For Boinc Users - Tips, Tricks and FAQ - Updated Oct 2013

[KatanoWaki]

Also to see your stats locally I use the chart in the manager's advanced view > statistics. You can see all projects as a sum or individually and as total or average (per day).

I keep an eye on my total for user to know if everything's moving ok. 

[Patramix]

I also tried it, it was buggy… so now I am doing it manually.

but why am I not in the list?

I am computing in:

Einstein

fightmalaria

Milkyway

MindModelling

Poem

SETI

WCG

 

every project in the LTT team...

 

if you just started it takes a few days for you to show up. each project needs to attribute you your firsts points earned(successfully completed a work unit) for you to start showing up on the stats sites(you'll automatically show up on all of them)

 

You have to be using same password on everything as you do on your boincstats account

boincstats refresh their database every 12 hours so its slow.

 

you don't need to be registered on boincstats or use the same pass(never give out your project pass to websites), Just use the same e-mail address(username) on all your projects. i never registered on it and you can see me on there with all my projects.

 

i also use http://stats.free-dc.org, for stats its the link in my sig, just look up your user name on it.

 

i think this could be you http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=userbycpid&cpid=cc7a34ae17c7a5c6f26933c347c85047

 

BTW i see you're using only 1 PC, i strongly suggest runing 1 or 2 projects MAX per CPU/GPU, other wise you just wont do much of anything. its better to run 1 or 2 project.

 

LTT team via free-dc http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=teambycpid&team=LinusTechTips_Team team members : http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=userteamcomb&team=LinusTechTips_Team

[Guest]

 Big THANKS for this 

 

http://stats.free-dc.org is really cool, better than bonicstats 

But I am "Metallus123" on BOINC ("Metallus" was already in use)

http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=userbycpid&cpid=35cb40a91db0f1ed200ccec26dfed377  Thats me

 

 

BTW i see you're using only 1 PC, i strongly suggest runing 1 or 2 projects MAX per CPU/GPU, other wise you just wont do much of anything. its better to run 1 or 2 project.

I can´t decide wich to help… they are all important/cool. But I reduced it a bit!

[RaphYkun]

For the badges and mismatching ID names, do we PM Liquidus or Whaler?

[Levent]

For the badges and mismatching ID names, do we PM Liquidus or Whaler?

whaler

[RaphYkun]

Thanks. Time to annoy a great big mod for my little sticker

[Whaler_99]

Thanks. Time to annoy a great big mod for my little sticker

 

BAM!

[Terminashunator]

I messaged Whaler a few weeks back, and then again recently. Thanks for hooking me up sir! 

[RaphYkun]

Ah so YOU'RE James... and also hurray for me being one of 2 daily risers!

[Terminashunator]

Ah so YOU'RE James... and also hurray for me being one of 2 daily risers!

Aye I am. Alas an i5 and a 7770 doesn't do much computing, even if it's running 24/7. Planning on getting a second 7770 and see if that helps. 

I'm not quite sure what I can do to boost my computer numbers. 

 

 

Edit: WHaler / Liquidus, is there a way to use my IGPU HD4000 also for Boinc? I just thought of this, that it sits idle all day long. 

I know it's not much, but i'd like to see if it could be done.

[Whaler_99]

Aye I am. Alas an i5 and a 7770 doesn't do much computing, even if it's running 24/7. Planning on getting a second 7770 and see if that helps. 

I'm not quite sure what I can do to boost my computer numbers. 

 

 

Edit: WHaler / Liquidus, is there a way to use my IGPU HD4000 also for Boinc? I just thought of this, that it sits idle all day long. 

I know it's not much, but i'd like to see if it could be done.

 

Not that I know of. I believe most of the GPU projects are geared directly towards AMD or NVidia. Folding has the same issue, due to Intel's OpenCL driver. Apparently they are making a version that FAH will recognize soon, so I would assume that would work for Boinc.

 

@Levent may have some ideas...

