Starting with the next version of the science application, we will include an additional test step. We will first release new app versions as test applications.

Here\'s what you need to do if you want to help test applications:

• 
  
• Go to malariacontrol.net
  
• Choose \'your account\'
  
• Log in
  
• Click on malariacontrol.net preferences \'View or Edit\'
  
• Click on \'Edit malariacontrol.net preferences\'
  
• Choose \'yes\' for \'Run test application\'
  
• Click on \'Update preferences\'
  

Here\'s a list of points that you should consider before signing up:

• 
  
• The applications may have high error rates
  
• The workunits will typically have short deadlines
  
• Uploaded files may be several 100kB in size for some test wus
  
• Credit will be added to your project account
  
• Since there are few beta-workunits, you will still be more likely to get the usual workunits.
  

Thanks
Alain
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Alain Studer
Swiss Tropical Institute

I have some questions :
- What OS will be supported by the test version of the science application ?
- Is there checkpointing and feedback from the test version about progress ?
- Do you need a core client with a version greater or equal x.xx ?
- Do you make use of the BOINC\'s wrapper ?

thanks :)



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In the beginning the test version will only be available for the malariacontrol application.
Later there will be a test application for the mapping application, which means
that we will make use of the BOINC wrapper and hence there will be neither checkpointing nor progress feedback.
Test applications will be available for all, or a subset, of the currently supported OSs. We hope to obtain a good representation of the core client versions from this testing. If we find that the test versions only support specific core clients others will simply get no test workunits.

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Alain Studer
Swiss Tropical Institute

Starting with the next version of the science application, we will include an additional test step. We will first release new app versions as test applications.

Here\'s what you need to do if you want to help test applications:

• 
  
• Go to malariacontrol.net
  
• Choose \'your account\'
  
• Log in
  
• Click on malariacontrol.net preferences \'View or Edit\'
  
• Click on \'Edit malariacontrol.net preferences\'
  
• Choose \'yes\' for \'Run test application\'
  
• Click on \'Update preferences\'
  

Here\'s a list of points that you should consider before signing up:

• 
  
• The applications may have high error rates
  
• The workunits will typically have short deadlines
  
• Uploaded files may be several 100kB in size for some test wus
  
• Credit will be added to your project account
  
• Since there are few beta-workunits, you will still be more likely to get the usual workunits.
  

Thanks
Alain

Starting with the next version of the science application, we will include an additional test step. We will first release new app versions as test applications.

Here\'s what you need to do if you want to help test applications:

• 
  
• Go to malariacontrol.net
  
• Choose \'your account\'
  
• Log in
  
• Click on malariacontrol.net preferences \'View or Edit\'
  
• Click on \'Edit malariacontrol.net preferences\'
  
• Choose \'yes\' for \'Run test application\'
  
• Click on \'Update preferences\'
  

Here\'s a list of points that you should consider before signing up:

• 
  
• The applications may have high error rates
  
• The workunits will typically have short deadlines
  
• Uploaded files may be several 100kB in size for some test wus
  
• Credit will be added to your project account
  
• Since there are few beta-workunits, you will still be more likely to get the usual workunits.
  

Thanks
Alain

Is there a way to run test apps only on either school, home or work assigned computers?

I have some remote computers, so can\'t run test apps unless I can isolate the remote computers.

Is there a distinctive naming scheme for the test WUs?
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Ken

Is there a distinctive naming scheme for the test WUs?

Thanks, Robbie, very much. :)

So the app version will be 5.47 - which will appear when BoincView displays the \"Non user friendly\" name.

I thought there might also be something distinctive about the WU names, like \"wu_test_23_...\" or some such, but checking for the app name is a lot smarter. :oops:

Thanks again.

I thought there might also be something distinctive about the WU names, like \"wu_test_23_...\" or some such, but checking for the app name is a lot smarter. :oops:

I am quite willing to help out on testing, it\'s just that I only have one machine and am limited in hardware. So I\'d have the following questions:

1) If there is no checkpointing, how long will a wu take compared to the usual wus? (I would like to avoid an ever newly starting wu, when swaps between projects occur)
2) if a wu errors out, will we still get credit for it?
3) Is there a minimum amount of ram needed?
4) Is there a system implemented that stops the download of wus I could not possibly finish before the deadline?

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I am quite willing to help out on testing, it\'s just that I only have one machine and am limited in hardware. So I\'d have the following questions:

1) If there is no checkpointing, how long will a wu take compared to the usual wus? (I would like to avoid an ever newly starting wu, when swaps between projects occur)
The current test application (malariacontrolBeta) does do checkpointing. The second application (mappredictor) doesn\'t have checkpointing but the workunits won\'t take more than 20 minutes.
2) if a wu errors out, will we still get credit for it?
No.
3) Is there a minimum amount of ram needed?
No. If this should be the case, we will announce it.
4) Is there a system implemented that stops the download of wus I could not possibly finish before the deadline?
BOINC does not send you more workunits than you can cope with, according to the performance of your computer, the deadline of the workunits and your engagement in other projects.

Starting with the next version of the science application, we will include an additional test step. We will first release new app versions as test applications.

