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TouchuvGrey:
i just installed ubuntu linux on my laptop. Looks like i trashed Windows in the
process but oh well. Can someone point me at a simple explanation of
how to install a linux version of SETI/BOINC ( preferably an optimized app )
on my computer ? ( AMD Turion 64 SSE2 )
Mike
TouchuvGrey:
OK, i have SETI@Home running now, regular version. Going to try
andfigure out how to get an optimized app now.
Fivestar Crashtest:
--- Quote --- Can someone point me at a simple explanation of
how to install a linux version of SETI/BOINC ( preferably an optimized app )
on my computer ? ( AMD Turion 64 SSE2 )
Mike
--- End quote ---
My way is to download the Linux version of BOINC from the BOINC download page. Move the file you download into the home folder. Go to Accessories, open a terminal and type into it
sh boinc*
Then type
cd BOINC
./run_client
open another terminal (if you open one in a tab, it will already be in the BOINC directory) and type
./run_manager
Then you will have the gui, which works like the one in windows and you can attach to Seti.
I let it download a work unit or two and set it to no new work. After the first two are done, then I report them and stop boinc by going back to the first terminal and typing
CTRL C
I close that terminal out and stop the boinc manager too. I download my optimized app. With your AMD, you want a generic sse2 linux app, 32 bit if you are using 32 bit linux. If you are not, you will have other issues, but I can help you with those.
Go to the projects folder in your BOINC folder and remove the Seti app there. Extract the optimized app and it's app info xml either into it's own folder and copy it into the project folder or extract it directly into the project folder, ARK is pretty easy to figure out.
When you start BOINC up again in the terminal the way you did before, then you should be crunching with the optimized app.
A lot of guys like the BOINC with Synaptic Package manager, but I don't. I like to run BOINC from the home folder. Hope this helps and welcome to Linux and Optimized Seti.
Pam
Fivestar Crashtest:
--- Quote from: TouchuvGrey on 23 Nov 2007, 09:13:26 pm ---OK, i have SETI@Home running now, regular version. Going to try
andfigure out how to get an optimized app now.
--- End quote ---
Oops, I need to read further down, I guess. If you did Synaptic Package manager BOINC, it's in the var lib folder and you will need to either get a super user Nautilus window to get your app in there or type a bunch of code in a terminal after sudo to untar it in there.
If you want to do my kludgy easy way, you would have to get rid of the Synaptic BOINC first, because Synpatic BOINC and Home Folder BOINC don't coexist.
TouchuvGrey:
Hello Pam:
And Thank you, 46 views and you were the first to respond. I think i managed
it by myself though, but may have screwed up. This is what i see in "Messages"
Found app_info.xml: using anonymous platform
[error] No app version for result i686-pc-linux-gnu 527
[error] No app version for result i686-pc-linux-gnu 527
[error] No app version for result i686-pc-linux-gnu 527
[error] No app version for result i686-pc-linux-gnu 527
[error] State file error: result 22fe07ac.25718.9070.12.6.111_1 not found
Processor features: fpu vme de psc tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 cflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxe...
OS: Linux 2.6.22-14-generic
addendum: ubuntu 7.10 here if it makes a difference and how can i tell if
i'm running 32 or 64 bit linux ? ( there will be a lot more "newbie" type
questions i'm sure )
Any help will be appreciated.
Mike
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