Next Weather@Home batches going out today. Same region, EAS25, as previous 1006 & 1007, so expect the same runtimes etc.

Note besides: Glenn, when will the announced RAM heavy CPDN WUs really come? 2024? 2025? I increased RAM for these WUs in October last year and still have not seen any… ;-)

Computer 1511241

CPU type 	GenuineIntel
Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-2245 CPU @ 3.90GHz [Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 7]
Number of processors 	16

Operating System 	Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 (Ootpa) [4.18.0-513.18.1.el8_9.x86_64|libc 2.28]
BOINC version 	7.20.2
Memory 	125.07 GB
Cache 	16896 KB

 perf stat -e cache-references,cache-misses,cycles,instructions,branches,faults
^C
 Performance counter stats for 'system wide':

     4,751,265,017      cache-references                                            
     1,957,008,106      cache-misses              #   41.189 % of all cache refs    
 1,416,865,456,289      cycles                                                      
 1,984,715,137,591      instructions              #    1.40  insn per cycle         
   273,726,331,297      branches                                                    
            50,751      faults                                                      

      25.357650625 seconds time elapsed

top - 17:56:27 up 11 days,  4:21,  2 users,  load average: 13.58, 13.52, 13.51
Tasks: 483 total,  14 running, 469 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
%Cpu(s):  0.4 us,  0.1 sy, 80.6 ni, 18.6 id,  0.0 wa,  0.2 hi,  0.0 si,  0.0 st
MiB Mem : 128074.1 total,   2100.0 free,   6385.8 used, 119588.3 buff/cache
MiB Swap:  15992.0 total,  15947.2 free,     44.8 used. 118485.6 avail Mem 

I do wonder if faster RAM might help. Potentially I might need more than 32GB for some testing with OIFS even if on main site they are rationed to avoid problems with machines that don't have enough for multiple tasks.

CPU type Genuine Intel - Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-2245 CPU @ 3.90GHz [Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 7]
Number of processors 	16
Operating System    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 (Ootpa) [4.18.0-513.18.1.el8_9.x86_64|libc 2.28]
BOINC version 	7.20.2
Memory 	125.07 GB [2933MHz DDR4]
Cache 	 16896 KB

Testing showed up some problems, that's why the Linux work has been delayed. There is alot in the pipeline, but I can't give you a date just yet.

22318648 	12138603 	30 May 2023, 3:38:46 UTC 	9 Jun 2023, 1:20:39 UTC 	Completed 	

With 5 cores using 130W it takes around 7 days for wah2 8.29 or 4.37 kWh/task
Running 2-3-4 cores is faster but not much.

ID: 1511241
Number of processors 	16
Memory 	 125.07 GB
Cache 	  16896 KB
Swap space 	15.62 GB
Total disk space 	488.04 GB
Free Disk Space 	480.47 GB
Measured floating point speed 	5.92 billion ops/sec
Measured integer speed 	       23.22 billion ops/sec
Average upload rate 	  194.32 KB/sec
Average download rate 	15613.09 KB/sec
Average turnaround time 	7.96 days

Every 11.0s: sensors  localhost.localdomain: Sat Mar  2 13:33:14 2024

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0:  +75.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 8:        +68.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 2:        +66.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 3:        +71.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 5:        +70.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 1:        +75.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 9:        +74.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 11:       +67.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)
Core 12:       +65.0°C  (high = +88.0°C, crit = +98.0°C)

Yes, as I said in my earlier message. For some reason I sometimes have to try 'Add File' twice on the same file before it appears on the page. Probably a bug or McAfee being slow. Try it again, it does work.

That is probably the case.

Should I put the old 'wah2_8.29_windows_intelx86.exe' file back and try again? I am keeping it in the trash bin.

Sure. Now McAfee have emailed to confirm it's a false positive it's a safe thing to do.

I had a response from McAfee and they have accepted the binary file wah2_8.29_windows_intelx86.exe for whitelisting as a false positive. Hopefully this will soon propagate down to users and stop being a problem.

On my version of McAfee, the list of 'Excluded Files' is on the same settings page as 'Real time scanning'. The file list appears above the 'Add file' button. You probably can't see it because there's none added?

