From e33607163119ef1573eabce5ae913c11986042c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathaniel Chin <22572406+nathanielcwm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 15:59:12 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Expand split CPID guide based on the wiki FAQ

---
 guides/pool-to-solo.htm | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/guides/pool-to-solo.htm b/guides/pool-to-solo.htm
index 9230769b..0f7e04e1 100644
--- a/guides/pool-to-solo.htm
+++ b/guides/pool-to-solo.htm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ <h4 class="text-bold">Signing up for projects</h4>
             <div class='col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12'>
                 <ol>
                     <li>Create personal accounts on all desired projects using <b>the same email</b></li>
-                    <li>Attach desired projects to your BOINC client (Tools → Add project...)</li>
+                    <li>Attach desired projects to your BOINC client (Tools → Add project... / Tools → Synchronize with &lt;account manager&gt;)</li>
                     <li>Make sure that your CPIDs are consistent across your projects (it can be checked on the
                         project's site/your account manager/the Gridcoin Researcher Wizard)</li>
                     <li>If they are not consistent then you're suffering from a split CPID. Instructions to fix it can
@@ -78,9 +78,15 @@ <h4 class="text-bold">
                     <li>Attach all desired projects to the same BOINC client, if they are not already
                         (Attach all projects - even if you plan to crunch it on a different host)
                     </li>
-                    <li>Force an update of all your projects from the projects tab</li>
-                    <li>Check your CPIDs on the projects' site</li>
-                    <li>If they are still not consistent wait a few minutes before attempting to update them again</li>
+                    <li>Disconnect other BOINC clients from the internet except on the machine running the wallet</li>
+                    <li>Go to your projects tab and enable "No new tasks" for each project</li>
+                    <li>Go to your tasks tab and cancel all existing tasks (this is needed, otherwise BOINC may not actually “Update” when
+                    requested in subsequent steps)</li>
+                    <li>Back in the projects tab, for each project, select “Allow new tasks” and press “Update”, then press “No new tasks” when
+                    complete and abort any tasks it downloaded. The project update process will take about 10 seconds for each project. You
+                    can monitor this progress by going to Tools → Event Log...</li>
+                    <li>Check your CPIDs on the projects' site or in the Gridcoin "Researcher Configuration" wizard</li>
+                    <li>If they are still not consistent wait a few minutes before attempting these steps again</li>
                 </ol>
             </div>
         </div>