F@H on a Linux box ???

[MechEng]

Hi !!!

I would like to try running F@H under Linux on one of my machines, but I have practically no
experience with Linux, so....
I am capable of installing Linux, but can anyone point me to a good guide/FAQ... anything that
shows me how to properly install/setup F@H under Linux (Red Hat).

- MechEng -

 

[Polo]

Go Here and read This for more information.

Hope this helps. 😉

 

[MechEng]

Well.....

I did find that before I wrote the topic.... 🙂 But....

What does "chmod +x FAH4Console-Linux.exe" mean for starters... 😱

As I wrote I have practically no experience with Linux, and that includes starting
console applications... Maybe the guide I need to be directed to should be a
beginners guide to Linux, or something like that...
It's just that I have a machine that I could use for F@H, but I have no Windows
license for it, so I figured I could install Linux, and use that. Of course I could start
learning Unix/Linux from the basics, which I would also very much like to do, but...
"There is so much to do, and so little time", so I kind of hoped that maybe somewhere
there would be a beginners guide to F@H under Linux.
I do not hope that you think I'm lazy or anything, but as I often work 15 hours or more
a day, it is hard to find the time to learn a new operating system... especially when I'm
very accustomed to M$ products.
And I don't think neither my wife nor my kids would appreciate it either... They just don't understand it... 😉

- MechEng -

 

[Polo]

chmod +x FAH4Console-Linux.exe means you are giving FAH4Console-Linux.exe the right to be executed on the machine.

Well... Here it is for the beginner : Beware ! Linux is case sensitive !
>> Download it. 😉
>> open a console
>> Become root by typing : su
>> Create a new directory : mkdir /usr/local/F@H
>> Go to this directory : cd /usr/local/F@H
>> move FAH4Console-Linux.exe in this directory : mv /home/MechEng/download/FAH4Console-Linux.exe ./
>> give it execute rights : chmod +x FAH4Console-Linux.exe

Now it's ready to work ! We are now going to launch it at boot time :
>> edit the file rc.local : vi /etc/rc.local
>> add these lines at the bottom of the file : (Note : You have to push the A key to be in Append mode with vi)
# Launching Folding @ Home
cd /usr/local/F@H
./FAH4Console-Linux.exe &
>> Hit ESC key and you'll have a prompt at the bottom. Then type wq (Write and Quit) and hit the ENTER key to quit vi.

You're ready to go. 🙂

Personnaly I'm running SETI@Home but I think it will go fine this way. 🙂

 

[MechEng]

Thanks... :beer: to you

I'll look into it when I get home from work tomorrow, as it's kind of late now.

- MechEng -

PS.
At least you didn't start with:
1. Turn on your PC with your left/right hand/finger
2. ....

That might have hurt my feelings... 😀


--------- EDIT--------
I am also running S@H on my main rig as long as this race with BBR is going on, but I
also have a celeron533, P3-550 which are mainly running F@H and then I have an Athlon1200
on which I will Install Linux/F@H.

 

[n0cmonkey]

man chmod

man man

🙂

 

[MechEng]

AAARRRRRGGGHHH !!!! :frown:

My Linux images are not working.... Maybe download errors.... 🙁

Will have to download them again.... " I'll be back ".....


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[MechEng]

Polo

Hi !

For some odd reason my images just won't work, and I have no idea why ???
I will try to find out why I can't get it to work, so I hopefully can get it up.


- MechEng -

 

[osage]

what distro are you running ? perhaps I can download, burn, test, and send CDs to you .

osage

 

[MechEng]

Originally posted by: osage
what distro are you running ? perhaps I can download, burn, test, and send CDs to you . osage

I'm trying to install RedHat Linux 9, but I will try to get a copy of the images from my father, and then I will try again.

I thank you for your offer to send the CDs to me, but I think we should wait and see.... it's quite a long way to send those CDs.... I live in Denmark. 🙂

- MechEng -

 

[osage]

yes, I saw that before posting. if you need it the offers still stands.

 

[MechEng]

Originally posted by: osage
yes, I saw that before posting. if you need it the offers still stands.

🙂 I thank you...

I'll get back when I have tried these other images...


- MechEng -