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FreeBSD host no longer getting work

Why did the project stop sending work to my FreeBSD host when it can use Linux 32-bit apps?

07-Aug-2012 11:17:35 [World Community Grid] update requested by user
07-Aug-2012 11:17:40 [World Community Grid] Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
07-Aug-2012 11:17:40 [World Community Grid] Reporting 16 completed tasks, requesting new tasks for CPU
07-Aug-2012 11:17:44 [World Community Grid] Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
07-Aug-2012 11:17:44 [World Community Grid] This project doesn't support computers of type x86_64-pc-freebsd

It used to work, and is my most powerful host. (and I'm an IBM'er).

[Aug 7, 2012 4:31:11 PM]

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Re: FreeBSD host no longer getting work

Try selecting sciences that *don't* have a 64 bit application such as HCC, HFCC, HPF2, FAAH, but *not* CFSW, C4CW, SN2S, DSFL, GFAM.

Don't know the workaround config [if it exists] that allows 64 bits to go to FreeBSD, because your system has to tell "Hey I'm x86_64-pc-linux-gnu", not x86_64-pc-freebsd

edit: Maybe this FAQ link http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=10976 leads somewhere.

edit2: So if the config trick with alt_platform works, then

<alt_platform>x86_64-pc-linux-gnu</alt_platform>

or something to that effect might do the trick, but not unlikely your device might not get 32 bit apps. Further reading suggest the original

<alt_platform>i686-pc-linux-gnu</alt_platform> is good to get both 32+64 bit.

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[Aug 7, 2012 5:11:35 PM]

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Re: FreeBSD host no longer getting work

Thanks. I needed to create the following:
cc_config.xml

in /var/db/boinc
with the following contents:
<cc_config>
<options>
<alt_platform>i686-pc-linux-gnu</alt_platform>
</options>
</cc_config>

And we're back in business.

[Aug 7, 2012 9:29:46 PM]

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