if you previously had an nvidia GPU installed, and you ran the coolbits command to enable fan speed and overclocking, this command generates (or overwrites) your xorg.conf file. part of that file is defining what GPU is the primary for display and whatnot. when you switch to the onboard VGA for video output without changing this file, it will still try to use it when you boot to the OS, and that's why you get a black screen or hung at the log in. simply deleting this file will force the OS to use the default video.
yes you need to set the BIOS default to use the onboard VGA also, but that's only part of it. I'm just saying you don't HAVE to reinstall the OS strictly in this configuration for it to work. just have to delete your file.
keep in mind, this comes with the caveat that you will not be able to enable fan speed control, or overclocking (not that you need to OC with Titan V anyway), as doing so will create the xorg file and bork it all up again. I don't think there's a way to add the onboard VGA to an xorg and have it all working. I've always had to have the video running out of one of the GPUs to get an setup with working OC and fan speeds.
two of my systems run headless with no monitor/display at all, with an OS without any GUI desktop environment, but these systems also do not need any fan control. One has water cooling, the other has external fans set to a static speed.
Never heard of it. But it looks to be Arch based. Arch is definitely a uber difficult distro to understand and use for anyone except Linux masters as far as I can tell.
Simplest Boinc installation is just a headless server installation that you access and manager remotely from another computer over your network. You can access it via remote desktop, VNC or with a simple cli interface like BoincTui or BoincTasks.
BoincOS hasn't had any maintenance or code improvement in six years. Doesn't look like it is maintained.
Simplest Boinc installation is just a headless server installation that you access and manager remotely from another computer over your network. You can access it via remote desktop, VNC or with a simple cli interface like BoincTui or BoincTasks.
Keith,
Talk about "a headless server" installation please.
Headless clearly can still run Gpus?
What kind of remote desktop?
VNC?
I have seen the some of the various things you can do with Boinc commandline. So BoincTui or BoincTasks allow you to do that remotely?
Can you use the BoincMgr via its ip address to remotely manage a "headless server"?
Thank you.
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Ian&Steve C. wrote: You can
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So it defaults to the BIOS settings without the xorg.conf file?
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the xorg file has nothing to
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the xorg file has nothing to do with the BIOS.
if you previously had an nvidia GPU installed, and you ran the coolbits command to enable fan speed and overclocking, this command generates (or overwrites) your xorg.conf file. part of that file is defining what GPU is the primary for display and whatnot. when you switch to the onboard VGA for video output without changing this file, it will still try to use it when you boot to the OS, and that's why you get a black screen or hung at the log in. simply deleting this file will force the OS to use the default video.
yes you need to set the BIOS default to use the onboard VGA also, but that's only part of it. I'm just saying you don't HAVE to reinstall the OS strictly in this configuration for it to work. just have to delete your file.
keep in mind, this comes with the caveat that you will not be able to enable fan speed control, or overclocking (not that you need to OC with Titan V anyway), as doing so will create the xorg file and bork it all up again. I don't think there's a way to add the onboard VGA to an xorg and have it all working. I've always had to have the video running out of one of the GPUs to get an setup with working OC and fan speeds.
two of my systems run headless with no monitor/display at all, with an OS without any GUI desktop environment, but these systems also do not need any fan control. One has water cooling, the other has external fans set to a static speed.
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https://www.howtogeek.com/how
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https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-make-ubuntu-look-like-windows-11/
A step by step how to for Ubuntu users who prefer the look and feel of Win11 without wanting to jump to Zorin or even something like Inspire.
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... just crazy
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... just crazy
Tom M
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Seems like a lot of work in order to make something worse.
+100
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Is anyone here familiar with
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Is anyone here familiar with BoincOS?
Seems interesting but wants to run from a USB stick. Was wondering if you could install it on an internal boot drive.
Just thinking out loud here (or typing out loud) that the minimalist approach would be good for dedicated crunchers.
Not much information out there as it appears to still be in beta.
Phil
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
Never heard of it. But it
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Never heard of it. But it looks to be Arch based. Arch is definitely a uber difficult distro to understand and use for anyone except Linux masters as far as I can tell.
Simplest Boinc installation is just a headless server installation that you access and manager remotely from another computer over your network. You can access it via remote desktop, VNC or with a simple cli interface like BoincTui or BoincTasks.
BoincOS hasn't had any maintenance or code improvement in six years. Doesn't look like it is maintained.
After more digging it looks
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After more digging it looks like it was dropped in 2018 even tho the web site is still up.
I'll pass, lol.
Phil
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
Keith Myers wrote: Simplest
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Keith,
Talk about "a headless server" installation please.
Headless clearly can still run Gpus?
What kind of remote desktop?
VNC?
I have seen the some of the various things you can do with Boinc commandline. So BoincTui or BoincTasks allow you to do that remotely?
Can you use the BoincMgr via its ip address to remotely manage a "headless server"?
Thank you.
A Proud member of the O.F.A. (Old Farts Association).