When I click Add file, a pop-up menu of files in the right directory appears. If I click on the file to be excluded, nothing happens. I can select either open or cancel. If I try open, it does not really respond. And I do not really want to open it anyway. There feels to be something wrong there.

Yes, as I said in my earlier message. For some reason I sometimes have to try 'Add File' twice on the same file before it appears on the page. Probably a bug or McAfee being slow. Try it again, it does work.

Hi Jean-David, I've got this working with McAfee. For reference I have: McAfee LiveSafe 1.14.212.

Starting from scratch, that is, no wah-ri 8.29 tasks and no wah 8.29 executables in the ...../boinc/projects/climateprediction.net folder.

Set 'Allow new tasks' for climateprediction.net in boincmgr.
Starts download for a new wah-ri 8.29 task. 'Suspend' the climateprediction.net project in boincmgr -- this will allow the download to complete but not start.

Open McAfee and from Home page go to 'My Protection => Real-time scanning' in the left hand bar. Make sure 'Real time scanning' is ON. It's not possible to exclude files without it on.

At the bottom of the real-time scanning window, click on 'Add file'. Navigate to the ../boinc/projects/climateprediction.net folder, select 'wah2_8.29_windows_intelx86.exe' and add it. It should then appear in the list of 'Excluded files'.

If it doesn't, do it again (for some odd reason, I find I sometimes have to do this twice). Then in boincmgr, Resume the climateprediction.net project and the task should then run fine.

If boinc has already downloaded the exe file, you might find it under 'My Protection => Quarantined Files'. In which case, select it, click 'Restore'. Then as above, go to 'Real-time scanning' and 'Add' the file to the excluded list.

If the boinc data directory is hidden from you to get to the exe in File explorer, turn on 'View - Show - Hidden folders'.

Hope that gets things going for you.?

I've been getting really slow uploads today, as in 3.6KBps slow. Dial up slow.

Computer 1512658
Computer information

Domain name 	DESKTOP-K1UQGC4
Local Standard Time 	UTC -5 hours
Created 	19 Dec 2020, 22:21:58 UTC
Total credit 	355,587
Average credit 	4,478.43
Cross project credit 	BOINCstats.com Free-DC
CPU type 	GenuineIntel
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz [Family 6 Model 140 Stepping 1]
Number of processors 	8

Operating System 	Microsoft Windows 10
Core x64 Edition, (10.00.19045.00)
BOINC version 	7.24.1
Memory 	15.64 GB
Cache 	256 KB
Swap space 	18.02 GB
Total disk space 	460.73 GB
Free Disk Space 	303.49 GB
Measured floating point speed 	3.92 billion ops/sec
Measured integer speed 	29.31 billion ops/sec
Average upload rate 	996.93 KB/sec
Average download rate 	9770.82 KB/sec
Average turnaround time 	10.74 days

Ok, hopefully that'll fix it. Otherwise I'm not sure what else to do.

Task 22410446
Name 	wah2_eas25_a288_199912_24_1007_012267744_1
Workunit 	12267744
Created 	18 Feb 2024, 15:28:47 UTC
Sent 	18 Feb 2024, 15:41:36 UTC
Report deadline 	17 Jun 2024, 15:41:36 UTC
Received 	19 Feb 2024, 2:23:46 UTC
Server state 	Over
Outcome 	Computation error
Client state 	Compute error
Exit status 	-185 (0xFFFFFF47) ERR_RESULT_START
Computer ID 	1512658
Run time 	
CPU time 	
Validate state 	Invalid
Credit 	0.00
Device peak FLOPS 	3.92 GFLOPS
Application version 	Weather At Home 2 (wah2) (region independent) v8.29
windows_intelx86
Stderr 	

<core_client_version>7.24.1</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
couldn't start app: CreateProcess() failed - The system cannot find the file specified.
 (0x2)</message>
]]>

