SETI on Knoppix

The Dud · Jun 16, 2005

Is it possible to run SETI on a live version of Knoppix? I have an old IBM with a P2 Clocked at about 355 MHZ that I want to only run SETI (it is to slow to do much of anything else). I don't have a spare hard drive, so could I run it off a 1.44 MB floppy (yes I know, it is really old and slow :bang head

)? I know there was a thread on this before but I couldn't find it and the other one I found wasn't enough. If anyone could please help me thank you.

Dk Jedi Allianc · Jun 16, 2005

Link to very old thread....Hope it was a help

The Dud · Jun 16, 2005

It does help, but it says about K12LTSP and as far as I found it was an install OS not a boot. Could it be possible to run Knoppix on the CD then just take a floppy download the SETI client installation and install it on the floppy, or better yet a flash drive. Then just boot up into Knoppix and just run SETI off the flash/floppy drive?

buttonmash · Jun 16, 2005

You could try Overclockix , but its more geared toward Folders. But theres always a work around, i.e. remastering the CD. Try the Knoppix forums as well.

Arkaine23 · Jun 17, 2005

Overclockix has had a seti client onboard since day one. It just runs folding by default. there're included scripts to easily kill folding and start seti. It crunches the stuff in a ramdisk. But with a little manipulation it could do it on a share drive, pendrive, or floppy (if the data will fit).

TC · Jun 17, 2005

Yep you should be able to keep a persistent home directory on a usb drive - along with your seti account settings. Haven't done it myself, but it's bound to be possible with a little digging.

Shabadoo · Jun 17, 2005

Here is a link to using a flash drive with knoppix

http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/knowing-knoppix/main/index20.html

Mictlan · Jun 17, 2005

Only thing is that Overclockix is currently configured to use SETI@Home CLC.....there should be an unpgrade made by someone with some skills so that it can use the new BOINC/SETI setup currently live

Arkaine23 · Jun 20, 2005

V 3.8 has been so upgraded. However, it currently is beta and has other issues. Worth a try though.

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