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Thread: Suse Linux 13.1 & Non functioning BOINC Client |
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GB003201
Cruncher Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Post Count: 8 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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OK First - I am enthusiastic BUT NOVICE Linux NOOB! Please do not assume I know my grep from my tail (whatever they are).
I have several SUSE Linux Machines that are deployed more or less for BOINC (Worldcommunitygrid). I installed and ran the BOINC Client on them all more or less without problems, following the published instructions. The machine I am typing this thread on now, however, I have been unable to get BOINC to work, not matter what I have tried (In my limited technical Capacity). The nearest I have got it getting the BOINC Client software installed with YAST and being able to open the familiar graphical client. However I am unable to connect to an account or project (I select this option in the drop down menu and nothing happens). I also went the CLI approach, following the instructions on the Worldcommunitygrid website for Linux install (which has worked in the past no issue) and I get the message "error while loading shared libraries" ... "cannot open shared object file : No such file or directory". I cannot fathom why this install is such hard work and the others (3 of them) were relatively painless.... Any help appreciated (please note I am not a LInux Guru) |
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7847 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I would say go back to square 1 and do a clean install of the OS. Some part may not have installed correctly the first time.
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Sgt. Joe
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GB003201
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Hello Sgt. Joe and thanks for the advice. I have undertaken a complete bare metal 13.1 install of 32bit SUSE. I have downloaded and installed 6.12.22 version of the client. The commands I used were chmod +x to make the .sh downlad executable and then executed it.
Result was the usual BOINC directory in the Downloads location. I then get the instructions use /home/mcmorj/Downloads/BOINC/run_manager to start BOINC But when I do this (SU or not) I get mcmorj@HP34:~/Downloads/BOINC> su Password: HP34:/home/mcmorj/Downloads/BOINC # /home/mcmorj/Downloads/BOINC/run_manager /home/mcmorj/Downloads/BOINC/run_manager: line 1: /home/mcmorj/Downloads/BOINC/boincmgr: No such file or directory |
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OldChap
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from memory.....If you go to that directory that you refer to as the usual BOINC directory, inside you should find binstall.sh. I seem to remember that this may have to be executable. dbl click on it and you will then find a couple of files called run_client and run_manager. those are the ones you need to click on.
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GB003201
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Thanks for the response but having tried to run binstall.sh (after chmod +x) all I get is ./binstall.sh: line 1: cd: BOINC: No such file or directory
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BobCat13
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Try checking the boinc and boincmgr executables:
ldd boinc ldd boincmgr file boinc file boincmgr |
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Former Member
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It maybe trying to load some missing libraries. When I tried to install on SUSE I believe it was missing the correct version of the Windows Widgets among other libraries. I seemed to have most trouble with server versions of the distributions. I eventually had to use CENTOS because it had the drivers to support the disk raid software. BOINC wouldn't install on CENTOS either and there aren't any versions of the required libraries available. I had to compile and link the 7.2.xx version myself to get a usable version.
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GB003201
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OK so I FTPed (and feeling VERY proud of myself) the install I used on my other working Linux boxes onto this 13.1 item. I installed as per the instrucations and the client seemed to start but then abruptly shut down. The message it spat at me was
SIGSEGV: segmentation violation Stack trace (7 frames): ./boincmgr(boinc_catch_signal+0x64)[0x81835d4] linux-gate.so.1(__kernel_sigreturn+0x0)[0xb7742400] /lib/libc.so.6(__longjmp_chk+0x25)[0xb6b219e5] /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so(+0x2254)[0xb4326254] ./boincmgr(png_error+0x53)[0x83e23c3] ./boincmgr(png_create_read_struct_2+0x2a0)[0x83e5570] /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-png.so(+0x303b)[0xb432703b] I have absolutely no idea what this means.... |
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Former Member
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Do a Killdisk first on the drive and try like Debian, Slitaz or one of the Ubuntu flavors or Dotsch/UX with Boinc installed
http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm |
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