Hi!

I have a problem regarding the sreensaver. No graphics are being displayed. This is true for every project that actually does have graphics.

In my case the projects are rosetta, malariacontrol.net, WCG and CPDN.

I am running the latest BOINC Version (6.2.18) and the latest NVIDIA graphics driver for my GTS 8600.

The operating system is Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit with SP1 on a Intel Quad 6700.

I have been crunching SETI with an optimized app (no graphics) for quite a while so I didn't notice the problem with the missing graphics.

Has anybody an idea what I can do to get the graphics (back)?

Thanks in advance.

P.S.: If you need more detailed information about my system please let me know.

Regards

Rayburner

From the BOINC 6 FAQ:

Graphics and Screen Saver
The way that graphics work has changed significantly.
In BOINC 5 and before, the graphics module was built into the science application. Come BOINC 6, the science application and graphics application are two separate applications. This is done in case there are problems with the graphics, so that the task won't crash with a computation error. The graphics application may crash, but the computation continues.

Under Windows Vista the BOINC service runs on desktop 0, and the user display is sometimes desktop > 0. Under Vista a built in graphics display would not display at all.

When BOINC 6 is installed in protected mode (a service), it will only allow these new graphics applications to show the graphics or screen saver. Older applications will continue to work without a problem, they just will not show graphics or the project's screen saver. This mode also allows BOINC to run with no user logged in.

When BOINC 6 is installed in graphics compatibility mode (not a service), it will show graphics for both the older applications as well as the newer applications. This is the equivalent of multi-user mode and requires a user to be logged in.

Projects are urged though to make the new graphics applications.

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OK Thanks for the quick answer.

From the BOINC 6 FAQ:

Graphics and Screen Saver
The way that graphics work has changed significantly.
In BOINC 5 and before, the graphics module was built into the science application. Come BOINC 6, the science application and graphics application are two separate applications. This is done in case there are problems with the graphics, so that the task won't crash with a computation error. The graphics application may crash, but the computation continues.

Under Windows Vista the BOINC service runs on desktop 0, and the user display is sometimes desktop > 0. Under Vista a built in graphics display would not display at all.

When BOINC 6 is installed in protected mode (a service), it will only allow these new graphics applications to show the graphics or screen saver. Older applications will continue to work without a problem, they just will not show graphics or the project's screen saver. This mode also allows BOINC to run with no user logged in.

When BOINC 6 is installed in graphics compatibility mode (not a service), it will show graphics for both the older applications as well as the newer applications. This is the equivalent of multi-user mode and requires a user to be logged in.

Projects are urged though to make the new graphics applications.