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1) Message boards : Theory Application : BOINC client v8.2.1
Message 8747
Posted 5 hours ago by Crystal Pellet
==========================================================>> LT1 slot 0 <<==========================================================
===> [runRivet] Thu Apr 17 19:22:31 UTC 2025 [boinc pp winclusive 7000 - - pythia8 8.313 CP2-CR1 100000 607]
====================================================================================================================================

Pythia::next(): 7000 events have been generated
7000 events processed
7100 events processed
7200 events processed
7300 events processed
7400 events processed
7500 events processed
7600 events processed
7700 events processed

==========================================================>> LT1 slot 1 <<==========================================================
===> [runRivet] Thu Apr 17 19:31:29 UTC 2025 [boinc pp zinclusive 13000 -,-,106,- - pythia8 8.313 tune-AU2ct10 100000 608]
====================================================================================================================================
6 13 mu- 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.740 47.237 -560.165 562.154 0.106
7 -13 mu+ 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 -0.740 -47.237 -104.069 114.290 0.106
Charge sum: 0.000 Momentum sum: 0.000 0.000 -664.234 676.444 127.944

-------- End PYTHIA Event Listing -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rivet.AnalysisHandler: INFO Only using nominal weight. Variation weights will be ignored.
Rivet.Analysis.CMS_2022_I2079374: INFO Assuming a mixed electron/muon sample. Set LMODE=EL/MU if your sample contains a single flavor.
0 events processed
100 events processed
200 events processed
2) Message boards : Theory Application : BOINC client v8.2.1
Message 8743
Posted 7 hours ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to computezrmle's message of 17 Apr 2025:
Please post the Dockerfile sent with this app.
I suspect there's something missing.
This one?

FROM almalinux:9

# Install required packages
RUN dnf install -y https://cvmrepo.s3.cern.ch/cvmrepo/yum/cvmfs-release-latest.noarch.rpm && \
dnf install -y epel-release && \
dnf install -y libxcrypt-compat bc bzip2 lighttpd procps-ng make gcc which cvmfs && \
dnf clean all

# Create the boinc user
RUN useradd -m boinc

# Expose lighttpd default port
EXPOSE 80

WORKDIR /boinc_slot_dir
CMD ./entrypoint.sh
3) Message boards : Theory Application : BOINC client v8.2.1
Message 8741
Posted 8 hours ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to Laurence CERN's message of 17 Apr 2025:
I have updated the Windows version.
This version was running a bit longer.

Result;
https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3396860

Last lines with errors:
Could not download a wpad.dat from lhchomeproxy.{cern.ch|fnal.gov}rm: cannot remove '/var/www/lighttpd/*': No such file or directory2025-04-17 16:07:01: (network.c.389) warning: please use server.use-ipv6 only for hostnames, not without server.bind / empty address; your config will break if the kernel default for IPV6_V6ONLY changesLocal webserver did not start.boinc_shutdown called with exit code 206cat: /var/www/lighttpd/wpad.dat: No such file or directoryUsing custom CVMFS.Proxy configuration failed.boinc_shutdown called with exit code 206EOMstderr from container:
Could not download a wpad.dat from lhchomeproxy.{cern.ch|fnal.gov}rm: cannot remove '/var/www/lighttpd/*': No such file or directory2025-04-17 16:07:01: (network.c.389) warning: please use server.use-ipv6 only for hostnames, not without server.bind / empty address; your config will break if the kernel default for IPV6_V6ONLY changesLocal webserver did not start.boinc_shutdown called with exit code 206cat: /var/www/lighttpd/wpad.dat: No such file or directoryUsing custom CVMFS.Proxy configuration failed.boinc_shutdown called with exit code 206EOMstderr end
running docker command: stop boinc__lhcathomedev.cern.ch_lhcathome-dev__theory_2848-4595639-604_1
command output:
boinc__lhcathomedev.cern.ch_lhcathome-dev__theory_2848-4595639-604_1EOMrunning docker command: container rm boinc__lhcathomedev.cern.ch_lhcathome-dev__theory_2848-4595639-604_1
command output:
boinc__lhcathomedev.cern.ch_lhcathome-dev__theory_2848-4595639-604_1EOMrunning docker command: image rm boinc__lhcathomedev.cern.ch_lhcathome-dev__theory_2848-4595639-604
command output:
Untagged: localhost/boinc__lhcathomedev.cern.ch_lhcathome-dev__theory_2848-4595639-604:latestEOM2025-04-17 18:08:11 (8632): called boinc_finish(0)
4) Message boards : Theory Application : BOINC client v8.2.1
Message 8730
Posted 13 hours ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to Laurence CERN's message of 17 Apr 2025:
I have released a new version with increased verbosity.
Still error, but a bit more to stderr output: https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3396828
5) Message boards : Theory Application : BOINC client v8.2.1
Message 8728
Posted 13 hours ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to Laurence CERN's message of 17 Apr 2025:
A new version of the BOINC client is available for testing.

