BOINC 7.0 - Revision history

Jord: removing extra breaks

2017-02-13T21:56:09Z

removing extra breaks

Jord: removing extra Windows

2017-02-13T21:41:55Z

removing extra Windows

Jord: although, let's add formatting

2017-02-13T21:41:34Z

although, let's add formatting

Jord: remove formatting

2017-02-13T21:40:49Z

remove formatting

Jord: removed break

2017-02-13T21:40:21Z

removed break

Jord: new directories

2017-02-13T21:39:39Z

new directories

Jord: /* BOINC Programs directory */ new directories

2017-02-13T21:37:22Z

‎BOINC Programs directory: new directories

Jord: removing extra breaks

2017-02-13T21:33:20Z

removing extra breaks

Jord: better titles

2017-02-13T21:31:59Z

better titles

Jord: adding breaks, removing old information

2017-02-13T21:28:14Z

adding breaks, removing old information

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 * '''Linux:''' Package Maintained installer: [[Is_BOINC_available_in_Linux%3F#Installing_BOINC_as_a_package | depends on the package]]
 * '''Macintosh:''' /Applications/BOINC/
 === BOINC Data directory ===
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 <br>
 (*) This directory is hidden, so either put the path to it directly into Windows Explorer, or instruct Windows Explorer to [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files show hidden files and folders].<br>
 === Simple view new skin ===
 The Simple view has been rewritten from the ground up, all the old images (for buttons and such) are ditched, skinning is made easier, translations are now be able for the whole simple view front. For a How-To on making and using skins for Simple view, please see the [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Creating_a_skin_for_the_BOINC_Manager BOINC User Wiki].

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 * Windows 98/SE/ME/2000: No support.
 * '''Windows XP:''' C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC (*)
-* '''Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/8.1/10:''' C:\ProgramData\BOINC     (*)
+* '''Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10:''' C:\ProgramData\BOINC     (*)
 * '''Linux:''' Berkeley installer: default in the Home ./BOINC directory
 * '''Linux:''' Package Maintained installer: [[Is_BOINC_available_in_Linux%3F#Installing_BOINC_as_a_package | depends on the package]]

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 The default directory where BOINC will install the data files to is:<br>
 * Windows 98/SE/ME/2000: No support.
-* Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC (*)
+* '''Windows XP:''' C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC (*)
-* Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/8.1/10: C:\ProgramData\BOINC     (*)
+* '''Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/8.1/10:''' C:\ProgramData\BOINC     (*)
-* Linux: Berkeley installer: default in the Home ./BOINC directory
+* '''Linux:''' Berkeley installer: default in the Home ./BOINC directory
-* Linux: Package Maintained installer: [[Is_BOINC_available_in_Linux%3F#Installing_BOINC_as_a_package | depends on the package]]
+* '''Linux:''' Package Maintained installer: [[Is_BOINC_available_in_Linux%3F#Installing_BOINC_as_a_package | depends on the package]]
-* Macintosh OS X: /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/
+* '''Macintosh OS X:''' /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/
 <br>
 (*) This directory is hidden, so either put the path to it directly into Windows Explorer, or instruct Windows Explorer to [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files show hidden files and folders].<br>

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 * Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC (*)
 * Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/8.1/10: C:\ProgramData\BOINC     (*)
-* '''Linux:''' Berkeley installer: default in the Home ./BOINC directory
+* Linux: Berkeley installer: default in the Home ./BOINC directory
-* '''Linux:''' Package Maintained installer: [[Is_BOINC_available_in_Linux%3F#Installing_BOINC_as_a_package | depends on the package]]
+* Linux: Package Maintained installer: [[Is_BOINC_available_in_Linux%3F#Installing_BOINC_as_a_package | depends on the package]]
 * Macintosh OS X: /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/
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 === Simple view new skin ===
-The Simple view has been rewritten from the ground up, all the old images (for buttons and such) are ditched, skinning is made easier, translations are now be able for the whole simple view front. <br>
+The Simple view has been rewritten from the ground up, all the old images (for buttons and such) are ditched, skinning is made easier, translations are now be able for the whole simple view front. For a How-To on making and using skins for Simple view, please see the [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Creating_a_skin_for_the_BOINC_Manager BOINC User Wiki].
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 === Improved virtual machine support ===

