Project has no work since May

Thanks. I keep reading post about people discussing the project and work units and figured I was missing out. I kind of assumed that I'd get maybe one work unit over the last couple of months...

Am I the only 1 with this message?

03/02/2026 17:37:09 | Rosetta@home | Fetching scheduler list
03/02/2026 17:37:12 | Rosetta@home | Master file download succeeded
03/02/2026 17:37:19 | Rosetta@home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
03/02/2026 17:37:19 | Rosetta@home | Requesting new tasks for NVIDIA GPU and Intel GPU
03/02/2026 17:37:21 | Rosetta@home | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
03/02/2026 17:37:21 | Rosetta@home | Server error: feeder not running
03/02/2026 17:37:21 | Rosetta@home | Project requested delay of 3600 seconds

Perhaps robertmiles could report it.

Cheers,
Mark

However the fact that Rosetta considers you are running it under Linux, indicates to me something is very, very broken, and it could be the reason that change in the Windows hosts file is having no effect.
You could try disabling IVPv6 on that system, but i don't know if disabling it for Windows will have any impact on what is going on with Rosetta thinking your system is running LINUX.

Right click on your Network icon on the Taskbar, Network and internet settings. Network adaptors (select the current one), More adaptor options- Edit, scroll down to "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" deselect it, save all the changes (Just re-select it to enable it again if it breaks the internet for you).
No idea if a re-boot is required or not for the changes to take effect.

My internet provider won't handle IPv6, only IPv4, so I didn't expect that setting to have any effect. I might as well try it, though.

I'm still running Windows 11! I've run enough operating systems over the years to know the difference!

There is something very, very, very screwed up with that system then.

Two of my systems got Docker installed on them when i upgraded to the latest version of BOINC at the time (before down grading again due to the Estimated Completion time becoming frozen & not updating).
And they still report as Windows systems to projects.

As long as the Hosts file is named just that- Hosts (with no extension), and it is in the "C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/" folder, then Windows will read it.
And if those entries
128.95.160.156 boinc-files.bakerlab.org
128.95.160.156 bwsrv1.bakerlab.org
are in there as above, then things will work.


However the fact that Rosetta considers you are running it under Linux, indicates to me something is very, very broken, and it could be the reason that change in the Windows hosts file is having no effect.
You could try disabling IVPv6 on that system, but i don't know if disabling it for Windows will have any impact on what is going on with Rosetta thinking your system is running LINUX.

Right click on your Network icon on the Taskbar, Network and internet settings. Network adaptors (select the current one), More adaptor options- Edit, scroll down to "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" deselect it, save all the changes (Just re-select it to enable it again if it breaks the internet for you).
No idea if a re-boot is required or not for the changes to take effect.

The instructions we have been giving are for Windows.
You're running Alpine LINUX.

Linux
On Linux, you can find the hosts file at: /etc/hosts. Depending on your distribution, you likely will need administrative privileges to edit the file.

You can edit the file manually with vi, vim, or nano, or append the new entry directly from the command line.
To use vim, open a terminal and enter the command:

sudo vim /etc/hosts

followed by return, and enter your password to authenticate if prompted. After adding the new entry at the end of the file, type:

:wq

to save and close the file.

Note: In vim, you can press “i” or “a” to enter text insertion mode; pressing the escape key (Esc) on your keyboard returns you to command mode. For a refresher on editing files with vim, see Vim Text Editor.
If you prefer to simply append the entry to the existing file, you can do so with one command, substituting your server’s IP address and domain name for the ones in this example:

echo "1.1.1.1 test.com www.test.com" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts >/dev/null

and enter your password.

While you’re still in a terminal, you will want to flush your DNS cache. That command can vary widely depending on your specific distribution and version:
Many Ubuntu and Debian-derived distributions use:

sudo service dns-clean restart.

Other Linux distributions using NSCD (Name Service Caching Daemon) may need to use:

sudo service nscd restart, sudo systemctl restart nscd.service, or nscd -I hosts.

https://www.alpineweb.com/backroom/knowledgebase/314/DNS-Hosts-File.html#linux

I found nothing labelled DOS prompt. I found what appears to be the hosts file and edited it it to add the lines. I found nothing to make the changes take effect, so I rebooted the computer. Still no signs of the changes taking effect.

Re-open the file hosts in "C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/" and make sure that
128.95.160.156 boinc-files.bakerlab.org
128.95.160.156 bwsrv1.bakerlab.org

are in there.

I personally find it easier to copy the hosts file to another location, edit and save it, then rename the exiting hosts file hosts.old, then copy the just edited file back in to the "C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/" folder.
Much easier than mucking around with permissions IMHO.

Add the following two lines to the end of your hosts file.

128.95.160.156 boinc-files.bakerlab.org
128.95.160.156 bwsrv1.bakerlab.org

The file might be *hidden, system and/ or read only* and is located as noted below (Change all the / to ).

C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/hosts

You might need to disable anti-virus and/or anti-malware software (Norton's, Microsoft's built-in Anti-virus; etc; temporarily to edit it.

*To change the file attributes, open a "DOS prompt" command line "C:>" and type (without the quotes)
"Attrib -h -s -r C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/hosts"

Now to edit the file.. At the same command prompt type (without the quotes)
"Notepad C:/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc/hosts"

Or Use a text editor such as NOTEPAD.exe to edit the file, save it with "all extensions *.*" as plain text.

Cant upload completed work... Server error: feeder not running

Rosetta@home 12/21/2025 18:10:03 update requested by user
Rosetta@home 12/21/2025 18:10:04 Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
Rosetta@home 12/21/2025 18:10:04 Reporting 1 completed tasks
Rosetta@home 12/21/2025 18:10:04 Not requesting tasks: don't need ()
Rosetta@home 12/21/2025 18:10:06 Scheduler request completed
Rosetta@home 12/21/2025 18:10:06 Server error: feeder not running
Rosetta@home 12/21/2025 18:10:06 Project requested delay of 3600 seconds

No sign of upload issues there- that's the symptom for IPv6 issues, that the hosts file entry deals with.

Rosetta finally sent one of my Windows computers some work for the first time in months - all Rosetta Beta. They ran, but the server won't let me report them as completed.

The server still won't let me report them as completed, even after their deadlines have expired.

Rosetta finally sent one of my Windows computers some work for the first time in months - all Rosetta Beta. They ran, but the server won't let me report them as completed.

Amicable is providing work, but makes it difficult to let it use LESS THAN 100% of the CPU.

Rosetta is no longer providing work for Windows computers,

Amicable is providing work, but makes it difficult to let it use LESS THAN 100% of the CPU.

Can't do right for doing wrong around here...

Alas...I come back after being gone for a mere 2+ days and find that Einstein is the only project with tasks for my critters to work on.

I currently have 14 completed rosetta tasks (10mrredo_10_hallucinated) that won't upload, showing status pending project backoff. I also have 7 new rosetta tasks (beta 6.06) that are stuck downloading and approaching the task deadline.