Seti/Linux Mandrake set up??

[soundgod01]

Have Linux Mandrake 8.0 on a box that I want to install the Seti Program on. Problem is the instructions from Berkeley are written in geek speak (I am a newbie to the system) I have a Pent 233 w/256 set aside for this purpose. First, which VERSION of the Linux do I download, and second .. is there a step by step way to install it in Mandrake/KDE that this old idiot can follow??

 

[Poof]

Awww....

In your case, since you have a fairly new distribution, I would recommend that you download the one that's called "i386-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1" . Since you have an old Pentium, you won't be able to run the "i686" one.

When you download it, it will have a ".tar" extenstion. If you go to a terminal, change to the directory where you downloaded it, and type:

tar -xvf i386-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1.tar

it should create a new directory with the same name as the file and will explode itself in that directory.

Then you can easily start it by typing:

./setiathome &

Note that there is a "." (period) there in front of the "/". Also note the "&". Putting that "&" there will fork it into the background so you can actually just hit <enter> and get back to a prompt.

If you're sending the result to a proxy or to something like Setiqueue, use:

./setiathome -proxy <ip of proxy> &

Hope this helps some?

EDIT: to fix my bolds!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Oh, and if the machine is going to be doing nothing but seti, run it at runlevel 3 (CLI only) and use the command: "./setiathome -nice -20 &" to give it major priorities. I did this on my main rig, and it sits between 98% and 99.5% cpu time. I cant/wont do a whole lot with X, but CLI is still fairly responsive

 

[soundgod01]

 

[soundgod01]

Well, got it uncrunched and resting in the machine .. but when I type in the ./setiathome & command in the terminal .. I get a "can't run this pup because think there is another version in here" or some stupid thing like that .. this has me climbing the wall, as I have been able to nail down almost every thing I have in the Linux box with little or no problems. I am not NEW to computing .. started on an 8088 wuth PC DOS years ago, but the language is what snows me here. I am more used to the "put tab a in slot a" way of doing things. AND NOW it won't let me DELETE and start over!! Sheeeesch!!

 

[n0cmonkey]

rm lock.sah

There is a lock file in there which tells the program there is another version running. rm only that file and it should pick up where it left off.

 

[soundgod01]

And, kind sir, just where would I find said lock file?? and how in the blue blazes did it get there in the first place (inquiring minds want to know! ) LOL

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< And, kind sir, just where would I find said lock file?? and how in the blue blazes did it get there in the first place (inquiring minds want to know! ) LOL >>



I found it in the seti directory. ~/setiathome/lock.sah or whatever. (way different for me ).

The seti client creates it and does not delete it when you kill the client. Hope that helps, and I would have gotten to ya earlier, but the n0c isnt always the nicest place to work

 

[soundgod01]

Did a complete drive search .. NADA .. and is NOT in the SETI directory .. only have four files in there. Never did an UNISTALL of seti, this is supposed to be a new install, but I get the lockout message. Bout ready to haul out the hawg leg and give it some gentle persuasion.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Try throwing it in a different directory and running it from there.

 

[soundgod01]

Will do .. gotta break now, but will check back in a few hours .. care giver for the folks here.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Let me know how it goes