Unrecoverable error for result - exit code 99 (0x63)
13 Jun 2007 3:56:23 UTC
Topic 192843
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This error has been occurring for over 2 months. I've looked on this board and on the Internet and there doesn't seem to be a clear resolution to the problem. There was some discussion on the CPDN board concerning this problem, again with no clear resolution to the problem. Seti@home works fine, every WU for Einstein@home fails with this error. If this persists, I'll be forced to detach from the project as I don't relish wasting power and CPU cycles on something that will ultimately fail. The following is the recent log showing the failure of the latest E@H WU. Following some suggestions on the CPDN board, I've upgraded to BOINC 5.9.12 and have detached CPDN which had been running.
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.9.12 for windows_intelx86
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Libraries: libcurl/7.16.1 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Data directory: D:\\Program Files\\BOINC
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) III CPU family 1400MHz [x86 Family 6 Model 11 Stepping 1]
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Processor features: fpu tsc sse mmx
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Memory: 1023.47 MB physical, 2.40 GB virtual
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Disk: 19.53 GB total, 9.24 GB free
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM|Einstein@Home|URL: http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID: 417189; location: home; project prefs: default
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 1445505; location: home; project prefs: default
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 2005-05-26 02:29:49)
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Host location: home
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 511.73MB
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 921.12MB
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM||Preferences limit disk usage to 9.15GB
6/12/2007 7:05:01 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 16fe05aa.28127.19362.111068.3.157_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 515
6/12/2007 8:05:04 PM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0451.60_S5R2__212_S5R2c_1 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/12/2007 8:05:21 PM|Einstein@Home|Deferring communication for 1 min 0 sec
6/12/2007 8:05:21 PM|Einstein@Home|Reason: Unrecoverable error for result h1_0451.60_S5R2__212_S5R2c_1 ( - exit code 99 (0x63))
6/12/2007 8:05:21 PM|Einstein@Home|Computation for task h1_0451.60_S5R2__212_S5R2c_1 finished
6/12/2007 8:05:21 PM|Einstein@Home|Output file h1_0451.60_S5R2__212_S5R2c_1_0 for task h1_0451.60_S5R2__212_S5R2c_1 absent
6/12/2007 8:05:21 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 16fe05aa.28127.19362.111068.3.157_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 515
6/12/2007 10:29:23 PM|Einstein@Home|Sending scheduler request: To report completed tasks
6/12/2007 10:29:23 PM|Einstein@Home|Reporting 1 tasks
6/12/2007 10:29:28 PM|Einstein@Home|Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 509]
6/12/2007 10:29:28 PM|Einstein@Home|Deferring communication for 1 min 0 sec
6/12/2007 10:29:28 PM|Einstein@Home|Reason: requested by project
Unrecoverable error for result - exit code 99 (0x63)
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Please try to reset Einstein. The exit code 99 is a problem with the datafile you are crunching (the big one that is sliced into tasks for you to run). Resetting the project should get you a new datafile.
Thank you! I'll report back
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Thank you! I'll report back if I have additional problems.
Resetting the project had no
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Resetting the project had no effect. Same problem occurs. The following is the text of the log that includes the abend. I did note, that the problem did occur very soon after I started participating in CPDN. I have since disconnected from that project.
The following are the relevant messages surrounding the error:
6/21/2007 4:53:43 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 10ap99ab.14928.16513.36084.3.217_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 515
6/21/2007 6:22:56 PM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Deferring communication for 1 min 0 sec
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Reason: Unrecoverable error for result h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 ( - exit code 99 (0x63))
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Computation for task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 finished
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Output file h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3_0 for task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 absent
The remaining are included for continuity.
