I just upgraded to 5.8.16 on Suse Linux 10.2. The BOINC manager is unable to find my browser, whereas 5.4 had no problem. I have the BROWSER environment variable set, and entering `echo $BROWSER` at the command line starts the browser. I posted this as a question on the forum, but got no response. Investigating further, I downloaded the source and built 5.11.0, using WxWidgets 2.8.4. This version runs and finds the browser just fine (it's finding the browser using the GNOME configuration setting). So there's a problem somewhere - is it perhaps in WxWidgets?

Well...... anything is possible.

I don't know who is working on the Linux end of things right now. But I'll send an email to David and Rom.

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Kathryn :o)

This was fixed in, if I am not mistaken, 5.10.11 .. but since we only have 5.10.8 in Linux, the fix hasn't reached us yet. ;-)

So yes, build your own BOINC version.
By the way, if you edit version.h you can set your own version number before you compile. That way you don't walk around with a 5.11.0 all the time. ;-)

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5.10.8? The download page only offered me 5.8.16. Anyway, I'm quite happy
to use my 5.11.0 manager with the 5.8.16 client.

Speaking of version.h, I had one compile error on my first build attempt. In
AdvancedFrame.cpp, the include for version.h was bracketed with "#ifdef _WXMSW_".
Since this in not defined in a Linux build, the version string was undefined.
When I commented out the ifdef/endif, the build was successful.

The latest Linux build is 5.10.8. But Windows and Mac are up to 5.10.17.

So the fix was in the changeset for 5.10.11. But us Linux users don't get it until Berkeley does a build for us or we build it ourselves.

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Kathryn :o)

Hi,
When I started this thread back in August, it was indicated that this problem
was fixed in version 5.10.11. I have just installed 5.10.21, and the problem
is still there, so I have again reverted to my self-built 5.11.0. Is there
further information on when this will be fixed?
Thanks,
Ned

See if it's not something along these lines: http://en.opensuse.org/Xlib.lock .. others have reported the behaviour that BM doesn't start from the command line. What's in the URL helps.

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Hi Ned / Ageless,

No it has nothing to do with Xlib.lock
It was not possible and also in 5.10.21 still not possible. If you try to view your account through the BOINC manager, it complains:
"BOINC Manger tried to display the web page of http:/... but couldn't find a browser. Assign your standard browser by adding the path to it and restart the BOINC Manager"
Sorry it's a quick translation from Dutch.

I don't know where I have to put that path - there's no link to for example the preference tab, so I just left it.

If you install KBoincSpy, this feature runs out of the box.

Berend

See, I need to go to bed earlier as then I read better. ;-)
FAQ on how to set up default browser in Linux.

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Gna. gna,

See, I need to go to bed earlier as then I read better. ;-)
FAQ on how to set up default browser in Linux.

Uhh, this link points to Proteins@home. Don't see anything about default browsers

Jord must really need sleep.

Try here.

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Kathryn :o)

Almost there... add a 6 to the URL I gave. :)
not 23, but 236 :)

Speed copying.

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Hi,
We're still barking up wrong trees here. As I said in my initial post
back in August, setting the BROWSER variable doesn't work, at least not
on OpenSUSE 10.2 with Gnome. My feeling is that it is a bug in the WxWidgets
version, as this feature stopped working when BOINC manager was changed
to use the browser loading routing from WxWidgets. The 2.8.4 I used to
build the manager allows it to work (though it has other problems, like
a gazillion failed assertions on startup).

Think you're right Ned,

Tried everything you said and followed Jord's link and got the same outcome (I'm running KDE).
Unfortunately I'm not that deep into WxWidgets.

Berend

Well, FWIW, it works fine with 5.10.21 on Fedora 7/KDE/Firefox.

I can't offer any other details because I really don't know what's relevant or how to find it.

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Kathryn :o)