Linux Compat

[derpderp]

Ok to start things off I'm very impressed with PCBSD, I installed it last night on my laptop as a project type thing.

I'm trying to setup Boinc so I can leave the thing running processes when I'm not using it.

Now I know you can get Boinc running on FreeBSD so should the instructions that show you how to get in running in FreeBSD work basically the same way in PCBSD?

I'm using the instructions on here.
http://www.dotsch.de/boinc/BSD_Linux-Compat_howto.html

It says I need to get the Linux Binary Compatibility, do I need to get this for PCBSD? Or is this already installed? I saw a compat already on my system...

Thank you! :idea:

[pheet]

Hi,

There appears to be a boinc binary for FreeBSD at http://www.dotsch.de/boinc/BOINC%20Clients.html - precompiled binary should be easier to install.

Download it. Open a console, su to root. enter runports. Then use pkg_add.

As to your original question, linux compat is installed as part of PC-BSD.

HTH;
Pheet

[derpderp]

Ahh should have looked a bit closer ops:

Thank you!!

[TerryP]

The port doesn't mention that it requires the Linux ABI , although it seems that some "Science Applications" expect Linux.


The net/bonic-client ports makefile has a (default off) option for 'Accept Linux science applications' that might be of interest.

[derpderp]

I guess there is no point in making a new thread, I've got this thing almost all setup which is good because I've also spent a hell of a lot of time trying to do it.

Running as 'root'. You may now run 'make' in the FreeBSD Ports tree
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/boinc* start
Starting BOINC client.
# cd /var/db/boinc
boinc_gui# boinc_gui
No protocol specified
Error: Unable to initialize gtk, is DISPLAY set properly?
#

What should I be doing? this is suppose to run the boinc gui, I'm guessing that I either don't actually have gtk or something is missing...anyways any idea on what to do? Google hasn't been as helpful getting me through on this one as the other problems I've had.

[TerryP]

root by default is not allowed to access the users display; either run it as a normal user or yield access to the display.


You can run programs form a normal user as root by using the run dialog or using the kdesu program, it generates the same dialog that PBIs use.

user-$ kdesu fooapp

You can also run xhost to give root access to your users display (xhost +root I think) and then su to root, and set the DISPLAY variable. If you do echo $DISPLAY before the su, you'll see the value.