I am OK now...
I don't understand my issue either now....
On other laptops, I have installed mint 15 numerous times, then started folding without issue, exactly as your guide is written.
It must have been related to the button on
initial install.
I know after we purged my app, and then re-installed it on my desktop, the button
was in the correct default position during the re-install.
That
still made no difference, and has not fixed that PC. It still required the terminal to fold. (I don't mind that for now, now that I understand what it needs)
My thinking is now that when you install the app for the first time, with the button off thinking you will just manually start it later when you want to fold...
it is the kiss of death!
Even after the purge app command, then reinstalling, and having the button in the correct position on the second install might not fix your issue.
You might be playing for keeps without wiping your entire OS.
My desktop, with app purged, and correctly re-installed with button in the correct default position, did not fix that PC. It requires the terminal to fold.
I am thinking I will have to reinstall Mint from scratch to fix this.
People can say what they want, but a third icon, for the third process/app we are asked to install would be WAY better IMO!
I want the control to start and stop it, and visually verify that it's running. It's simply more natural, and better for the user, not the folding@home gang. The user should win.
We could then also change/update our entered data without trying out the purge command.
Not sure these PC's are going to help much.
Dell 755 Desktop - on full, PRCG 8701 - Estimated TPF 10 minutes 22 sec - Estimated PPD 806
D630 Laptop - on full, PRCG 8701 - Estimated TPF 11 min 35 sec - Estimated PPD 684
D620 Laptop - on full, PRCG 2974 - Estimated TPF 54 min 16 sec - Estimated PPD 498
D430 Laptop - on full, PRCG 2974 - Estimated TPF 1 hour 14 minutes - Estimated PPD 308
All 64 bit dual core processors, with 64 bit Mint 15 OS installed.
All running for 8 hours or more...
Will these make the deadline, or abort?
For what it is worth, I think my folding is faster on Mint 15 than Ubuntu 13.04.
More trivia, one laptop I just set up for dedicated folding is a dual core 32 bit processor.
I installed Mint 15 32 bit. When I went to the home page to get my folding apps,
it offered me linux 64 bit versions.
I had to select other and go down to find the 32 bit versions.
It would be nice if it knew my mint 15 32 bit required the 32 bit engine, and offer me that.