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feat: alternative platforms in boinc

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Michele Cereda
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# BOINC
## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Client management](#client-management)
1. [Remote management](#remote-management)
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1. [On OpenSUSE](#on-opensuse)
1. [Check the GPU is OpenCL-enabled](#check-the-gpu-is-opencl-enabled)
1. [Use VirtualBox for computations](#use-virtualbox-for-computations)
1. [Ask for tasks for alternative platforms](#ask-for-tasks-for-alternative-platforms)
1. [Gotchas](#gotchas)
1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
1. [Sources](#sources)
## TL;DR
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usermod --append --groups 'vboxusers' 'boinc'
```
## Ask for tasks for alternative platforms
Required, for instance, to compute 32 bit tasks for World Community Grid's tasks on arm64 on Pi 4.<br/>
One line per platform.
See <https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/BoincPlatforms> for the available platforms.
In `cc_config.xml`:
```xml
<cc_config>
<options>
<alt_platform>arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf</alt_platform>
<alt_platform>arm-unknown-linux-gnueabisf</alt_platform>
</options>
</cc_config>
```
## Gotchas
- It seems to work much better on debian-based distribution than on others.
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- [boinctui] for a TUI manager
- [GUI RPC bind to port 31416 failed: 98]
## Sources
All the references in the [further readings] section, plus the following:
<!-- project's references -->
[boinc manager]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/BOINC_Manager
[client configuration]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration
[controlling boinc remotely]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Controlling_BOINC_remotely
[platforms]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/BoincPlatforms
[website]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/
<!-- in-article references -->
[further readings]: #further-readings
<!-- internal references -->
[boinccmd]: boinccmd.md
<!-- external references -->
[boinc manager]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/BOINC_Manager
[boinctui]: https://www.mankier.com/package/boinc-tui
[boinc on arch wiki]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/BOINC
[linux suspend when computer is in use bug]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=14019&postid=101146#101146
[amd linux drivers]: https://www.amd.com/en/support/linux-drivers
[installing or uninstalling the amdgpu stack]: https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-installing.html
[radeon™ software for linux® installation]: https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
[gui rpc bind to port 31416 failed: 98]: https://boinc.mundayweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=GUI_RPC_bind_to_port_31416_failed:_98
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[boinc on arch wiki]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/BOINC
[client configuration]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration
[controlling boinc remotely]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Controlling_BOINC_remotely
[installing or uninstalling the amdgpu stack]: https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-installing.html
[linux suspend when computer is in use bug]: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=14019&postid=101146#101146