https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/releases/tag/client_release/8.2/8.2.1

The docker apps have been re-started with the latest entrypoint script.
No successes!

https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3396804 --> Boinc 8.2.0
https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3396808 --> Boinc 8.2.1
https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3396827 --> Boinc 8.2.1

stderr output:
<core_client_version>8.2.1</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
Onjuiste functie.
(0x1) - exit code 1 (0x1)</message>
<stderr_txt>
Using podman
create command generated 'Error'
create_container() failed: -1
2025-04-17 13:17:10 (10784): called boinc_finish(1)

</stderr_txt>


On another machine I get docker tasks too, although I don't have WSL installed.
I expect to get VBox tasks on that machine. I can't distinguish myself.
Error: https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3396809
6) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.52
Message 8725
Posted 1 day ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to Laurence CERN's message of 16 Apr 2025:
Another iteration.
Thank you, Laurence.
7) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.51
Message 8723
Posted 1 day ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to Laurence CERN's message of 16 Apr 2025:
More fixes for the CVMFS alarms issue.
No issues so far. Most of the tasks are also processing events, but sometimes I get: job: run exitcode=1
When you deploy a new vdi next time, could you please remove remnants of your testjobs, before creating the VM-file.
We now have a runRivet.log with 1214 lines from your test-job, where after the running jobs on our PC's are writing the information of the running job on our machines.
8) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.49
Message 8719
Posted 1 day ago by Crystal Pellet
A new version was created v7.51, but the VM contains remnants of an old job

===> [runRivet] Wed Apr 16 12:54:58 PM UTC 2025 [boinc pp jets 13000 280 - pythia8 8.306 eetherm 100000 42] ................ up to 69500 events

Please create a new clean vdi to start new jobs with.

Version 7.50 was running perfectly from my point of view.
9) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.49
Message 8717
Posted 1 day ago by Crystal Pellet
V7.50?
10) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.49
Message 8712
Posted 1 day ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to boboviz's message of 16 Apr 2025:
But still no download.
I'll try to update VBox to solve....
I have the same problems on a machine where I used WSL. I don't get Theory's even not from the LHC-production server on that machine.
BOINC requests work, but always get the reply: "No tasks are available for Theory Simulation", although I get tasks on a machine where I never had WSL activated.
Even disable WSL in Windows features does not help.
Maybe Laurence could try to add "Run test applications" to the preferences again, because that disappeared at the same time as Theory's docker app.
11) Message boards : Theory Application : Docker on Windows
Message 8685
Posted 14 days ago by Crystal Pellet
A valid task from BOINC's point of view, but run exit code = 1

87800 events processed
87900 events processed
./rungen.sh: line 2669: 2499 Segmentation fault (core dumped) /scratch/pythia8/pythia8.exe /scratch/tmp/tmp.4llDBUdfz2/generator.params /scratch/tmp/tmp.4llDBUdfz2/generator.hepmc
ERROR: failed to run pythia8 8.313
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'HepMC::IO_Exception'
what(): input stream encountered invalid data, stream is now corrupt
[1]- 1883 Exit 1 ( env $origEnv $generatorExecString; exit $? )
[2]+ 1884 Running ( $rivetExecString; exit $? ) & (wd: /scratch/tmp/tmp.4llDBUdfz2)
ERROR: fail to run pythia8 8.313 or Rivet (error exit code)
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12) Message boards : General Discussion : Documentation for Docker App Installation
Message 8680
Posted 14 days ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to maeax's message of 3 Apr 2025:
one Question for Docker 7.39 under Win11pro:
Only two Tasks parallel, but Prefs
Maximale Anzahl Aufgaben 4
Maximale Anzahl CPUs 1

Have no app_config.xml
It's an old bug on the server.
Set "Maximale Anzahl CPUs" to 2 and you'll get 4 (2x2) or no limit to get more.
13) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.47
Message 8678
Posted 14 days ago by Crystal Pellet
BOINC and VBox wise the v7.47 Theory tasks run fine. I had only 1 'heartbeat' error.
https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/results.php?hostid=4547&offset=0&show_names=0&state=0&appid=4

However some tasks don't process events because of:

