Message boards : BOINC client : MacOS Sierra release today
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Send message Joined: 21 Sep 16 Posts: 2 |
Before upgrading OS, is there anything one should do? Has BOINCManager and all been verified on the new MacOS Sierra? |
Send message Joined: 10 Dec 08 Posts: 25 |
I installed macOS Sierra/BOINC 7.6.33 and the combination have been running with no issues for approximately 16 hours. The applications I support at this time are:
Collatz Conjecture
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Send message Joined: 20 Nov 12 Posts: 801 |
There's a thread in this forum saying idle detection doesn't work in Sierra. Could either one of you check if that is indeed the case? macOS Sierra not telling BOINC client about idleness |
Send message Joined: 21 Sep 16 Posts: 2 |
For me, with iMac (27 inch, Late 2013), the BOINC did not work after upgrade, but appears to be working alright after a re-install of boinc_7.6.22_macOSX_x86_64. |
Send message Joined: 10 Dec 08 Posts: 25 |
I'll check on the idle detection question later today and report back here and the original thread. -- Jon |
Send message Joined: 10 Dec 08 Posts: 25 |
Idle detection appears to be working in my setup, as of right now. I'll continue to monitor the behavior and report any issues. -- Jon |
Send message Joined: 26 Sep 16 Posts: 17 |
The only problem I have is that the hot corners do not work right after sierra upgrade. They will start the screen saver but then kick off like the mouse was moved. |
Send message Joined: 26 Sep 16 Posts: 17 |
The only problem I have is that the hot corners do not work right after sierra upgrade. They will start the screen saver but then kick off like the mouse was moved. And it only happens on the Boinc client, all other screensavers work as before. |
Send message Joined: 3 Oct 16 Posts: 1 |
I updated to macOS Sierra and I noticed that my internet isn't working. I found this thread If anyone have the same issue, you can try that and see if it helps. http://www.cydiageeks.com/fix-slow-wi-fi-issues-macos-sierra-upgrade.html |
Send message Joined: 10 Oct 16 Posts: 11 |
Hey everyone, I recently moved to Sierra and BOINC won't work (can't compare with before the install since I wasn't using it then). When I start BOINC manager, the main window opens and simply reads "data reception ongoing" (loosely translated, since my computer is in Italian). Nothing ever goes any further than that. I later switched to version 7.6.33 with no difference. I tried deactivating my firewall, to no avail. I had a look at the ports of my computer (see attached picture if helpful). I am currently running macOS Sierra 10.12.1. Has anyone encountered a similar situation? Thanks in advance, Drounal |
Send message Joined: 10 Oct 16 Posts: 11 |
Anyone? |
Send message Joined: 25 Nov 05 Posts: 1654 |
As no one is around at the moment, (and the Mac developer has moved on to a new job), perhaps a general solution may help. Try installing BOINC again, which should result in you getting a "repair" install, with new instructions. Apart from this thread and the one just below, the only mention of Mac problems that I've seen recently are for Mavericks, Yosemite.and El Capitan. All of which, I think, were minor. |
Send message Joined: 10 Oct 16 Posts: 11 |
Thanks for the message! But.... what's a "repair" install? I just reinstalled (the beta version) and it seems like every other time I reinstalled (this time I hadn't deleted my copy). Is there something special to do for a repair install or was that it? I'm still at square one :S |
Send message Joined: 20 Nov 12 Posts: 801 |
Have you tried explicitly allowing port 31416 in the firewall? I think some firewalls don't really go away when you disable them without rebooting afterwards. Is there anything useful in the client's logs? The logs are in /library/Application Support/BOINC Data in stdoutdae.txt and stderrdae.txt . |
Send message Joined: 10 Oct 16 Posts: 11 |
Thanks for the reply, Juha! Unfortunately, mac's firewall only allows app-per-app authorizations. I have allowed connections for BOINC and rebooted, to no avail. It seemed like there could be a way using pfctl but I am not familiar with it. And, no, nothing either in the logs. The four files that I find (stderrgui, stderrscr, stdoutgui, stdoutscr) are all empty. Any ideas? |
Send message Joined: 20 Nov 12 Posts: 801 |
I think you looked at wrong directory for the files. The ones you found are made by Manager and screensaver which are somewhere in user's home directory. Check the directory from the root of the drive. BOINC is made of several components. The parts that matter here are client (program name 'boinc') and Manager ('boincmgr'). When you say you allowed connections for BOINC does that include both? Do you have some antivirus program running? |
Send message Joined: 10 Oct 16 Posts: 11 |