6/21/2007 8:44:58 AM||Starting BOINC client version 5.8.16 for windows_intelx86
6/21/2007 8:44:58 AM||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
6/21/2007 8:44:58 AM||Libraries: libcurl/7.16.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8a zlib/1.2.3
6/21/2007 8:44:58 AM||Data directory: D:\\Program Files\\BOINC
6/21/2007 8:44:59 AM||Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) III CPU family 1400MHz [x86 Family 6 Model 11 Stepping 1] [fpu tsc sse mmx]
6/21/2007 8:44:59 AM||Memory: 1023.47 MB physical, 2.41 GB virtual
6/21/2007 8:44:59 AM||Disk: 19.53 GB total, 10.15 GB free
6/21/2007 8:44:59 AM|Einstein@Home|URL: http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/; Computer ID: 965546; location: home; project prefs: default
6/21/2007 8:44:59 AM||General prefs: from Einstein@Home (last modified 2005-05-26 02:29:49)
6/21/2007 8:44:59 AM||Host location: home
6/21/2007 8:44:59 AM||General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
6/21/2007 9:45:04 AM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 11:45:40 AM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 1:53:09 PM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 3:53:32 PM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 6:22:56 PM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Deferring communication for 1 min 0 sec
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Reason: Unrecoverable error for result h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 ( - exit code 99 (0x63))
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Computation for task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 finished
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|Einstein@Home|Output file h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3_0 for task h1_0447.15_S5R2__204_S5R2c_3 absent
6/21/2007 6:23:20 PM|SETI@home|Restarting task 10ap99ab.14928.16513.36084.3.217_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 515
6/21/2007 6:24:21 PM|Einstein@Home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work
6/21/2007 6:24:21 PM|Einstein@Home|Requesting 3382 seconds of new work, and reporting 1 completed tasks
6/21/2007 6:24:26 PM|Einstein@Home|Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 509]
6/21/2007 6:24:26 PM|Einstein@Home|Deferring communication for 1 min 0 sec
6/21/2007 6:24:26 PM|Einstein@Home|Reason: requested by project
6/21/2007 7:23:29 PM|Einstein@Home|Starting h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1
6/21/2007 7:23:29 PM|Einstein@Home|Starting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 9:24:47 PM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 10:42:09 PM|Einstein@Home|Restarting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 10:51:35 PM|Einstein@Home|Resetting project
6/21/2007 10:51:36 PM|Einstein@Home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work
6/21/2007 10:51:36 PM|Einstein@Home|Requesting 4320 seconds of new work
6/21/2007 10:51:41 PM|Einstein@Home|Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 509]
6/21/2007 10:51:41 PM|Einstein@Home|Message from server: Resent lost result h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1
6/21/2007 10:51:41 PM|Einstein@Home|Deferring communication for 1 min 0 sec
6/21/2007 10:51:41 PM|Einstein@Home|Reason: requested by project
6/21/2007 10:51:43 PM|Einstein@Home|[file_xfer] Started download of file einstein_S5R2_4.17_windows_intelx86.exe
6/21/2007 10:51:43 PM|Einstein@Home|[file_xfer] Started download of file einstein_S5R2_4.17_windows_intelx86.pdb
6/21/2007 10:51:49 PM|Einstein@Home|[file_xfer] Finished download of file einstein_S5R2_4.17_windows_intelx86.exe
6/21/2007 10:51:49 PM|Einstein@Home|[file_xfer] Throughput 751366 bytes/sec
6/21/2007 10:51:50 PM|Einstein@Home|[file_xfer] Finished download of file einstein_S5R2_4.17_windows_intelx86.pdb
6/21/2007 10:51:50 PM|Einstein@Home|[file_xfer] Throughput 740433 bytes/sec
6/21/2007 10:51:51 PM|Einstein@Home|Starting h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1
6/21/2007 10:51:51 PM|Einstein@Home|Starting task h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1 using einstein_S5R2 version 417
6/21/2007 10:51:41
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6/21/2007 10:51:41 PM|Einstein@Home|Message from server: Resent lost result h1_0447.15_S5R2__126_S5R2c_1
You got the same datafile resent. So it's still corrupt and will still break down.
You could try a detach/reattach, or keep resetting until you get a new datafile.
I've done this repeatedly. I
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I've done this repeatedly. I receive what appears to be a new datafile with the same result on each occasion. I have over 12 PCs running E@H without any problems. I only have a problem on this PC. Why would this PC be the *only* recipient of a corrupt data file and *WHY* are corrupt data files even available for download???
It's clear that there is more to this than you suggest.
A couple of suggestions: 1). Provide meaningful error messages with actionable solutions that addresses each one of them. Don't provide a cryptic error message that only means something to the programmer who wrote the code; 2). Provide users with a real email address where bug reports can be sent with a reasonable expectation of a reply from a real technician or programmer.
Without a practicable, easily implemented solution to this forthcoming in the very near future, I'm afraid I'll be detaching my PC from this project, regrettable as that is. I simply can't afford to be either processing corrupt data files and / or work units or have the PC run hours on end only to have a failed result in the end.