Try putting another shrimp on the barbie.

I've looked around off and on for this a bit. Want to make sure that requiring VirtualBox for tasks is the expected behavior. There are a few threads on this matter e.g. https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/forum_thread.php?id=14814#103235. If there is no way around this, could someone please provide directions for the 'thinnest' way to add VirtualBox on Linux? Is there a way to provide VirtualBox it without maintaining another OS instance?

On the Leader board...
It is amazing the number of server class/HEDT systems with huge core counts that are running here.

Tom M

I’ve only got a measly 88 threads running between 8 machines :-)

I really need to get myself one of those 128 thread machines.

Hello.
Browsing through my machines on the site today and came across this. Not sure what the logs mean.
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Log for a task:

<message>
process got signal 11
</message>
<stderr_txt>
command: ../../projects/boinc.bakerlab.org_rosetta/rosetta_4.20_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu -run:protocol jd2_scripting -parser:protocol jhr_boinc_v4.xml @flags -in:file:silent Junior_HalfRoid_design5_COVID-19_SAVE_ALL_OUT_IGNORE_THE_REST_1dy7ly8k.silent -in:file:silent_struct_type binary -silent_gz -mute all -out:file:silent_struct_type binary -out:file:silent default.out -in:file:boinc_wu_zip Junior_HalfRoid_design5_COVID-19_SAVE_ALL_OUT_IGNORE_THE_REST_1dy7ly8k.zip @Junior_HalfRoid_design5_COVID-19_SAVE_ALL_OUT_IGNORE_THE_REST_1dy7ly8k.flags -nstruct 10000 -cpu_run_time 28800 -boinc:max_nstruct 20000 -checkpoint_interval 120 -database minirosetta_database -in::file::zip minirosetta_database.zip -boinc::watchdog -boinc::cpu_run_timeout 36000 -run::rng mt19937 -constant_seed -jran 1075497
Using database: database_357d5d93529_n_methyl/minirosetta_database

</stderr_txt

Is this a hardware error? temperatures are fine the machine doesn't seem to be struggling for ram. Unless it's using a version of Boinc which is too old?
I tried to update using ppa:costamagnagianfranco/boinc, but receiving an error. Might try again if this persists.

Any help appreciated. Hate wasting tasks and resources like this.

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I thought MiniRosetta had expired with all tasks returned, but I just got one and I see there are 7000 new tasks out there <sigh>

Ok, i may have an optimistic explanation of this: The completion percentages shown in the BOINC manager might be wildly innacurate.

I had "very slow" WU's and "less slow" WU's. I killed a lot of very slow ones and let the less slow run their course. Surprise: the less slow tasks, announced to take 6 hours or more have stopped at around 4 hours and half as promised. They were at 85 -90 % completion and they suddently jumped to 100% With the correct run time.

Let's hope it will be the same with the "very slow" ones. I will only know tomorrow.

I am hoping to get up well past 50,000 but I am not running all my CPU threads on Rosetta.

I expect you do not want to end up with a bias toward 1GB or 4GB jobs, while both are needed. For the clients that can handle the 4GB jobs the bias should be neutral. Unless you expect a tendency towards more 4GB jobs with respect to 1 GB jobs, or the other way around, then you want a bias.

That's the thinking.
Over all, the effect should be neutral. People shouldn't lose out for processing these larger RAM requirement Tasks, and they shouldn't get a boost either. All the work is important, so if a Tasks stops 2 or more others form being processed at that time, it needs to offset that loss in production.

Credits can't buy you a toaster, but they can let you see how you are doing, and how much you have done to help Rosetta.

Do you think this one could do the trick for now, costing $525 upfront?

- Gigabyte B450M DS3H Ultra Durable
- G.SKILL 16GB (2x8GB) Aegis DDR4 3000MHz CL16 KIT F4-3000C16D-16GISB
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AM4 BOX
- Kingmax 120GB SATA3
- FSP400-60APN 85+

I did turn PBO off after I thought about it. Is that what you mean by turbo boost?

Yes its like a 3700x. The added benefit is its quiet, at the lower threshold of my hearing and not irritating. A fan control program from the manufacturer of the motherboard which I use to auto control fans, sets the fans at about 6-700 rpm when Boinc is running when I am at 90%. At 100% cpu utilization the fan control program ramps up the fans and they get loud. Lots of fans in my case.

Hello, I'm a newbie to Rosetta and got things set up and running ok. In the last two days I've noticed my laptop running this app in an odd manner. Instead of running at 100% CPU, it fluctuates between 33% and 100%,

Tom, if it doesn't work, I would empty the cache and try resetting the project, might work.