Problem with Data collect version 5 (BOINC 7.18-)
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  Send message Joined: 13 Apr 10 Posts: 8 Credit: 1,882,319 RAC: 69 |
Looks like, that older Androids are not able to download Data collect version 5 (BOINC 7.18-) Example: https://wuprop.statseb.fr/results.php?hostid=330286 <core_client_version>7.16.16</core_client_version> <![CDATA[ <message> app_version download error: couldn't get input files: <file_xfer_error> <file_name>data_collect_v5_5.14_arm-android-linux-gnu__android_arm_pie</file_name> <error_code>-200 (wrong size)</error_code> </file_xfer_error> </message> ]]> Thank You! |
 Pete Broad    Send message Joined: 5 Jul 10 Posts: 92 Credit: 13,778,741 RAC: 2,932 |
What Android version is giving you this problem? The oldest version I'm using is 8.0 and that works fine. Pete  
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Send message Joined: 13 Apr 10 Posts: 8 Credit: 1,882,319 RAC: 69 |
What Android version is giving you this problem? The oldest version I'm using is 8.0 and that works fine. 4.1.2 in my case. :) I just wanted to test old tablet, but I noticed some other hosts of other users also experiencing this problem with version for BOINC 7.18-. |
Henk Haneveld  Send message Joined: 14 Nov 17 Posts: 17 Credit: 284,500 RAC: 71 |
Looks like, that older Androids are not able to download Data collect version 5 (BOINC 7.18-) Try upgrading your Boinc version to 7.18+ Also remember to allow the remote control function in de Boinc settings. |
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Pete Broad Send message Joined: 5 Jul 10 Posts: 92 Credit: 13,778,741 RAC: 2,932 |
The minimum Android version to run Boinc projects is apparently 4.1. Looking back through my old and now disused android devices I have found the minimum version I've used has been 4.4. However, I did run for a very short time an Android 3 device using Native Boinc which can run only on versions below Android 5 Native Boinc hasn't been updated for eons but you can still download it "https://nativeboinc.org/site/uncat/start" of course it may no longer work with wuprop or anything else.... Pete
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  Send message Joined: 23 Mar 21 Posts: 29 Credit: 932,479 RAC: 494 |
or get yourself a more modern used Android device such as a Samsung Galaxy S9. You can get them for little money if you don't mind a few knicks and scratches, a crack in the display and what not. It will be faster than your old tablet. I have 10 of them running for WCG. 
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Send message Joined: 13 Apr 10 Posts: 8 Credit: 1,882,319 RAC: 69 |
The minimum Android version to run Boinc projects is apparently 4.1. Looking back through my old and now disused android devices I have found the minimum version I've used has been 4.4. However, I did run for a very short time an Android 3 device using Native Boinc which can run only on versions below Android 5 Native Boinc hasn't been updated for eons but you can still download it "https://nativeboinc.org/site/uncat/start" of course it may no longer work with wuprop or anything else... Thank You for your minds. I have used Native Boinc long time ago on few very old Android phones. It worked perfectly, now I see 23k WUProp credits on one of these devices, but after maybe 2020 I had no more luck with this version. But problem is not here. I have 3000+ WUProp credits on my old tablet, it still worked in the middle of 2025 with same Android and BOINC versions. Now it working perfectly with Einstein tasks, but WUProp tasks stuck while downloading. As I mentioned before, I noticed at least 5 more hosts experiencing download problem with Data collect version 5 for BOINC 7.18-. It can be server side problem, so I opened this discussion with hope that any of admins notice it and check situation. I know, that here are very few hosts with old BOINC versions, but if this is bug, it need to be investigated. :) |
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Send message Joined: 13 Apr 10 Posts: 8 Credit: 1,882,319 RAC: 69 |
or get yourself a more modern used Android device such as a Samsung Galaxy S9. You can get them for little money if you don't mind a few knicks and scratches, a crack in the display and what not. It will be faster than your old tablet. I have 10 of them running for WCG. Which projects are You running on Androids? My first choice is WCG, but it is not stabile now. Second my choice is Einstein. Do You know more? Very good choice was Universe, unfortunately gone... |
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Send message Joined: 23 Mar 21 Posts: 29 Credit: 932,479 RAC: 494 |
Yeah, Universe was great! The only other project I support on Android is Asteroids. It can take a while to get tasks but then tasks keep coming. Other than that Android support has diminished unfortunately. |
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Pete Broad Send message Joined: 5 Jul 10 Posts: 92 Credit: 13,778,741 RAC: 2,932 |
Final thought. Make sure you are running the latest version of Boinc for Android which is 8.2.8. That example you posted is an Android 10 running Boinc version 7.16.16 which might be the problem. Pete
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  Send message Joined: 20 Jun 12 Posts: 170 Credit: 375,400 RAC: 60 |
Native Boinc hasn't been updated for eons but you can still download it "https://nativeboinc.org/site/uncat/start" of course it may no longer work with wuprop or anything else....Yes, it does, my Sony Xperia Ray crunches Einstein's BRP4 and runs WUprop using Native BOINC, Android version is IIRC 4.0.4. 
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