Trying to crunch with ubuntu

[TIM B]

Trying to get boinc manager to work on ubuntu. any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Abruraspingi]

It works for me, no issues

[Abruraspingi]

What have done so far?
What have you tried?
What is your setup:
- gui/serverless
- bare metal/WSL/Virtual Machine?
Are you getting any errors?

Have you installed both the BOINC Client and the Manager?

You will have to give us a lot of information so that we can assist you

This is also a good starting point
https://boinc.berkeley.edu/linux_install.php?os_num=1

[TIM B]

I have use google AI to help me get ubuntu setup and I got boinc manager to work.

I now have to install the AMD drivers for my GPU.
I am new to linux and I dont know much about it

[TIM B]

I give up. This ubuntu sucks.

[Dingo]

This is a exerts from a script I run on all my new linux installs.

***NOTE:  The script reboots the machine as the last command.  BOINC should start if yo added the contab below.

## In a terminal

apt install nano
sudo nano put-your-script-name-here.sh  # must end with .sh

Copy everything in the code box into the file.

## Save the file

CNT+X then Y then enter

#make the script executable
chmod +x script name goes here

## You will need to know your timezone.  enter this in the terminal changing the continent if required

timedatectl list-timezones | grep Australia


## RUN THE SCRIPT

sudo ./script name no space between the / and the name

##After the script has run add the startup file to crontab so boinc will start at boot time.

## In a terminal

sudo crontab -e

## It will ask you what editor you want select nano
enter this is the new file on the first empty line

** Change the user name to the one you created in the script  ***

@reboot bash /home/USER NAME/myscript.sh

close the file and save

cnt+x then y then enter

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#!/bin/bash
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Hardened Dedicated Server Setup Script (Unified)
# Author: Giles
# Location: /home/ubuntu/setup-dedicated-server.sh
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo "?? Starting setup: $(date)"

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Create the NEW User in case something goes wrong
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo " ** Create the NEW User in case something goes wrong **"
read -rsp "?? Enter New User name: " BOINC_USER
echo  ** "You can enter through the address details. **"

echo "$BOINC_USER" | sudo tee /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg /usr/bin/gui_rpc_auth.cfg > /dev/null
echo "? BOINC password configured"

echo "Create User $BOINC_USER"
sudo adduser $BOINC_USER
echo "Add New User to sudo users"
sudo usermod -aG sudo $BOINC_USER

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. Hostname and SSH Setup
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

echo "** Enter you Host name/ Computer Name here **"

read -rp "?? Enter hostname for this server: " HOSTNAME
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname "$HOSTNAME"
echo "? Hostname set to '$HOSTNAME'"

echo "?? Enabling SSH..."
sudo systemctl enable ssh
sudo systemctl start ssh
echo "? SSH enabled and running"

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2. Disable Sleep/Hibernate
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo "?? Disabling sleep and suspend modes..."
sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target
echo "? Sleep modes disabled"

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2.1  Add the CERN deb file that is used in the apt install
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
wget https://cvmrepo.s3.cern.ch/cvmrepo/apt/cvmfs-release-latest_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i cvmfs-release-latest_all.deb
rm -f cvmfs-release-latest_all.deb
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 3. System Update and Core Packages
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo "?? Updating system and installing core packages..."
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y boinc default-jre default-jdk libquadmath0 iptables-persistent curl sendmail mailutils libdvd-pkg sshguard podman cvmfs
echo "? System updated and core packages installed"
sudo systemctl enable sshguard
sudo systemctl start sshguard
sudo cvmfs_config setup
sudo usermod --add-subuids 100000-165535 --add-subgids 100000-165535 boinc
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 4. BOINC Init Script
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo "** This is a script to stop and start BOINC.  It is used with the command line /ect/init.d/boinc stop OR start ie /ect/init.d/boinc start **"
echo "?? Creating BOINC init script..."
sudo tee /etc/init.d/boinc > /dev/null <<'EOT'
#!/bin/bash
# BOINC start/stop script

case "$1" in
  start)
    echo "?? Starting BOINC..."
    cd /usr/bin
    ./boinc --daemon --allow_remote_gui_rpc
    ;;
  stop)
    echo "?? Stopping BOINC..."
    pkill boinc || true
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/boinc {start|stop}"
    exit 1

