Mac issues as ususal...
Anonymous
16 Feb 2005 4:04:30 UTC
Topic 12553
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> As everyone has heard a million times, the Macs and E@home aren't mixing too
> well. I can't even install BOINC, as there is no way to open the file even
> after I chmod +x it. I've already used Seti, but the BOINC thing refuses to
> work. Could someone please just simply walk me through this? I've gone to the
> help section a million times, and it just doesn't work.
The file you download from the BOINC site is just a raw executable. It has to be put into it's own folder (such as Library/BOINC) and run from the Terminal.app.
One thing you could do is try a test version of an installer script for Mac, available at http://pirates.vassar.edu/download.php
This makes installing on Mac much easier, but is not without its own problem.
Be sure to put the Einstein@Home URL and key in when you fill in the blanks,
and since the Edit menu does not work you'll need to use Cmd-v to paste in values.
Mac issues as ususal...
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> Does the Mac version display any graphics for the screensaver? After I
> finally got BOINC running I see my cpu usage spike and it looks like it's
> processing but with no feedback or pretty screensaver as the website shows.
The App is ready to display the graphics, however there is still some work left on the boinc client side to make it visible. If you're curious and not afraid of a command line, try the method described in this thread.
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