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Android x86 crunching

Gilthanis

Gilthanis

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Has anyone tried running Android on an x86 yet and folded with it? I know there is nativeBOINC for the ARM version for tablets and phones, but am not sure if there is anything yet for the x86 version.

http://www.android-x86.org/download
 
Why would you bother with that when you can just use a much more stripped down basic version of linux to fold with?

I mean unless you specifically wanted to also use it as a desktop, and have the Android interface, it doesnt seem like something I would do.

You could probably just use the x86 Linux F@H client on it. I am not 100% sure though as google has changed a LOT in that OS, including stuff like glibc and whatnot I believe..
 
Because I prefer BOINC projects. However, it is more of a test bed that I wanted to stress test. Some systems work great until they are bogged down. DC'ing works great for that.
 
So, is there a regular linux BOINC client? I would start there, and see if that works.
 
There is an Android version called nativeBOINC and it works great on ARM processors. http://www.nativeboinc.org/site/uncat/downloads

There is also Linux version of standard BOINC, but I'm not sure if it would install the same. I'm not Linux fluent yet. Once I get it into Virtualbox, I may give that a shot. Most BOINC projects are still easing into the Android market and didn't know if anyone else had tried using it. http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php
 
Oh...and why someone would use Android...it is because more non-PC devices are running it now and Intel is trying very hard to get into those markets. Android dominates the tablet/phone market right now and thus an x86 version will be needed as Intel expands. Raspberry Pi holds a strong interest in various circles and Linux is being ported to it. However, most people don't delve into those hardware projects at the moment and they are super low on the processing capabilities. Even less then many cell phones.
 
So, the current version of nativeBOINC doesn't install fully. So, it isn't currently an option.

I tried running a command terminal but was unable to get the Berkeley BOINC program to install. I'm sure I'm doing something completely wrong to begin with but I tried to follow what directions there is for Linux/BOINC. I will hold off for a while when I have more time. Interesting project though.
 
Other important reasons to be ready for crunching on Android is that ARM processors continue to become more powerful and consume a lot less power. Once the GPU capable ARM processors mature, there should be reasonable capabilities. I know my Bionic phone already outperforms my netbook almost two fold. (pardon the pun) They already have quad core chips out and Intel is working on a 48 core Phone CPU. Things will be getting much more interesting in the near future and I would like to know my options.

http://www.extremetech.com/computin...ing-smartphone-cpu-is-less-than-a-decade-away
 
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