FAH and Linux

bpm · 26-12-2006, 20:30

Right. I'm trying to get into the linux world and so have 2 servers available to me to play with, one Fedora and one ubuntu.

My question being.... How does one install and run the FAH client as a service on the installations? I have it downloaded,configured and on the ubuntu server but somehow need to set it up as a service (or the linux version).

I presume this is a linux first-timers thing... Anyone?

devonutopia · 26-12-2006, 20:35

Anything in the stickies? I'm not 100% sure if there's anything about linux in the "tips" one - or if someone added to my "setting up as a client" thread. showing how to do it in linux

I believe Manny and Col-G are experts in this field.

**mannyo** · 26-12-2006, 22:16

Sadly not in the Linux field, I have only dabbled with it. I think you download the source code and compile it on the required version. Calling KLB Mike.

TKW · 27-12-2006, 10:51

Folding-community.org :: View topic - Starting FAH as Daemon at startup. - APOLOGIES TO ALL FOR THE COOKIE PROBLEMS WE HAD!!

I haven't read the above, but it might not help. If not, I'll be online again later this afternoon. Got to go!

bpm · 28-12-2006, 14:56

I found it after linking from TKW's link... Here's how to do it...

First download the linux FAH client to a directory ( I used /opt/FAH/ ). Don't forget this line...

chmod +x FAH504-Linux.exe

From there run the client :

./FAH504-Linux.exe -config

(I'm using the 5.04 version as the example).

Enter your name and team number and then quit out of the client when all the downloading has been done.

To make the client run in the background : ./FAH504-Linux.exe >/dev/null &

To make the client run as a service, edit the /etc/rc.local file and add the folling lines to the bottom of it :

cd /opt/FAH
./FAH504-Linux.exe >/dev/null &

Thats it. Just a word of warning - This runs using the root username and therefore maybe not the safest.

Have a look here

TKW · 28-12-2006, 15:10

Also note that you don't have much control over it once you've redir'd output to /dev/nell - all you can do is kill the process, rather than shut it down.

Glad to see you found it in the end

- you'll find that often Linuxey things use completely different ways to achieve the same result. After a while you'll get a "picture" of how things work and where to search when they don't but it'll be frustrating to begin with! Best of luck,

cheezemonkhai · 28-12-2006, 23:50

On linux use screen rather than direct to /dev/null

At a bash prompt type:

# screen
# cd folding
# ./FAH<whatever version>

I'll write up a proper how to when i get a moment

26-12-2006, 20:30	#1
bpm Drink me! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,026 Thanks: 10 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	FAH and Linux Right. I'm trying to get into the linux world and so have 2 servers available to me to play with, one Fedora and one ubuntu. My question being.... How does one install and run the FAH client as a service on the installations? I have it downloaded,configured and on the ubuntu server but somehow need to set it up as a service (or the linux version). I presume this is a linux first-timers thing... Anyone? __________________ BPM This is a website , NOT a mobile phone. STP USNG TXT SPK

26-12-2006, 20:35	#2
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ooo-ar, Oi be from Devonshire Posts: 28,813 Thanks: 59 Thanked 258 Times in 210 Posts	Re: FAH and Linux Anything in the stickies? I'm not 100% sure if there's anything about linux in the "tips" one - or if someone added to my "setting up as a client" thread. showing how to do it in linux I believe Manny and Col-G are experts in this field. __________________ Jason - Mongrel owner! WOOOOF! Grrrrr Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Sign up to the Briskoda clubstand at TRAX - SILVERSTONE 07/09/08 CLICK LINK FOR INFO! YOUTUBE VIDEOS FROM PREVIOUS SHOWS TOO! See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

26-12-2006, 22:16	#3
mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 10,556 Thanks: 21 Thanked 231 Times in 222 Posts	Re: FAH and Linux Sadly not in the Linux field, I have only dabbled with it. I think you download the source code and compile it on the required version. Calling KLB Mike. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info

27-12-2006, 10:51	#4
TKW Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 906 Thanks: 9 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: FAH and Linux Folding-community.org :: View topic - Starting FAH as Daemon at startup. - APOLOGIES TO ALL FOR THE COOKIE PROBLEMS WE HAD!! I haven't read the above, but it might not help. If not, I'll be online again later this afternoon. Got to go! __________________ Octavia 4x4

28-12-2006, 14:56	#5
bpm Drink me! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,026 Thanks: 10 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	Re: FAH and Linux I found it after linking from TKW's link... Here's how to do it... First download the linux FAH client to a directory ( I used /opt/FAH/ ). Don't forget this line... chmod +x FAH504-Linux.exe From there run the client : ./FAH504-Linux.exe -config (I'm using the 5.04 version as the example). Enter your name and team number and then quit out of the client when all the downloading has been done. To make the client run in the background : ./FAH504-Linux.exe >/dev/null & To make the client run as a service, edit the /etc/rc.local file and add the folling lines to the bottom of it : cd /opt/FAH ./FAH504-Linux.exe >/dev/null & Thats it. Just a word of warning - This runs using the root username and therefore maybe not the safest. Have a look here __________________ BPM This is a website , NOT a mobile phone. STP USNG TXT SPK Last edited by bpm; 28-12-2006 at 14:57.

28-12-2006, 15:10	#6
TKW Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 906 Thanks: 9 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: FAH and Linux Also note that you don't have much control over it once you've redir'd output to /dev/nell - all you can do is kill the process, rather than shut it down. Glad to see you found it in the end - you'll find that often Linuxey things use completely different ways to achieve the same result. After a while you'll get a "picture" of how things work and where to search when they don't but it'll be frustrating to begin with! Best of luck, __________________ Octavia 4x4

28-12-2006, 23:50	#7
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,527 Thanks: 71 Thanked 326 Times in 302 Posts	Re: FAH and Linux On linux use screen rather than direct to /dev/null At a bash prompt type: # screen # cd folding # ./FAH<whatever version> I'll write up a proper how to when i get a moment

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