This morning I started my BOINC and received an error message - an error downloading executable files(?!?!). And also, my current project gone with a "Client error" to the server. I tried many resets of a project - every time I received an error with executables. Finally I detached and reattached the project. Here is the last message. Whats wrong?

climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:08 - Started download of hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - Giving up on download of hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - Giving up on download of hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - Started download of hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - Started download of hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe: internal error
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: MD5 computation failed: -108
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:11 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:14 - Giving up on download of hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:14 - Giving up on download of hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:14 - Started download of 044s_000030345.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:14 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: MD5 computation failed: -108
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:14 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:14 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: MD5 computation failed: -108
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:10:14 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip

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depending on the time it could have been the few minutes I had the server down, can you retry?

I retried reset the project few times - nothing. After that I reattached once again. Here is the message (12:44 CET):

http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 12:44:27 - Project prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
--- - 2004-09-01 12:44:27 - Insufficient work; requesting more
--- - 2004-09-01 12:44:30 - Insufficient work; requesting more
http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 12:44:30 - Requesting 13515 seconds of work
http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 12:44:30 - Sending request to scheduler: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi
http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 12:44:33 - Scheduler RPC to http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi succeeded
http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 12:44:33 - General preferences have been updated
--- - 2004-09-01 12:44:33 - General prefs: from climateprediction.net (last modified 2004-09-01 12:07:57)
--- - 2004-09-01 12:44:33 - General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:33 - Project prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:34 - Started download of hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:34 - Started download of hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - Giving up on download of hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - Giving up on download of hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - Started download of hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - Started download of hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe: internal error
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: MD5 computation failed: -108
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:37 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:40 - Giving up on download of hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:40 - Giving up on download of hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:40 - Started download of 03ze_000030150.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:40 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: MD5 computation failed: -108
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:40 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:40 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: MD5 computation failed: -108
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:40 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:43 - Finished download of 03ze_000030150.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 12:44:43 - Throughput 3502 bytes/sec

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that's weird I just checked the servers. Are you on a modem? How about some sort of firewall that wouldn't allow redirects? We are using a "mirror" page so requests will go to a random server, but it's possible that your firewall sees the URL change (redirection) and thinks it's "bad" and isn't allowing it? Because it seems to be happening pretty fast for you, i.e. it starts to download and 12:44:40 but also failed 12:44:40 so nothing is coming through.

You're right - it was the firewall. It allowes BOINC to connect only <b>climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk</b> and <b>climateprediction.net</b>. It is pitty because I lost my ID, I have to start a new prject form zero and finally - right now 13 (!!!) projects are assigned to me :( I have no idea if it is possible to remove them from the list.
Nevertheless - thank you for the immediate and appropriate help.

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I had the same error msg yesterday, when starting up with the new S@H version 4. It downloaded two files sucessfully, but had the above problem downloading a PDB file, and then just hung.

After resetting the project and then restarting Boinc, it then downloaded everything afresh, and started crunching normally. I suspect the S@H server was having problems or was overloaded at the time.

I fixed the problem allowing the client acting as a browser. I didnt want to do that but I had no choice. May I ask you, Carl, to post a list of all the mirrors? 10x
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I`ve got the same Problem but no firewall...

http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 19:51:56 - Sending request to scheduler: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi
http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 19:51:59 - Scheduler RPC to http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc_cgi/cgi succeeded
http://climateprediction.net/ - 2004-09-01 19:51:59 - General preferences have been updated
--- - 2004-09-01 19:51:59 - General prefs: from climateprediction.net (last modified 2004-09-01 12:41:12)
--- - 2004-09-01 19:51:59 - General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:51:59 - Project prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:00 - Started download of hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:00 - Started download of hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:16 - Finished download of hadsm3_4.03_windows_intelx86.exe
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:16 - Throughput 75721 bytes/sec
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:16 - Started download of hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:54 - Finished download of hadsm3data_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:54 - Throughput 84791 bytes/sec
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:55 - Started download of hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:57 - Finished download of hadsm3um_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:57 - Throughput 59487 bytes/sec
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:57 - Started download of 056b_000031710.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:59 - Finished download of 056b_000031710.zip
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:52:59 - Throughput 4699 bytes/sec
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:53:18 - Giving up on download of hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:53:18 - verify_downloaded_file(): projects\climateprediction.net\hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip: MD5 computation failed: -108
climateprediction.net - 2004-09-01 19:53:18 - Checksum or signature error for hadsm3se_4.03_windows_intelx86.zip

