Farm status
CPU only
Off
Nvidia GPUs
Running Einstein and Milkyway
Raspberry Pis
Pi3's running Einstein. Pi4's running Einstein and Rosetta.
For news on the Raspberry Pis see Marks Rpi Cluster
RTX 3060 Ti
In the wake of CPL Online cancelling my order for an EVGA RTX 3060 Ti, I went to check their website today. It seems they now have stock and the price has gone up. I think they cancelled my previous order because it was at a lower price and they didn't want to lose money.
They didn't list any quantity limit like the other online computer stores so I ordered two. If they honour this order then I will be able to replace the remaining GTX 1660 Ti's and all the Nvidia GPU machines will be upgraded to 3060 Ti's. I prefer the machines to have the same configuration where possible.
BOINC certificate issues
The Lets Encrypt certificate that a number of BOINC projects use expired. This effects the Windows client as it has a bundled certificate store. Linux uses an OS-wide one. They are now trying to get an emergency release out with the updated certificate bundle. See the main BOINC message board for work arounds until they get a new version out.
Possible time issue
There is a bug with gpsd versions 3.20 through to 3.22. Gpsd translates the messages from GPS's that many NTP hosts use for an accurate time source. The bug is gpsd is expected to jump back 1024 weeks from the 23rd of October 2021.
I raised a bug report with Debian and they have a patched 3.22-4 in buster-backports and bullseye. Note the -4 in the version number. I don't know the status for other Linux distros.
See gpsd issue 144 for more details.
17 October 2021
10 October 2021
10th of October
Farm status
CPU only
One running Rosetta.
Nvidia GPU
Off.
Raspberry Pis
Pi3's running Einstein. Pi4's running Einstein and Rosetta.
For news on the Raspberry Pis see Marks Rpi Cluster
RTX 3060 Ti orders
I mentioned in my last blog post that I had another RTX 3060 Ti on order. This week the shop cancelled the order and is meant to be giving a full refund. The other couple of online shops I tried don't have stock of the particular brand/model that I am after.
I went to my usual online computer shop where I got the 3060 Ti's from and it seems they're keeping track of how many you've purchased. While they had stock it wouldn't let me add one to my shopping cart and told me I had reached my limit. I thought about using another email address to place an order but I think they'll be able to tell by the shipping address. They don't ship to post boxes either. I might need to enlist family members to place orders.
Debian point release
Debian did a point release, that is where they save up a bunch of what they consider important fixes and release them. This is their first point release since Bullseye came out. After rebooting my Ryzen 5900X machines the 2.5GbE add-in network card in both machines was no longer detected.
After much messing around with network cables and applying a couple of previous BIOS versions I am back to using the built-in 1GbE network port. Fortunately it didn't effect the Nvidia GPU machines which also have add-in 2.5GbE network cards. The Nvidia GPU machines use Realtek based cards whereas the Ryzen 5900X machines have Intel based cards. The Intel driver is built into the Linux kernel. I raised a bug report.
CPU only
One running Rosetta.
Nvidia GPU
Off.
Raspberry Pis
Pi3's running Einstein. Pi4's running Einstein and Rosetta.
For news on the Raspberry Pis see Marks Rpi Cluster
RTX 3060 Ti orders
I mentioned in my last blog post that I had another RTX 3060 Ti on order. This week the shop cancelled the order and is meant to be giving a full refund. The other couple of online shops I tried don't have stock of the particular brand/model that I am after.
I went to my usual online computer shop where I got the 3060 Ti's from and it seems they're keeping track of how many you've purchased. While they had stock it wouldn't let me add one to my shopping cart and told me I had reached my limit. I thought about using another email address to place an order but I think they'll be able to tell by the shipping address. They don't ship to post boxes either. I might need to enlist family members to place orders.
Debian point release
Debian did a point release, that is where they save up a bunch of what they consider important fixes and release them. This is their first point release since Bullseye came out. After rebooting my Ryzen 5900X machines the 2.5GbE add-in network card in both machines was no longer detected.
