Updates, Known Bugs and Fixes in Progress
Version 1.06 for Windows and Mac are now available.
Updates between versions 1.05 and 1.06
- Further support for firewalls/proxies.
- Windows - No longer need to kill the client for upgrade installation.
- Mac - Fixed the "looping" bug which caused work units to be sent and
results returned without any analysis being done.
- Mac - Fixed the missing AppearanceLib bug which caused older OS's to
fail during installation.
Updates between versions 1.0 and 1.05
General Updates:
- SETI@home now supports proxies on ports other than 80.
- Memory leaks (which were harmless) have been diagnosed and cleaned up.
- The progress bar now reaches exactly 100% when done with a work unit.
- Both Windows and Mac now support 640x480 resolution,
BUT the graphics will run off the sides of the screen.
- Accommodate data-garbling of some proxies.
- New telescope icon.
- Nicer error messages for network problems.
Windows Updates:
- The program now runs more efficiently
in a minimized or black-screen state
(previously it was doing unnecessary graphics computations).
- The CPU time in version 1.05 won't report negative results (this was
happening when people changed the date/time in the windows control panel
while SETI@home was running).
- The "Recorded on" date is now correctly reporting based on GMT
and not local time.
(This bug was only present in the display and not the science.)
When updating from an old version to 1.05 you may
notice the current work unit's time jump a few hours.
- Selecting "exit" on the desktop SETI@home window no longer kills the
client - to kill the client you must right-click on the icon in the
system tray on select "exit."
- Default runtime priorities have been adjusted.
- New installs do not reset previous blanking/minutes setting.
- Analysis now gets turned off if disk defragmenter process is on.
Mac Updates:
- SETI@home is now completely compatible with FreePPP.
- The Apple Menu now works properly.
- Screensaver activates properly even if user has collapsed SETI@home main
window with WindowShade feature.
- Improved support for systems with multiple graphics cards/monitors.
- Graphics code has been optimized - 32-bit color mode now runs faster, as does screen blanking mode.
- Client now waits only 15 minutes to retry network errors (but still waits 60 minutes for server errors).
- Fixed many small defects. For more details, see the release notes.
Currently Known Bugs
The following is a list of currently known bugs, all of which are being
examined - depending on the nature and severity of the problems,
they may be fixed for the next release or deferred until a future release.
Server/Network Related Problems:
- There is currently no support for firewalls/proxies that require username and password.
- The server may be temporarily over-loaded or offline.
If you cannot connect to our server right now, and you are getting
error messages: "Attempt to connect timed out without establishing a
connection" and/or a dialog box that says: "WinSock error number
10060", please do not send us a bug report. We know about
the problem and are fixing it right now.
- If you cannot connect on your first try, try it again a few more times.
If you still cannot connect, please try again later today or tomorrow.
Windows Bugs: The following are known bugs in version 1.05.
- There is currently no support for multiple graphics cards/monitors.
- You may get "file open failed in state.txt" errors if the computer is
left on for a while and the hard disks have spun down - this is harmless, but
may cause the screensaver to
stop and a dialog box to appear. The client will quit after clicking "okay"
on the dialog box, but then will restart normally when launched again.
- Users with older, slower processors may experience very long
returns from the screensaver to the desktop.
Macintosh Bugs: The following are known bugs in version 1.05.
- A bug is currently being fixed in version 1.05, and a new version 1.06
will be available soon.
General bugs: The following are general problems which will be fixed
in the near future.
- Credit for complete work units may take a few days to appear on your screen.
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