Help with Linux and Seti

[ScottLambert]

I am a member of Anandtech's seti team and I neep help with using seti with Linux. I am using Lindows (yeah I know but I'm a n00b) and I can't figure out what to download. It seems like there are several different downloads for Linux. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. I'm using an Athlon if that helps you direct me to the right platform. Thanks for your help

 

[MoFunk]

Here is what I was told, hope this helps.

From the command line do this.

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]$su <enter> .
password <enter>
]#mkdir /usr/local/seti <enter> .
]#mkdir /usr/local/download <enter> (if you dont already have that created) .
]#startx
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Open up what ever browser you like, make this quick your logged in as super user. Go to the SETI@HOME website and download setiathome-3.03.i686-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1 to /usr/local/download, logout of Xwindows.

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]#cd /usr/local/downloads <enter> .
]#tar xvf setiathome-3.03.i686-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1 -C ../seti <enter> .
]#cd ../seti <enter> .
]#crontab -e <enter> .
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***NOTE you should see a new screen, type lowercase "i" without quotes and then type in this
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0 * * * * cd /usr/local/seti; ./setiathome -proxy seti.scarieville.com:5517 > /dev/null 2> /dev/null .
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***Now hit "Esc" (escape key) and then type ":x" <enter> now it will say something about installing a new crontab and bring you back to the root prompt.

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]#./setiathome <enter> .
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*** go through the configuration of "2" and "youremail@address.duh" and it will grab a Wu. hit "ctl+c" and type
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]#./setiathome -proxy seti.scarieville.com:5517 & <enter> .
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***hit <enter> again and your back to the root prompt
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]#exit <enter> .
]$_
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Another alternative is to create symlinks by doing this so it starts on boot;
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ln -s /etc/init.d setiathome /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99Setiathome .
ln -s /etc/init.d setiathome /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99Setiathome .
ln -s /etc/init.d setiathome /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K99Setiathome .
ln -s /etc/init.d setiathome /etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K99Setiathome .











SHUX

 

[ScottLambert]

Hey thanks a bunch! That's exactly what I was looking for.

 

[MoFunk]

Worked for me too. Gladit helped....thanks again SHUX!

 

[Shuxclams]

LoL, I just saw this and I helped before I helped?

That was easy......









SHUX

 

[ScottLambert]

Kind of worked like your own automated posting service. lol

 

[HayHauler]

Hay SHUX, what would be the command to start S@H on a dual proc machine and connecting to a Setiqueue? I have 2 different directories set up for the two instances of SETI. I currently switch between tty1 and tty2. I switch to tty1 and go to my Seti1 directory, type in ./setiathome to start the client. Then I switch to tty2 and go to Seti2 directory and type in the same command. I tried typing in the TOP command and the 2 instances of SETI were using 97-99 % of each of my two processors.

Do I just type ./setiathome -proxy queue.name.com:5517 &
in each directory? Or is it more difficult than this?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.