A1 units on 171.64.65.63 ?

[susato]

I'm finding that my OSX machines and quad core Linux boxes, and those of a team member with a large farm, have been pulling down only Core_a1 units since around noon yesterday. Most of these units are coming from server 171.64.65.63 (vspg1v), a server dedicated to Linux and OSX machines.

Distributing large quantities of a1 units to Linux and OSX machines seems a poor use of donor resources, since the Linux and OSX clients process a2 and a3 units much more efficiently than a1's.

Still folding whatever Stanford sends, but wondering if there's a specific reason for so many a1 units being issued on this server.

[toTOW]

I'm wondering if it is related to the fact that many OSX users are seeing issues with 2.17 A3 core ...

[Ravage7779]

It's starting to look like its an issue specific to the combination of the 2.17 core and snow leo. My iMac runs 10.5 and hasn't had a hiccup running a3's yet with any core version.

My linux box picked up an a1 yesterday, it's currently working on an a3. Meh for me, but I don't have a farm either...

[AZBrandon]

So one of you with an OSX system just went from getting A3's to A1's, and also a linux machine picked up an A1. I'm here to add that my WindowsXP system which has many A3's under its belt picked up an A1 a few hours ago, which means we've got pretty close to full representation here: OSX, linux, WindowsXP, all going from A3's to A1's. I'd say that rules out any OS getting singled out. Oh, I should add that I verified my A1 WU did come from 171.64.65.63.

[AZBrandon]

Just got another one, so once again, 171.64.65.63 gave me an A1 unit when all work servers are giving me A3's that I turn in at about 13 hours each (well ahead of preferred deadline).