Can't get Seti Running

[dan_on_redhat]

I just installed RedHat 7.2, fixed my scroll mouse, and dowloaded Set.

I downloaded the command line version obviously, but I can't get it running. I have it running in my Win2K environment, but this is my first time using Linux and KDE.

Can someone walk me though this or send me an install guide.

Here is what I did. I downloaded the command line version. Made a SETI foler in the root directory. Extrated the four files to the SETI directory. Now I try to double-click both the setiathome and xsetiathome icons and not much happens.

I really want to run Seti in a RAM drive configuration. My friend is doing this and has completed over 4 WU in just a few days. My system is much more powerful than his, so I should see better results.

Anyone have any ideas. Sorry for posting a Linux question in this forum, but I think it has more to do with Seti.

Thanks.

[Jon]

Open a terminal prompt. Go to the directory the SETI executable is in and type ./setiathome then hit enter. Should start up for you.

Also, welcome to the forums and our team!

[dan_on_redhat]

IT WORKS!

Thanks so much!

Do you have any ideas about running it just in RAM?

I am sure that the Linux version of seti should be faster, but I want it as fast as it will go with my current system.

THANKS AGAIN!

[Jon]

I found SETI about a 20 minutes slower for me in Linux than on Win2K (For a 4hr WU).

Not sure as how to get a RAM drive set up in Linux, I'm relatively new to it. Might want to do a search on Google.com (www.google.com) for a guide or something that can show you how. Could try our Linux section for that too, someone in there may know how.

[TC]

See if this will work. I'm a little rusty, but this is more or less what will get you going. Extract the client to a floppy. Open a terminal and try this:

cd /
mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
cd /floppy
ls
Make a note of the client name, now assuming you are using 32 megs of ram or higher:

cd /
mkfs -t ext /dev/ram
mkdir /ramdrive
mount -rw /dev/ram /ramdrive
cd /ramdrive
rmdir ./lost<tabkey>
tar -xvf /floppy/setiatho~1.tar
ls

This should show a directory with a long name like "setiathome3.03-i386..."

cd ./se<tabkey>
umount /floppy

now you can start the client
./setiathome -verbose

See if this works. Running in ram won't help you much unless you like to have your hard drive power down. Also there's very little difference in time between a tweaked linux setup and win9x or nt. The biggest difference I got when benchmarking the TLC file was 2 minutes.