[Haunted Forest]

Loading up!!

Whats the deal with the opti app? quick links anyone?

I can install after the big dump...

HF

[Haunted Forest]

nevermind, found my notes!!
someday I "WILL" get it together

HF

[Bryan]

Okay Mumps, knock it off! I can't get to the server to load up more VMs =))

[Al]

I don't see them in any challenge.
My understanding is that they are the team that shows up blank and only shows the team name after the competition starts.

Oh, and I'm finally getting U-Verse installed today. I did manage to load up a bit more work prior to going offline. Hopefully from here on out will go smoothly, as up to this point it has been a very painful experience.

[Mike029]

Anyone know what the max wu download for 240 cpu?

[Al]

Anyone know what the max wu download for 240 cpu?
1200 max, set ncpus to 40 and you're good. Don't forget up up the cache to 10 days.

[scole of TSBT]

I need some linux gurus to help me figure this out. I have 5 linux VMs and 3 native linux installs. All running ubuntu server 14.04 and boinc-client 7.2.42. These systems download every other project WUs just fine but I can't get a single enigma wu on any of them. When booted to windows they all download WUs under windows just fine. 100% of cpus being used, no app_config or app_info files. Work buffer set to everything from 1 day to 10/10. Only project on a couple systems and resource share is set to 8000. This is all I get in the log...
17-Feb-2016 20:23:29 [Enigma@Home] Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
17-Feb-2016 20:23:29 [Enigma@Home] Requesting new tasks for CPU
17-Feb-2016 20:23:30 [Enigma@Home] Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
17-Feb-2016 20:23:30 [Enigma@Home] No tasks sent
What the heck is the problem? I've posted to the project message board but no response yet. You guys afraid of my bunker drops so bad you had the enigma project admin blackball my systems? ;)

[Haunted Forest]

I need some linux gurus to help me figure this out. I have 5 linux VMs and 3 native linux installs. All running ubuntu server 14.04 and boinc-client 7.2.42. These systems download every other project WUs just fine but I can't get a single enigma wu on any of them. When booted to windows they all download WUs under windows just fine. 100% of cpus being used, no app_config or app_info files. Work buffer set to everything from 1 day to 10/10. Only project on a couple systems and resource share is set to 8000. This is all I get in the log...
17-Feb-2016 20:23:29 [Enigma@Home] Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
17-Feb-2016 20:23:29 [Enigma@Home] Requesting new tasks for CPU
17-Feb-2016 20:23:30 [Enigma@Home] Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
17-Feb-2016 20:23:30 [Enigma@Home] No tasks sent
What the heck is the problem? I've posted to the project message board but no response yet. You guys afraid of my bunker drops so bad you had the enigma project admin blackball my systems? ;)


I can't get Enigma WU either on my two Linux machines
HF

[Mumps]

Well, I just tested and got plenty of Enigma work on my Linux hosts. Went from about 6 hosts having around 250 WU's total to now having well over 5500 Linux WU's downloaded. Personally, I'd blame 7.2.42. IIRC that one had some work fetch issues that were ugly. I'm on either 7.4.25 or 7.6.2x. For Ubuntu, try using the locutusofborg ppa to get the current 7.6.22 linux release of the client.

[scole of TSBT]

For Ubuntu, try using the locutusofborg ppa to get the current 7.6.22 linux release of the client.
So enter...
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costamagnagianfranco/locutusofborg-ppa

Then install by entering?...
sudo apt-get install costamagnagianfranco/locutusofborg-ppa/boinc

or
sudo apt-get install boinc

[Mumps]

Once you add the ppa with the add-apt command, you'll need to run
sudo apt-get update

to get your local catalog updated to reflect the new packages available through the ppa. Then yes
sudo apt-get install boinc

If you used a Distro repository to originally install BOINC, I believe it gets installed in the same place. But if you used one of the downloadables from the BOINC/dl site, you may have to fiddle around a bit to get your current preferences transferred to a new location.

[scole of TSBT]

There was an error during the installation. There is the en of the output from the process....

