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I have some problems with the configuration of my Boinc installation, which is running on my Odroid-U3 computer:
Odroid U3 (http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G138745696275)
1.7GHz QuadCore ARM CPU (Exynos 4412 Prime)
GPU: Mali 400M GPU
2 GB Ram
Ubuntu Server 14.04 32bit (without GUI), Linux: 3.8.13.23
No GUI, I am using SSH/Putty to access the console.
BOINC client version 7.2.42
I've installed the client according the Ubuntu-Installation guide(http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC_on_Ubuntu "non-graphics installation"
and got it running. Then I connected Boinc Bam! to my Odroid with the commandCode:
boinccmd --join_acct_mgr http://bam.boincstats.com [myuser] [mypassword]
This worked well and boinc downloaded the correct settings from Bam! and started to work on its first Einstein@Home task.
The problem starts as soon as boinc finishes computing a task and connects to Einstein. I've noted that boinc client gets and uses the project settings from Einstein@Home (and stores it into /var/lib/boinc-client/global_prefs.xml) instead of the settings from Bam! I'm not very happy with that.
How can I tell my client to use the config from Bam! and nothing else?
Second question: is there a setting to influence how often the client connects to Bam!?
Here's the "good" config from Bam! which I want to use (global_prefs.xml)
Code:
<global_preferences>
<host_specific/>
<source_project>http://bam.boincstats.com/</source_project>
<mod_time>1415659723</mod_time>
<run_if_user_active>1</run_if_user_active>
<run_gpu_if_user_active>1</run_gpu_if_user_active>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>60</cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>
<idle_time_to_run>3</idle_time_to_run>
<work_buf_min_days>0</work_buf_min_days>
<work_buf_additional_days>0</work_buf_additional_days>
<max_cpus>2</max_cpus>
<max_ncpus_pct>50</max_ncpus_pct>
<suspend_cpu_usage>15</suspend_cpu_usage>
<cpu_usage_limit>100</cpu_usage_limit>
<disk_interval>30</disk_interval>
<disk_max_used_gb>4</disk_max_used_gb>
<disk_max_used_pct>50</disk_max_used_pct>
<disk_min_free_gb>1.5</disk_min_free_gb>
<vm_max_used_pct>75</vm_max_used_pct>
<ram_max_used_busy_pct>40</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
<ram_max_used_idle_pct>40</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
<max_bytes_sec_down>0</max_bytes_sec_down>
<max_bytes_sec_up>0</max_bytes_sec_up>
<start_hour>19</start_hour>
<end_hour>6</end_hour>
<run_on_batteries/>
<net_start_hour>0</net_start_hour>
<net_end_hour>0</net_end_hour>
</global_preferences>
<host_specific/>
<source_project>http://bam.boincstats.com/</source_project>
<mod_time>1415659723</mod_time>
<run_if_user_active>1</run_if_user_active>
<run_gpu_if_user_active>1</run_gpu_if_user_active>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>60</cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>
<idle_time_to_run>3</idle_time_to_run>
<work_buf_min_days>0</work_buf_min_days>
<work_buf_additional_days>0</work_buf_additional_days>
<max_cpus>2</max_cpus>
<max_ncpus_pct>50</max_ncpus_pct>
<suspend_cpu_usage>15</suspend_cpu_usage>
<cpu_usage_limit>100</cpu_usage_limit>
<disk_interval>30</disk_interval>
<disk_max_used_gb>4</disk_max_used_gb>
<disk_max_used_pct>50</disk_max_used_pct>
<disk_min_free_gb>1.5</disk_min_free_gb>
<vm_max_used_pct>75</vm_max_used_pct>
<ram_max_used_busy_pct>40</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
<ram_max_used_idle_pct>40</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
<max_bytes_sec_down>0</max_bytes_sec_down>
<max_bytes_sec_up>0</max_bytes_sec_up>
<start_hour>19</start_hour>
<end_hour>6</end_hour>
<run_on_batteries/>
<net_start_hour>0</net_start_hour>
<net_end_hour>0</net_end_hour>
</global_preferences>
And here the "bad" config which appears automatically after the first upload to Einstein (global_prefs.xml)
Code:
<global_preferences>
<source_project>http://bam.boincstats.com/</source_project>
<mod_time>1415659724</mod_time>
<venue name="Home">
<ram_max_used_idle_pct>0</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
<work_buf_min_days>0</work_buf_min_days>
<cpu_usage_limit>100</cpu_usage_limit>
<disk_min_free_gb>1.5</disk_min_free_gb>
<end_hour>0</end_hour>
<suspend_cpu_usage>0</suspend_cpu_usage>
<disk_interval>60</disk_interval>
<max_bytes_sec_up>0</max_bytes_sec_up>
<max_bytes_sec_down>0</max_bytes_sec_down>
<run_gpu_if_user_active>1</run_gpu_if_user_active>
<ram_max_used_busy_pct>0</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
<idle_time_to_run>3</idle_time_to_run>
<start_hour>0</start_hour> <max_cpus>1</max_cpus>
<disk_max_used_pct>50</disk_max_used_pct>
<net_end_hour>0</net_end_hour>
<net_start_hour>0</net_start_hour>
<work_buf_additional_days>0</work_buf_additional_days>
<cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>60</cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>
<disk_max_used_gb>100.0</disk_max_used_gb>
<hangup_if_dialed/>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<run_if_user_active>1</run_if_user_active>
<max_ncpus_pct>100</max_ncpus_pct>
<vm_max_used_pct>75</vm_max_used_pct>
</venue>
</global_preferences>
<source_project>http://bam.boincstats.com/</source_project>
<mod_time>1415659724</mod_time>
<venue name="Home">
<ram_max_used_idle_pct>0</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
<work_buf_min_days>0</work_buf_min_days>
<cpu_usage_limit>100</cpu_usage_limit>
<disk_min_free_gb>1.5</disk_min_free_gb>
<end_hour>0</end_hour>
<suspend_cpu_usage>0</suspend_cpu_usage>
<disk_interval>60</disk_interval>
<max_bytes_sec_up>0</max_bytes_sec_up>
<max_bytes_sec_down>0</max_bytes_sec_down>
<run_gpu_if_user_active>1</run_gpu_if_user_active>
<ram_max_used_busy_pct>0</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
<idle_time_to_run>3</idle_time_to_run>
<start_hour>0</start_hour> <max_cpus>1</max_cpus>
<disk_max_used_pct>50</disk_max_used_pct>
<net_end_hour>0</net_end_hour>
<net_start_hour>0</net_start_hour>
<work_buf_additional_days>0</work_buf_additional_days>
<cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>60</cpu_scheduling_period_minutes>
<disk_max_used_gb>100.0</disk_max_used_gb>
<hangup_if_dialed/>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<run_if_user_active>1</run_if_user_active>
<max_ncpus_pct>100</max_ncpus_pct>
<vm_max_used_pct>75</vm_max_used_pct>
</venue>
</global_preferences>
Best wishes,
Alex
(This is a repost of http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=9724. I got a recommendation there to post my question here as well...)
The migration from Win10 to Linux is now complete. Keeping a single WIn10 PC running due to MS-Flightsim X.
