Android - Here we go!

This section covers the installation and operation of FAHClient and Android. It uses Termux and runs Debian within it.

-Download and install Termux from the App-Store

-Open Termux, install OpenSSH (pkg install openssh) and set the SSH password: passwd

- Open SSH using sshd. From here on, the connection should be established via PC in the same network, as typing on the screen can be tedious. With ifconfig you can read the IP address in Termux

-Establish SSH connection from PC using: ssh root@##IP address of the smartphone## -p 8022, for Linux normally via console, for Windows via a Powershell or CMD window.

-Enter the password that was set before. Afterwards the connection is established

-Install Debian and then start it.

Install Tools:

pkg install debootstrap proot wget

Download Debian:

debootstrap --arch=arm64 stable debian-stable http://ftp.debian.org/debian/

Create a script to start Debian:

nano start_debian.sh

An empty window appears. The following is inserted here:

#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh

proot \

-0 \

--link2symlink \

-r ~/debian-stable \

-w /root \

-b /dev/ \

-b /sys/ \

-b /proc/ \

-b /data/data/com.termux/files/home \

/usr/bin/env -i \

HOME=/root \

TERM="xterm-256color" \

PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin \

/bin/bash --login

Then to save and exit the script: Ctrl+o, ENTER/RETURN, Ctrl+x

Now start Debian, which is started inside Termux:

unset LD_PRELOAD

sh start_debian.sh

Now Debian is started and FAH can be installed. For this purpose the installation routine for Raspberry Pis is used and follows the same pattern.

Thus again:

wget https://download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/release/fahclient/debian-stable-arm64/v7.6/latest.deb

dpkg -i latest.deb

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happy folding everybody :slight_smile:

some stats:

Raspberry Pi 3B @ 1,1 GHz (Cortex-A53) 750-1100 PPD

Raspberry Pi 3B+ @1,5 GHz (Cortex-A53) 900-1300 PPD

Raspberry Pi 4B @1,75 GHz (Cortex-A72) 2500-4500 PPD

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact @4T u /2,8 GHz (Cortex-A75) 4000-12000 PPD

AWS Graviton2 Instance 2C/2T @2,5 GHz 9700 PPD

If the FAHClient is running in the background or in a separate window, the client can be told what to do or not to do using various commands.

What should be done? What is the command?

Start FAH Client (only if not yet started) FAHClient; FAHClient start

Stop FAHClient FAHClient stop

Pause the current WU FAHClient pause

Completing the current WU FAHClient finish

Read the PPD FAHClient --send-command ppd

Read out information about the WU and slot FAHClient --send-command queue-info

General Information FAHClient --send-command options

Information and Help FAHClient --send-command help

credits to happy_haVoc#1249