Is there a way to start boinc.exe without BOINC Manager.

I want this because i try to start boinc with command line arguments (-allow_remote_gui_rpc -gui_rpc_port #)

I can't start it as service, where i can set the arguments, as i run MilkyWay on a ATI card which won't run when installed as service.

when enter the right information in the registry boinc will start as expected but always with a command window.

I use windows vista 64 and BOINC 6.6.17, but i don't think this makes any difference for this problem.

Holger

Is there a way to start boinc.exe without BOINC Manager.

Make a shortcut to boinc.exe and put it in your Startup folder. Change the properties of the shortcut and add the command line arguments to the end of the executable it is linking to.

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But this way i still have the cmd-window.

how does the BOINC Manager start boinc.exe that it doesn't have a window?

Holger

By magic. :-)

I don't know, but do know you can't run boinc.exe at that time with command line args.

As for not installing as a service, are you sure about that? I run my BOINC as a service and can run on MW on my ATI card. I have WinXP though. BOINC does not detect the ATI cards yet, so all the detection of those cards is done by the Brook.dll that you get with Cluster PhysiX's program.

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But this way i still have the cmd-window.
how does the BOINC Manager start boinc.exe that it doesn't have a window?

boinc.exe --detach

@Leopoldo Thnx that's what i was looking for

@Ageless i use optimized apps and the readme says it wouldn't work as service. My first tests didn't work so i run it not as service. But if you run optimized apps too, i'll give the service another try as it is my preferred way to run boinc on all none-ati-rigs

My System is Vista 64


Now i have the problem that BOINC Manager hangs on startup. Does boincmgr.exe have some command-line argument that prevents it from starting boinc.exe as it seems this is the point where it hangs

Holger

Now i have the problem that BOINC Manager hangs on startup. Does boincmgr.exe have some command-line argument that prevents it from starting boinc.exe as it seems this is the point where it hangs

boincmgr /h or boincmgr --help gives a short list of options.
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i tried all the options in boincmgr already but i couldn't get it to work - /b doesn't work at all

i can't start boinc using arguments when started by BOINC Manager
i can't start BOINC Manager when i started the core client with the appropriate arguments
i can't use service mode, as it doesn't work with the Milkyway optimized ATI app

all i want to do is run BOINC using another port and to allow remote control without service mode where i could get it to work easily

I'm doing *exactly* what it appears you want to do:

I start boinc.exe from a "startup" shortcut, using the -detach option, so it starts on its own without a window. I can connect to it and administer it just fine using boincmgr, simply by starting boincmgr from its shortcut.

The one notable difference is that I haven't changed the port number, it still uses the default 31416.

Why do you need to change the port number? I've never found a need to use anything other than the default.

I need it to monitor my PCs at work from home and vice versa. As i use a nat network i only can route every port to only one PC. 31416 to the first PC, 31417 to the second and so on...

if i could use the standard port i would start boinc using boinc manager.

I'm actually learning Python and i'll try to do a proxy for boinc which would let me use all the standard settings.

I need it to monitor my PCs at work from home and vice versa. As i use a nat network i only can route every port to only one PC. 31416 to the first PC, 31417 to the second and so on...

I'm actually learning Python and i'll try to do a proxy for boinc which would let me use all the standard settings.

Many NAT routers have a way to "forward outside port X to port Y on local computer Z", which would let you do what you want. See if yours can do that.

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