I tried to run BOINC/Rosetta on ubuntu 6.10, and keep getting that message.
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:27 AM EST||Starting BOINC client version 5.4.11 for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:27 AM EST||libcurl/7.15.4 OpenSSL/0.9.8b zlib/1.2.3 libidn/0.6.3
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:27 AM EST||Data directory: /var/lib/boinc-client
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:27 AM EST||Processor: 2 AuthenticAMD AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:27 AM EST||Memory: 938.69 MB physical, 290.23 MB virtual
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:27 AM EST||Disk: 18.96 GB total, 15.86 GB free
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:28 AM EST|rosetta@home|URL: https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID: 401438; location: home; project prefs: default
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:28 AM EST|proteins@home|URL: http://biology.polytechnique.fr/proteinsathome/; Computer ID: 7644; location: home; project prefs: default
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:28 AM EST|malariacontrol.net beta|URL: http://www.malariacontrol.net/; Computer ID: 14835; location: home; project prefs: default
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:28 AM EST||No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:28 AM EST||Reading preferences override file
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:28 AM EST||Local control only allowed
Mon 22 Jan 2007 08:57:28 AM EST||Listening on port 31416
Mon 22 Jan 2007 09:00:38 AM EST|rosetta@home|Sending scheduler request to https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta_cgi/cgi
Mon 22 Jan 2007 09:00:38 AM EST|rosetta@home|Reason: To fetch work
Mon 22 Jan 2007 09:00:38 AM EST|rosetta@home|Requesting 17280 seconds of new work
Mon 22 Jan 2007 09:00:43 AM EST|rosetta@home|Scheduler request succeeded
Mon 22 Jan 2007 09:00:43 AM EST|rosetta@home|Message from server: platform '' not found
Mon 22 Jan 2007 09:00:43 AM EST|rosetta@home|No work from project

Others are running it on ubuntu ok, what's the problem?

You're using a 64b Linux CC (boinc). Rosetta has NO 64b app/work to send so it's telling you so. If you write an App_info.xml, you can tell rosetta to download the 32b linux app/work.

Is this Augustines CC?

PS. I don't know how to write the app info. Maybe someone does.

According to Augustine, only Seti, Setibeta, Chess960, Malaria control, and ABCathome/beta have native 64b apps.

tony

Thats odd, because I'm sure It ran fine on Open SUSE 10.2 x86-64, except it put the cached WU's in memory

See, this post and this post by Augustine in the same thread. You might find something useful by reading the whole thread.

hth
tony

If you figure it out, let me know, I'm a linux noob with ONE 64b Mandriva system waiting for work too. (actually it's dual boot and I'm running win right now).