Possible Bad WUs?

[gamer007]

Just a few mins ago, I was crunching a WU for 8 hours. Now it's gone becuase of an error.

17/06/2006 1:21:18 AM||Rescheduling CPU: application exited
17/06/2006 1:21:18 AM|uFluids|Computation for task zerobubble7_0_1_63_-4.15_2000_3200_0_2 finished
17/06/2006 1:21:18 AM|uFluids|Starting task zerobubble7_0_1_67_-3.196_2000_3200_0_2 using evolver version 402
17/06/2006 1:21:19 AM|uFluids|Unrecoverable error for result zerobubble7_0_1_63_-4.15_2000_3200_0_2 (<file_xfer_error> <file_name>zerobubble7_0_1_63_-4.15_2000_3200_0_2_0</file_name> <error_code>-161</error_code></file_xfer_error><file_xfer_error> <file_name>zerobubble7_0_1_63_-4.15_2000_3200_0_2_1</file_name> <error_code>-161</error_code></file_xfer_error>)
17/06/2006 1:21:19 AM|uFluids|Deferring scheduler requests for 1 minutes and 0 seconds
17/06/2006 1:22:21 AM|uFluids|Sending scheduler request to http://www.ufluids.net/ufluids_cgi/cgi
17/06/2006 1:22:21 AM|uFluids|Reason: To report completed tasks
17/06/2006 1:22:21 AM|uFluids|Reporting 1 tasks
17/06/2006 1:22:31 AM|uFluids|Scheduler request succeeded
17/06/2006 1:22:31 AM|uFluids|General preferences have been updated
17/06/2006 1:22:31 AM||General prefs: from uFluids (last modified 2006-06-16 13:47:10)
17/06/2006 1:22:31 AM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults

Being the curious type, I went on to the message board and there's a thread on people posting bad WUs. Depending the severity of this problem, perhaps we should switch projects? I'll try to update you guys if I get anymore problematic WUs. I hope this isn't common.

[Evil-Dragon]

I really do have a sort of dislike for uFluids.

1) The project owner can't make up his mind about making it Open Source. One minute the code is up and then he takes it down
2) There are no checkpoints, you BOINC will be locked into crunching uFluids and will not switch apps
3) The project is still in Alpha, which explains the above.

It's up to everyone else about switching, i did 1 WU yesterday, it took 8 hrs.

[gamer007]

2) There are no checkpoints, you BOINC will be locked into crunching uFluids and will not switch apps

Still no checkpoints? Bad timing then, because I should be getting my new computer soon. And the WUs take forever.

[Evil-Dragon]

Correct, still no checkpoints :?

[NeoGen]

It's a bit late for changing projects now...

I haven't crunched ufluids in months, so I didn't know how good or bad it was running. What we could do, if problems arise and people agree, is to cancel this race and have a week of break.

[Strongbow]

I've had my 'week of break' already but I'm sure my systems won't mind to stay dormant for another week!

...tried ufluids and got computation errors gallore, so I'm glad we're not doing this one next week :cry:

[vaughan]

Let's return to Leiden Classical.

[Evil-Dragon]

or perhaps PrimeGrid?

Someone was asking about doing this one for the competition before.

[gamer007]

Yup, just got another error while I was asleep.

17/06/2006 8:58:24 AM|uFluids|Computation for task zerobubble7_0_1_67_-3.196_2000_3200_0_2 finished
17/06/2006 8:58:24 AM|uFluids|Starting task zerobubble7_0_1_88_-0.702_2000_3200_0_9 using evolver version 402
17/06/2006 8:58:25 AM|uFluids|Unrecoverable error for result zerobubble7_0_1_67_-3.196_2000_3200_0_2 (<file_xfer_error> <file_name>zerobubble7_0_1_67_-3.196_2000_3200_0_2_0</file_name> <error_code>-161</error_code></file_xfer_error><file_xfer_error> <file_name>zerobubble7_0_1_67_-3.196_2000_3200_0_2_1</file_name> <error_code>-161</error_code></file_xfer_error>)
17/06/2006 8:58:25 AM|uFluids|Deferring scheduler requests for 1 minutes and 0 seconds
17/06/2006 8:59:25 AM|uFluids|Sending scheduler request to http://www.ufluids.net/ufluids_cgi/cgi
17/06/2006 8:59:25 AM|uFluids|Reason: To report completed tasks
17/06/2006 8:59:25 AM|uFluids|Reporting 1 tasks
17/06/2006 8:59:36 AM|uFluids|Scheduler request succeeded

I think we really need a new project. I'm fine w/ LC or Prime Grid.

[AMD-USR_JL]

Based on DC-Vault scores, I would say QMC then LC, but PG is okay with me too.