[beadman]

Since Scotttheking wants some chatter, here's a request. Would someone with the knowledge to do so please compile a version of BOINC that will run BOINC/SETI under OS 10.2.8? I have an older iMac (333MHz tray loader) that has been faithfully crunching SETI classic for many years - but, SETI classic is being killed in about a month, and I won't have anything to crunch with this machine. I've tried to upgrade it to OS 10.3.x, but it won't boot off the 10.3.x CD-ROM - it just spins and spins and does nothing. It boots fine off the 10.2.x CD, so I don't think the drive is bad. I've got 256 Meg RAM in it so it has more than the minimum necessary, but it just won't work. If someone cold compile a version that runs under 10.2.8, I'd be able to add a second computer to my Team stats.

Thanks,
beadman

[mikkyo]

Boot off the CD and leave for a day, when you come back you should be in the installer.

Running boinc under 10.2.8 yields varying results, so if you get it up to 10.3 it might be worth running.

[reader50]

I'm still on 10.2.8 myself, so I can't check this. But is 10.3 distributed on DVD? That would explain why an older iMac's CD-ROM could not boot from it.

[chris v]

The 333s don't have Firewire, either, right? I guess this is why you see a nice price jump on the used iMacs between 333 and 350. Is there any chance your iMac would boot off of an external USB drive?

[chris v]

Originally posted by reader50:
I'm still on 10.2.8 myself, so I can't check this. But is 10.3 distributed on DVD? That would explain why an older iMac's CD-ROM could not boot from it.

I think the retail box is still CDs. I installed it on my Quicksilver 2002 which just has a CD-RW in it. System Restore disks that ship with DVD-capable machines come on DVD these days.

[JacobS]

So am I the only person still using os9.2.2? Unless there are other options, I will need to come up with reasons other than just SETI to motivate doing an upgrade.
Jacob

Originally posted by beadman:
Since Scotttheking wants some chatter, here's a request. Would someone with the knowledge to do so please compile a version of BOINC that will run BOINC/SETI under OS 10.2.8? I have an older iMac (333MHz tray loader) that has been faithfully crunching SETI classic for many years - but, SETI classic is being killed in about a month, and I won't have anything to crunch with this machine. I've tried to upgrade it to OS 10.3.x, but it won't boot off the 10.3.x CD-ROM - it just spins and spins and does nothing. It boots fine off the 10.2.x CD, so I don't think the drive is bad. I've got 256 Meg RAM in it so it has more than the minimum necessary, but it just won't work. If someone cold compile a version that runs under 10.2.8, I'd be able to add a second computer to my Team stats.

Thanks,
beadman

[mikkyo]

Originally posted by JacobS:
So am I the only person still using os9.2.2? Unless there are other options, I will need to come up with reasons other than just SETI to motivate doing an upgrade.
Jacob

As you are the only person, isn't that reason enough?