Why no credits when your programs crash?

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Serious Stuff Send message Joined: 20 Jan 10 Posts: 4 Credit: 2,569,014 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 24347 - Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| 12:58:10 UTC
	It's not my fault when a GPUGRD program crashes. I didn't write the code. My CPU time was still used!
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mikey Send message Joined: 2 Jan 09 Posts: 297 Credit: 6,228,096,173 RAC: 29,302,393 Level Scientific publications	Message 24348 - Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| 14:30:12 UTC - in response to Message 24347. Last modified: 10 Apr 2012 \| 14:31:31 UTC
	It's not my fault when a GPUGRD program crashes. I didn't write the code. My CPU time was still used! A bit more detail may help us diagnose why it crashed. Lots of us run the program without it crashing, maybe we can help you figure out why yours is. What other programs are you running at the same time? Is this a machine used ONLY for crunching or do you use it for normal use too? Do you game on the machine? If so do you stop/suspend Boinc when you are gaming? What kind of gpu do you have? What version of the drivers are you using? What operating system do you have? Do you have the latest updates? Are you overclocking anything? Are you underclocking anything? There are soooo many variables that without more details we can't help you.
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5pot Send message Joined: 8 Mar 12 Posts: 411 Credit: 2,083,882,218 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 24350 - Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| 15:25:52 UTC Last modified: 10 Apr 2012 \| 15:26:20 UTC
	original posters info (not mine) GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz [Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5] (4 processors) NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (1024MB) driver: 296.10 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00) Stderr output <core_client_version>6.12.34</core_client_version> <![CDATA[ <message> The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3) - exit code 3 (0x3) </message> <stderr_txt> # Using device 0 # There is 1 device supporting CUDA # Device 0: "GeForce GTS 250" # Clock rate: 1.84 GHz # Total amount of global memory: 1073741824 bytes # Number of multiprocessors: 16 # Number of cores: 128 MDIO: cannot open file "restart.coor" # Using device 0 # There is 1 device supporting CUDA # Device 0: "GeForce GTS 250" # Clock rate: 1.84 GHz # Total amount of global memory: 1073741824 bytes # Number of multiprocessors: 16 # Number of cores: 128 SWAN: FATAL : swanMemcpyDtoH failed Assertion failed: 0, file swanlib_nv.c, line 390 This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information.
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Retvari Zoltan Send message Joined: 20 Jan 09 Posts: 2343 Credit: 16,249,865,968 RAC: 4,089,892 Level Scientific publications	Message 24352 - Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| 16:22:54 UTC - in response to Message 24347.
	It's not my fault when a GPUGRD program crashes. I didn't write the code. My CPU time was still used! Because the result is useless. You are using the nvidia driver version 296.10, which has this monitor sleep bug. Either you have to disable the sleep timeout of the monitor (and turn your monitor off manually), or roll back to driver version 285.62.
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skgiven Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Apr 09 Posts: 3968 Credit: 1,995,359,260 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 24353 - Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| 17:06:50 UTC - in response to Message 24352.
	A GTS 250 (CC1.1) is not a recommended card for crunching at GPUGrid. Even with an ideal setup, many tasks would probably fail. ____________ FAQ's HOW TO: - Opt out of Beta Tests - Ask for Help
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Serious Stuff Send message Joined: 20 Jan 10 Posts: 4 Credit: 2,569,014 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 24360 - Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| 20:27:06 UTC - in response to Message 24348.
	Nothing else running, no overclocking, GTS 250, window 7 64bit, i5
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Serious Stuff Send message Joined: 20 Jan 10 Posts: 4 Credit: 2,569,014 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 24361 - Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| 20:32:15 UTC - in response to Message 24360.
	Most times GPUGRD apps run to completion!
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Paul Raney Send message Joined: 26 Dec 10 Posts: 115 Credit: 416,576,946 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 25055 - Posted: 14 May 2012 \| 1:37:45 UTC - in response to Message 24361. Last modified: 14 May 2012 \| 1:38:24 UTC
	Do you have any update for us? Are you still crunching for GPUGrid? Use an older driver and you will likely see better results. I think version 266 through version 285 are fine. I run 275.xy and they serve GPUgrid well. ____________ Thx - Paul Note: Please don't use driver version 295 or 296! Recommended versions are 266 - 285.
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