Selecting previously unselected package gstreamer1.0-plugins-good:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../gstreamer1.0-plugins-good_1.2.4-1~ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gstreamer1.0-plugins-good:amd64 (1.2.4-1~ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package gstreamer1.0-x:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../gstreamer1.0-x_1.2.4-1~ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gstreamer1.0-x:amd64 (1.2.4-1~ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libvisual-0.4-plugins:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libvisual-0.4-plugins_0.4.0.dfsg.1-7build1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libvisual-0.4-plugins:amd64 (0.4.0.dfsg.1-7build1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package notification-daemon.
Preparing to unpack .../notification-daemon_0.7.6-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking notification-daemon (0.7.6-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libcanberra-gtk3-module:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libcanberra-gtk3-module_0.30-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libcanberra-gtk3-module:amd64 (0.30-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.40.2-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/boinc-client_7.6.22+dfsg-1exp1~trusty1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

BTW...when I originally installed from the distro I installed boinc-client, not plain boinc if that matters

ok, I'll google it :rolleyes:

[Al]

Well, I just tested and got plenty of Enigma work on my Linux hosts. Went from about 6 hosts having around 250 WU's total to now having well over 5500 Linux WU's downloaded. Personally, I'd blame 7.2.42. IIRC that one had some work fetch issues that were ugly. I'm on either 7.4.25 or 7.6.2x. For Ubuntu, try using the locutusofborg ppa to get the current 7.6.22 linux release of the client.
Hmmm...my post disappeared...I'm using 7.2.42 on all my vms without seeing any of the issues scole is seeing, so it might be another issue.

[scole of TSBT]

I have 7.6.22 running now. Enigma is the only project, resource share set to 8000, always run, always network, work buffer 10/10, 100% cpus...
no work

[Al]

I have 7.6.22 running now. Enigma is the only project, resource share set to 8000, always run, always network, work buffer 10/10, 100% cpus...
no work
Since nothing else has worked, you might try installing this version of Mint on a vm:
http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=168

I know it works here. Also, get BM from the Software Manager on the startup page. I know this works also so if you still have problems you'll know what it isn't.

[scole of TSBT]

On a different machine, one that had a vm with ubuntu 14.04 server but wounldn't download work, I setup another vm with mint 17.3, installed boinc 7.2.42, ran the boincmgr, attached enigma and it got work. What the heck doesn't enigma like about ubuntu server? If it was just one system that couldn't get work I would assume it was specific issue with just that system but it doesn't like any of my ubuntu systems.

[Al]

On a different machine, one that had a vm with ubuntu 14.04 server but wounldn't download work, I setup another vm with mint 17.3, installed boinc 7.2.42, ran the boincmgr, attached enigma and it got work. What the heck doesn't enigma like about ubuntu server? If it was just one system that couldn't get work I would assume it was specific issue with just that system but it doesn't like any of my ubuntu systems.
I don't know why the server edition doesn't work, but I'm glad the Mint did the trick. Guess you have some catching up to do on the bunkering, though I'd probably say it's too much work and would forget the bunker this time.

State: All (24992) · In progress (24992)

[Mumps]

Well, all of my Linux hosts are Ubuntu 14.04, but they are the Desktop version, not Server. I wonder if there's a dependency that's not satisfied by the Server install. I chose not to go Server because of all the GUI dependencies that the Berkeley DL packages couldn't define, so it was just easier to go Desktop...

[Bryan]

State: All (24992) · In progress (24992)

Is that all? Greedy sucker :D

I guess I should have started earlier than I did ... bringing up the rear again -- except for once I might be ahead of Scole after the bunker bombs!

[Al]

Is that all? :D
Probably not, but it should be close. ;)

[Dave gpu]

3 Days


2 Hours


49 Minutes


53 Seconds


To challenge start!

http://boincstats.com/en/stats/challenge/team/chat/762

[Mike029]

Is that all? Greedy sucker :D

I guess I should have started earlier than I did ... bringing up the rear again -- except for once I might be ahead of Scole after the bunker bombs!

Nowhere near you guys but I'll have a nice little bunker to drop.

[Dave gpu]

Number of teams participating» 17
Team Name
BOINC@Poland
UK BOINC Team
SETI.Germany
AMD Users
SETI.USA
BOINC@AUSTRALIA
The Scottish Boinc Team
Ukraine
OcUK - Overclockers UK
Planet 3DNow!
Amateur Radio Operators
[H]ard|OCP
Vancouver, Washington
BOINC RUSSIA
Colombia
BOINC@Latvia


This is going to be a fun Challenge