Posts by mobluse

1) Message boards : Android : Loses Wi-Fi connection after a few hours (Message 111536)
Posted 10 Apr 2023 by mobluse
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I have a BOINC dedicated Alcatel U3 / TCL 4034D with Android 6.0 that runs BOINC 7.18.1, but it loses network connection if it is not actively used. I've configured WiFi to always be on using Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep = Always. My current solution is to shut it off daily and restart it 5 minutes later automatically using Scheduled power on & off. It then usually keeps network for a few hours. It would be better if I could reboot automatically, e.g. each 6 hours. I there a way to do this? The current system with daily reboots works rather well since it can exchange data for a few hours every day.

I have another older Samsung GT-S6790N with Android 4.1.2 next to it, but that never loses connection.
2) Message boards : Android : I run BOINC on Chromecast with Google TV HD installed using F-Droid (Message 111033)
Posted 9 Feb 2023 by mobluse
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Chromecast with Google TV (HD) is a dongle that doesn't cost much, and besides I only use 2 of 4 CPUs, and it is configured to shut off if the CPU temperature is above 38°C (100°F) or usage from other processes is more than 20%.

Chromecast with Google TV (HD) comes with its own power supply, and I use that.
3) Message boards : Android : I run BOINC on Chromecast with Google TV HD installed using F-Droid (Message 110974)
Posted 28 Jan 2023 by mobluse
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I run BOINC on Chromecast with Google TV HD installed using F-Droid. F-Droid was installed (side loaded) using the app Downloader and Google TV is in developer mode. BOINC client is version 7.18.1 for arm-android-linux-gnu. I added World Community Grid using the Chromecast remote and it runs two instances of Mapping Cancer Markers 7.61. It was slightly difficult to maneuver the GUI on the TV since some buttons and list items doesn't change color when selected. I use the dark theme, but the problem was the same with the light theme. I checked "run as a stationary computer" and restarted Google TV. I added WUProp@Home remotely using BOINC Manager running on another computer. I also run BOINC on two old Android phones with Android 4 and 6. Google TV has Android TV 12. I monitor all my BOINC systems using BOINCTUI.

Benchmark results:
Number of CPUs: 2
1671 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
3715 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
4) Message boards : Android : BOINC hangs during start up with white screen with logo (splash screen) (Message 98520)
Posted 15 May 2020 by mobluse
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BOINC hangs during start up with white screen with logo (splash screen), if I have moved the app to SD card. It works if I don't move it. I would prefer if I could move it to SD since I lack free space on the internal flash memory.

Phone: TCL 4034D
OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
I installed the app from Google Play today i.e. it is 7.4.53.



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