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by jmenard
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:53 pm
Forum: V7.6.x Public Release Windows/Linux/MacOS X
Topic: Please add support for MacOS X Catalina
Replies: 10
Views: 2512

Re: Please add support for MacOS X Catalina

Thx, I have managed several projects with Apple over the years so I understand the challenge. It was just a thought :)
by jmenard
Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:06 pm
Forum: V7.6.x Public Release Windows/Linux/MacOS X
Topic: Please add support for MacOS X Catalina
Replies: 10
Views: 2512

Re: Please add support for MacOS X Catalina

I have been able to successfully download version 7.6.9 on my Mac with the latest version of Catalina 10.15.4. One thing that I found is that it make take a little time for the override message to appear in the Security and Privacy panel, but it eventually did show and allowed the override. One thou...
by jmenard
Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:49 pm
Forum: New GPUs (whitelist)
Topic: GPU still not supported for folding on MacOS client?
Replies: 25
Views: 8044

Re: GPU still not supported for folding on MacOS client?

I personally hired a coder & engineer to enable Mac gpu compute for seti at home. It took a few months and I think cost about $10k (from what I recall). My understanding is that the effort would be greater given changes in Gpu hardware and OS X. I’m not a software engineer or I would have done ...
by jmenard
Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:07 pm
Forum: New GPUs (whitelist)
Topic: GPU still not supported for folding on MacOS client?
Replies: 25
Views: 8044

Re: GPU still not supported for folding on MacOS client?

I don't know the exact number and the FAQ for that on BOINC (at least the one I found) had not been updated since 2015, but there are others based on my anecdotal trial of other BOINC projects. I had been primarily running SETI on my iMAC's and MacBook's with GPU's for a few years. I realize work wo...
by jmenard
Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:34 am
Forum: New GPUs (whitelist)
Topic: GPU still not supported for folding on MacOS client?
Replies: 25
Views: 8044

Re: GPU still not supported for folding on MacOS client?

So why am I able to use my GPU on my iMAC with BOINC but not with this effort? All of the above does not make sense to me if BOINC does this routinely.