BOINC on ARM running Linux?

[Greatnessguru]

I have a Compulab Utilite-Pro, an ARM 4-core machine.
I prefer running Linux,  but must run Android/BOINC for WCG projects.

Is/will BOINC be available for Linux on ARM?

Thank you,
Eddie Maddox
Almost 28 yrs, Android/BOINC for WCG

[David Anderson]

Eddie:
It should be easy to build BOINC for Linux/ARM,
and (for projects that open-source their applications)
to build them also and run them using anonymous platform:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Anonymous_platform

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[Greatnessguru]

Ok. I posted a request to WCG:
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,37634

Thanks,
Eddie Maddox

[Greatnessguru]

I have a Compulab Utilite-Pro, an ARM 4-core machine.

I run BOINC/Android/ARM on it. When trying to also use Firefox, etc.,
it aborts four WCG work units at a time, then four more,  etc.

Perhaps running a "real" Linux distribution, and BOINC/Linux/ARM,
is our panacea. It comes preloaded with Ubuntu...

 

[Greatnessguru]

On Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 8:25:29 AM UTC-5, Greatnessguru wrote:

Ok. I posted a request to WCG:
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,37634

 
"Could BOINC be made available for Linux on ARM, please?"

"That is really a question for the BOINC developers, not WCG.

"As for the sciences [WCG projects, who code the work units],
unless there were a very significant number of
machines with ARM processors willing to participate in WCG,
I wouldn't count on them being available for ARM."

[Greatnessguru]

I know the BOINC team cannot provide official support for
every OS/architecture out there, or even most of them.

However, Linux/ARM is gathering steam as more Linux
distributions support it, and more ARM products ship
with Linux preinstalled.

I suggest ARM may become the dominant architecture
in the marketplace, despite what Apple and MS may wish.

On ARM, Android is certainly popular for now.
Firefox OS and others are becoming so, too.
I hope the BOINC team chooses wisely.
I hereby nominate BOINC/Linux/ARM.

Thank you,
Eddie Maddox

[Heinz-Bernd Eggenstein]

Hi!

>"Could BOINC be made available for Linux on ARM, please?"

It is, since quite some time already!

There are a few projects offering work for Linux on ARM , Einstein@Home is among them.

BOINC is available via the normal package management at least on Debian for ARM, Raspbian (for Raspberry Pi), Ubuntu for ARM and probably many more.

Cheers
HB


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[David Anderson]

I added this info here:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php?all_platforms=1

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[Greatnessguru]

I booted my Utilite into stock Ubuntu Linux,
the latest updated version from Compulab.
Using the package manager, I installed BOINC.
Started BOINC. Selected WCG.

Event log:
Starting BOINC client version 7.0.27 for arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi
...
Message from server: This project doesn't support computers
of type arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi
...

[Greatnessguru]

Booted my Utilite back into the latest stock Android from Compulab.
"Starting BOINC client version 7.4.37 for arm-android-linux-gnu"

What a mess.

I need Linux to get my work done.
WCG "needs" Android to get their work done.

BOINC/WCG/Android/ARM has major stability/security issues
when trying to multitask with Firefox, etc.,
but can't test same on BOINC/WCG/Linux/ARM.

[SekeRob]

Suspecting when BOINC and the Apps are ported to properly us the Position Independent Execution, PIE, the stability will improve. BOINC with PIE was withdrawn, and WCG has not public tested a PIE version of FAHV. Android 4.1 and up a PIE supporting. From 5.0 it is mandatory.

--SekeRob

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