new user can't get BOINC working

[none1]

OK, been trying to get BOINC running for over an hour. Here's a typical time cycle. Fails everytime at the same point, just keeps trying.

So what else do I need to do to actually GET a work unit and DO SOME WORK?

Thanks!



--- - 2004-10-31 00:12:25 - Insufficient work; requesting more
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:25 - Requesting 17280 seconds of work
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:32 - Scheduler RPC to http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_cgi/cgi succeeded
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:32 - Started download of better_banner.jpg
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:32 - Started download of 01mr04aa.18860.14834.117328.66
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:36 - Finished download of better_banner.jpg
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:36 - Throughput 1231 bytes/sec
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:36 - MD5 check failed for better_banner.jpg
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:36 - expected 9ca6d34477ce3b990690a11a306a6616, got 3d8d48697f5d9604d56886ccdedd0cca
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:36 - Checksum or signature error for better_banner.jpg
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:36 - Unrecoverable error for result 01mr04aa.18860.14834.117328.66_3 (app_version download error: couldn't get input files:
better_banner.jpg: MD5 check failed
)
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:36 - Deferring communication with project for 1 minutes and 0 seconds
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:58 - Finished download of 01mr04aa.18860.14834.117328.66
SETI@home - 2004-10-31 00:12:58 - Throughput 14206 bytes/sec
--- - 2004-10-31 00:13:37 - Insufficient work; requesting more

 

[texasfit]

If you are still having problems, try these things in this order until it starts running correctly.
1. Reset Project
2. Detach from Project and reattach ( you will also have to merge computers )
3. Uninstall Bonic, delete the directory, re-install (merge computers)

 

[wannaoc]

What is "merge computers" and why should it be done?

 

[texasfit]

What is "merge computers" and why should it be done?

Once a particular computer contacts the scheduler, it is assigned a specific number. If you have to do a detach and reattach or a new install to get Seti Boinc working then that computer is still listed but another number is assigned for that same computer. When you go to 'your account' / view computers there would be two instances of the same computer. You can view one of the two same computers and select at the bottom the option to 'merge computer' with the other same computer and thus would not show both numbers that are assigned to that computer.