Hi,

When I try and run boinc under ubuntu on my mac mini I get the following output:

bill@bill:~/boinc$ sudo ./boinc_4.27-powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu

2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] Starting BOINC client version 4.27 for powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] GUI RPC bind failed: -1
2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] GUI RPC bind failed: -1
gstate.init() failed: -180

I've googled various combinations of the error messages but have found nothing helpful, any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Bill Cormack

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2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] Starting BOINC client version 4.27 for powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] GUI RPC bind failed: -1

Strange.
Do you use the binary from the third party site, or have you compiled your own one ?
Did it work if you start it with "boinc_client -allow_remote_gui_rpc" ?
Works the "nslookup localhost" and "nslookup `hostname`" ?
Can you "ping localhost" and "ping `hostname`" ?
Do you have a firewall installed and active on your system ? - If yes you could also try to deactivate the firewall.

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2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] Starting BOINC client version 4.27 for powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
2006-02-12 00:56:22 [---] GUI RPC bind failed: -1

Strange.
Do you use the binary from the third party site, or have you compiled your own one ?
Did it work if you start it with "boinc_client -allow_remote_gui_rpc" ?
Works the "nslookup localhost" and "nslookup `hostname`" ?
Can you "ping localhost" and "ping `hostname`" ?
Do you have a firewall installed and active on your system ? - If yes you could also try to deactivate the firewall.

I used the binary from the 3rd party site.
no, allow remote gives the exact same error

NSLOOKUPs:
bill@bill:/dev$ nslookup localhost
Server: 192.168.1.254
Address: 192.168.1.254#53

Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1

bill@bill:/dev$ nslookup bill
Server: 192.168.1.254
Address: 192.168.1.254#53

Name: bill.config
Address: 192.168.1.69

Both localhost and hostname respond to ping.
No local firewall (HW firewall at border)

Thanks,

BDC

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NSLOOKUPs:
bill@bill:/dev$ nslookup localhost
Server: 192.168.1.254
Address: 192.168.1.254#53

Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1

bill@bill:/dev$ nslookup bill
Server: 192.168.1.254
Address: 192.168.1.254#53

Name: bill.config
Address: 192.168.1.69

Both localhost and hostname respond to ping.

Not shure if the localhost resolution cause your problem.

Could you please try to configure the lo0 interface for the localhost IP :
- "ifconfig lo0 plumb"
- "ifconfig lo0 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 up"
- add a entry "127.0.0.1 localhost" in the /etc/hosts and remove the old alias for localhost.
- add e entry for bill : "192.168.1.254 bill bill.config" in the /etc/hosts.

Now stop the boinc client, ensure that no boinc client run, and start the boinc client again.

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