BOINC couldn't get main page for '(url)'

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Contents 1 General 2 Version Information 3 Example Log(s) 3.1 Can't Resolve Hostname - Host Not Found 3.1.1 Line-By-Line Explanation 4 Other Related Messages

[edit] General

Message Type: Warning Message

This Message means that the BOINC Client Software attempted to perform an action that involves the Project's Master URL but the Web Page at that URL was not available.

This error is most common when attempting to "Attach" the BOINC Client Software to a BOINC Powered Project.

Note:

A detailed process to perform this task is contained within the BOINC "How-To" Guide "Attaching The BOINC Client Software To A BOINC Powered Project".

[edit] Version Information

• None.

[edit] Example Log(s)

[edit] Can't Resolve Hostname - Host Not Found

Note:

In this log example, I tried to attach to a Project with a "bogus" URL, just to make this set of messages ... but this is still the error you would get regardless of the reason that the URL is bad.

2005-06-03 02:51:27 [                              ] Can't resolve hostname [climateprediction.net1]
                                                     host not found
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Couldn't read master page for          
                                                     http://climateprediction.net1/: 
                                                     error -113
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Detaching from project - check for URL error
                                                     BOINC couldn't get main page for 
                                                     http://climateprediction.net1/.
                                                     Please check the URL and try again.
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Resetting project
2005-06-03 02:51:27 [http://climateprediction.net1/] Detaching from project

Line-By-Line Explanation

• Can't resolve hostname ['(host-name)'] host name not found

The "host-name" used is in error, usually caused by incorrect typing or copying of the URL when "Attaching" the BOINC Client Software to a BOINC Powered Project.

• Couldn't read master page for '(project identifier)': error '(error-code)'

Because the Project's Master URL was wrong, the Project's Master Page could not be read.

• BOINC couldn't get main page for '(url)'

Please check the URL and try again.

The BOINC Client Software is offering a hint as to the problem.

• Resetting project
• Detaching from project

And, because of that, we have to "Detach" From The Project, which includes a Project "Reset".

[edit] Other Related Messages

• None.