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 The default directory where BOINC will install its executables to is:<br>
 * '''Windows 32bit:''' C:\PROGRAM FILES\BOINC
-* '''Windows 64bit:''' C:\PROGRAM FILES (x86)\BOINC for 32bit BOINC, C:\PROGRAM FILES\BOINC for 64bit BOINC
+* '''Windows 64bit:''' C:\PROGRAM FILES (x86)\BOINC for <u>32bit</u> BOINC
-* '''Linux:''' wherever you are unpacking it/BOINC/
+* '''Windows 64bit:''' C:\PROGRAM FILES\BOINC for <u>64bit</u> BOINC
 * '''Macintosh:''' /Applications/BOINC/
 <br>
 === BOINC Data directory ===
 The default directory where BOINC will install the data files to is:<br>

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 If you came here from a BOINC 4 or BOINC 5 installation, please read the [[BOINC_6.2_-_6.12 | BOINC 6.2 - 6.12]] FAQ first!<br>
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-==== BOINC Programs directory ====
+=== BOINC Programs directory ===
 <br>
 The default directory where BOINC will install its executables to is:<br>
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 * '''Macintosh:''' /Applications/BOINC/
 <br>
-==== BOINC Data directory ====
+=== BOINC Data directory ===
 <br>
 The default directory where BOINC will install the data files to is:<br>
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 (*) This directory is hidden, so either put the path to it directly into Windows Explorer, or instruct Windows Explorer to [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files show hidden files and folders].<br>
 <br>
-==== Simple view new skin ====
+=== Simple view new skin ===
 <br>
 The Simple view has been rewritten from the ground up, all the old images (for buttons and such) are ditched, skinning is made easier, translations are now be able for the whole simple view front. <br>
 For a How-To on making and using skins for Simple view, please see the [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Creating_a_skin_for_the_BOINC_Manager BOINC User Wiki].
 <br>
-==== Improved virtual machine support ====
+=== Improved virtual machine support ===
 <br>
 Let's start with the basics first. What's a Virtual Machine? <br>
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 BOINC only supports Virtual Box virtual machine images. If anyone wants to use a different virtual machine, they'll need to port the [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/VboxApps VBox application] over to whichever virtual machine they use.<br>
-==== BOINC 7 CPU + GPU scheduler and work fetch module ====
+=== BOINC 7 CPU + GPU scheduler and work fetch module ===
 OK, now, you have by now noticed that your old BOINC 6 did things differently than this BOINC 7.0 does things. That's because the old 6 was deemed broken and the new 7.0 is deemed fixed, but with some bugs still included. <br>
-<br>
+==== The REC-based scheduler ====
 What the client does is, it keeps a record of how much CPU/GPU time a certain project has recently seen - the recent estimated credit (REC). It compares this figure with the project share that has been set. A project that has worked less than its share will get priority in both scheduling (running tasks) and work fetch. Then as it gets crunch time its REC increases and another project will get to the head of the queue. Over time you get a more or less good distribution of crunching time according to resource share.<br>
-<br>
+==== Points of note ====
 * GPUs are very productive so lead to high REC. If you run GPU projects alongside CPU ones on similar shares the GPU project sees virtually no CPU.
 * CPU and GPU are scheduled separately.
 * A project like SETI will probably stay pretty high up in the queue, since getting tasks is hit and miss due to their bandwidth being overworked.
 ** However, setting a small 'additional days' cache will help getting tasks from Seti, since BOINC will ask more often, thereby increasing your chances.
-<br>
+==== In finer detail ====
 The CPU and GPU schedulers have been rewritten from the ground up, as is the new work fetch module. This means that work fetch will happen completely different from how you're used to it in BOINC 6. Where BOINC 6 would for instance report work and immediately ask a new task, BOINC 7.0 will try to store a couple of &quot;ready to report&quot; results, report them and immediately request work only when BOINC is under the value set by the Minimum work buffer.<br>
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 This is easily fixed though, by turning the values around. Where the old values were 0.1 + 1.0, you now go for Minimum work buffer 1.0 + Maximum additional work buffer 0.1 <br>
-<br>
+==== Stop micromanaging BOINC! ====
 However, there is a bug in the software somewhere, one that's difficult to track and therfore fix. This one comes into play when you run work from 2 or more projects. It'll happen that one project will be running work solely, while the others are fresh out of work.<br>
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