ID 8565546 is running 512
ID 8567751 is Not
EDIT: Yes, with a space between.

this is strange then.

all systems except ID 8567751 have the same -pfl 512 in the command line.

now when i made these changes, i just made the change, then clicked read config files. maybe that wasnt enough. maybe it needs a full restart of the boinc client? i did reboot that machine this morning, but i dont think i've restarted boinc on any of the others.

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Seti@Home classic workunits: 29,492 CPU time: 134,419 hours

Ahh yes, any change in the app_info file requires a BOINC restart.

i guess that solves that mystery.

i'll give them all a reboot then, thanks.

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Seti@Home classic workunits: 29,492 CPU time: 134,419 hours

Big thanks to TBar and anyone else that supports this effort!

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this is strange then.

all systems except ID 8567751 have the same -pfl 512 in the command line.

now when i made these changes, i just made the change, then clicked read config files. maybe that wasnt enough. maybe it needs a full restart of the boinc client? i did reboot that machine this morning, but i dont think i've restarted boinc on any of the others.

. . Before changing anything in app_info.xml you should stop the BOINC client/manager completely. Make the change then restart.

Stephen

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. . And this is why us Windows users need a thread to guide us through the maze that is Linux ...

. . I have installed Lubuntu on the new rig. Added all the bits and pieces (restricted extras, net libraries, though I couldn't find libwxgtk2.8-0 or libwx2.8 I used libwebkitgtk-1.0-0, and other utilities) checked the executable flags and dependencies (all there) but while BOINC will launch and I have changed it to advanced mode, EVERYTHING is greyed out and I cannot add a project (or do anything else). What have I missed this time ??

. . I know, I should have gone with Ubuntu but I was trying for the Windows User friendly environment ....

Stephen

??

Hmm, could be permisions.

IF BOINC is in your home Folder try this (shut it down first)
sudo chmod -R 0777 /home/Stephen

Obviously home name may be different. There is no output if no error occurs.
Relaunch.

Hmm, could be permisions.

IF BOINC is in your home Folder try this (shut it down first)
sudo chmod -R 0777 /home/Stephen

Obviously home name may be different. There is no output if no error occurs.
Relaunch.

. . I'll try anything ... once :) But for what it is worth I have all the parts of BOINC set to be executable by anyone so is it likely to make a difference?

Stephen

. .

Nope, that command sets everything in "Steven" to 'Everyone' has Read/Write/Execute rights, and sets Execute bit.

. . I know, I should have gone with Ubuntu but I was trying for the Windows User friendly environment ....

I see this comment all the time coming from Windows users contemplating Linux. What is it about Windows that is different with ANY flavor of Linux? They all are GUI user interfaces with the same windows controls and mouse actions. You use them exactly the same way, you click or double click a program to launch it. Resize or move a window the same way. Highlight and copy/paste text the same. Copy/rename files or documents the same. So what is so different about Linux that confounds or confuses a Windows user?

Is the color scheme not the same as Windows that confuses you? If so, choose one of a hundred different themes to make it look like Windows. Don't like the icons, choose a different icon package. Don't like the default applications, choose a different package.

The only thing "different" about Linux is that it can still be used and controlled by the command line. Something that a long time DOS/Windows 3.1 user should remember.

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Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours

A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association)

If you are using one of the BOINC packages by TBar, the only missing dependencies are the libwebkitgtk-1.0 which you said you installed and the libcurl3 package which you didn't mention. That is the only thing I have ever needed to do to get BOINC to launch.

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Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours

A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association)

You don't say Which BOINC won't run. It would be nice to know which App you are trying to use.
IF you are trying to run 7.8.3 from here, https://arkayn.us/forum/index.php?topic=197.msg4519#msg4519
Run these again, just to make sure;
sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0
sudo apt-get install libcurl3

You don't Need libwxgtk2.8-0, libwx2.8, or any other libwx library, those are Built-in to BOINC 7.4.44 & 7.8.3.
If it still won't run correctly, Make Sure boincmgr and any other components are stopped, then open a Terminal window, drag & drop bonicmgr into it, and hit enter.
It should tell you why it won't run.
If drag & drop doesn't work then enter the location of boincmgr and hit enter again.
The Usual location is /home/user/BOINC/boincmgr

. . I know, I should have gone with Ubuntu but I was trying for the Windows User friendly environment ....

