Getting the PPSieve WUs to run on ATI cards

[Bryan]

Okay since you experts have this all figured out, the question is to app_info or not to app_info. My systems run either way, is there a reason to run the app_info?

[Fire$torm]

Okay since you experts have this all figured out, the question is to app_info or not to app_info. My systems run either way, is there a reason to run the app_info?

My humble advice, if you do not see an increase in production with the app_info file than your system is fine without it. I would recommend checking up on it once a day just in case the project wizards update the app.

[Mumps]

Wow, that may be just what I've been looking for. I'm running Win 7 32bit. I get the same exit - 150 but not the detail about what file and directory is the problem. How do you open a "CMD" window as admin? I get a message "No mapping between account names and security IDs was done."

Hmmm. Well, in this case, Win 7, go to
Start->All Programs->Accessories
and Right-Click->Command Prompt
You can then select to "Run as Administrator"

The Boinc message says "[sched_op_debug] Reason: Unrecoverable error for result pps_sr2sieve_5106245_2 (exit code - 150 (0xffffff6a))"

Perhaps you could find out what is needed for Collatz also. I suspect the same kind of problem.

Thanks a lot.

I looked up your hosts over at PG and I think I've found the one with problems. It doesn't look like the same problem I had. You can get those more detailed results by looking at the results from a specific WU from your system. (Click on "Task Details" on your Task list on the PG website.)

<stderr_txt>
Sieve started: 4314907000000000 <= p < 4314910000000000
Thread 0 starting
Error: Creating Context. (clCreateContextFromType): Device not found.
13:53:47 (2140): called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>

BOINC isn't installed as a service on that machine, is it? (AKA Protected mode install...) So, I wonder why BOINC thinks it sees the device, (it wouldn't D/L GPU WU's if it didn't) but then the Project has issues accessing it. Unless, you're using Max's instructions with the app_info. So BOINC grabs the WU's even though it didn't find a GPU. But I don't think PG would report a GPU in the Hosts list if BOINC hadn't seen it. Strange.

[Groundhog@SETI.USA]

Hmmm. Well, in this case, Win 7, go to
Start->All Programs->Accessories
and Right-Click->Command Prompt
You can then select to "Run as Administrator"

I looked up your hosts over at PG and I think I've found the one with problems. It doesn't look like the same problem I had. You can get those more detailed results by looking at the results from a specific WU from your system. (Click on "Task Details" on your Task list on the PG website.)

<stderr_txt>
Sieve started: 4314907000000000 <= p < 4314910000000000
Thread 0 starting
Error: Creating Context. (clCreateContextFromType): Device not found.
13:53:47 (2140): called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>

BOINC isn't installed as a service on that machine, is it? (AKA Protected mode install...) So, I wonder why BOINC thinks it sees the device, (it wouldn't D/L GPU WU's if it didn't) but then the Project has issues accessing it. Unless, you're using Max's instructions with the app_info. So BOINC grabs the WU's even though it didn't find a GPU. But I don't think PG would report a GPU in the Hosts list if BOINC hadn't seen it. Strange.

No luck with the cacls. Apparently it has been superceeded with icacls and the syntax is different. I'm not a Windows expert.

The program wasn't installed as a service. Boinc can see the GPU and I am running DNETC while I'm trying to get the PG working. Not sure what to do next. I do appreciate your working with me on this. I did try running with and without the app_info file.

[Fire$torm]

GH have you tried deleting the PrimeGrid project folder to reset the project? (I call this method a Hard Reset).
If the problem is a Windows permission thing you could try changing user ownership of BOINC's folder and sub-folders. Its a minor chore to do it Microsoft's way or you can use a free registry hack called Take Ownership. I have it on my system and it works 99% of the time.

[Mumps]

No luck with the cacls. Apparently it has been superceeded with icacls and the syntax is different. I'm not a Windows expert.

Interesting. On both my Win7 64bit systems, cacls is available and works, it just warns that it's deprecated. (Deprecated means it'll work, but don't expect it to work after the next patch/update/upgrade. ) And I don't recall manually copying it across from a WinXP installation. Here's the icacls syntax...

icacls C:\Windows\Temp /T /Grant boinc_project:F
icacls C:\Windows\Temp /T /Grant boinc_master:F

[Mike029]

Question, would it be a good idea to run the "p3 b-1" in the CMD line for this challenge?

[Maxwell]

Question, would it be a good idea to run the "p3 b-1" in the CMD line for this challenge?

I can't see why it wouldn't... though you'd have to change your app_info file if they ever change the app...

[zombie67]

Well, I finally resorted to a full HD wipe and fresh xp64 install. Still fail. -117.

[DrPop]

Wow, that's some dedication, Zombie! I really feel for you. Can the guys over at PG that admin the forums help at all in a case like this? Surely they must be curious (at the very least), why their program won't run on so many rigs...