Posts by Temujin

41) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537852)
Posted 28 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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ok, having run run_client, do the ps -ef|grep boinc again and you should see boinc running.
Now start boincmgr and do the ps -ef|grep boinc again and you should then also see boincmgr running.

Do you have a firewall running?

[edit]
why does your console always say /usr/bin/firefox??
42) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537832)
Posted 28 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Mate this is a rather embarassing questionhow on earth do you make the vertical line as at "ps ef[vertical line]grep boinc"

Have never seen this and cant figure out how to do it.

Sorry i wont pass go and i wont collect my $200


hehe
thats the "pipe" symbol. In linux, it means take the output from command 1 (ps) and use it as the input for command 2 (grep)

Anyway, on my UK keyboard, to the left of Z I have | and \\ (need to use shift to get | )
Dunno what an ozzie keyboard looks like but that key does tend to move around on different keyboards.
Also try somewhere over by the Enter key, or even just press every damned key combination till you find it.

Isn't Linux great :-)


just done a google for ozzie keyboards and it looks like its 3 keys to the right of P (and you'll need to use Shift)
43) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537824)
Posted 28 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Hello Temujin,
Good morning how goes it in sunny England,has been EXTREMELY hot and humid here for some weeks on Saturday we had 40+ on Sunday about 17 but at least the humidity had gone.
We don't get anywhere near those temps.
The odd few days a year we manage the dizzy heights of 30C, the whole country grinds to a swealtering halt.

Yes that is correct that is my m/c,it probably is registered 3 times by me whilst i was thrashing around like a drunken whale attempting to get it to function correctly,do i need to stand in the corner with the dunces hat on,sorry will it make any difference in the final analysis.
nope, don't worry about it.

"BOINC MANAGERIS NOT ABLE TO CONNECT TO A BOINC CLIENT.WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY TO CONNECT AGAIN"
ok, sounds like you haven't started the boinc client (although you must have at some point to have attached your computer).

Can you check if its running by opening a console and typing "ps -ef|grep boinc"
If its running you'll see something like

[ajs@ajs-hp BOINC]# ps -ef|grep boinc
ajs 3385 1 0 Feb22 ? 00:20:02 /home/boinc/boinc_client
ajs 11126 10799 0 13:43 pts/3 00:00:00 grep boinc
[ajs@ajs-hp BOINC]#

and if it isn't running, something like
ajs 11126 10799 0 13:43 pts/3 00:00:00 grep boinc

Here's what to do if it isn't running.
In the same directory as boincmgr, you should see a file called run_client, run that by typing "./run_client" (without the quotes of course)
Now when you run boincmgr, it should talk to the boinc program and then you might see Seti in the Projects tab and maybe even some work units in the Tasks tab.
And, by doing that, boinc will run untill you reboot your machine, then you'll have to do the same thing again.

You need to look at boinc/seti as 3 different programs
1 - boinc, its like the Fat Controller, it attaches to projects, asks for work and returns results etc
2 - the seti application which does the looking for aliens bit
3 - boincmgr, is the visual bit, it talks to the other 2 and displays things in a nice easy way.

To do anything, you need at least numbers 1 & 2 running
44) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537784)
Posted 28 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Cant say i really understood what we were trying to acheive there,i did it in a console not a text editor ,is that correct.this is what it did

david@XANXLHNLM30:~$ echo $BROWSER
/usr/bin/firefox
david@XANXLHNLM30:~$

but i cant see that it has really done anything,guess i'm at a loss,which doesn't really suprise me.So it is back to you for inspiration and guideance.

Right, you now should have the BROWSER variable set permanently (which was your original problem).

Looking at your hosts, it looks like you've got 1 machine (AMD 64 X2 @ 4600Mhz) that has managed to register itself 3 times, each time downloading 2 work units.
But, theres a distinct lack of returned results which means you have no credits.

So, the next task is to get you up and running properly.

When you start boincmgr, does it show anything in the Tasks tab?

And yes, the time difference doesn't help does it :-)
45) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537551)
Posted 27 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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oops, double post
46) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537550)
Posted 27 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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A pom by jove its a wonder your talking to me after the recent ashes series,seriously,i dont know whether you follow the cricket,but isn't this Bob Woolmer murder an absolute tragedy it will be most interesting to see what comes out of it.
Hmmmn, "if" its was murder. Seems a bit strange to me that they needed 2 autopsies to decide he was strangled. Sad all the same though.

