TPU's WCG/BOINC Team

[agent00skid]

@peche @thebluebumblebee @stevorob moved the posts from the Pie thread over here


psensor does pick up some temp info in Ubuntu 17.04

Guess I can explain what I meant. So here the sensors output from my Ryzen system:

There are 2 devices that it's reading info from. The amdgpu is my RX460 and the nct6779 is the SuperIO chip. The SuperIO chip is showing 2 temp sensors relating to the CPU: CPUTIN and SMBUSMASTER 0. That's probably enough to get a good feel of temperatures. But it is not polled from the CPU itself. That's what I meant when I said Ryzen had no temperature driver.

Here is a sensors dump from my Athlon 5350:

As can be seen, there are still the GPU and SuperIO sources, but there are also fam15h_power, which can show the software measured power consumption(I think I disabled it in the BIOS), and k10temp, which shows temperatures read from the Athlon 5350 itself. Also, its running integrated graphics, so the radeon sensor is also from the Athlon 5350.

While there are significant differences between the temperatures on the Athlon 5350, that's not always the case.

Here's my G3258 system:

Here the integrated gpu doesn't report any temps, but the SuperIO and CPU does. As can be seen here, PECI agent 0 and coretemp numbers are almost the same, and that's what I've seen from this all the time I've had it, so having the core temperatures doesn't change that much.

So when I said there are no drivers on Linux that can read Ryzen temperatures. I mean nothing can read from the CPU directly. But there's probably a good chance that there is a driver that can read from the SuperIO chip, which gets some info from the CPU.
On my Ryzen system, only recently did the SMBUSMASTER input appear, which I believe to be closer the actual temperature of the CPU, so without a driver that actually read the CPU sensor information, numbers might be a bit off.

All in all, I've never had great reason not to trust SuperIO numbers, so if that is all that you can get, then it's probably fine.

 

[Recca29]

Uninstaller BOINC from SSD and reinstalled it on the HDD yesterday.
Today when i checked the status, all work pieces from yesterday for MIP are having error.
changed the project to OpenZika just to check if i am getting error in that also.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

all work pieces from yesterday for MIP are having error.

Happens sometimes with a new project. Don't just assume it's your system(s).

 

[manofthem]

Freudian slip or autocorrect FTW?

@manofthem , did you see:

Definitely autocorrect.

Didn't see that schedule but that's awesome! Those are all fantastic titles, such great movies, but they are all newer films from the 90s on, no oldie classics

Ubuntu takes about 10-15 minutes to install from a flash drive.... including downloading and installing the BOINC Manager/getting it crunching

Good to know indeed. As soon as I can steal a monitor for the rig, I'll be trying that method. How is ubuntu with using onboard video via hdmi to an hdtv, for instance, at least for the install?

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Definitely autocorrect.

Didn't see that schedule but that's awesome! Those are all fantastic titles, such great movies, but they are all newer films from the 90s on, no oldie classics



Good to know indeed. As soon as I can steal a monitor for the rig, I'll be trying that method. How is ubuntu with using onboard video via hdmi to an hdtv, for instance, at least for the install?

They've been playing a couple of Godzilla movies, I think on Saturday, every week this month. There are 2 of them on the 3rd as well.

Linux has no problems with iGPU's.

 

[Recca29]

Happens sometimes with a new project. Don't just assume it's your system(s).

Reset the project and changed the PC name. so far no errors on open zika.
Will try to OC it to 3.9 today.

 

[peche]

Ubuntu takes about 10-15 minutes to install from a flash drive.... including downloading and installing the BOINC Manager/getting it crunching

currently downloading linux for the i5 machine, this one will lead the tests!
saturday must be finished cuz next week ill be on vacations ... hope teamviewer works on it,

 

[manofthem]

currently downloading linux for the i5 machine, this one will lead the tests!
saturday must be finished cuz next week ill be on vacations ... hope teamviewer works on it,

Report back as you go and let us know. I'm getting motivated to try to do the same.

 

[Norton]

Report back as you go and let us know. I'm getting motivated to try to do the same.

If you're interested, I can load up a basic Ubuntu installation on a small HDD and mail it down to you

A Ubuntu install can usually be transferred easily between systems

 

[Arjai]

currently downloading linux for the i5 machine, this one will lead the tests!
saturday must be finished cuz next week ill be on vacations ... hope teamviewer works on it,

I have teamviewer running on three linux machines, well, two, now. Had one of them take a dump, thinking HDD or memory. Haven't had time to dig in to it. But, point is, Teamviewer works fine.

P.S. BTW, Mint is my go to distro. I am running Sarah, supported thru 2020. Probably the easiest distro to date. Cinnamon is OK, but uses some resources and disk space. Can't remember the one I recently did, it was a lightweight version, skips all the useless add-on stuff (BOINC-wise, don't need them). I love it! Of course, I am not so worried about temps, since they are running fine!
2Cents...Oh, and for a free OS, can't really ask for more!

