Sorry if this has been asked before.

Can anyone provide me with a real dummies guide on how to install on my G5. I have never used the Terminal before and do not know the commands required to install and run.

I have downloaded the latest Seti prog from Boinc but now I'm stuck.

Thanks in advance

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Hi Tom,

1) create a folder named boinc on your hard drive.
2) Move the boinc program to this folder and rename it boinc.

You could name both folder and prog file the name you want
but I found boinc was easier to remember and shorter.

3) Open the terminal and type cd /boinc "enter" (change directory to boinc)
4) type chmod +x boinc "enter" (making the boinc executable)
5) type ./boinc "enter" (launching boinc)

From there you just have to follow boinc intructions to attach
to SETI (enter URL and ID)

When you want to quit crunching type CTRL+C
When you want to start SETI again just open terminal window
cd to boinc (cd /boinc) and run boinc (./boinc)

I hope it will help. Good luck and happy crunching with your G5 !

Lucky you !!!

Regards
Marc

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> Sorry if this has been asked before.
>
> Can anyone provide me with a real dummies guide on how to install on my G5. I
> have never used the Terminal before and do not know the commands required to
> install and run.
>
> I have downloaded the latest Seti prog from Boinc but now I'm stuck.
>
> Thanks in advance

I also have a guide in the BOINC Owner's Manual in the installation section that shows you step by step how to get it going (one of the ways, anyway)...

Just the Mac instructions are here, but I reccomend the first one, which [b]includes[/url] the second link ...

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oops...

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Just joined the BOINC side of SETI...on one Mac OS X machine.

I've heard that all SETI accounts will eventually be transferred to BOINC. Should I go ahead and do so now or wait. What are the advantages/disadvantages?

Thanks for any comments.

Cheers,
ptervin...newly arrived from Hiroshima, Japan

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P. Timothy Ervin
<a href="http://star.yasuda-u.ac.jp/">Yasuda Observatory</a> and <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/yasudastar">Goods</a>

> Just joined the BOINC side of SETI...on one Mac OS X machine.
>
> I've heard that all SETI accounts will eventually be transferred to BOINC.
> Should I go ahead and do so now or wait. What are the
> advantages/disadvantages?
>
> Thanks for any comments.
>
> Cheers,
> ptervin...newly arrived from Hiroshima, Japan

The accounts have been created for older users of SETI@Home. So, you should be able to jump right in if you were a previous SETI@Home participant (if you joined CLassic in 2004, you may not have a BOINC account). You can try this link to activate your migrated account. If that gives you an error message you do not have an account.

BOINC Advantages:
1) newer software, more projects besides SETI@Home.
2) the platform of choice for the future
3) Paul likes it ... :)

BOINC Disadvantages:
1) Some issues related to work processing, credit, etc.
2) A more complex system and you may need to do some reading to get the most benefit
3) Paul likes it ... :)

If you click on my signature (yes the fat guy with the pointer) it will take you to the documentation I have written on BOINC and the various projects. And I even have a more detailed installation process (for the Mac I even have pictures) in the BOINC Owner's Manual ...

BOINC is very much a work in progress, but each release, and each round of troubleshooting we have a more and more robust system that comes closer and closer to the original intent of the design.

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Hi, After the initial setup in Terminal, I have found "SETI Control" to be a useful tool. I leave it in the dock and you can easily start and stop SETI right from there. It also displays the percentage complete on the icon. You just have to set the path to your SETI client in the prefs (ie /Users/[your user name]/Boinc/boinc_4.13_powerpc-apple-darwin).

> Hi Tom,
>
> 1) create a folder named boinc on your hard drive.
> 2) Move the boinc program to this folder and rename it boinc.
>
> You could name both folder and prog file the name you want
> but I found boinc was easier to remember and shorter.
>
> 3) Open the terminal and type cd /boinc "enter" (change directory to boinc)
> 4) type chmod +x boinc "enter" (making the boinc executable)
> 5) type ./boinc "enter" (launching boinc)
>
> From there you just have to follow boinc intructions to attach
> to SETI (enter URL and ID)
>
> When you want to quit crunching type CTRL+C
> When you want to start SETI again just open terminal window
> cd to boinc (cd /boinc) and run boinc (./boinc)
>
> I hope it will help. Good luck and happy crunching with your G5 !
>
> Lucky you !!!
>
> Regards
> Marc
>
>

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-Aardvark

> I offer all known, (at least to me), SETI and Boinc applications for both Macs
> and Windows machines all in one place on our "Armageddon" Hotline server, if
> anyone is interested. Please note that "Armageddon" is a Hotline server
> and not a web server. You cannot access it with your web
> browser. You must use a Hotline client.

On the off chance that someone might be interested it would help if you told them where to get a "Hotline" client.

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