Windows app 6.56

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GDF Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 14 Mar 07 Posts: 1957 Credit: 629,356 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4725 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 12:18:53 UTC
	This new version should substantially reduce cpu usage and at the same time work faster under full cpu load provided that you use a new client (6.4.5 for instance). GPU improvement can be substantial for users who fully subscribe CPU with other projects. GDF.
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Rowpie of The Scottish Bo... Send message Joined: 20 Dec 08 Posts: 4 Credit: 3,155,051 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4729 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 14:21:03 UTC
	excellent news. looking forward to getting them once these ones are done.
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4730 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 15:48:03 UTC Last modified: 22 Dec 2008 \| 17:09:04 UTC
	I'm seeing a CPU usage of 0.00 to 0.02% on a quad, running 4+1. GPU temp is within 1° of the usual value, so speed should be fine. Very nice so far! Edit: using 6.4.2 MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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rebirther Send message Joined: 7 Jul 07 Posts: 53 Credit: 3,048,781 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4732 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 16:38:15 UTC - in response to Message 4725.
	This new version should substantially reduce cpu usage and at the same time work faster under full cpu load provided that you use a new client (6.4.5 for instance). GPU improvement can be substantial for users who fully subscribe CPU with other projects. GDF. Only for 6.4.5 or also with 6.4.2?
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[BOINC@Poland]AiDec Send message Joined: 2 Sep 08 Posts: 53 Credit: 9,213,937 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4741 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 18:03:31 UTC - in response to Message 4732.
	This new version should substantially reduce cpu usage and at the same time work faster under full cpu load provided that you use a new client (6.4.5 for instance). GPU improvement can be substantial for users who fully subscribe CPU with other projects. GDF. Only for 6.4.5 or also with 6.4.2? And for all OS`s? XP/XP64/LIN? ____________
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4745 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 18:53:01 UTC
	Well, it says "windows app" ;) I assume it should work OK on all windows, but some feedback would be better. (mine was for XP SP2) And under Linux it was already as well behaved as the win version may be now. MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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Beyond Send message Joined: 23 Nov 08 Posts: 1112 Credit: 6,162,416,256 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4749 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 19:12:22 UTC - in response to Message 4732.
	Only for 6.4.5 or also with 6.4.2? Ascend v6.56 works great with BOINC v6.4.1. Reduced my CPU usage from 13-18% on a quad core Phenom to next to nothing (90 seconds CPU time out of 120 minutes WU run rime so far).
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4761 - Posted: 22 Dec 2008 \| 22:02:57 UTC
	The new app may be causing a new error, see this thread. MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4780 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 8:54:29 UTC
	First WU with 6.56 is in at 68.9 ms / 34450 s, without gaming or heavy PC use. Old ones with the same size (credits) and 6.55, also running 4+1: 72.2 ms / 36140 s 68.3 ms / 34170 s Wall clock time was 9h 35min = 34500 s - good match! And CPU usage is down from ~20.000 s to ~1000 s. MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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GDF Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 14 Mar 07 Posts: 1957 Credit: 629,356 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4781 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 9:19:07 UTC - in response to Message 4780.
	We have removed momentarily 6.56 due to errors for several users in order to investigate it. gdf
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Fish Send message Joined: 7 Oct 08 Posts: 7 Credit: 2,515,001 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4789 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 12:20:05 UTC - in response to Message 4781.
	Thank You, I'm back in action with 6.55 :) Fish
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K1atOdessa Send message Joined: 25 Feb 08 Posts: 249 Credit: 370,320,941 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4791 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 13:22:37 UTC - in response to Message 4725.
	I finished the first two 6.56 WU's, with significantly less cpu usage. No issues yet on my side running BOINC 6.5.0.
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[AF>HFR>RR] Sp0wn Send message Joined: 6 Sep 08 Posts: 4 Credit: 3,011,998 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4792 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 13:27:25 UTC - in response to Message 4791.
	The problem with app 6.56 seems to happen only with XP64 OS !