 

[Norton]

I have teamviewer running on three linux machines, well, two, now. Had one of them take a dump, thinking HDD or memory. Haven't had time to dig in to it. But, point is, Teamviewer works fine.

If it uses DDR3 and you need some let me know- think I have a 2GB stick of it around somewhere if you need it

 

[Arjai]

OH, "apt-get install Boinc Client Boinc Manager"

Sign in to root user, your password, type that...Boinc installed!

 

[Arjai]

If it uses DDR3 and you need some let me know- think I have a 2GB stick of it around somewhere if you need it

It will be next week before I do any testing. And yes it is DDR3.
With the work schedule going haywire and carting my broken motorcycle back and forth and going to the Chiropractor, working with my Lawyer and insurance...Plus, BONUS TIME, doing it all at half speed and in pain.

So, I am feeling better, but still not 100%. Insurance check is in the mail, just enough to get another CB750C, with fewer miles on the engine but not as clean as mine. The shop needed it moved or would charge me $25 a day storage, because I want to swap some things from broken bike to new bike, It will have to wait until this winter, unless I decide to tackle them myself out on the sidewalk! We'll see how it goes. I will get the new one after Labor day, since the seller is in Colorado, until then.

Hopefully, my lawyer can conjure up some money from this guy or his insurance. I am not a lawyer guy, but, Dude should pay for what he did to me! It was more than just a Motorcycle, as any rider will tell you, and this pain...sucks! Thankfully, I am alive and suffered no broken bits! But, this pain. There are times I am talking with customers, at work, and I have to stop and figure out what I was saying! It literally clouds my mind, to a point where I forget what I am doing!

Fortunately, that has gone from very frequently, to once in a while. But even that is not ideal! What makes me really mad? At the scene, dude says I ran the light, and his was green! Unbelievable. The traffic cam says otherwise. I wish I could get a hold of that video! Anyway, he hasn't a leg to stand on, if it ever goes to court. I have a witness statement, Traffic Camera and he was written a citation.

OK, END RANT!

 

[thebluebumblebee]

@peche ,@manofthem , you can install Linux, and the applications you need (at least the ones you'll need for what we're doing here) without ever using Terminal. Software Manager in Mint, Software center in Ubuntu.

Edit: https://www.howtogeek.com/191245/beginner-geek-how-to-install-software-on-linux/

 

[Arjai]

Thanks @thebluebumblebee I was gonna look that up when the maintenance guy showed up, fixing my refrigerator.

Anyway, I prefer the terminal. Not sure why.

 

[Nordic]

Ubuntu takes about 10-15 minutes to install from a flash drive.... including downloading and installing the BOINC Manager/getting it crunching

It is even faster if your motherboard supports installing from a usb 3.0 usb over a usb 3.0 port.

Just saying hi. I have not been watching my crunchers, so the fact that I still get stones is a good sign.

 

[Norton]

Is there an internet issue or outage affecting US East Coast?

I'm having trouble accessing a lot of sites and my rigs are having trouble uploading/downloading work

TPU seems ok though?

 

[manofthem]

Is there an internet issue or outage affecting US East Coast?

I'm having trouble accessing a lot of sites and my rigs are having trouble uploading/downloading work

TPU seems ok though?

Late to this but I can't say that I've had issues. Granted I wasn't home to check my rigs and I used my phone all day

@peche ,@manofthem , you can install Linux, and the applications you need (at least the ones you'll need for what we're doing here) without ever using Terminal. Software Manager in Mint, Software center in Ubuntu.

Edit: https://www.howtogeek.com/191245/beginner-geek-how-to-install-software-on-linux/

Thanks BBB, as always

It is even faster if your motherboard supports installing from a usb 3.0 usb over a usb 3.0 port.

Just saying hi. I have not been watching my crunchers, so the fact that I still get stones is a good sign.

Hey man, good to see you around here

 

[Norton]

Late to this but I can't say that I've had issues. Granted I wasn't home to check my rigs and I used my phone all day

It was a widespread outage with Frontier, seems ok now

 

[Recca29]

System now fully active. 24*7 crunching at 3.0 GHz.

Not overclocking as temps are little high; 77 Celsius at 3.8GHz.

 

[HammerON]

Thanks to @Norton for helping me install Ubuntu 16.04 on the e5 2683 system

Question though, how do I see the "advanced" BOINC view or is it not possible?

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Trying to remember Ubuntu..... does something pop up if you move the mouse to the task bar, which is at the top?

 

[Arjai]

It's on there...don't remember... Click and Right Click allover that thing until it pops up as an option...It's there.

 

[HammerON]

Thanks guys. I will take another look.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

which is at the top?

...of the screen