This is a much-needed update to the blog entry that I wrote in May 2015. Thanks to subsequent comments by Daniel Carrion (off, busy on other things now), daywing, , suprimex , dirkbroer , and mchuntley.
In September 2016, the current Raspbian boinc-* packages will, indeed, get you a working boinc project on the Raspberry Pi 2 - just avoid installing the boinc-app-seti package from Jessie. Yes, this blog entry is smaller because one year's progress has shortened the lengthy previous procedure required for the Raspberry Pi 2.
Recipe follows:
1. sudo apt install synaptic
(great package manager if you have not already installed it)
2. Launch synaptic (enter the sudo password).
3. Synaptic: Search for "boinc"
4. Synaptic: Select boinc-manager
(implies boinc-client and other dependencies)
Note that boinc-app-seti (SETI@Home v7) in the Jessie repo is out of date and needs an update
to v8. This has already been reported. I suggest adding SETI@Home when you first
launch boinc-manager; this will automatically get you SETI@Home v8.
Note that you can get many available boinc apps through the use of
the boinc-manager (GUI) or boinc command line (`boinccmd`).
I did not install the graphics because (1) more resources would be eaten up on RPi
and (2) I'd rather do my own mathematical plotting.
5. Synaptic: Apply
6. Exit synaptic
7. On the menu bar, Applications > System Tools > BOINC Manager
The initial red flashing notices is *NOT* an alarm but worth reading.
In the future, this might indicate something worrying about.
8. Add project (SETI@Home) or any other project that appeals to you. Sign-up or Login.
9. My personal preference: change View from Simple to Advanced.
Pictures at the beginning of this article:
- Boinc Manager task tab showing 2 assigned Seti@Home assignments running at 100% of a CPU core each.
- Boinc compute preferences. If you notice pi-sluggishness in the future, you might want to un-check the "While computer is in use" box. I do not believe that there exists yet any Raspberry Pi GPU support. Maybe in the future.
- Watching the boinc-client processes with `top`.
Any other Boinc users here at Element 14?
