BOINC on Amazon Fire TV Stick
2 Jul 2020 6:44:47 UTC
Topic 222983
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I've just downloaded BOINC on my new Amazon Fire TV Stick and it works fine with Universe@Home and WuProp@Home. I've tried to connect to World Community Grid and Einstein@Home but it doesn't.
However, I'm happy to help Universe@Home with another Android device ????
https://universeathome.pl/universe/show_host_detail.php?hostid=566637
ASUS X570 E-Gaming
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, 16 core / 32 thread 4.4 GHz
AMD Radeon Sapphire RX 480 4GB Nitro+
Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio
4x16 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3466 MHz
The usual problem with this
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The usual problem with this trick is the appliance you are using isn't designed to run 24/7 and doesn't have sufficient cooling.
I remember other projects where they tried Android-based appliances, got them to run, but the appliance burned out completely in 3-6 months. So they were "grumpy".
Other than that, more power to you!
Tom M
A Proud member of the O.F.A. (Old Farts Association). Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.® (Garrison Keillor) I want some more patience. RIGHT NOW!
Tom M wrote:The usual
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You can game on a Fire TV stick, so it should be able to handle extended periods at full load. If using for BOINC making sure it gets some airflow is probably not a bad idea.
OTOH I cooked 3(?) phone batteries in about a year each running boinc on them, before I learned my lesson so I know that 100% load on something not designed for it can be harmful.