I see this comment all the time coming from Windows users contemplating Linux. What is it about Windows that is different with ANY flavor of Linux? They all are GUI user interfaces with the same windows controls and mouse actions. You use them exactly the same way, you click or double click a program to launch it. Resize or move a window the same way. Highlight and copy/paste text the same. Copy/rename files or documents the same. So what is so different about Linux that confounds or confuses a Windows user?

. . Lots ...

Is the color scheme not the same as Windows that confuses you? If so, choose one of a hundred different themes to make it look like Windows. Don't like the icons, choose a different icon package. Don't like the default applications, choose a different package.

. . Things like needing to set permissions for everything and not being able to run things you have installed because you are NOT Root or a thousand other things.

The only thing "different" about Linux is that it can still be used and controlled by the command line. Something that a long time DOS/Windows 3.1 user should remember.

. . But even there most of the commands are different and unless you have done a course in driving Linux from the command line they are a complete mystery.

Stephen

:)

If you are using one of the BOINC packages by TBar, the only missing dependencies are the libwebkitgtk-1.0 which you said you installed and the libcurl3 package which you didn't mention. That is the only thing I have ever needed to do to get BOINC to launch.

. . libcurl3 was on my list and I am pretty sure I added it but I will check that again. I didn't mention it and a couple of other things to keep the message short.

Stephen

:)

You don't say Which BOINC won't run. It would be nice to know which App you are trying to use.
IF you are trying to run 7.8.3 from here, https://arkayn.us/forum/index.php?topic=197.msg4519#msg4519
Run these again, just to make sure;
sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0
sudo apt-get install libcurl3

If it still won't run correctly, Make Sure boincmgr and any other components are stopped, then open a Terminal window, drag & drop bonicmgr into it, and hit enter.
It should tell you why it won't run.
If drag & drop doesn't work then enter the location of boincmgr and hit enter again.
The Usual location is /home/user/BOINC/boincmgr

. . Sorry, it is 7.8.3. I used the apps that seem to be the current norm.

. . I will rerun the sudo apt-get lines to make sure. The drag and drop thing doesn't seemt o work in this Lubuntu install, I had to type in the path and file name to check the dependencies.

Stephen

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I have this & find it useful, btw, I'm a long-time Windows user. :-)

So what is so different about Linux that confounds or confuses a Windows user?

Permissions, Execute bits, installing & updating software, etc.

The only thing "different" about Linux is that it can still be used and controlled by the command line.

As can current versions of Windows.
And if you make use of the Powershell, then Linux commands would make more sense anyway.

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Grant
Darwin NT

You don't say Which BOINC won't run. It would be nice to know which App you are trying to use.
IF you are trying to run 7.8.3 from here, https://arkayn.us/forum/index.php?topic=197.msg4519#msg4519
Run these again, just to make sure;
sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0
sudo apt-get install libcurl3

You don't Need libwxgtk2.8-0, libwx2.8, or any other libwx library, those are Built-in to BOINC 7.4.44 & 7.8.3.
If it still won't run correctly, Make Sure boincmgr and any other components are stopped, then open a Terminal window, drag & drop bonicmgr into it, and hit enter.
It should tell you why it won't run.
If drag & drop doesn't work then enter the location of boincmgr and hit enter again.
The Usual location is /home/user/BOINC/boincmgr

. . OK, the libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 "had the latest version"
. . But the libcurl3 might not have fully installed because it did an install over the existing.

. . It still doesn't work when I start it from the icon but it works fine when I start it from a command line in a terminal window, but then the window has to stay open or it stops. Always a catch.

. . When you said my attempt to install the 396.45 drivers in recovery mode failed because I had not enabled the network, just how do you do that in recovery mode?

Stephen

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I have this & find it useful, btw, I'm a long-time Windows user. :-)

. . That would be a must if I was to become Linux guru, but I just want to know enough to keep things working so it can crunch SETI :)

Stephen

:)