Tony if you have not changed your Rosetta prefs and left as they were then they WILL default to the default setting of CPU time, which was 8 hours. This explains why Evo's WU started to run for over 7 hours.....

yes, indeed it would.

Ok so I've changed my CPU time to 4 hrs. Does this mean I will get smaller work units? Does this help or hinder the project? (i.e. Do the project operators prefer us to run larger units?)

It's a neat feature that could be handy for adjusting preferences according to your PC's capabilities.

My own is an Athlon 64 3800+ running 2x512 Corsair RAM.

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View each wu like a shopping cart(Wu). Only one small product(stage/model completion) in put into the cart at any one time. You choose to push it around for a given time. One user seldom can actually fill the cart, so we take turns pushing it around and adding items.

I might be wrong but that's how I currently view it. I'm pretty new to Rosetta so I might be wrong.

Or maybe it's a group of people are taking a long trip by car, you choose to drive 4 hours, I choose to drive 4, etc.

in versions up to 5.2.15 it's caused by some program stopping boinc from getting access to port 1043. Boinc uses port 1043 to do a "Loopback" between the daemon (boinc.exe) and the boinc manager (boincmgr.exe). This was done so the manager could be used to talk to/control any daemon on your network from one computer using the "select computer" option.

If you open a command prompt window (start, all programs, accessories, then select command prompt) and type in:

netstat -a

hit enter it will list your current TCP ports. You should see three references to 1043. Two would say established and one would say listening. You should see your puter listening on 1043, then 1043 talking to another port (say 1045) and then 1045 talking to 1043.

If you do not see this then something is stopping boinc from getting that port. Microsoft has see fit to use 1043 for some programs even though ICANN has assigned that port to boinc. In the newer developemental versions of boinc Dr Anderson and Co have secured and are using 31416 instead.

try clicking "File", "Select computer", leave both boxes blank and hit OK

OR

try clicking "file", "Select computer", type in localhost, leave password blank, hit OK

OR

try clicking "file", "Select computer", type in 127.0.0.1, leave password blank and hit OK

If this doesn't work I have another option.

tony

ok i am new to this as well and not really good with computers...my computer used to work 24/7 with the program and now it seems to get hung up and says...cannot connect to local host...(bet its a microsoft windows thing...) anyway...can someone help me get back on track with this....and yes i read the post above and it doesnt make sense to a non-computer type person...i.e. click what "file" ?......thanx guys...

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ok i am new to this as well and not really good with computers...my computer used to work 24/7 with the program and now it seems to get hung up and says...cannot connect to local host...(bet its a microsoft windows thing...) anyway...can someone help me get back on track with this....and yes i read the post above and it doesnt make sense to a non-computer type person...i.e. click what "file" ?......thanx guys...

I've checked your results. It appears you're using Boinc 5.4.9 is this the version you're having trouble with?

Do you remember which installation option that you picked when you installed boinc (single user, Shared install, or Service)?

Fear not, I can try to help you with step by step instructions if necessary. Do you see this message when first booting, or does it happen after it's been running a while (more than 10 minutes)?

tony

ok i am new to this as well and not really good with computers...my computer used to work 24/7 with the program and now it seems to get hung up and says...cannot connect to local host...(bet its a microsoft windows thing...) anyway...can someone help me get back on track with this....and yes i read the post above and it doesnt make sense to a non-computer type person...i.e. click what "file" ?......thanx guys...

I've checked your results. It appears you're using Boinc 5.4.9 is this the version you're having trouble with?

Do you remember which installation option that you picked when you installed boinc (single user, Shared install, or Service)?

Fear not, I can try to help you with step by step instructions if necessary. Do you see this message when first booting, or does it happen after it's been running a while (more than 10 minutes)?

tony

hey tony...thanx...yeah its 5.4.9...i installed the single user i think...the one that would run all the time but not show graphics...and the message shows up after i have been away from my computer for a time...i did that when i first downloaded the program and then i reloaded the program with a different setting....letting it run all the time..then it started doing it again...like right now i have four "b"s in the lower right hand corner of my screen beside the arrow to show hidden icons....also if you email me this may be easier as well...cinemetre@yahoo.com thanx again for the help

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