PYTHIA Error in LHAPDF6::init: unknown PDF
PYTHIA Error in BeamSetup::initPDFs: could not set up PDF for beam A
PYTHIA Abort from BeamSetup::initBeams: PDF initialization failed
ERROR: failed to run pythia8 8.313
streaming input: end of stream found setting badbit.
ERROR: failed to read events from input file

The MCnet usage guidelines apply to Rivet: see http://www.montecarlonet.org/GUIDELINES
Please acknowledge Rivet in results made using it, and cite https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.05451
[1]- 10678 Exit 1 ( env $origEnv $generatorExecString; exit $? )
[2]+ 10679 Exit 1 ( $rivetExecString; exit $? ) (wd: /scratch/tmp/tmp.OSws2qLyHj)
ERROR: fail to run pythia8 8.313 or Rivet (error exit code)
14) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.46
Message 8670
Posted 15 days ago by Crystal Pellet
After Probe cvmfs/cvmfs-config.cern.ch... Task ended, but in stderr: "VM Heartbeat file specified, but missing."

https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392514

https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392502
It seems the startup and init-phase of the 7.46-VM takes such a long time, that the VM don't place the heartbeat file on time into the shared folder.
So I bypass that on two manners. First: Placed a heartbeat file myself to fake the wrapper. That works. After the VM had ran long enough (over 10 minutes) that file was touched by the VM every minute.

https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392503 This task was succesful, but at the end no shutdown was placed into the shared folder.


Second method: I increased the minimum_heartbeat_interval from 1200 to 1800.That works too.

https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392530

The latter task did hang on Probe to sfc .... and did not processed events.
15) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.46
Message 8667
Posted 16 days ago by Crystal Pellet
Run test applications not selected, requesting work and I get:

565 lhcathome-dev 01 Apr 17:08:20 Started download of vboxwrapper_26210_windows_x86_64.exe
566 lhcathome-dev 01 Apr 17:08:20 Started download of Theory_2025_04_01_dev.xml
569 lhcathome-dev 01 Apr 17:08:21 Started download of Theory_2025_04_01_dev.vdi

Seems to work on Windows too.

Edit: After Probe cvmfs/cvmfs-config.cern.ch... Task ended, but in stderr: "VM Heartbeat file specified, but missing."

https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392514

https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392502
16) Message boards : Theory Application : New vbox version v7.46
Message 8663
Posted 16 days ago by Crystal Pellet
How to test this VBox version?
Not using WSL (not installed) and using BOINC v8.0.2 I get:
01-Apr-2025 13:20:55 [lhcathome-dev] No tasks are available for Theory Simulation
01-Apr-2025 13:20:55 [lhcathome-dev] A newer BOINC may be required for some tasks.


When I use BOINC v8.1.0, I get tasks, but docker files are downloaded - not VBox ones - resulting in errors.
https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392469
https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3392487
17) Message boards : Theory Application : Continue to download "docker_wrapper"
Message 8661
Posted 16 days ago by Crystal Pellet
This is not normal BOINC behaviour. Maybe Laurence has a purpose to do this?
Not only the wrapper.exe is downloaded every time you got an empty Theory queue, but also the files (for Win):
Dockerfile_2025_03_20
entrypoint_2025_03_21.sh
job_wsl_2025_03_20.toml
18) Message boards : Theory Application : New version v7.44
Message 8656
Posted 20 days ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to Laurence CERN's message of 28 Mar 2025:
Have reverted back to v7.39 for Windows.
Thanks Laurence,

The Windows docker version for Theory is working well again.
From BOINC's and docker's point of view the tasks are valid, but most of them have the 'job: run exitcode=1'

Here is one with all events processed: https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/result.php?resultid=3391748

From a second client some valid uncompleted tasks: https://lhcathomedev.cern.ch/lhcathome-dev/results.php?hostid=4719&offset=0&show_names=0&state=0&appid=4
19) Message boards : Theory Application : New version v7.44
Message 8654
Posted 20 days ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to maeax's message of 28 Mar 2025:
Scheduler boinc05 Nicht gestartet

CMS have work in -dev, but no download.
Out of topic, but

lhcathome-dev 61.25 CMS (vbox64_mt_mcore_cms) CMS_14637_1742967421.320935_0 Received 28 Mar 09:31:03 UTC
20) Message boards : Theory Application : New version v7.44
Message 8651
Posted 20 days ago by Crystal Pellet
In reply to Laurence CERN's message of 28 Mar 2025:
Have reverted back to v7.39 for Windows.

I'll try to test that version, but

lhcathome-dev 28 Mar 09:39:02 CET No tasks are available for Theory Simulation
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