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Wizardling ![]() Send message Joined: 13 May 05 Posts: 5 Credit: 6,435,855 RAC: 35 ![]() ![]() |
Hi there. Is there an idiots guide to getting BOINC and SETI@Home running on a Mac with Ubuntu 5.10? I'm new to Linux, but not to Mac OS X, so I've picked up a little CL know how. TIA, Jamie Kahn Genet "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." - Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson) |
Dotsch ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 919,393 RAC: 0 ![]() |
At the boinc wikis, you will find a lot of documentations about the installation : http://boinc-doc.net/boinc-wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page What excatly is your problems ? |
Wizardling ![]() Send message Joined: 13 May 05 Posts: 5 Credit: 6,435,855 RAC: 35 ![]() ![]() |
At the boinc wikis, you will find a lot of documentations about the installation : So - from the info in the BOINC wiki - there is no BOINC client for PPC Linux running on a Mac, right? :-( Is there ANY way to use my old PPC Macs as BOINC number crunchers, unless I install OSX (which won't work on the really old PPC Macs)? TIA, Jamie Kahn Genet "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." - Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson) |
Dotsch ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 919,393 RAC: 0 ![]() |
At the boinc wikis, you will find a lot of documentations about the installation : What is abuot the install guides for linux (on x86) there ?????? Or do you mean, that you search the binaries ? - Look at boinc.berkeley.edu/download_other.php.
LinuxPPC or port the boinc client and app on MAC OS9. |
Wizardling ![]() Send message Joined: 13 May 05 Posts: 5 Credit: 6,435,855 RAC: 35 ![]() ![]() |
At the boinc wikis, you will find a lot of documentations about the installation : I'm not sure what you meant by "What is abuot the install guides for linux (on x86) there ??????". Anyway, there are no BOINC clients compiled for Linux on PPC chips listed in the "Other" download section. I've been checking there for months. As for just porting it myself - I'm afraid that is beyond my technical expertise. Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." - Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson) |
Dotsch ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 919,393 RAC: 0 ![]() |
I understanded your question, that you are searching for a install guide for linux. And I meaned that there is no significant difference between the installation of linux on x86 and on linux ppc.
Yes, there is one. Look at the site of Stefan Urbat (http://www.lb.shuttle.de/apastron/boincDown.shtml#gnuppc). From the describtion of the binaries (cut and pasted from Stefans site): GNU/Linux PowerPC GNU/Linux with glibc 2.3.x PowerPC 7450 and later (Quicksilver PowerMac G4 or later), compiled on Mandrake 9.1: archive gpg signature sha1 checksum |
Wizardling ![]() Send message Joined: 13 May 05 Posts: 5 Credit: 6,435,855 RAC: 35 ![]() ![]() |
Ah, I've not be specific enough - my fault :-) I'm wanting to use old G3 iMacs as BOINC workstations. As to the install instructions being the same - cheers for that clarification. Thanks for your help anyway, Jamie Kahn Genet "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." - Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson) |
Dotsch ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 919,393 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Will these binaries run your system ? |
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