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Former Member
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kateiacy, thanks for the reply.
Is there any problem with the disk space for BOINC when run with windows as opposed to when it is run with Linux? If the same space is used for different operating systems, would there be a conflict or would a WU started for Windows be able to continue in the Linux environment (and vice versa)? |
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bicotz
Advanced Cruncher Canada Joined: Apr 25, 2010 Post Count: 67 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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kateiacy, thanks for the reply. Is there any problem with the disk space for BOINC when run with windows as opposed to when it is run with Linux? If the same space is used for different operating systems, would there be a conflict or would a WU started for Windows be able to continue in the Linux environment (and vice versa)? Migrating WUs from windoze to Linux? I'd keep it simple, finish off your jobs in win, THEN do a brand new start in Linux... From what I've seen, Boinc takes up pretty much the same space in both OSe's btw. Concerning my Linux installs: 1- Single boot Linux Ubuntu 10.04 64bit on an old 20gb hard drive; C2D e3300. 2- Dual boot Win XP sp3 + Ubuntu 10.04 64bit on a 1tb HD, C2D e7300. Used the metapackage for Boinc client & manager in the Ubuntu software center. Install is near the same as Windoze with same questions. Only problem I've encountered was the "unsupported platform i686-pc-linux-gnu" issue with Boinc, resolved with a "ai32-lib patch" installed using the search on the Ubuntu software center... Here's the infos link: (thanks Pirogue) Seeing this: [error]App version has unsupported platform i686-pc-linux-gnu? Try this: http://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,28642.  [Edit 1 times, last edit by bicotz at Aug 1, 2010 2:07:59 AM] |
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codes
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Post Count: 142 Status: Offline |
Slackware Linux has been my distro of choice for 10 years now. Other than my current problem of erroneous CPU processing time being reported for completed CEP2 WU's, all other applications crunch without a problem.
----------------------------------------Earlier today I installed OpenSuSE 11.3 x86, but the Boinc Manager install setup as a service was too confusing for me and I never did figure it out properly. I removed OpenSuSE and installed Fedora 13 x86. I found a simple wiki document explaining how to dowload, install, and run the Boinc Manager (very easy). I'm cruching my first CEP2 WU in Fedora, will see if my erroneous CPU times that I had with Slackware goes away. http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC_on_Fedora From what I've read, FreeBSD seems to work well. It uses Linux emulation to run Boinc and the emulation seems to make little to no performance impact running the client. I may try that next. http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Installing_BOINC#FreeBSD [Edit 1 times, last edit by codes at Aug 1, 2010 3:11:39 AM] |
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JmBoullier
Former Community Advisor Normandy - France Joined: Jan 26, 2007 Post Count: 3716 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Is there any problem with the disk space for BOINC when run with windows as opposed to when it is run with Linux? If the same space is used for different operating systems, would there be a conflict or would a WU started for Windows be able to continue in the Linux environment (and vice versa)? No such problem: BOINC under Windows and BOINC under Linux will be two different devices, each with its own set of control files and WUs, exactly as if they were two different machines. And obviously, each with its own disk space.Of course, if you plan to go on crunching under both systems you will have to make sure that you use each side often enough for jobs to be returned in time. At the beginning make sure you don't have too big a cache with regards to the time you plan to spend on each side. After a while BOINC itself will adjust the queues based on the time spent in each side, e.g. if you spend 50 % of your time in Windows and 50 % in Linux BOINC will "translate" a 2-day cache setting to only one day of queued work. ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by JmBoullier at Aug 1, 2010 4:25:47 AM] |
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JmBoullier
Former Community Advisor Normandy - France Joined: Jan 26, 2007 Post Count: 3716 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I removed OpenSuSE and installed Fedora 13 x86. I found a simple wiki document explaining how to dowload, install, and run the Boinc Manager (very easy). I'm cruching my first CEP2 WU in Fedora, will see if my erroneous CPU times that I had with Slackware goes away. codes,If you are still having your short CPU times problem with Fedora, please try Ubuntu once. We have many references with this system but very little with the other ones you are trying. If the problem still exists with Ubuntu that would increase the probability that the problem is with the machine and not with the software. And Ubuntu and its package manager are very easy to install and use. |
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[AF>Libristes] Elgrande71
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Natively, my machines (two Q6600 and one Q9550) are running on Gentoo Linux 10.0 64 bits without any problems at all.
----------------------------------------To execute 32 bits Boinc CEP app, I simply use 32 bits emulation libraries. |
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codes
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Post Count: 142 Status: Offline |
If you are still having your short CPU times problem with Fedora, please try Ubuntu once. Yep, still having problems. I updated my thread: https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/...29416_lastpage,yes#288155 |
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Former Member
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Linux can't get easier than Ubuntu. Boinc is available though the software center for an easy install.
I feel the same way about this project helping the world more. Curing cancer and all that is fine but cancer would be a lot less common if we didn't extract and burn fossil fuels. This can go down in two ways. We learn to control nature sustainably. Or nature will force us into compliance, this will involve a lot of death. When CEP2 is supported by windows, I'm going exclusive. I don't care about badges. |
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I have been running Boinc on Ubuntu for just a bit over a year now. Have been using 9.04 with the Boinc version supplied by Ubuntu in the repo. Just go to a package manager (I use synaptic and run a search. Install. Runs fine.
I test the prerelease OS' of Ubuntu and use the downloaded boinc versions in a /home/<your user name> install for portability. Ran very well in 9.10 and 10.04 testing and is currently running very well (I am on it now) in 10.10-testing. You should remember that Linux runs on your ram and therefore requires more ram than does the MS OS'. For this particular project I would suggest that 2Gb would be real nice (I have 3) so that you still have enough elbow room to do other things. I am running my cpus at 95% on here and 98% under 9.04. This is an unstable OS and that keeps it from locking up. I use 6 workstations and usually have more than one thing going on each of them so the box gets a pretty good work out. Handles it just great. |
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I posted this link in chat the other day, a very nice Ubuntu walkthrough for newbies
http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2010/04/ubuntu...nstall-guide-what-to.html |
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