BOINC Suspend and Gaming etc

[werdwerdus]

I got this when I added a game to the xml:

5/8/2010 10:56:43 PM Config: don't compute while CoDWaW.exe is running
5/8/2010 10:56:51 PM Suspending network activity - an exclusive app is running

but it just keeps on running the tasks...

[WhiteFireDragon]

since winXP doesn't have the C:\ProgramData\BOINC like in win7/vista, should i create it in the C:\Program Files\BOINC instead?

[Gamekiller]

I wish Steam would push out an .exe that does nothing when I open any game so I could just add that .exe instead of all 20-something games. -sigh-

[don_xvi]

since winXP doesn't have the C:\ProgramData\BOINC like in win7/vista, should i create it in the C:\Program Files\BOINC instead?

Go to your Messages tab and at the top of the log, it shows you the data directory. Put it there.

[werdwerdus]

the exclusive app setting is not working at all for me. I was using 6.10.50 64-bit with Win7, and also am trying 6.10.18 64-bit with Win7. With the .50 version the config file options were read and showed up in the messages log, but the tasks were never suspended. In the .18 version it seems the exclusive app options in the config are not being read since it is not showing in the messages log. What should I do?

here is my cc_config.xml

<cc_config>
<options>
<exclusive_app>CoDWaW.exe</exclusive_app>
<exclusive_app>x264.exe</exclusive_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>CoDWaW.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>StepMania.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>Stepmania.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>stepmania.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<report_results_immediately>1</report_results_immediately>
</options>
</cc_config>

I know the gpu option won't work for <6.10.20 but why the exclusive app option is not working?

[werdwerdus]

the exclusive app setting is not working at all for me. I was using 6.10.50 64-bit with Win7, and also am trying 6.10.18 64-bit with Win7. With the .50 version the config file options were read and showed up in the messages log, but the tasks were never suspended. In the .18 version it seems the exclusive app options in the config are not being read since it is not showing in the messages log. What should I do?

here is my cc_config.xml

<cc_config>
<options>
<exclusive_app>CoDWaW.exe</exclusive_app>
<exclusive_app>x264.exe</exclusive_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>CoDWaW.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>StepMania.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>Stepmania.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<exclusive_gpu_app>stepmania.exe</exclusive_gpu_app>
<report_results_immediately>1</report_results_immediately>
</options>
</cc_config>

I know the gpu option won't work for <6.10.20 but why the exclusive app option is not working?

ttt

[Gamekiller]

I wish Steam would push out an .exe that does nothing when I open any game so I could just add that .exe instead of all 20-something games. -sigh-

I haven't looked much into it since posting the above but I just found that something called "GameOverlayUI.exe" is started each time I start some steam games. I assume it's started for all games that support the in-game steam functions. So I'm going to try adding that to make suspend list and maybe it'll suspend for all Steam games.


Edit: Case sensitive.