Here\'s what you need to do if you want to help test applications:

• 
  
• Go to malariacontrol.net
  
• Choose \'your account\'
  
• Log in
  
• Click on malariacontrol.net preferences \'View or Edit\'
  
• Click on \'Edit malariacontrol.net preferences\'
  
• Choose \'yes\' for \'Run test application\'
  
• Click on \'Update preferences\'
  

Here\'s a list of points that you should consider before signing up:

• 
  
• The applications may have high error rates
  
• The workunits will typically have short deadlines
  
• Uploaded files may be several 100kB in size for some test wus
  
• Credit will be added to your project account
  
• Since there are few beta-workunits, you will still be more likely to get the usual workunits.
  

Thanks
Alain

Can I use the graphics? I get an error after use the graphic button.
a.
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I just completed a 5.47 one on my Linux box with no problems.

I just completed a 5.47 one on my Linux box with no problems.

@ Alain, Nicolas
According to you, how is running the 5.47 ?
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Not too bad, but it needs a bit more work. We\'ll publish 5.48 as test soon.
Nick

@ Alain, Nicolas
According to you, how is running the 5.47 ?

Not too bad, but it needs a bit more work. We\'ll publish 5.48 as test soon.
Nick

Just received the first 5.50, an will need some
more than 1h for it so if checkpoints are still an issue,
it is important to \"leave apps in memory while preempted\"

I\'ve been running test apps and I noticed the server is ignoring the general preferences and handing out test workunits with a deadline of 25 hours from the time you download them. I\'m on dial-up and have my preferences set to contact the server every 2 days.

Fortunately, the 2 day queue is just a precaution in case my small town ISP goes offline for a day or two. I manually have the machines report in once or twice a day, but I\'m having to pay a lot more attention to when they report in.

Happy Crunching,

-- David Ball

I haven\'t seen any for a while either..no problem.

I recently received a bunch of WU starting with opt_
These are set at high priority.
They have a relatively short report by date.
My computer is running them, however no progress is being made on these.

Is this expected? Should I abort these work units or let them run thier duration?

My computer is running them, however no progress is being made on these.

My computer is running them, however no progress is being made on these.

That\'s a side effect of the wrapper that is used. The application runs through the wrapper and therefore doesn\'t directly \'talk\' to BOINC so it can\'t report the progress it is making. The tasks are running though, just let them be and finish.

Hi
Having a bit of trouble with these opt. jobs.
Some go through OK eg.opt 22
But others never complete eg opt 11
Two others have completed that \'opt 11\' with 15/18 credits pending which should take about an hour on the computer,gave it 2 hours then aborted.
Both started with a completion time of.00.09.38 which I guess is irrelevant, the progress meter staying at 00pc makes it awkward to know how to proceed.
Any ideas pls.
Chris.
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My computer is running them, however no progress is being made on these.

That\'s a side effect of the wrapper that is used. The application runs through the wrapper and therefore doesn\'t directly \'talk\' to BOINC so it can\'t report the progress it is making. The tasks are running though, just let them be and finish.

Yep, Jord has it right. This application stays at 0% progress until the wu is complete then it jumps to 100%. The other side effect is that if you stop BOINC for any reason while the wu is running the wu restarts at 0% when you restart BOINC. Hence I do not run test apps on my laptop that is stopped twice a day (to / from work).
Live long and BOINC!

I see a new 5.53 test application. What is up with that? Were there problems with the version 5.52 test application?

Thanks!
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Regards,
Bob P.

I'm seeing the Test Version 6.15 sometimes create false "CPU time" values, thus claiming insane credit (actual runtimes ~15m to 2h, reported upto 100h) and massively increasing Duration Correction factor (from 0.x to like 200!).

Examples :
Result 44672492
Result 44682377

Odd enough, only appears to happen on one of my hosts (Host 252).
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Scientific Network : 44800 MHz - 77824 MB - 1970 GB

I'm seeing the Test Version 6.15 sometimes create false "CPU time" values, thus claiming insane credit (actual runtimes ~15m to 2h, reported upto 100h) and massively increasing Duration Correction factor (from 0.x to like 200!).

Examples :
Result 44672492
Result 44682377

Odd enough, only appears to happen on one of my hosts (Host 252).

https://malariacontrol.net/forum_thread.php?id=858 says to abort all 6.15 units and move on to the 6.16 ones. I think for the very reason you are having.

https://malariacontrol.net/forum_thread.php?id=858 says to abort all 6.15 units and move on to the 6.16 ones. I think for the very reason you are having.

Hmm, these guys are talking about Windows 6.15 only, while my Host is running Linux.
Also, my other Linux machines still appear to download 6.15 work even today, hence I assume the Linux 6.15 is still the current, valid version?

https://malariacontrol.net/forum_thread.php?id=858 says to abort all 6.15 units and move on to the 6.16 ones. I think for the very reason you are having.

Hmm, these guys are talking about Windows 6.15 only, while my Host is running Linux.
Also, my other Linux machines still appear to download 6.15 work even today, hence I assume the Linux 6.15 is still the current, valid version?

Not sure if this is pointing towards a problem with the Linux app or the WU, but I've just been granted 0 credit for the only successful task from WU 16322723. 2 of the errors which invalidated the WU were "Maximum disk usage exceeded" on Linux systems which have a good completion record.
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"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

HI.

I was glad to help with this, but I'm discontinuing as I am averaging 2 credits per 1K seconds. Sorry but that is beyond funny! I expected low credit but thats laughable.

Best of luck, I'll run out the WU's I have.

Rob.

Not sure if this is pointing towards a problem with the Linux app or the WU, but I've just been granted 0 credit for the only successful task from WU 16322723. 2 of the errors which invalidated the WU were "Maximum disk usage exceeded" on Linux systems which have a good completion record.