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MJHarvey Volunteer moderator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 29 Jan 12 Posts: 53 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 1006 - Posted: 29 Aug 2012 \| 12:13:08 UTC - in response to Message 1005.
	We are working on an updated application, which we hope to get tested and released in the next couple of days. MJH
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Rick A. Sponholz Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 30 Credit: 25,081,593 RAC: 155,898 Donated	Message 1007 - Posted: 30 Aug 2012 \| 21:55:03 UTC - in response to Message 1006.
	Will your new application (when released) fix the 950 credits problem? Rick ____________
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gdf Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 27 Jan 12 Posts: 220 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 1008 - Posted: 31 Aug 2012 \| 6:34:32 UTC - in response to Message 1007.
	Yes. That's the aim. gdf
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Mr. Hankey Send message Joined: 6 Mar 12 Posts: 2 Credit: 193,914,385 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 1011 - Posted: 2 Sep 2012 \| 20:32:00 UTC - in response to Message 1008.
	How about the never ending WU problem?
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Rick A. Sponholz Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 30 Credit: 25,081,593 RAC: 155,898 Donated	Message 1016 - Posted: 13 Sep 2012 \| 0:50:27 UTC
	One additional request. Could your new update add periodic checkpoints to the WU's? Donate@Home WU's restart from zero whenever BOINC is paused or restarted. Thanks in advance for giving this request your careful consideration. Rick ____________
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gdf Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 27 Jan 12 Posts: 220 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 1018 - Posted: 13 Sep 2012 \| 14:26:58 UTC - in response to Message 1016.
	I am not sure that it is actually possible, but a good point to look at. That's why we had originally made the workunits so short. gdf
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skgiven Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Feb 12 Posts: 87 Credit: 36,013,269 RAC: 11,770 Donated	Message 1020 - Posted: 16 Sep 2012 \| 13:00:04 UTC - in response to Message 1018.
	WU's typically take ~20m or less, so there isn't an inherent need for checkpoints: ~20min on an HD5850, ~17.5min for an HD5870, ~15.5min Cayman ~13.5min on a Tahiti. Also, checkpoints would not by themselves solve anything, they would just save you 5 or 10min when manually restarting a stalled task. For there to be any point in introducing checkpoints there would need to be an effective fail-over system; a detection mechanism within the app to detect a stoppage, and initiate a restart from the last checkpoint. Obviously the ability to restart a task would massively outweigh the checkpoint anyway - it's those 3am task freezes, where the GPU becomes idle, that irk the most. ____________ FAQ's
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Rick A. Sponholz Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 30 Credit: 25,081,593 RAC: 155,898 Donated	Message 1023 - Posted: 16 Sep 2012 \| 18:51:37 UTC - in response to Message 1020.
	I have dual GTX295's waiting for the new application. Four cores & the work units take ~ 2+ hrs each. That's up to 8 hours (4 cores x 2 hrs) at risk. That's the reason for my request. Rick ____________
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gdf Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 27 Jan 12 Posts: 220 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 1028 - Posted: 19 Sep 2012 \| 19:21:08 UTC - in response to Message 1023.
	Are you sure that checkpointing is not working? gdf
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Rick A. Sponholz Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 30 Credit: 25,081,593 RAC: 155,898 Donated	Message 1029 - Posted: 19 Sep 2012 \| 19:53:50 UTC - in response to Message 1028.
	Checkpointing has not been working for me through last week. My GTX550TI machine is in for repair until Monday, (it was rebooting ~ 3 times a day hence the no checkpoint experience & the "in for repair") so I can't test again for you until then. My 2 x GTX295 machine is awaiting your new application and the fix to the 590 credits problem. Rick ____________
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