    ;;
esac
exit 0

EOT
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/boinc
sudo update-rc.d boinc defaults
echo "? BOINC init script installed"

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 5. BOINC Password Setup
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo "** This the password that boinc uses to log itself in and also used by programs like BOINCTAsks.  Enter a password you will remember.  It replaces a long hexidecimal password boinc defaults to  **"

read -rsp "?? Enter BOINC password (for remote GUI): " BOINC_PASS
echo
echo "$BOINC_PASS" | sudo tee /etc/boinc-client/gui_rpc_auth.cfg /usr/bin/gui_rpc_auth.cfg > /dev/null
echo "? BOINC password configured"

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 9. BOINC Startup Script
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo "** This creates a script called myscript.sh which I use to start boinc when the computer boots up so boinc is always running. **"
echo "** Use the User name you created earlier in the script.  **"
echo "?? Creating BOINC startup script..."
read -rsp "?? Enter BOINC user name for myscript.sh: " BOINC_USER
sudo tee /home/$BOINC_USER/myscript.sh > /dev/null <<'EOT'
#!/bin/bash
/etc/init.d/boinc stop
sleep 5
/etc/init.d/boinc start
EOT
sudo chmod +x /home/$BOINC_USER/myscript.sh
( sudo crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "@reboot bash /home/dingo/myscript.sh" ) | sudo crontab -
echo "? BOINC startup script added to crontab"

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 12. SET TIMEZONE
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

read -rp "?? Enter Time Zone for this server like Australia/Sydney: " TIME_ZONE
sudo timedatectl set-timezone "$TIME_ZONE"
echo "? Timezone set to '$TIME_ZONE'"

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Final Message
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo "?? Setup complete: $(date)"

echo " ** Rebooting the computer  **"
sleep 10
reboot


[tazzduke]

Afternoon, Tim B,

After reading everything now, I just noticed you are trying to get the AMD drivers working in Linux.

Sorry I cannot help there, I run NVIDIA GPU's on Linux, they are so easy to install.

I believe over in the Einstein forums, there is a post about installing the RADEON Linux drivers, as a few over there are running AMD GPU's under Linux.

That reminds me, I should probably do some Einstein GPU tasks soon, well once I get some 2nd hand GPU's lol.

[TIM B]

Thanks for the info guys
I installed a Linux OS called Pop OS.everything seems to work .boinc manager works and I have
the drivers for the GPU installed. but Moo and Einstein wont send any GPU tasks. Mikyway runs Ok.

[Dave Studdert]

Nice you found a working solution TIM B 

[Dave Studdert]

If you close then reopen boinc then goto tools and select event log.
The first few lines should tell you if boinc can see and use your gpu.

eg:
25/04/2026 8:59:38 PM |  | OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 0: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (driver version 3652.0 (PAL,LC), device version OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (3652.0), 24560MB, 24560MB available, 31039 GFLOPS peak)

[TIM B]

Yes, It displays the text as you described .

[Abruraspingi]

Thanks for the info guys
I installed a Linux OS called Pop OS.everything seems to work .boinc manager works and I have
the drivers for the GPU installed. but Moo and Einstein wont send any GPU tasks. Mikyway runs Ok.

oooh I haven't used PopOS yet, I do hear some decent things about it.

I found that Einstein can be a bit finnicky to get working on AMD GPU for Linux. Try testing your GPU with Numberfields, you shouldn't have to make any changes and should work straight away

[TIM B]

Numberfeilds works Ok.

[TIM B]

Does anyone know how I might get einstein to send tasks .

[Dingo]

I do not have any AMD video cards and no video cards on Linux so I am out of this one.