Posts by RhiOwGwil

1) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : Running on an Opteron processor (Message 45544) Posted 10 Feb 2013 by RhiOwGwil Post: Thanks for your note but I think the confusion is that my emphasis was on compatibility but the responses have been about 32-bit libraries. From running CPDN over the last week or so I agree entirely that it needs 32-bit libraries to run. But it looks as if these can be the stock libraries for whatever distribution & kernel you have installed. There is nothing particularly unusual about this, as you say these are pulled in for all sorts of programs. (It would help if they were routinely identified as a dependency for BOINC. It looks like you need libstdc++, libc, gcc & zlib.) However, with respect, compatibility libraries are entirely different. These are libraries from a previous version which have to be used because the program won't run with the newer libraries. They should only be a temporary fix, and are a potential source of security problems or instability. The library suggested in the link on the Wiki is from GCC 3.3.4 (? from 2004), the current version is 4.7.2 (from last Sept). I'll keep running CPDN, without compatibility libraries & report back.
2) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : Running on an Opteron processor (Message 45508) Posted 27 Jan 2013 by RhiOwGwil Post: Thanks for your note. So CPDN is running in 32bit - I'll install the i686 libraries & see what happens. (I know there is a lack of work at the moment, but the 'not suitable' message was irritating.) I have CPDN running on my desktop machine, but that has the i686 libraries installed for other things, and I hadn't spotted the difference. (I don't think any compatibility libraries are needed - there are none on my desktop. So when I'm sure it's all running, I'll update the wiki.)
3) Questions and Answers : Unix/Linux : Running on an Opteron processor (Message 45506) Posted 27 Jan 2013 by RhiOwGwil Post: I run BOINC on a small network server with an Opteron processor, under Linux (Fedora 17). My setup meets the requirements for running CPDN, and any of the models as far as I can see (disc space, processor speed, memory). However when trying to download work I get a message that no work is available, and also that my computer isn't suitable for the project. Is there a a processing requirement I have missed, or a setting I need to change? David