I copied and pasted that edit command but nothing occured so its back to the drawing board i think by the time i get this working i'll be ready to be pensioned of,i hope its worth it ah well at least i am learning and keeping you busy.I cant understand why that didnt do anything by my reckoning it should have returned some indication.
Hang on mate, not so fast ;-)
nothing is gonna happen by just getting that line into .bashrc.
You then have to open a new window/console/thingy or log out and back in again.
Do that and then type "echo $BROWSER" and it should answer "/usr/bin/firefox"
By opening a new console (or logout/login) you are starting a new bash shell which reads .bashrc and should then set the BROWSER environment variable.
Assuming that works, you'll then be in a position to run boincmgr at any time and have firefox start up when you click the buttons.

By the way what type of system do you use.
Just a little old P4 2.5 running Fedore Core 5
47) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537498)
Posted 27 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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I tried various things to find kedit but i dont think it is in the Xandros system.
This is rather like chess your next move.

oh well,
ok, if you haven't got kedit, there will be numerous other editors on your system, I only suggested kedit cos its on my system and its easy to use.
You will almost certainly have vi but believe me, its a pig to use for a beginner.
I've never used/seen Xandros but there must be an editor in the menu somewhere.
If you can't find an editor, I'll have to talk you thru using vi.
tell you what, you could just type the following line
cd; echo "export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox" >> .bashrc
theres 2 command there, 1st theres a cd to make sure you're in your home directory
and then there an echo command that will append our BROWSER bit to the end of .bashrc
give that a go, maybe a good idea to copy & paste that complete line into a window/console/thingy
I should say that this needs to be done for the user that runs boinc.

Are you by any chance Australian,i notice your use of that good old Australian idiom "MATE".
haha
no mate, I'm a pom!!
48) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 537047)
Posted 26 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Hello Temujin,
Typed "echo $SHELL"
it returned"/bin/bash so i need to edit the .bashrc shell,i understand what we are tryig to do and how we are trying to acheive it but just cant get it to do it.
the only thing i am not sure of is the startup file where exactly is it,in the shell, and how do you then edit it.
ok, /bin/bash is good, that makes it easier.
The .bashrc file lives in your home directory. Open a window/terminal/console/Konsole and type "cd"
With msdos/windows, cd shows you which directory you are in but in linux/unix cd moves you to your home directory.
So, type "cd" to make sure you're in your home directory
then type "kedit .bashrc"
kedit is just like notepad or wordpad in windows, its easy to use.
Add in the "export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox"
Then click File/Save and File/Quit and you should be all done & dusted

These may seem strange questions but until 3/4 years ago my only expierence with computers was telling the IT people what information i wanted and in what format i wanted it so i have no formal experience at all. i have used windows up until now but refuse to go back to it and am thoroghly enjoying learning Linux all be that it is a fairly steep learning curve.
No worries, we all have to start somewhere.

once i have this done how does seti present itself automatically when screensaver starts or do you have to configure it.
I've no idea mate, I don't use the screensaver, I just have boinc running all the time in the background.
Lets get this working first, we can deal with that later.
49) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 536925)
Posted 25 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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You're getting there.
As far as the BROWSER bit is concerned, all you have to do now is make it permanent.
Just how you go about doing this depends on the shell you use.
The shell is the window/terminal/console/Konsole bit, there are different types available, each with their own way of doing things.
Each shell has a startup file and you need to put "export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox" in the startup file of your shell.
The startup file is sort of like autoexec.bat from msdos days and it lives in you home directory.
Can you type "echo $SHELL"
Mine would give "/bin/bash" which means its running the bash shell and I would need to edit .bashrc
Depending on your shell, your file could be .bashrc .bash_profile .profile .cshrc or any number of others.

Use whatever editor you're familiar with (kedit is fairly easy to use if you have KDE).
So, type the following

cd
kedit .bashrc

and insert a line like below
export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox

that will make it permanent for that user and boincmgr will know which browser to start.
See how you get on with that.
50) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 536766)
Posted 25 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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hi,
a command prompt means open a window/terminal/console/Konsole, something that you can type commands in.
As for the cd bit, cd means change directory. I have boinc installed in /home/boinc so I would type "cd /home/boinc"

You might be using a File Manager (like windows explorer) and that should have an option to open a window/terminal/console/Konsole

You need to get into your boinc directory to issue the commands mentioned.

51) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 536597)
Posted 25 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Thanks for your reply guess i should have realised that i went into the console(not as root) typed in "which firefox" it returned asit is supposed to"/usr/bin/firefox".

