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Questions and Answers : Preferences : How to Remove an old Computer?
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Send message Joined: 27 Jan 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 893 RAC: 0 |
I have recently built myself a new computer which is much faster than my old one. I am now going to sell my old computer, so it won't be running the BOINC software anymore. I have added my new computer to my account, but I want to remove the old one. How is this achieved? |
 old_user284Send message Joined: 6 Aug 04 Posts: 8 Credit: 267,186 RAC: 0 |
Hello Tom, did you take your data from the old computer? Then it should be no problem to make a merge of the two computers. Otherwise - sorry, don't know if there is any solution. Bye Stefan |
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old_user284 Send message Joined: 6 Aug 04 Posts: 8 Credit: 267,186 RAC: 0 |
> Hello Tom, > > did you take your data from the old computer? Then it should be no problem to > make a merge of the two computers. > Otherwise - sorry, don't know if there is any solution. > > Bye > Stefan > Sorry - what a nonsense I wrote here?!? :-( This is not so easy, of course, because the two computers are totally different and so you will not be able to merge them, I'm afraid... Bye Stefan |
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Send message Joined: 5 Sep 04 Posts: 7629 Credit: 24,240,330 RAC: 0 |
Merge uses the information in 'CPU type' to see if there is a possiblity of the 2 computers being the same. If not, no merge! And the newer versions of BOINC record the information differently for some computers with which it previously had difficulties. Which means some people may end up with "two" computers after a BOINC upgrade. What may be needed is a small program to force a merge, but I think this should be an Admin job, to prevent people 'fiddling'. Apparently, after a period of time, computers which haven't produced work will be removed from the list. But the 'period' is a few years because of the long processing time on slow computers. So, just keep crunching on the new machine. Les |
old_user156 Send message Joined: 5 Aug 04 Posts: 186 Credit: 1,612,182 RAC: 0 |
This is now a little irritating - it would be really nice to be able to at least 'hide' machines that are no longer running. Eg. Only 8 machines, ie. 1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 14, 15 & 16 are still running out of <a href="http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/hosts_user.php?userid=156">my list of 20 computers</a>. Automaticaly hide any machine if it hasn't trickled for two weeks would be good IMO... <a href="http://www.nmvs.dsl.pipex.com/"><img src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/cpdn/stats.php?userID=6&team=off&trans=off"></a> <a href="http://www.nmvs.dsl.pipex.com/">Distributed Mania</a> |
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Send message Joined: 5 Sep 04 Posts: 7629 Credit: 24,240,330 RAC: 0 |
Good idea. It could be a toggle: Hide / Unhide, in the user prefs. Les |
old_user34359 Send message Joined: 30 Dec 04 Posts: 6 Credit: 67,309 RAC: 0 |
Yes it´s a good idear ! This Hide / Unhide Function will be a good thing. To delete old mechines, is not so good, because you will loos the credits earned by the old mechine. I think so !?? Greetings from Wetzlar in Germany Sascha Bickel Admin, Teamleader CPDN & Einstein Team Science and Research Hessen (SaR Hessen) http://www.sar-hessen.dd.vu <img border="0" src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php?userID=323" /> |
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