I downloaded the BOINC client yesterday, set it up with it's own directory (in /home/boinc/ because I have /lots of space in home), gave it its own user account (boinc with a home directory of /home/bonic/) and then found an RC script for starting BOINC on boot (http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gentoo.txt ) put it in /etc/init.d, and, after adding it (aparently successfully) to the project, started it as a service.

However, when I run: ./boinc_cmd --get_state

I get the following...
======== Projects ========
1) -----------
name: World Community Grid
master URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/
user_name: JesseS
team_name:
resource share: 100.000000
user_total_credit: 0.000000
user_expavg_credit: 0.000000
host_total_credit: 0.000000
host_expavg_credit: 0.000000
nrpc_failures: 0
master_fetch_failures: 0
master fetch pending: no
scheduler RPC pending: no
tentative: no
suspended via GUI: no
don't request more work: no
disk usage: 0.000000
GUI URL:
name: Global Statistics
description: Summary statistics for World Community Grid
URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/stat/global.html
GUI URL:
name: My Grid
description: Your statistics and settings
URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/viewMyMemberPage.do
GUI URL:
name: Help
description: Search for help in our help system
URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/help/viewHelp.do
GUI URL:
name: Research
description: Learn about the projects hosted at World Community Grid
URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/viewResearch.do

======== Applications ========
1) -----------
name: rosetta
Project: World Community Grid

======== Application versions ========
1) -----------
application: rosetta
version: 4.19
project: World Community Grid

======== Workunits ========
1) -----------
name: de082_41
FP estimate: 25000000000000.000000
FP bound: 719074540800000.000000
memory bound: 256000000.000000
disk bound: 50000000.000000

======== Results ========
1) -----------
name: de082_41_1
WU name: de082_41
project URL: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/
report deadline: Mon Nov 28 14:19:12 2005
ready to report: no
got server ack: no
final CPU time: 0.000000
state: 1
scheduler state: 0
exit_status: 0
signal: 0
suspended via GUI: no
aborted via GUI: no
active_task_state: 0
stderr_out:
app version num: 0
checkpoint CPU time: 0.000000
current CPU time: 0.000000
fraction done: 0.000000
VM usage: 0.000000
resident set size: 0.000000
estimated CPU time remaining: 23206.210714
supports graphics: no

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Also, when execute "./run_client"

I get the following:


2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] Starting BOINC client version 5.2.6 for i686-pc-linux-gnu
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] libcurl/7.14.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8 zlib/1.2.3
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] Data directory: /home/boinc
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] Processor: 1 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] Memory: 883.48 MB physical, 1.50 GB virtual
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] Disk: 36.67 GB total, 26.03 GB free
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [World Community Grid] Computer ID: 1058; location: Default; project prefs: default
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] General prefs: from World Community Grid (last modified 1969-12-31 18:00:00)
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] General prefs: no separate prefs for Default; using your defaults
2005-11-09 14:57:17 [---] Remote control not allowed; using loopback address
2005-11-09 14:57:48 [---] HTTP_CURL:libcurl_exec(): Can't setup HTTP response output file projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/de082_41_de082.psipred_ss2
2005-11-09 14:57:48 [---] HTTP_CURL:libcurl_exec(): Can't setup HTTP response output file projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/de082_41_de082.psipred_ss2
2005-11-09 14:57:48 [World Community Grid] Couldn't start download of de082_41_de082.psipred_ss2
2005-11-09 14:57:48 [World Community Grid] Couldn't start download of de082_41_de082.psipred_ss2
2005-11-09 14:57:48 [World Community Grid] URL https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/boinc/d...082_41_de082.psipred_ss2: system fopen
2005-11-09 14:57:48 [World Community Grid] URL https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/boinc/d...082_41_de082.psipred_ss2: system fopen
2005-11-09 14:57:48 [World Community Grid] Backing off 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 53 seconds on download of file de082_41_de082.psipred_ss2

---And here it just appears to stall...---

This is an Athlon XP 3200 + (32 bit) with one Gig of ram that spends most of its time idle, and is on a high speed internet connection. I am running a fairly new, clean, Gentoo and am up to date.

Sorry about the length of this post, Any suggestions would be appreciated.

-Jesse