i wanted to run boot boinc off cd then take the cd and let everything happen on ram without a harddrive.
i was looking at this site
http://blog.schreiter.info/index.php/boincpe-livecd-for-boinc/how-to-set-up-boincpe/

i downlorded the programe then when i had to make my iso thing i got confused and get some error. can someone help me??

ok i got dsl working off a cd, and i downlorded boinc linx x86 verion now how do i open it?

ok i got dsl working off a cd, and i downlorded boinc linx x86 verion now how do i open it?

Put the downloaded file in your home folder.

Open a terminal and type

sh boinc*

Then type

cd BOINC

./run_client

either run boinc manager in a separate terminal, or you may just run boinc manager by typing ./run_manager instead.

Pam

hi tried that but it wont run. how do i instal boinc so i can see the manager like on windows??

hello can some hlep???????????????

currently iam prepairing something like this for my self. What kind of pc do you want to use? how much ram is there?

If you want the boinc manager like in w!nd00ws you need X window support, which costs memory.

How do you want to save the WU is the PC is shut down?

To get the downloaded boinc file to run, you must first give the command:

chmod +x the_boinc_file_name_here
(Just one of a few reasons why you don't get 'live' viruses on Linux! Even if a little annoying sometimes...)

For a typing hint: if you type the first few letters of the filename, you can then press the tab key and the Linux shell should complete rest of the filename for you. Much faster than trying to type it all out!


There's a very good "walk-through" showing what to do here.

There's lots of "fun" details on:
Stupid guy installs linux to HD for first time

There's also:
HOWTO: Use Damn Small Linux To Crunch BOINC

Good luck, and let us know how you get on.

Happy crunchin',
Martin

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