[Levent]

Not that I know of. I believe most of the GPU projects are geared directly towards AMD or NVidia. Folding has the same issue, due to Intel's OpenCL driver. Apparently they are making a version that FAH will recognize soon, so I would assume that would work for Boinc.

 

@Levent may have some ideas...

yup intel HDxxxx series wont be recognized by boinc i tried it but it just wont work

[ionbasa]

Hey just wanted to let you guys know I got back into prime grid to help the team. I have been on hiatus for all of my boinc projects for a long time.

Also my name is different on my Boinc projects, I use "Ion Basa" instead of "ionbasa", although I don't wan't to change my name because of this: http://primes.utm.edu/primes/page.php?id=97042

 

[RaphYkun]

yup intel HDxxxx series wont be recognized by boinc i tried it but it just wont work

Interesting because the official release notes for Boinc 7.0 says it can run Intel GPU

https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Release_Notes_for_BOINC_7.0

That being said, I believe Whaler's point takes precedence... they just don't have any apps programmed to run on Intel drivers.

[Levent]

Interesting because the official release notes for Boinc 7.0 says it can run Intel GPU

https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Release_Notes_for_BOINC_7.0

That being said, I believe Whaler's point takes precedence... they just don't have any apps programmed to run on Intel drivers.

actually i realized Collatz Conjecture supports intel gpu's

http://boinc.thesonntags.com/collatz/

[RaphYkun]

that's cool. Too bad I'm running an FX8350 or I'd grab those extra points.

[RaphYkun]

Einstein@home also has a couple Intel GPU apps

 

Speaking of which, I recently added this to my list of projects and wanted to know how I can display the video render. I've only ever done Milkyway which doesn't include visualization.

[Levent]

Einstein@home also has a couple Intel GPU apps

thanks for letting me im currently trying to get igpu to work on collatz and if i can get it work i probably can make it work on any project that supports igpu

[Levent]

Einstein@home also has a couple Intel GPU apps

 

Speaking of which, I recently added this to my list of projects and wanted to know how I can display the video render. I've only ever done Milkyway which doesn't include visualization.

i tried collatz but it didnt even get intel gpu projects even i edited config file suggested so i tried einstein@home and im running igp for boinc successfully time to create a FAQ thread and fill it up

[Terminashunator]

 

IT HAS BEEN DONE

<cc_config>

   <log_flags>

   </log_flags>

   <options>

       <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus>

   </options>

</cc_config>

[Whaler_99]

 

 

 

IT HAS BEEN DONE

<cc_config>

   <log_flags>

   </log_flags>

   <options>

       <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus>

   </options>

</cc_config>

 

 

Nice!

[RaphYkun]

sweet! I'm glad you guys managed to get them to work.

[MdX MaxX]

IT HAS BEEN DONE

<cc_config>

   <log_flags>

   </log_flags>

   <options>

       <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus>

   </options>

</cc_config>

In which file do I find this?

 

I also have a quick question about Resource Share.  I have three projects going: SETI@Home is set to use my GPU only, Rosetta@Home is set to use my CPU only, and Collatz Conjecture is set to use my Intel iGPU only.  Do I have to do anything funky with the resource share options to make sure all three are fully utilizing the processors or should I be all good?

[Terminashunator]

In which file do I find this?

 

I also have a quick question about Resource Share.  I have three projects going: SETI@Home is set to use my GPU only, Rosetta@Home is set to use my CPU only, and Collatz Conjecture is set to use my Intel iGPU only.  Do I have to do anything funky with the resource share options to make sure all three are fully utilizing the processors or should I be all good?

"C:\ProgramData\BOINC"

Also, how do you resource share? Mind sharing?

[MdX MaxX]

"C:\ProgramData\BOINC"

Also, how do you resource share? Mind sharing?

Right, but which file?  I don't see <cc_config> anywhere in any of the xml files.

 

Oh, and I was just referring to the resource share number that balances project workloads, I've left them all at the default 100 since no two projects should be using the same processor.