Workunit 12267744
name 	wah2_eas25_a288_199912_24_1007_012267744
application 	Weather At Home 2 (wah2) (region independent)
created 	16 Feb 2024, 0:03:21 UTC
minimum quorum 	1
initial replication 	1
max # of error/total/success tasks 	3, 3, 1
Task
click for details	Computer	Sent	Time reported
or deadline
explain	Status	Run time
(sec)	CPU time
(sec)	Credit	Application
22410593 	--- 	--- 	--- 	Unsent 	--- 	--- 	--- 	---
22410446 	1512658 	18 Feb 2024, 15:41:36 UTC 	19 Feb 2024, 2:23:46 UTC 	Error while computing 	0.00 	0.00 	--- 	Weather At Home 2 (wah2) (region independent) v8.29
windows_intelx86
22407803 	1541197 	18 Feb 2024, 14:54:42 UTC 	18 Feb 2024, 15:28:45 UTC 	Abandoned 	0.00 	0.00 	--- 	Weather At Home 2 (wah2) (region independent) v8.29
windows_intelx86

With my McAfee, once I've restored the file, it does not quarantine it again. I think that's how you tell McAfee the file is trusted. That was all I had to do.

However, if the file is replaced again, even if it's exactly the same file, McAfee will quarantine it again. So the key is not have a task start unless the exe is restored.

Download a new task, then suspend either the task or all computation before it gets a chance to run. Look to see if the .exe was quarantined immediately on download. If so, restore it and use whatever tools the AV program provides to say "I trust this file".

If it wasn't flagged immediately on download, look to see if the AV provides an option to scan a single file on request (most do). Scan it, and respond to any warnings/options it generates. Again, the idea it to get to the point where you can say "I trust this file".

Item: wah2--8.29-windows-intelx8
Threat:RealProtect-L S6e9fdca5e68a
Dated: 15/02/2024 12:56 PM
C:\ProgramData\BOINC\projects\climateprediction.net/
RealProtect-L S6e9fdca5e68a

Only then allow the task to start running.

Task 22406406
Name 	wah2_eas25_a15g_199212_24_1007_012266348_0
Workunit 	12266348
Created 	15 Feb 2024, 23:48:40 UTC
Sent 	18 Feb 2024, 1:53:27 UTC
Report deadline 	17 Jun 2024, 1:53:27 UTC
Received 	18 Feb 2024, 7:12:21 UTC
Server state 	Over
Outcome 	Computation error
Client state 	Compute error
Exit status 	-185 (0xFFFFFF47) ERR_RESULT_START
Computer ID 	1512658
Run time 	
CPU time 	
Validate state 	Invalid
Credit 	0.00
Device peak FLOPS 	3.92 GFLOPS
Application version 	Weather At Home 2 (wah2) (region independent) v8.29
windows_intelx86
Stderr 	

<core_client_version>7.24.1</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
couldn't start app: CreateProcess() failed - The system cannot find the file specified.
 (0x2)</message>
]]>

Computer 1512658
Computer information
IP address 	Show IP address
Domain name 	DESKTOP-K1UQGC4
Local Standard Time 	UTC -5 hours
Created 	19 Dec 2020, 22:21:58 UTC
Total credit 	346,432
Average credit 	4,313.15
Cross project credit 	BOINCstats.com Free-DC
CPU type 	GenuineIntel
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz [Family 6 Model 140 Stepping 1]
Number of processors 	8
Coprocessors 	---
Virtualization 	None
Operating System 	Microsoft Windows 10
Core x64 Edition, (10.00.19045.00)
BOINC version 	7.24.1
Memory 	15.64 GB
Cache 	256 KB
Swap space 	18.02 GB
Total disk space 	460.73 GB
Free Disk Space 	301.09 GB
Measured floating point speed 	3.92 billion ops/sec
Measured integer speed 	29.31 billion ops/sec
Average upload rate 	179.73 KB/sec
Average download rate 	7909.33 KB/sec
Average turnaround time 	10.74 days
Application details 	Show
Tasks 	50
Number of times client has contacted server 	2153
Last time contacted server 	18 Feb 2024, 9:13:43 UTC
Fraction of time BOINC is running 	99.99%
While BOINC is running, fraction of time computer has an Internet connection 	100.00%
While BOINC is running, fraction of time computing is allowed 	100.00%
While is BOINC running, fraction of time GPU computing is allowed 	100.00%
Task duration correction factor 	1

To get around it, I suggest setting "no new tasks" for CPDN.

Suspend any current 8.29 wah,

check McAfee quarantine and restore the wah_8.29_windows_intelx86.exe file if it's been quarantined.

Then resume the tasks.

Check McAfee doesn't quarantine the exe again, it shouldn't do, this is how I worked around the problem when I was developing the new app.