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Macintosh :
How do I get graphics?
(Message 714866)
Posted 18 Feb 2008 by Steve W. Jackson Post: Every time BOINC downloads a project client by itself it downloads the correct client, on par with the CPU.The i in 5.2.8_i686 stands for "intel". ... This is what I discovered for myself. My problem wasn't caused by using Migration Assistant (I did my migration manually). But what I didn't know at the time was that the BOINC software wouldn't detect my use of a PPC SETI app on an Intel system and change for me. Had I know these details sooner, I could've set it to stop getting new work and then reset it while I had no work to do. I'd previously been using the BOINC Menubar program and didn't understand how BOINC Manager operated. I don't really care about the screen saver one way or another, but just wanted the ability to see graphics on occasion (since the button was offered). But it appears that the Intel client has glitches when graphics do get displayed, as I've found the SETI programs in my Dock and ended up with a couple aborting for computing errors. So I'm going to avoid using the graphics for the most part, just to be safe. At least I'm using the correct client app, though. = Steve = |
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Macintosh :
How do I get graphics?
(Message 712615)
Posted 14 Feb 2008 by Steve W. Jackson Post: Alex's optimized SETI applications do not support graphics. The SETI stock client should. Is there any chance you have installed Alex Kan's optimized SETI application? Turns out that the trouble was indeed related to having the PowerPC version of the SETI app itself running. I aborted the two work units I had and reset the project. This time, it downloaded an "i386" version of the application instead and I can now see graphics and use the screensaver. Problem solved! = Steve = |
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Macintosh :
How do I get graphics?
(Message 712608)
Posted 14 Feb 2008 by Steve W. Jackson Post: Alex's optimized SETI applications do not support graphics. The SETI stock client should. Is there any chance you have installed Alex Kan's optimized SETI application? No chance at all. I followed a download link on the main SETI@home web page and have installed the latest official release. I have noticed, however, that the /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data folder contents include setiathome_5.28_powerpc-apple-darwin and that the actual SETI program being invoked by BOINC is apparently a PowerPC application. I'm wondering if perhaps there was something wrong with the way that I migrated my data over when I moved to this new MacBook Pro in November. Maybe my problem stems from this since the BOINC Manager program is universal but the SETI code itself is not. If this is possible, I haven't the faintest idea what steps I should take to have it corrected. = Steve = |
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Macintosh :
How do I get graphics?
(Message 712492)
Posted 14 Feb 2008 by Steve W. Jackson Post: Steve I've had this problem ever since first setting up my MacBook Pro, and it persists after the recent update to 10.5.2 and the Leopard Graphics Update. But I'm still not able to see graphics by any means. I have not, however, seen anything indicating that graphics are unavailable in the "optimized applications", nor am I certain what exactly this might mean. I am using BOINC software obtained via a download link on the main SETI@home web page. On this MacBook Pro, I installed BOINC Manager; on an iMac in-house which runs a web server and is up 24/7, I'm running a command-line client where I don't want or expect graphics. = Steve = |
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Macintosh :
How do I get graphics?
(Message 712163)
Posted 13 Feb 2008 by Steve W. Jackson Post: I have a MacBook Pro purchased new in November 2007 (2.2GHz Core 2 Duo) running Leopard 10.5.2 and BOINC Manager 5.10.34. I don't participate in any BOINC project except SETI@home. When I select any task, the "Show graphics" button does not enable. When I try to use the BOINC screensaver, it tells me that the project doesn't support graphics. And yet I've seen indications in other threads that I should in fact be able to see graphics. Can anyone suggest what I might need to do in order to use this screensaver or to at least see graphics on occasion when I'd like to view them? = Steve = |
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