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Message 30485 - Posted: 2 Nov 2006, 3:49:55 UTC

I have rosetta running in the background all the time, Rosetta's screen saver would not work properly, kept freezing, so I am back using the window screen saver. My question is, Can I keep rosetta running in the background and say use the seti screen saver and number crunch for them at the same time. If so how do I set it up.

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Message 30486 - Posted: 2 Nov 2006, 5:10:52 UTC
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I have rosetta running in the background all the time, Rosetta's screen saver would not work properly, kept freezing, so I am back using the window screen saver. My question is, Can I keep rosetta running in the background and say use the seti screen saver and number crunch for them at the same time. If so how do I set it up.

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Sorry but no, the screensaver is the curently running BOINC application.

My personal theory is that Rosetta@Home (or the BOINC/Rosetta@Home interface) is having some problems with ATI cards, so if it's freezing, just stop using the screensaver until this problem is fixed.

Just to add weight/destroy my theory what graphics card do you have?

Edit:

I re-read you post, and I think I know what you are getting at, it may be possible to have two instances of BOINC and only show one of the application's graphics, but I have know idea if this is possible.


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Message 30497 - Posted: 2 Nov 2006, 8:22:36 UTC
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Two things to check if you are having screen saver problems, first make sure you using the latest compatible drivers for you graphics cards & the latest DirectX, there are quite a few revisions to DirectX 9.0c
Pop here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx and install the latest version.

Anyways for what you ask, not really. It may be possible but you would propably have to have to seperate installations of BOINC.

Install the first instance to one directory and setup Rosetta@home on that one.
Install the second instance and setu it up as the screen saver only, attach it to seti@home.

You will then have to start the rosetta boincmgr.exe (or boinc.exe -redirectio) yourself or via a shortcut in the startup folder.

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Message 30509 - Posted: 2 Nov 2006, 16:04:35 UTC - in response to Message 30486.  

I have rosetta running in the background all the time, Rosetta's screen saver would not work properly, kept freezing, so I am back using the window screen saver. My question is, Can I keep rosetta running in the background and say use the seti screen saver and number crunch for them at the same time. If so how do I set it up.

Thanks

Stu


Sorry but no, the screensaver is the curently running BOINC application.

My personal theory is that Rosetta@Home (or the BOINC/Rosetta@Home interface) is having some problems with ATI cards, so if it's freezing, just stop using the screensaver until this problem is fixed.

Just to add weight/destroy my theory what graphics card do you have?

Edit:

I re-read you post, and I think I know what you are getting at, it may be possible to have two instances of BOINC and only show one of the application's graphics, but I have know idea if this is possible.




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Message 30510 - Posted: 2 Nov 2006, 16:06:16 UTC - in response to Message 30486.  

I have rosetta running in the background all the time, Rosetta's screen saver would not work properly, kept freezing, so I am back using the window screen saver. My question is, Can I keep rosetta running in the background and say use the seti screen saver and number crunch for them at the same time. If so how do I set it up.

Thanks

Stu


Sorry but no, the screensaver is the curently running BOINC application.

My personal theory is that Rosetta@Home (or the BOINC/Rosetta@Home interface) is having some problems with ATI cards, so if it's freezing, just stop using the screensaver until this problem is fixed.

Just to add weight/destroy my theory what graphics card do you have?

Edit:

I re-read you post, and I think I know what you are getting at, it may be possible to have two instances of BOINC and only show one of the application's graphics, but I have know idea if this is possible.


I have an ATI Radeon express series 200

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Message 30518 - Posted: 2 Nov 2006, 19:38:16 UTC
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Message 30530 - Posted: 2 Nov 2006, 21:58:41 UTC - in response to Message 30486.  

I have rosetta running in the background all the time, Rosetta's screen saver would not work properly, kept freezing, so I am back using the window screen saver. My question is, Can I keep rosetta running in the background and say use the seti screen saver and number crunch for them at the same time. If so how do I set it up.

Thanks

Stu


Sorry but no, the screensaver is the curently running BOINC application.

My personal theory is that Rosetta@Home (or the BOINC/Rosetta@Home interface) is having some problems with ATI cards, so if it's freezing, just stop using the screensaver until this problem is fixed.

Just to add weight/destroy my theory what graphics card do you have?

Edit:

I re-read you post, and I think I know what you are getting at, it may be possible to have two instances of BOINC and only show one of the application's graphics, but I have know idea if this is possible.


Well the screensaver is now working, and it is an ATI card. I think I will leave well enough alone, I have a history of terminating computers.

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Message 57956 - Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 7:10:28 UTC

Is the screen saver necessary for the operation of the software, or can it be disabled with no repercussions?
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Message 57960 - Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 9:49:33 UTC - in response to Message 57956.  

Is the screen saver necessary for the operation of the software, or can it be disabled with no repercussions?


No it is not necessary. The program runs just fine without it, in fact if you set your screen to go blank in as short a time as you can put up with, Boinc will crunch faster.
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Message 57973 - Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 17:04:31 UTC

Rosetta crunch faster if you keep the graphic CLOSED! Cause if it is open, the cpu must also compute it, if you close it, there is more power for Rosetta (of course this apply to all other projects)
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