Can't get work and now can't connect
13 May 2016 18:18:07 UTC
Topic 198606
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I have had problems for quite a while getting work (I am also doing Setiathome with no issues).
This is the error I am getting:
Fri 13 May 2016 07:56:48 AM EDT | Einstein@Home | Fetching scheduler list
Fri 13 May 2016 07:56:52 AM EDT | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
Fri 13 May 2016 07:56:55 AM EDT | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
So I tried to delete project and re-add.
This is what I am getting:
Fri 13 May 2016 01:57:05 PM EDT | Einstein@Home | Resetting project
Fri 13 May 2016 01:57:05 PM EDT | Einstein@Home | Detaching from project
Fri 13 May 2016 01:57:24 PM EDT | | Fetching configuration file from http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/get_project_config.php
Fri 13 May 2016 01:57:26 PM EDT | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
Fri 13 May 2016 01:57:28 PM EDT | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
I am running Linux Mint V 17.3 Rosa
Can't get work and now can't connect
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Robert hello and welcome to e@h forum.
Is it this host ?
From the host - start a browser and paste the url
http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/get_project_config.php
It should redirect to (note the https)
https://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/get_project_config.php
and display an XML page like
There are some additional http debug event log flags which are easily set in versions 7.6.xx of boinc, but the above should show some more detail.
Good luck...
Linux Mint also uses Debian
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Linux Mint also uses Debian as a basis. I suspect that you updated to the incompatible versions of openssl and ca-certificates that are currently in Debian Stable (Jessie). Please see this thread: https://einsteinathome.org/node/198396 on how to solve this.
Linux Mint is actually built
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Linux Mint is actually built off of Ubuntu.
And when I paste the URL suggested, I do get data as shown.
Is there something on that page I should be looking for?
BOINC is not using the same
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BOINC is not using the same tools as the browser but it is good that you can connect. Ubuntu is built off of Debian and it depends what versions of which package they use in Mint.
Can you please post your versions of openssl and ca-certificates that you have installed:
apt-cache policy openssl ca-certificatesand try to connect to einstein@home the way the BOINC Client does?
So if your run
curl https://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/get_project_config.phpon the command line do you see the same output as when opening the URL with a browser?The third option to get more information is to enable the http_debug and http_xfer_debug log flags in the BOINC Manager (Options -> Event Log options) and restart the computer. You should see more information in the Event Log why the http operation failed.
This looks like the
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This looks like the certificate problem.
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Here is what I get when I
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Here is what I get when I list certificates:
pt-cache policy openssl ca-certificates
openssl:
Installed: 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19
Candidate: 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19
Version table:
*** 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.19 0
500 http://mirror.cs.pitt.edu/ubuntu/archive/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1.0.1f-1ubuntu2 0
500 http://mirror.cs.pitt.edu/ubuntu/archive/ trusty/main i386 Packages
ca-certificates:
Installed: 20160104ubuntu0.14.04.1
Candidate: 20160104ubuntu0.14.04.1
Version table:
*** 20160104ubuntu0.14.04.1 0
500 http://mirror.cs.pitt.edu/ubuntu/archive/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
20130906ubuntu2 0
500 http://mirror.cs.pitt.edu/ubuntu/archive/ trusty/main i386 Packages
curl shows similar results to using url
I don't have those options in my boinc manager under tools options
And according to the thread mentioned for certificate issue, Ubuntu fixed the certificate issue back in February.
I verified that your openssl
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I verified that your openssl version contains the fixes needed for the certificate problem. It seems to be something else. Since you have a BOINC Manager that does not have the log_flags GUI I'm afraid you have to tweak your cc_config.xml by hand.
Info is here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/client_configuration
On Ubuntu it is usually in /etc/boinc-client/ and has all the options in it so you just need to replace some 0's with 1's. After your change you need to restart the BOINC Client to activate the more verbose output. Try to update Eisntein@home and post the error message here.
You need a log_flags section that at least includes this:
1 1So recap: I had removed
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So recap:
I had removed Einstein@home project from boinc.
It wouldn't add back in.
So I was doing the troubleshooting as recommended.
Last thing was to add debug and reboot again.
Lo and behold, I was able to add project and it is now getting work units.
I know I have rebooted before while having this issue.
Not sure what cleared it up.
Will keep the debugs enabled so in case I have the issue again, I can record what is going on.
Thanks to all for assistance.