I've been getting messages like these for the last few days, is it something in my configuration or a problem server side? LHC@Home and MilkyWay@home are working ok.

30/07/2014 10:04:23 | climateprediction.net | Started download of famous_data_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip
30/07/2014 10:04:23 | climateprediction.net | Started download of famous_se_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip
30/07/2014 10:04:28 | climateprediction.net | Giving up on download of famous_data_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip: permanent HTTP error
30/07/2014 10:04:31 | climateprediction.net | Giving up on download of famous_se_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip: permanent HTTP error

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FAMOUS is an old CPDN application. Presumably the files are no longer available for download on the server - so it is not a problem at your end.

Looking at a few old FAMOUS work units they seem to have had short deadlines, so should all have timed out long ago.

Was the PC trying to download a FAMOUS model? And, if so, could you post the message log from BOINC Manager if it's still there.

Thanks Iain, there were "permanent http errors" for CPDN over the last couple of days but I don't know if they were for FAMOUS models.

Here's the full log for today...

30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Starting BOINC client version 7.2.42 for windows_intelx86
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Libraries: libcurl/7.25.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1 zlib/1.2.6
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Running under account davewo
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | No usable GPUs found
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Host name: DAVEW-D-XP
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz [Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6]
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 nx lm tm2 pbe
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Edition, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Memory: 2.00 GB physical, 3.85 GB virtual
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Disk: 148.92 GB total, 26.89 GB free
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Local time is UTC +1 hours
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | climateprediction.net | URL http://climateprediction.net/; Computer ID 945696; resource share 200
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | LHC@home 1.0 | URL http://lhcathomeclassic.cern.ch/sixtrack/; Computer ID 10304132; resource share 100
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | Milkyway@Home | URL http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/; Computer ID 290725; resource share 50
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | Cosmology@Home | URL http://www.cosmologyathome.org/; Computer ID 193786; resource share 100
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | Cosmology@Home | General prefs: from Cosmology@Home (last modified 19-Jun-2013 14:43:36)
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | Cosmology@Home | Computer location: work
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | Cosmology@Home | General prefs: no separate prefs for work; using your defaults
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Reading preferences override file
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Preferences:
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | max memory usage when active: 1535.19MB
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | max memory usage when idle: 1842.22MB
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | max disk usage: 28.77GB
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | don't use GPU while active
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | suspend work if non-BOINC CPU load exceeds 50%
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Resetting file projects/climateprediction.net/famous_data_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip: permanent HTTP error
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Resetting file projects/climateprediction.net/famous_se_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip: permanent HTTP error
30/07/2014 10:03:56 | | Not using a proxy
30/07/2014 10:04:20 | LHC@home 1.0 | Sending scheduler request: Requested by project.
30/07/2014 10:04:20 | LHC@home 1.0 | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 10:04:23 | climateprediction.net | Started download of famous_data_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip
30/07/2014 10:04:23 | climateprediction.net | Started download of famous_se_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip
30/07/2014 10:04:26 | LHC@home 1.0 | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
30/07/2014 10:04:26 | LHC@home 1.0 | Project has no tasks available
30/07/2014 10:04:28 | climateprediction.net | Giving up on download of famous_data_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip: permanent HTTP error
30/07/2014 10:04:31 | climateprediction.net | Giving up on download of famous_se_6.11_windows_intelx86.zip: permanent HTTP error
30/07/2014 10:18:07 | Milkyway@Home | Computation for task ps_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3239605_0 finished
30/07/2014 10:18:07 | Milkyway@Home | Starting task ps_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3250069_1
30/07/2014 11:14:08 | LHC@home 1.0 | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 11:14:08 | LHC@home 1.0 | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 11:14:10 | LHC@home 1.0 | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
30/07/2014 11:14:10 | LHC@home 1.0 | Project has no tasks available
30/07/2014 11:14:15 | Milkyway@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 11:14:15 | Milkyway@Home | Reporting 1 completed tasks
30/07/2014 11:14:15 | Milkyway@Home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 11:14:17 | Milkyway@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
30/07/2014 11:38:44 | Milkyway@Home | Computation for task ps_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3250069_1 finished
30/07/2014 11:38:44 | Milkyway@Home | Starting task de_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3450175_0
