Hi guys !

I'm having problems with the app_config.xml file with SRBase.
I use a config file for all projects to control how many cores they can take as I have to keep free ones for the ASICs & GPUs.
It works fine with all other projects,but not with this one, SRBase grabs all cores available as it has short deadlines.

Using the <name>

<app>
<name>srbase2</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

(just an example, using srbase, srbase1...srbase9) in the file as it shows in the client_state file, but it doesn't work... any ideas ?
Am I using the wrong app name... ? ...starting to grow some grey hairs over here, so any help would be appreciated ;)

Sorry Reb, it was my bad typing in here, it's not missing in the real app_config file:

<app_config>

<app>
<name>srbase</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase1</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase2</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase3</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase4</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<name>srbase5</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase6</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase7</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase8</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase9</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

<app>
<name>srbase10</name>
<max_concurrent>7</max_concurrent>
</app>

</app_config>

SRBase takes 8 cores on this one, even if I tell it to take 7, works fine with other projects, but it looks like I have the app names right, so it's a Boinc issue I guess...again... Sorry for bothering you ;)

EDIT: The Boinc client finds it, but applications 9,10 are unknown of course...
But somesimes I have had some issues with the country code (living in Finland), even if I run all my boxes with a US version of Windows7 (I use notepad to edit these files (ok, sometimes pspad (great editor)), so banging my head in the wall over here...

With that config file, you are allowing each of the srbase tasks to run 7 tasks concurrently. This does not restrict srbase to only 7 processors in total. For instance, Riesel Base and Sierpinski Base could each run 7 tasks.

With that config file, you are allowing each of the srbase tasks to run 7 tasks concurrently. This does not restrict srbase to only 7 processors in total. For instance, Riesel Base and Sierpinski Base could each run 7 tasks.

Ha ha, sh*t, you were right Reb, just pasted and copied the same lines I posted in the forum, and voila :) (I just love Microsoft soooo much) :P

Didn't know that one Reb :)
From what version of Boinc does it work, running an older 7.2.42 over here and got no errors with it, but it doesn't work:

<app_config>
<project_max_concurrent>7</project_max_concurrent>
</app_config>

(also tried to put it between the <app> </app> lines)

Didn't know that one Reb :)
From what version of Boinc does it work, running an older 7.2.42 over here and got no errors with it, but it doesn't work:

<app_config>
<project_max_concurrent>7</project_max_concurrent>
</app_config>

(also tried to put it between the <app> </app> lines)

7.4.9+

A very easy way to make a core on your 8-core free:
Inside Preferences - computing preferences - usage of processor change the following line:

"On multicore system use at max 87,50% of the processors" - that is exactly 7 of 8 cores.

Funny thing of boinc is the cpu usage of gpu projects totally ignore this value.

gpu projects often use near no cpu and the "sporadic" cpu spikes can be done by the last core.
(if you do EINSTEIN then do an app_config there with cpu 1/gpu 1 - it is doing 80% of work on cpu and only small part gets gpu'd)

Listening to music works, watching vids I suggest setting gpu to suspend ^.^

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