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Running the Folding @Home client on OpenBSD requires that you first install redhat port from /usr/port/emulators/redhat/base. In order to do this type the following command:

cd /usr/ports/emulators/redhat/base/
sudo make install clean

This command will elevate you to root user, compile the port, and install it. Optionally if you have a package path variable set you can type the following:

sudo pkg_add -iv redhat_base

This method will elevate you to the root user, and then download and install the required package.

Once redhat_base is install you must enable Linux binary compatibility. First, edit your /etc/sysctl.conf file using the editor of your choice, and uncomment the following line:

kern.emul.linux=1 # enable running Linux binaries

Once you've removed the # in front of this line Linux binary compatibility will be enabled on boot, but that doesn't take care of this session. To enable Linux Binary compatibility for this session type the following:

sudo sysctl -w kern.emul.linux=1

Now we can get around to the business of installing the FAH client. Download the FAH Linux cosnole client from the following link:

»folding.stanford.edu/dow ··· oad.html

Once downloaded run the client with the -openBSD switch. For example:

./FAH504-Linux.exe -openBSD

The client should then run normally.


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by packetpusher See Profile edited by Sunny See Profile
last modified: 2007-03-23 13:18:02