I prefer installing BOINC via package management and then updating it to the most recent verion by hand. That way you have a dedicated BOINC user, working start, stop and restart scripts and its way more structured then the normal BOINC setup :-D
configuration files, including cc_config.xml reside in /etc/boinc-client
start/stop scripts in /etc/init.d
the BOINC binaries in /usr/bin
and finally all the changing project data, log files and other stuff in /var/lib/boinc-client

It can still be controlled by your normal user, it can still access the hardware when you add boinc to the video group etc... ;-)

OK I found a bug with cc_config.

At least in the Windows XP x86 version of 6.3.14

If you change cc_config.xml

then in manager under advanced/read config file

It reads the file but the settings do not go into effect.

To make them kick in also do

advanced/read local prefs.

I've reported this minor bug.

Other option would be to shut done boinc and restart.

Here is a test
I had set <ncpus>3</ncpus> (I only have 2)
Manually run Benchmarks, this reports 3 CPUs
take out ncpus from config file
advanced/read config file
nothing appears to happen
Manually run benchmarks, It reports 3 CPUs
Without changing anything else
advnaced/read local prefs
Benchmarks automaticlly run reporting CPUs changed from 3 to 2

BOINC 6.3.14 for Linux64 turned out to be very buggy...

The alternate blue/white fields on the messages and tasks lines were flashing like a kaleidescope.The start-up messages on preferences,projects attached to,etc kept loading over and over again,then finally the client told me I had no co-processor capable of running PS3grid and would not download new work.I also could not get cc_config.xml to work either.

I switched back to 6.10.13 and everything went back to normal.

If anyone has created a core client that amends the ncpus lines to 4+1 and could provide a download link it would be MUCH APPRECIATED.

Sounds like the Devs might want to hear about this, as not many people seem to have tried that version yet.

MrS

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I'm running 6.3.14 on Ubuntu 8.10 (the upcoming Intrepid release) with the current app, and I'm not having any problem with it ;-) Just to throw a good word in for 6.3.14 under Linux...
I have no problems while using the manager, even the new properties button works as expected :-D

Umm... I switched yesterday to Fedora 10 Beta and BOINC 6.3.14 and it works great. I haven't seen any of the bugs Jeff described.
I also tried the cc_config.xml with ncpus+1 and it is working here.

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