Thanks for the minimalist guide to getting the special app working.

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Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours

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Thanks for the minimalist guide to getting the special app working.

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A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association).

Yes, many many thanks!

I install the nvidia-kernel-dkms package rather than nvidia-driver:
apt install -t stretch-backports nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-opencl-icd-y

Also to save time I have the account* files on a USB key and copy them into the BOINC data directory /var/lib/boinc-client that way you don’t have to tell it to attach to the projects.

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If you’re doing headless crunchers you can also use BOINCtasks to add projects and control settings. It’s a lot easier to see what they’re up to for day to day operations.

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[Guide] Debian 9 Stretch Linux with nVidia 418.x drivers and CUDA 10.1
I wanted to make a sub 100 watt dedicated and headerless PC to crunch SETI units quickly. I chose to use Debian Linux for the OS because it's small, fast and easy to work with. This full install is under 2Gb so you can install it to just a USB flash drive (perfect for low power systems or for Windows users who want to try another operating system) or a small HDD or SSD. I'm using this setup with a GTX 1050 Ti and it's complete system draw is just 80 watts (when combined with low power AMD processor) - with a current processing speed of over 920 GFLOPS and work units taking approximately 2-3 minutes to complete. See the computer here.

. . Apart from overflowed tasks it seems to me that is more like 3 -4 mins and closer to the 4 than 3 :) but still excellent results :)

. . I don't know why but I have an overpowering sense of deja vu here ... :) but you have done an excellent job of a specific end to end description of the process. It should help even more users make the leap into the mysterious depths of Linux territory.

Stephen

:)