After much messing around with network cables and applying a couple of previous BIOS versions I am back to using the built-in 1GbE network port. Fortunately it didn't effect the Nvidia GPU machines which also have add-in 2.5GbE network cards. The Nvidia GPU machines use Realtek based cards whereas the Ryzen 5900X machines have Intel based cards. The Intel driver is built into the Linux kernel. I raised a bug report.
03 October 2021
3rd of October
Farm status
CPU only
Off
Nvidia GPUs
Two running Einstein and Milkyway in the morning.
Raspberry Pis
Pi3's running Einstein. Pi4's running Einstein and Rosetta.
For news on the Raspberry Pis see Marks Rpi Cluster
Other bits and pieces
Its been warm and we got a hail storm a couple of days ago. No real damage apart from most of the plants losing some of their leaves, but I did have the house buttoned up.
The two RTX 3060 Ti's have been busy with Einstein and Milkyway work. I haven't managed to try GPUgrid as they don't seem to have any work available.
The computer shop I got the two RTX 3060's from has stock available. I think the prices are so high that people aren't buying (except me) but they are still limiting them to one per household.
CPU only
Off
Nvidia GPUs
Two running Einstein and Milkyway in the morning.
Raspberry Pis
Pi3's running Einstein. Pi4's running Einstein and Rosetta.
For news on the Raspberry Pis see Marks Rpi Cluster
Other bits and pieces
Its been warm and we got a hail storm a couple of days ago. No real damage apart from most of the plants losing some of their leaves, but I did have the house buttoned up.
The two RTX 3060 Ti's have been busy with Einstein and Milkyway work. I haven't managed to try GPUgrid as they don't seem to have any work available.
The computer shop I got the two RTX 3060's from has stock available. I think the prices are so high that people aren't buying (except me) but they are still limiting them to one per household.
26 September 2021
26th of September
Farm status
CPU only
Doing Rosetta work overnight.
Nvidia GPUs
Doing Rosetta overnight and Einstein in the morning.
Raspberry Pis
Doing Einstein and Rosetta work.
For news on the Raspberry Pis see Marks Rpi Cluster
3060 Ti news
I have (had) four machines with GTX 1660 Ti's installed. I am trying to get them all upgraded now there is stock available. The RTX 3060 Ti has been working out about 30% faster. I ordered a 3rd 3060 Ti which has already been installed. They use more power, run a bit hotter and there is more fan noise from them.
I ordered my second card 3 weeks ago, from a shop I don't normally deal with. They still have them listed as pre-order. I asked for an update and they replied they don't have any stock and don't know if or when they will be getting any. Meanwhile the price has gone up $200 since I ordered my first one so I will leave it on order and they will have to deal with the price increase. I don't expect the prices will drop any time soon.
I will wait a week or so to see if my regular shop runs out of stock again before placing another order. The shops are limiting GPU sales to one per household so I have to order one at a time which adds to the shipping cost. The other couple of computer shops I deal with either don't sell the EVGA brand or if they do sell them don't have any. I could also use an ASUS Dual model but nobody seems to have them in stock, although they have other ASUS models available.
CPU only
Doing Rosetta work overnight.
Nvidia GPUs
Doing Rosetta overnight and Einstein in the morning.
Raspberry Pis
Doing Einstein and Rosetta work.
For news on the Raspberry Pis see Marks Rpi Cluster
3060 Ti news
I have (had) four machines with GTX 1660 Ti's installed. I am trying to get them all upgraded now there is stock available. The RTX 3060 Ti has been working out about 30% faster. I ordered a 3rd 3060 Ti which has already been installed. They use more power, run a bit hotter and there is more fan noise from them.
I ordered my second card 3 weeks ago, from a shop I don't normally deal with. They still have them listed as pre-order. I asked for an update and they replied they don't have any stock and don't know if or when they will be getting any. Meanwhile the price has gone up $200 since I ordered my first one so I will leave it on order and they will have to deal with the price increase. I don't expect the prices will drop any time soon.
I will wait a week or so to see if my regular shop runs out of stock again before placing another order. The shops are limiting GPU sales to one per household so I have to order one at a time which adds to the shipping cost. The other couple of computer shops I deal with either don't sell the EVGA brand or if they do sell them don't have any. I could also use an ASUS Dual model but nobody seems to have them in stock, although they have other ASUS models available.
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