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Message 26264 - Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 16:05:46 UTC

I have been running this model for some time now and was eagerly looking forward to my first successful completion of a model. Then I got told my job was finishing. Soon.

Whilst the model doesn\'t run on my work computer (it was _way_ too slow!) I do use it to upload trickles and results as the machine that does run the model has no internet.

It seems a shame to discard a perfectly good model a mere week or so from the end, so my question is: can I report the results without the original computer?

If I simply use a different internet computer for the final upload will this work - or will the system get very confused and lose everything?
Otherwise, can I e-mail the folder from the boinc directory to the admins, or get the data back in some other way?

If anyone has a solution, or even just an idea, please let me know here.

Cheers, MacDitch

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Message 26265 - Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 18:18:41 UTC


That should work fine.

Good luck with finding something as soon as possible!
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Message 26267 - Posted: 22 Jan 2007, 19:16:17 UTC

Sorry, but the project doesn\'t have the facilities to accept data by email or cd.
This is why one of the stated requirements is an internet connection.
If your model can\'t be returned in the usual way, then that\'s it for that model.

You could try and find someone on your team who is willing to accept a cd/dvd and move his BOINC folder out of the way so as to upload the last lot of data from your model.
Or a friend / family member with a \'net computer who will allow you to install the program for long enough to upload the data.
Either way, all of the data that you\'ve returned so far will be of use.
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Message 26298 - Posted: 23 Jan 2007, 5:21:16 UTC - in response to Message 26264.  
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If I simply use a different internet computer for the final upload will this work...

Yes, that should work. Simply transfer the entire BOINC folder to the other computer (same location as on current computer), then re-install the BOINC manager, and let it complete.

If you transfer via CD-ROM, make sure the files don\'t get set to read-only. Put them into a ZIP file, or use the Windows Backup utility to put them into a BKF file for the transfer.
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Message 26307 - Posted: 23 Jan 2007, 8:55:38 UTC - in response to Message 26298.  

If I simply use a different internet computer for the final upload will this work...

Yes, that should work. Simply transfer the entire BOINC folder to the other computer (same location as on current computer), then re-install the BOINC manager, and let it complete.

If you transfer via CD-ROM, make sure the files don\'t get set to read-only. Put them into a ZIP file, or use the Windows Backup utility to put them into a BKF file for the transfer.



Thank you all for your help. Moving the files to a new computer isn\'t a problem, it\'s what I currently do periodically to report, I just wasn\'t sure if I could report via a different machine from the one that originally downloaded the work.

As everyone says this will work, I\'ll complete the model and upload via whatever machine I can get my hands on. :)

Thanks again.
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