What Has Happened to CPU-only WU's?

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aardvark1917

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For the past few days, I have been receiving messages saying that since I haven't the proper graphics card, that no GPU work units can be sent.

Only problem is, I wasn't aware that my client was asking for them.

I'm using the BOINC manager, so the only preferences I can set are through a webpage here, and not the command line. Suspending the GPU work while computer is in use under Computing Preferences doesn't seem to have any effect, and neither does selecting no for Use NVIDIA GPU if present. I still get the error message.

What's interesting is that I'm finishing a whole batch of CPU-only work units that downloaded just fine a few days ago without warnings. If there weren't any GPU wu's, it switched to getting CPU wu's. Not anymore, though.
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I *think* I have a similar problem. I have one machine where it's in the 'School' preferences where I have CPU ticked but no GPU. Primegrid is the only project on the machine but it's not requesting new work.

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Is it possible the flags are the wrong way around ? I know this happened on a few projects when they were first added..

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My machines keep downloading Proth Prime Search (Sieve) 1.12 even though I've told it to only run AP26 and have the setting unchecked to run other apps if the current one is out of work. It downloads them. I abort them. It downloads more. The box is a core 2 duo and has a CUDA card as well. I'd like to be able to crunch AP26 on both CPU and GPU, but if the CPU will only download sieve work, I'll move it to another project.

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My machines keep downloading Proth Prime Search (Sieve) 1.12 even though I've told it to only run AP26 and have the setting unchecked to run other apps if the current one is out of work. It downloads them. I abort them. It downloads more. The box is a core 2 duo and has a CUDA card as well. I'd like to be able to crunch AP26 on both CPU and GPU, but if the CPU will only download sieve work, I'll move it to another project.

I just let it finish the sieve WUs and no more arrived since. Maybe it is a 1st time connect issue for a machine, but it appears to be working OK now.

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