30/07/2014 12:34:51 | LHC@home 1.0 | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 12:34:51 | LHC@home 1.0 | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 12:34:54 | LHC@home 1.0 | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
30/07/2014 12:34:54 | LHC@home 1.0 | Project has no tasks available
30/07/2014 12:34:59 | Milkyway@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 12:34:59 | Milkyway@Home | Reporting 1 completed tasks
30/07/2014 12:34:59 | Milkyway@Home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 12:35:02 | Milkyway@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
30/07/2014 13:01:03 | Milkyway@Home | Computation for task de_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3450175_0 finished
30/07/2014 13:01:03 | Milkyway@Home | Starting task de_86_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3466225_1
30/07/2014 13:31:42 | | Suspending computation - CPU is busy
30/07/2014 13:32:02 | | Resuming computation
30/07/2014 13:57:55 | LHC@home 1.0 | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 13:57:55 | LHC@home 1.0 | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 13:57:57 | LHC@home 1.0 | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
30/07/2014 13:57:57 | LHC@home 1.0 | Project has no tasks available
30/07/2014 13:58:02 | Milkyway@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 13:58:02 | Milkyway@Home | Reporting 1 completed tasks
30/07/2014 13:58:02 | Milkyway@Home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 13:58:04 | Milkyway@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
30/07/2014 14:24:16 | Milkyway@Home | Computation for task de_86_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3466225_1 finished
30/07/2014 14:24:16 | Milkyway@Home | Starting task de_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3483884_0
30/07/2014 15:19:23 | LHC@home 1.0 | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 15:19:23 | LHC@home 1.0 | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 15:19:24 | LHC@home 1.0 | Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
30/07/2014 15:19:24 | LHC@home 1.0 | Project has no tasks available
30/07/2014 15:19:30 | Milkyway@Home | Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
30/07/2014 15:19:30 | Milkyway@Home | Reporting 1 completed tasks
30/07/2014 15:19:30 | Milkyway@Home | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 15:19:32 | Milkyway@Home | Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
30/07/2014 15:45:28 | Milkyway@Home | Computation for task de_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3483884_0 finished
30/07/2014 15:45:28 | Milkyway@Home | Starting task ps_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3500036_0
30/07/2014 15:58:27 | climateprediction.net | Sending scheduler request: To send trickle-up message.
30/07/2014 15:58:27 | climateprediction.net | Requesting new tasks for CPU
30/07/2014 15:58:29 | climateprediction.net | Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
30/07/2014 15:58:30 | climateprediction.net | Started upload of hadam3p_eu_h42h_2013_1_008859098_0_9.zip
30/07/2014 15:58:31 | climateprediction.net | Started download of hadam3p_pnw_v18s_2008_1_008887052.zip
30/07/2014 15:58:31 | climateprediction.net | Started download of ic19610625_12_N96.gz
30/07/2014 15:58:32 | climateprediction.net | Finished download of hadam3p_pnw_v18s_2008_1_008887052.zip
30/07/2014 15:58:32 | climateprediction.net | Started download of nat_v045_2008_cnrm5_atmos.day.gz
30/07/2014 15:58:37 | climateprediction.net | Finished download of ic19610625_12_N96.gz
30/07/2014 15:58:37 | climateprediction.net | Started download of so2dms_N96_2008_12_2010_02f_1900rescale.gz
30/07/2014 15:58:47 | climateprediction.net | Finished download of so2dms_N96_2008_12_2010_02f_1900rescale.gz
30/07/2014 15:58:47 | climateprediction.net | Started download of nat_v045_2008_cnrm5_region.day.gz
30/07/2014 15:59:27 | climateprediction.net | Finished upload of hadam3p_eu_h42h_2013_1_008859098_0_9.zip
30/07/2014 15:59:42 | climateprediction.net | Finished download of nat_v045_2008_cnrm5_region.day.gz
30/07/2014 15:59:42 | climateprediction.net | Started download of OSICE_cnrm5_r1i1p1_2008_2009f.gz
30/07/2014 15:59:44 | climateprediction.net | Finished download of OSICE_cnrm5_r1i1p1_2008_2009f.gz
30/07/2014 15:59:44 | climateprediction.net | Started download of OSTIA_cnrm5_r1i1p1_2008_2009f.gz
30/07/2014 15:59:58 | climateprediction.net | Finished download of nat_v045_2008_cnrm5_atmos.day.gz
30/07/2014 15:59:59 | climateprediction.net | Finished download of OSTIA_cnrm5_r1i1p1_2008_2009f.gz
30/07/2014 16:46:07 | Milkyway@Home | Sending scheduler request: To report completed tasks.
30/07/2014 16:46:07 | Milkyway@Home | Reporting 1 completed tasks
30/07/2014 16:46:07 | Milkyway@Home | Not requesting tasks: don't need
30/07/2014 16:46:08 | Milkyway@Home | Scheduler request completed
30/07/2014 17:07:18 | Milkyway@Home | Computation for task ps_85_DR8_8_3_00001_1405680903_3500036_0 finished
30/07/2014 17:07:18 | climateprediction.net | Starting task hadam3p_pnw_v18s_2008_1_008887052_0

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Dave,

Have you manually deleted files in the climateprediction.net folder? I'm wondering if at one time on that boinc installation, you had run FAMOUS, then manually deleted some FAMOUS files in the climateprediction.net folder? If they are still listed in client_state.xml, boinc will try to go back and get them. At least that's been my experience when I've manually deleted old executable/data files for applications I no longer run.

At least that's how I recall it.

Yes, good call geophi. Thought I'd delete a load of old stuff thinking it was no further use. Are you saying CPDN still needs these files and I should restore them?

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Probably best to set "no new tasks" and wait until your current models have finished and then do a project reset. That should convince client_state.xml that FAMOUS is not needed, so the attempts to download the application will stop (which will never succeed because the application is no longer available).

I'll do that and let you know in about 3 weeks.

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