I've been having some problems wth the Rosetta app.

Here is a recent log of errors created by your program.

19/12/2005 04:43:41|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_142007_1 ( - exit code -164 (0xffffff5c))
20/12/2005 01:10:49|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_203_3409_0 ( - exit code -164 (0xffffff5c))
20/12/2005 07:12:36|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_203_5373_0 ( - exit code -164 (0xffffff5c))
20/12/2005 17:26:33|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_204_4820_5 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 01:50:57|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_207_1789_0 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 01:54:58|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_193_1 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 01:59:09|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_9358_0 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 02:03:05|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_9472_0 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 03:07:28|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_207_9628_0 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 12:38:42|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_9463_1 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 12:45:11|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_203_1568_3 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 12:49:14|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_204_4897_6 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 12:53:31|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_15557_1 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 12:57:33|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_207_15628_1 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 13:01:27|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_207_9273_2 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 13:14:41|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_16196_1 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 14:54:36|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_5510_3 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 14:56:42|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_204_2734_2 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:00:57|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_471_5 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:15:00|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result NEW_SOFT_CENTROID_PACKING_1ogw_212_7_2 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:17:49|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_204_5734_6 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:21:54|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_1861_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:26:16|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_13221_3 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:30:31|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_10640_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:34:46|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_7307_5 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:38:46|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_15458_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:42:55|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_203_2621_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 15:47:06|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_1907_6 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:04:04|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_16139_2 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:07:55|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_8423_5 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:12:21|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_203_5753_9 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:16:16|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_9164_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:20:24|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_10536_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:25:04|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_207_7273_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:29:16|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_7396_6 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:33:24|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_204_4669_6 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:37:43|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_14225_7 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:41:39|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_15379_6 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:46:06|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_521_8 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 16:50:05|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1n0u__topology_sample_207_7677_7 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:06:49|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_10485_6 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:10:35|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_3976_5 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:14:53|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_11451_10 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:19:38|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_1175_4 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:23:27|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_3486_5 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:27:36|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1ogw__topology_sample_207_13552_7 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:32:02|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_14449_5 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))
21/12/2005 17:35:55|rosetta@home|Unrecoverable error for result 1hz6A_topology_sample_207_469_10 ( - exit code -1073741819 (0xc0000005))

As you can see, this frequency of errors is WAY to high. No other program I run (whether BOINC-based or otherwise) crashes so frequently.

I will have to stop computation for Rosetta until this problem can be fixed. It is a waste of CPU power that can be allocated to other projects, not to mention kW/H that cost a lot here in Israel.

My PC is a Pentium IV 2.0GHz with 512MB 400Mhz DDR running Windows 2003 SP1 with all the latest updates and drivers. The important thing to note here is this is a CONSUMER-level machine - not a SGI workstation with ECC memory running IRIX. Thus you should EXPECT OS and HARDWARE errors. Some serious error-detection code should get these kinds of problems SORTED. Yes the performance might decrease by 1-5%, but SO WHAT! What is the point if a PC works 12 hours straight for a solution and cancels at the end???

Hope someone can help.

BTW, your site should give more info on WHY I should donate my computer power to Rosetta. A new user should not have to dig so much - solution: PUBLIC RELATIONS!

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I believe they send out some bad WUs....

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I believe they send out some bad WUs....

I think that is possible. I also got some WUs of the old type and they hung up. But now the WUs are crunching, but they are of the NEW type (DEFAULT_xxxx_xxx_xxx x stands for some numbers).

BTW There is a little hint in the Tech News which tells that the problem is known where it comes from.

Another problem has been identified with some new work units which is causing a 0xc0000005 UNHANDLED EXCEPTION error. This is a weird bug that appears to be dependent on the random number seed and we are currently looking into its cause. A short-term fix of using the computer clock to generate the seed (as has been done in previous runs) is in place.

In an effort to prevent errors like this in the future, we will set up a local test boinc server and do quality control after the holidays.

You can find the Tech news here.

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I believe they send out some bad WUs....

As of march 14th, I still have same behaviour, computer hanging on and on...

I'm to open new topic, to refresh memory and hope answer, because complete computer hang happened once, and I needed to restart my other job from scratch. Yes, I know, always save your job before going to bed...

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