I also am getting the Checksum error

&gt; I also am getting the Checksum error
&gt;
&gt;Me also :(

&gt; I also am getting the Checksum error
&gt;
&gt;

After reseting the project like 4 times I was able to dl and start crunching a unit.

Well, I'm glad it wasn't just me. I have the same problem. Checksum error.

After several retries, I am apparently at my DAILY QUOTA.

I will assume the problem is on the climateprediction end and await it to be fixed.

Mike

Same Problem here. After detaching and reattaching several times I was able to download without checksum error.
But when the client starts to work I get a strange error pop-up-box. The title bar reads: "Visual Fortran run-time error"

and it goes on: "forrtl: severe(17): syntaxerror in NAMELIST input, unit 57, file %boincpath%/projects/climateprediction.net/61h_000032843/jobs/spec3a_sw_3_asol2b_hadcm3"

Does anyone know what this means?

The client stops crunching after this message and hangs at 1 sec. CPU time. :(

Hey,

the same happened here yesterday. I'm running more then 10 PC; all have the same configuration, only differences are WIN2000 WIN XP PROF.

As 9 of 10 machines have downloaded CPDN-workunits without problems in the past, I can exclude, that it has to do something with my local configuration.

It must have to do something with server-side ...



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Something is wrong with the download servers.
Checksum errors and messages about garbage URL's.

I am getting this error on windows and linux machines.

edit:
I just eased up on the memory timings on one of the affected PC's and it downloaded without a checksum error.
Looks like it is an issue with overclocking or to tight memory timings.

the "mirror server" at MIT was acting up, so I've taken it off the list. as the boinc download goes to a random server, it's quite possible that one file was trying to get downloaded from MIT when the server was flakey. something to add to the boinc "to-do" list, i.e. retry downloads on an http failure!

&gt; something to add to the boinc "to-do" list, i.e. retry downloads on an http &gt;failure!
&gt;
&gt;
That would be great! Otherwise too few models would be completed :)

According to the logs of my firewall the sites BOINC connects are:

163.1.125.20 (cpdn.comlab.ox.ac.uk)
163.1.13.16 (climateapps.oucs.ox.ac.uk)
163.1.13.17 (climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk)
137.108.64.33 (climateprediction.net)
130.246.191.174 (???)
18.172.0.169 (MIT?)

Are the correct and <b>full</b> list? Are there addresses wich are not supposed to be there - 130.246.191.174 for instance?

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&gt; 130.246.191.174 (???)

kew.badc.rl.ac.uk (looks like it's at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

&gt; 18.172.0.169 (MIT?)

JP7.MIT.EDU

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Now download worked fine !

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&gt; Same Problem here. After detaching and reattaching several times I was able to
&gt; download without checksum error.
&gt; But when the client starts to work I get a strange error pop-up-box. The title
&gt; bar reads: "Visual Fortran run-time error"
&gt;
&gt; and it goes on: "forrtl: severe(17): syntaxerror in NAMELIST input, unit 57,
&gt; file
&gt; %boincpath%/projects/climateprediction.net/61h_000032843/jobs/spec3a_sw_3_asol2b_hadcm3"
&gt;
&gt;
&gt; Does anyone know what this means?
&gt;
&gt; The client stops crunching after this message and hangs at 1 sec. CPU time.
&gt; :(
&gt;
&gt;
I had the same issue - tried many times to get a good download, then stopped dead with the same runtime error.

It's not our firewall - it allows everything on port 80, and other machines on the same site installed previously without problems. It's also not a bandwidth issue! - multiple T3s for the pipe and gigabit ethernet inside.