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[FVG] bax Send message Joined: 18 Jun 08 Posts: 29 Credit: 17,772,874 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4793 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 13:35:08 UTC Last modified: 23 Dec 2008 \| 13:43:08 UTC
	XP SP3, Q6600 3.0GHz, BOINC 6.4.5, GTX260 216sh 2 WUs completed, no problems increased Approximate elapsed time for entire WU: from 16800s to 18100s decreases real elapsed time for entire WU: from 19080s to 18000s (not sure) decreased CPU time: from 9000s to 650s still working with 3+1
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Kokomiko Send message Joined: 18 Jul 08 Posts: 190 Credit: 24,093,690 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4796 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 14:30:34 UTC
	I've still 3 WUs for the application 6.56 in the queue. They working fine on Vista 64 bit. Is it possible, to work further with 6.56 while using a app_info.xml? ____________
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Rowpie of The Scottish Bo... Send message Joined: 20 Dec 08 Posts: 4 Credit: 3,155,051 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4797 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 15:16:04 UTC
	6.56 worked fine for me. took a bit longer than the 6.55 app that was running at the same time however it used a lot less cpu.
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4798 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 16:08:35 UTC - in response to Message 4792. Last modified: 23 Dec 2008 \| 16:08:50 UTC
	The problem with app 6.56 seems to happen only with XP64 OS ! I agree. Every single report of this error was a machine with either XP-64 (SP1 or 2) or Server 2003. This should help to find the cause, eventually. MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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Beyond Send message Joined: 23 Nov 08 Posts: 1112 Credit: 6,162,416,256 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4802 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 16:36:12 UTC - in response to Message 4798.
	Is it possible to leave v6.56 in for 32bit machines?
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Kokomiko Send message Joined: 18 Jul 08 Posts: 190 Credit: 24,093,690 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4803 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 16:36:27 UTC Last modified: 23 Dec 2008 \| 16:36:50 UTC
	Every 6.56 WU crashs on my XP 32 box with a 8800GT. Now I have to wait one day to get another WU. The driver is 180.84, BM is 6.5.0. ____________
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4809 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008 \| 19:58:36 UTC - in response to Message 4803. Last modified: 23 Dec 2008 \| 20:00:49 UTC
	That's strange, you get a variety of different errors. And you're the first with a non-XP64 who got the error 212. Edit: I just noticed that you already said this in the other thread.. MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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[SETI.USA]Tank_Master Send message Joined: 8 Jul 07 Posts: 85 Credit: 67,463,387 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4818 - Posted: 24 Dec 2008 \| 6:32:14 UTC
	my first 6.56 WU is over 90% complete with a CPU time of 58 min. CPU work load is between 1-3% on my windows 7 x64 computer. This is with a qx6700 quad, geforce 8800 gts 512, and 4GB ram. I am running with ncpu of 4.
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[boinc.at] Nowi Send message Joined: 4 Sep 08 Posts: 44 Credit: 3,685,033 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4821 - Posted: 24 Dec 2008 \| 9:24:58 UTC
	My first WU is running fine. CPU-time 2:50 minutes at 45 % completness. I´m running on an Athlon 64 6000+ with 8800 GT (WIN XP 32 SP3, 180.48). This application for windows was my secret wish for christmas today. I hope it will come back soon. Merry christmas.
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K1atOdessa Send message Joined: 25 Feb 08 Posts: 249 Credit: 370,320,941 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4825 - Posted: 24 Dec 2008 \| 14:01:46 UTC
	I've completed 5 6.56 WU's now, with no errors.
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Beyond Send message Joined: 23 Nov 08 Posts: 1112 Credit: 6,162,416,256 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 4841 - Posted: 25 Dec 2008 \| 8:28:52 UTC Last modified: 25 Dec 2008 \| 8:29:36 UTC
	Can you set 32bit Windows machines to use v6.56 or let us set it up manually with an app_info.xml so that we aren't wasting massive amounts of CPU time?
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