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Thread: Stupid question - can you change the device name? |
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Alex_Ross83
Cruncher Joined: Jul 28, 2013 Post Count: 11 Status: Offline |
I've searched the forums, site and FAQs so sorry if this is a well rehearsed question, but can you change the device name? I've got two android devices running boinc and would like to name them eg Nexus 7.
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branjo
Master Cruncher Slovakia Joined: Jun 29, 2012 Post Count: 1892 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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There are not stupid questions, just stupid answers AFAIK, you can't   Crunching@Home since January 13 2000. Shrubbing@Home since January 5 2006  |
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Alex_Ross83
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I thought so - but thought I'd ask. It seemed a very obvious question so I figured I might as well be the first to ask it! :) Thanks!
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Former Member
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Well, the question was asked half a dozen times if not more, probably in the android support
. You could change it on the devices but you'd have to root them first, which i've decided against. Boinc is programmed to assume the name android plus a piece of the unique mac code so the devices can be identified in the device manager and the result pages, |
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cjslman
Master Cruncher Mexico Joined: Nov 23, 2004 Post Count: 2082 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Alex... although you got your answer, I would like to add the following (since we're on the topic of stupid questions):
----------------------------------------"The only stupid question is the one that is not asked"  CJSL Gotta keep crunching, there's a world to save !!! |
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Former Member
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When writing about boinc assuming the device name of android, it is as found the device identifying itself with that plus the complete mac code on a local network. Because of security, only the last piece of that mac code is integrated in the device name that the agent transmits to the projects so members can identify the individual hosts, whenever they have more devices.
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Alex_Ross83
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Thanks for the explanation guys, good to know! :) I did search but didn't find it asked anywhere else, maybe I used the wrong keyword, thanks everyone for being so patient!
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branjo
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Eric_Kaiser
Veteran Cruncher Germany (Hessen) Joined: May 7, 2013 Post Count: 1047 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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If you're running Nativeboinc you can change your device name. I'm not sure but I thought it was possible to set an individual device nane in the boinc app too.
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Former Member
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I recently installed Linux, and my device name automatically became the device name used during installation.
----------------------------------------I suppose that's one way of changing the device name, just install or re-install Linux? But this is on a desktop, not Android. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Apr 26, 2014 4:52:51 PM] |
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