MISFIT for MFAKTx - Page 15

swl551 · 2013-07-08, 16:30

See yellow as it even calculated you statistics OK.

kladner · 2013-07-08, 19:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by swl551

My mistake. I am not using the latest version. I am using the version in your zip file.

That makes sense under the circumstances.

It had been working well for so long that I did not even remember which version I was using. I'll get back to you in a bit on further experiments.

EDIT (just saw your last post): That sure is weird! I never got anything meaningful down in that section of the screen. It still seems like something is strange on this machine. Thanks again for taking time over this.

swl551 · 2013-07-09, 20:06

VERSION 2.5.5
1. Added more error messages if errors occur during initial loading of files
2. Fixed a bug where productivity data is trying to be loaded before the directory exists. This would only occur during initial setup.

Get from http://mersenneforum.org/misfit/

kladner · 2013-07-20, 14:31

This is a long-overdue follow-up to my earlier reports. I still don't know what specifically was involved in the problems. It is quite clear that it was something wrong with my system, probably in the Registry.

After the last post I went through a search and ran a variety of .NET repairs with Microsoft tools for that purpose. These did not resolve the issue. I was, about the same time, involved in a rebuild of Windows. After one setup and settings transfer, MISFIT was again working. Then I lost it again. I finally drew a connection between the failures and some portion of Norton Utilities 16. It was most likely either the Registry Cleaner or the Speed Disk defragger. Unfortunately, running Speed Disk wipes all System Restore Points, so a rollback was impossible. After another setup and settings restore, MISFIT was again functional. I got rid of NU 16 and have not had the problem again (so far.)

swl551 · 2013-07-20, 20:44

MISFIT does store a few values in hkeyCurrentUser including the password salt. If deleted the worst condition would be messages relating to inability to decrypt passwords. So Norton definitely was doing more than touching registry.

I am sure all MISFIT users happy to see the root cause being a third party and not bugs in MISFIT... I know I am!

kladner · 2013-07-21, 21:52

Sorry it took me so long to say so. I really have no clue what happened, but it seemed pretty clear that NU 16 had something to do with it. I've had that suite for some time and used it without problems, but the difficulty has not returned since I ditched it.

swl551 · 2013-07-27, 19:37

VERSION 2.5.5.1
1. Fixed limitation working with WorkToDo.txt files with greater than 32,767 rows. Functionality confirmed with 102,696 rows in a single file.
Thanks to NormanRKN for highlighting this limitation and testing the fix.

Get from http://mersenneforum.org/misfit/

Chuck · 2013-07-27, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by swl551

VERSION 2.5.5.1
1. Fixed limitation working with WorkToDo.txt files with greater than 32,767 rows.

It's hard to imagine ever reaching such a limit.

NormanRKN · 2013-07-28, 00:07

NO, it´s easy to reach!

actually they are in gimps in manual testing page available numbers with 65bit.

you could reach this limit fast because there a no many ghzd/d with one assignment. so you need thousands of assignments if you use a "offline-pc" or your are handling/feed a few systems.

so MISFIT was not able to handle that number of assignments (split them) and gave errors and stop working until the "allowed" size was not reached.

thank you Scott for the very fast fix.

Norman

kladner · 2013-07-28, 04:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by kladner

Sorry it took me so long to say so. I really have no clue what happened, but it seemed pretty clear that NU 16 had something to do with it. I've had that suite for some time and used it without problems, but the difficulty has not returned since I ditched it.

I recently received notification of a class action settlement against Symantec involving Norton Utilities and similar software with other names. The $9 and 3 months of free Norton Anti-virus don't mean jack, but it's clear lots of others had problems with the suite.

chalsall · 2013-07-28, 22:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by kladner

I recently received notification of a class action settlement against Symantec involving Norton Utilities and similar software with other names. The $9 and 3 months of free Norton Anti-virus don't mean jack, but it's clear lots of others had problems with the suite.

To put on the table...

My advise is not to respond to any such "offers". They're simply trying to collect data on you.

IMO, such "class action" contact requests provides no upside to anyone except the sender; almost always never upside to the recipient.

2013-07-08, 16:30	#155
swl551 Aug 2012 New Hampshire 2³·101 Posts	Here is your install running with 2.5.4 See yellow as it even calculated you statistics OK. Attached Thumbnails

2013-07-09, 20:06	#157
swl551 Aug 2012 New Hampshire 328₁₆ Posts	Version 2.5.5 VERSION 2.5.5 1. Added more error messages if errors occur during initial loading of files 2. Fixed a bug where productivity data is trying to be loaded before the directory exists. This would only occur during initial setup. Get from http://mersenneforum.org/misfit/

2013-07-20, 20:44	#159
swl551 Aug 2012 New Hampshire 2³×101 Posts	@kladner MISFIT does store a few values in hkeyCurrentUser including the password salt. If deleted the worst condition would be messages relating to inability to decrypt passwords. So Norton definitely was doing more than touching registry. I am sure all MISFIT users happy to see the root cause being a third party and not bugs in MISFIT... I know I am!

2013-07-27, 19:37	#161
swl551 Aug 2012 New Hampshire 2³×101 Posts	VERSION 2.5.5.1 VERSION 2.5.5.1 1. Fixed limitation working with WorkToDo.txt files with greater than 32,767 rows. Functionality confirmed with 102,696 rows in a single file. Thanks to NormanRKN for highlighting this limitation and testing the fix. Get from http://mersenneforum.org/misfit/ Last fiddled with by swl551 on 2013-07-27 at 19:45

2013-07-28, 00:07	#163
NormanRKN Jul 2012 Saarland / Germany 2²·17 Posts	NO, it´s easy to reach! actually they are in gimps in manual testing page available numbers with 65bit. you could reach this limit fast because there a no many ghzd/d with one assignment. so you need thousands of assignments if you use a "offline-pc" or your are handling/feed a few systems. so MISFIT was not able to handle that number of assignments (split them) and gave errors and stop working until the "allowed" size was not reached. thank you Scott for the very fast fix. Norman Last fiddled with by NormanRKN on 2013-07-28 at 00:10

2013-07-20, 14:31	#158
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 2·3·1,693 Posts	This is a long-overdue follow-up to my earlier reports. I still don't know what specifically was involved in the problems. It is quite clear that it was something wrong with my system, probably in the Registry. After the last post I went through a search and ran a variety of .NET repairs with Microsoft tools for that purpose. These did not resolve the issue. I was, about the same time, involved in a rebuild of Windows. After one setup and settings transfer, MISFIT was again working. Then I lost it again. I finally drew a connection between the failures and some portion of Norton Utilities 16. It was most likely either the Registry Cleaner or the Speed Disk defragger. Unfortunately, running Speed Disk wipes all System Restore Points, so a rollback was impossible. After another setup and settings restore, MISFIT was again functional. I got rid of NU 16 and have not had the problem again (so far.)

2013-07-21, 21:52	#160
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 10158₁₀ Posts	Sorry it took me so long to say so. I really have no clue what happened, but it seemed pretty clear that NU 16 had something to do with it. I've had that suite for some time and used it without problems, but the difficulty has not returned since I ditched it.

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