Dan,
You may want to use a GUI on top of Seti go to:
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/links.html#links_unix
and you'll find some nice accessories. Good luck
Trevor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Running Setiathome
> If you want to run it in text mode you can add the
> verbose option. Just add -verbose at it will show
> lots of detail and once in a while the percentage
> done. If you let it run all the time it will try to
> connect to the internet and get a new work unit. I
> think it checks every hour for a network connection so
> if you have dial up only and stay on for an hour it
> will connect automatically. If not you can shut it
> down and restart it when you are connected.
> --- Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > It was Oct 2, 2000, 22:03, when Dennis Myers
> > keyboarded:
> >
> > >I downloaded Setiathome and installed, initiated
> > the first download from
> > >the website and started just fine. Now I can't see
> > what progress is made
> > >or not and can't figure out how to get another work
> > unit if my first one
> > >is done. Doesn't it tell you when you log on to the
> > net that it want's
> > >to connect for download? This could be fun if I can
> > figure out how to
> > >run it. Some help to a man or faq page or just some
> > enlightenment by
> > >email would be appreciated.
> >
> > You can get the xsetiathome package to see what the
> > progress is.
> > When it's done, it will try to connect to the net to
> > get the next package,
> > unless you specify -stop_after_process with it
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> > Windows crashed.
> > I am the Blue Screen of Death.
> > No one hears your screams.
> >
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> > User 174403
> > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
> >
> >
>
>
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