[Bug 991179] Re: 7.0.24 "computation error" bug

[Dave]

That download speed is normal anywhere. Unfortunately.  :-)
Ill test whatever you guys decide to compile and put in locutus' ppa.
On May 6, 2012 1:35 PM, "Steffen Möller" <steffen_moeller at gmx.de> wrote:

> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > Datum: Sun, 06 May 2012 16:03:30 -0000
> > Von: Dave <xclusive585 at gmail.com>
> > An: steffen_moeller at gmx.de
> > Betreff: [Bug 991179] Re: 7.0.24 "computation error" bug
>
> > @ Locutus....
> >
> > If this ppa has the patch Steffen thought was breaking it, we made need
> > to re-think things a little...
> >
> > What are the differences, if any, between THIS ppa 7.0.26 that works
> > (with that patch included), and the very first one I tried that was
> > broke?
>
> You find 7.0.27 in the git repository and in the home directory of mine.
> I suggest to go with some additional motivation on that new version. I
> have not tested it with SETI, yet. Their 6.33MB app crawls with 4-8kb/s
> across the Atlantic. We should really find a way to have their
> application in boinc-app-seti distributed distributively through
> Debian/Ubuntu again :o) ... Update: the download made it and SETI works,
> albeit with a more minimal set of patches.
>
> Steffen
>
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> Title:
>  7.0.24 "computation error" bug
>
> Status in “boinc” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  Hi. Repository versions 7.0.24, (I assume 7.0.25) and 7.0.26 have a
>  known bug which affects users with various hardware running Ubuntu
>  12.04. The bug makes the boinc software unable to process any work-
>  units.
>
>  This is a known bug by a growing group of S at H Boinc users running
>  Ubuntu 12.04 and other Debain variants.
>
>  As soon as there is a version out which overcomes this bug, the
>  repository package may want to be changed.
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  [edit] it seems this bug is only caused by the repository installs of
> Boinc. When one installs Boinc from the Berkeley website the issue does not
> exist.
>  Also, the bug only seems to exist for seti at home users, apparently all
> other projects are unaffected? (I'm now curious it may affect "Quake
> Catcher Network")
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