| Info | Message |
|---|---|
| 1) Message boards : BOINC client : BOINC Clients for other platforms
Message 6092 Posted 19 Oct 2006 by One Norse |
The best reasoning not to do that (actually the only one) was that there's no guarantee that 32-bit app will run on 64-bit linux. Nothing is guaranteed to run on linux. The GNU GPL states that no warranty exists, even for 'fitness for a particular purpose,' like running on your computer. I un-installed the 64 bit boinc using Apt, downloaded the 32 bit version of 5.4.9 from this website, ran the shell script to unpack, executed the binary, and bingo! Now my machine is running all 32 bit bionc apps including boinc itself with no guarantee that it will work, and running them just fine. There is no reason why boinc 64 couldn't at least try to run the 32's and then if one fails, just refuse to run that project's app, and let the user sign up for others that will work. Making stuff like this automatic keeps users happy, and happy users are more likely to keep donating their resources and recruiting their friends. Volunteering should not be a hassle. |
| 2) Message boards : BOINC Manager : My wish list
Message 6053 Posted 17 Oct 2006 by One Norse |
A menu item and text box would be nice to let you specify what drive/directory you want to use for the project files. After input,the manager would then look for files in the new directory and/or move any current files from the old to the new directory. You can in Windows, but then you have to uninstall BOINC first, reinstall, re-connect with the apps, etc. In Kubuntu/Debian I found a way to do it buried in a README file, but again, somewhat involved. As disks fill up over time, it would be nice (and seemingly simple to code) to be able to do basic disk-space management right from the BOINC Manager. |
| 3) Message boards : BOINC Manager : My wish list
Message 6051 Posted 17 Oct 2006 by One Norse |
A menu item and text box would be nice to let you specify what drive/directory you want to use for the project files. After input,the manager would then look for files in the new directory and/or move any current files from the old to the new directory. Another helpful item would be a test during project updates that traps the AMD-64 linux error (platform 'x86_64-pc-linux-gnu' not found)when there is no native 64 bit app, and automatically requests the 32 bit linux app instead. I see this as something that would be pretty high bang-for-the-buck fix. It should be a relatively easy piece of code to write for one person, instead of the multitude of AMD-64 users each having to manually download the x86 files and manually edit configuration files, and then have to do the process all over again every time a new app version gets released. |
| 4) Message boards : BOINC Manager : Select Project Drive and Directory
Message 6042 Posted 17 Oct 2006 by One Norse |
Is there a way to specify which drive and directory BOINC uses for project files? The default disk drive for my machine is nearly full, but I have a bunch of space on my other drive, if I can get BOINC to use it. |
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