I am slightly confused. The files that I mentioned are indeed in the user directory but that's the only BOINC directory I have; there is no such directory in the Library/Application Support located at the root. Also, when I search for boinc, I can only find one application called "BOINCManager", not the two you mention. Any ideas? No, I do not have an antivirus running. |
Send message Joined: 20 Nov 12 Posts: 801 |
Weird. Ok, make sure boinc is running (e.g. ps or lsof like above).Then check what files it has open and where (lsof -p pid_of_boinc). |
Send message Joined: 10 Oct 16 Posts: 11 |
Here is what your command line brings up. I'm afraid I don't quite know where to look.. [username]s-MacBook-Air:~ [username]$ lsof -p 724 COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME BOINCMana 724 [username] cwd DIR 1,4 850 39482243 /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 9081120 42266460 /Applications/BOINCManager.app/Contents/MacOS/BOINCManager BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 694528 42496633 /usr/lib/dyld BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 25918784 42498334 /usr/share/icu/icudt57l.dat BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 3976044 42450613 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/SystemAppearance.car BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 79544 40120930 /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 886580 42473523 /System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle/Contents/Resources/AppleKeyboardLayouts-L.dat BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 330471 42450615 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/VibrantLightAppearance.car BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 19328 42612155 /private/var/folders/7s/bp4ww1c54vb15d017jyp9r2m0000gn/C/com.apple.scriptmanager2.le.cache BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 1761608 37093919 /System/Library/Fonts/SFNSText.ttf BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 5425538 34543870 /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 3160871 42450603 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/Assets.car BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 15287744 42452894 /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelHD5000GraphicsGLDriver.bundle/Contents/MacOS/AppleIntelHD5000GraphicsGLDriver BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 2563430 34532480 /System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.dfont BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 65556 42623167 /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store/608AFDA4-FB60-0548-08C8-982D1A4B7C39.isdata BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 193763 42450608 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/FunctionRowAppearance.car BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 2351104 34820935 /private/var/folders/7s/bp4ww1c54vb15d017jyp9r2m0000gn/C/com.apple.iconservices/store.index BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 5677056 42623337 /private/var/folders/7s/bp4ww1c54vb15d017jyp9r2m0000gn/0/com.apple.LaunchServices-175-v2.csstore BOINCMana 724 [username] txt REG 1,4 348405760 42596120 /private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_i386 BOINCMana 724 [username] 0r CHR 3,2 0t0 304 /dev/null BOINCMana 724 [username] 1w REG 1,4 0 39483434 /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/BOINC/stdoutgui.txt BOINCMana 724 [username] 2w REG 1,4 0 39483433 /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/BOINC/stderrgui.txt BOINCMana 724 [username] 3r REG 1,4 5425538 34543870 /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc BOINCMana 724 [username] 4w REG 1,4 4 42623194 /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/BOINC/BOINC Manager-[username] BOINCMana 724 [username] 5u IPv4 0xfe043b79d3922303 0t0 TCP *:* (CLOSED) BOINCMana 724 [username] 6u REG 1,4 2096 42623214 /Users/[username]/Library/Saved Application State/edu.berkeley.boinc.savedState/data.data BOINCMana 724 [username] 7w REG 1,4 1085 42623215 /Users/[username]/Library/Saved Application State/edu.berkeley.boinc.savedState/windows.plist BOINCMana 724 [username] 8u REG 1,4 6928 42623216 /Users/[username]/Library/Saved Application State/edu.berkeley.boinc.savedState/window_1.data |
Send message Joined: 20 Nov 12 Posts: 801 |
Ok, that's was BOINC Manager. Perhaps useful information some other time but not now. What I was interested in was BOINC client which goes by the name 'boinc'. Normally you might not see it in filesystem because... uh, Apple, but it should be visible as process. Also, notice that the Manager is using /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data as the current directory. Maybe the directory is hidden and you can't see it without toggling some option in your file browser. |
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