I just cant make the connection between that and boinc to get seti to work.

ok, you're getting there.
at a command prompt, cd to your boinc directory and type
export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox
and then type
./boincmgr
That should bring up BoincManager, click on the Projects tab, highlight the seti project and then click on the Seti@home button on the left.
It "should" now start firefox and load up the seti homepage.
Assuming that all works, the next step is to make $BROWSER a permanant setting,
but let us know how that all goes first
52) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 535752)
Posted 24 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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The instructions you gave me didnt seem to anything at all in fact "which browser" query returned nothing at all.

Hi David
Sorry to hear you're still having problems.

Bryn didn't mean for you to type "which browser" but rather "which whatever_browser_you_use", for example I use firefox, so I would type "which firefox" and it would give an answer of /usr/bin/firefox
Sorry if this is too simple an explanation but here goes
In whatever program you're reading this with, it probably has a Help menu item, click that and in there should be an About option, click that.
That should tell you the name of the program you're using, mine says "Mozilla Firefox", which means I'm using firefox.
Now its time to type "which firefox" or whatever it said you were using.
Try doing the above and post what it says

PS
This would be much easier if you could talk to someone realtime, so you might find the online help useful, have a look at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/help.php
53) Message boards : Number crunching : Scheduling BOINC by day-of-week (Message 535123)
Posted 22 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Thanks for pointing me to that program.

According to this page, boinccmd.exe has the option:

--read_global_prefs_override

Tell the core client to read the global_prefs_override.xml file, and incorporate any global preferences indicated there.


"boinccmd --help" doesn't show that option though. I'll try it and see if it works.

Rather than setting the hours for boinc to run, why not just schedule boinc to suspend/resume?
The page you mention also refers to "--set_run_mode {always | auto | never} [ duration ]"
Then you just need to schedule 2 commands as and when you want boinc to run or stop
I use this on some PCs at work that don't run during office hours Mon-Fri but run 24 hours Sat & Sun
54) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : boinc install (Message 532879)
Posted 17 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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have installed BOINC using Xandros 4.1 it appearstobe working but i keep geting the following"SET THE ENVOIRONMENT VARIBLE BROWSER TO THE PATH OF YOUR WEB BROWSER THEN RESTART THE BOIC MANAGER"having trouble figuring out how to do this would appreciate any help.It hasnt installed any desktop icons yet i assume it will once complete

I used to get just the same message when I launched boincmgr from a panel button and then tried to access one of the seti links from boincmgr.
I fixed it by changing the panel button shortcut to
export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox;/home/boinc/boincmgr
doing this lets boincmgr know which browser to start up when needed.
You say you're not clicking an icon, so I guess you're starting boincmgr from a command line. If so, type "export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox" or equivelent and without the quotes, then start boincmgr.

55) Message boards : Number crunching : Lunatic Linux Rev 2 apps? (Message 530806)
Posted 13 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Hi folks,
today i finnished porting the code thanks to Joe and Ben.
The application is working and should hopefull be ready for release this week.

great news, well done Crunch3r and crew
56) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : No download possible (Message 528507)
Posted 9 Mar 2007 by Temujin
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Sorry Dotsch, I thought I'd emailed you already.
I detached / rebooted /attached (using your supplied url) and still get the same thing.

It does attach, it downloads the png files but the executables and WU transfers still error.
57) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : No download possible (Message 520998)
Posted 21 Feb 2007 by Temujin
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Could please someone enable the debuging and mail me (seti_boinc at dotsch.de) the compressed output.
Hi Dotsch
Yes, I'll enable new work for seti and run through your suggestion this evening.
58) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : No download possible (Message 520372)
Posted 20 Feb 2007 by Temujin
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No changes on the Network Proxy.
And I don`t use a Proxy.
I have restarted the client several times.
Reboot is out of question, as this is my Mail,Web,FTP,DB,... Server

I've had the same problem with 1 linux machine on my home network since Feb 5th.
I restarted boinc, restarted network and eventually restarted the machine.
Nothing worked.
I eventually gave up on seti and moved that machine to Einstein.
59) Questions and Answers : Web site : Baffled (Message 509274)
Posted 27 Jan 2007 by Temujin
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Your computers are showing WUs that have been downloaded after you posted this message and it has in fact just returned a WU.
As you're saying its been working for the last 3 days, it would suggest that its been working under a different user name.
It now seems to be using your illogical username so maybe in the re-install process you switched users.
Looks ok now
60) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : Not detecting hardware properly (Message 505127)
Posted 18 Jan 2007 by Temujin
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Well I logged in and did everything as root(download, install). Installed into the /root directory and it works perfect now. I'm not sure what exactly did it - if it was the location it was installed to or the permissions given to the files but it works.

hmmn, strange.
I have 30+ linux machines running boinc. All but 2 run as non-root user and work fine.
Non of those machines are Mandriva though.


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