Show VM console

[Tom_unoduetre]

Hi,

is it possible to have the option to show the VM console when you right click on a VM workunit? The option is there in the regular Boinc Manager, so it would be great to have it in Boincstats as well.

Many thanks

[fred]

Hi,

is it possible to have the option to show the VM console when you right click on a VM workunit? The option is there in the regular Boinc Manager, so it would be great to have it in Boincstats as well.

Many thanks

I will add it to my to-do list.

[fred]

So far I found no project that gives out vbox work.

[Tom_unoduetre]

Oh there are quite a few already:

Cosmology@home: http://www.cosmologyathome.org/
Duchamp Sourcefinder: https://sourcefinder.theskynet.org/duchamp/
LHC@home: https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/index.php
RNAWorld: http://www.rnaworld.de/rnaworld/

[fred]

Oh there are quite a few already:

Cosmology@home: http://www.cosmologyathome.org/
Duchamp Sourcefinder: https://sourcefinder.theskynet.org/duchamp/
LHC@home: https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/index.php
RNAWorld: http://www.rnaworld.de/rnaworld/

I tried most, but only got CPU tasks so far.|
A vbox only project would be nice.

[Tom_unoduetre]

duchamp Sourcefinder is a vbox only project, but also in the other projects you can select to only receive vbox work.

[fred]

duchamp Sourcefinder is a vbox only project, but also in the other projects you can select to only receive vbox work.

OK found it, thanks.

[fred]

That said, I see that the BOINC Manager doesn't support the VM console out of the box.
So far I haven't been able to find the VM console at all on Windows 10.

[Tom_unoduetre]

You need to install Virtualbox for VM workunits, there´s a BOINC installer which have Virtualbox already included (https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php) or you install VB separately.

So once installed correctly and you run a Virtualbox workunit in the original Boinc manager you then have the task option to show the console.

[fred]

You need to install Virtualbox for VM workunits, there´s a BOINC installer which have Virtualbox already included (https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php) or you install VB separately.

So once installed correctly and you run a Virtualbox workunit in the original Boinc manager you then have the task option to show the console.

I know, but the BOINC Manager doesn't show the task option in the default installation.
I have a  LHC@home   LHCb Simulation (vbox64) running.
Will dig a bit deeper in the BOINC Manager source code.

[Tom_unoduetre]

It seems the feature is not activated by default, but each project can decide to use it.

For example the LHC subproject ATLAS uses it.

So that would make my request a minor thing if it´s too difficult to implement.

[fred]

For example the LHC subproject ATLAS uses it.

For now it's an item, when I stumble upon a solution, I will implement it.