Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GTX 460 on Linux - Does it work?
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Hello everyone! | |
ID: 18826 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Presently there is no Linux app that works with the GTX460. There is only a Win app. A Linux app is being written using the latest CUDA development package. | |
ID: 18828 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Thanks for posting! Presently there is no Linux app that works with the GTX460. There is only a Win app. A Linux app is being written using the latest CUDA development package. That's what I read before. But I just finished a WU using the GTX 460, Linux 64 bit, cuda30 and the nvidia 195.36.24 driver. So it does work, but it stops working with a newer driver version, apparently. Will the new app need an nvidia driver >256? | |
ID: 18829 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
The nvidia 195.36.24 driver is very old. I'm surprised it works for a GTX460 given that the driver was released long before the GTX460. I can't see your system or the tasks it ran as you have these hidden and did not provide a link to the task. | |
ID: 18861 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
No it does not. | |
ID: 18864 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
The nvidia 195.36.24 driver is very old. I'm surprised it works for a GTX460 given that the driver was released long before the GTX460. I can't see your system or the tasks it ran as you have these hidden and did not provide a link to the task. I was surprised, too. Here are the links, I changed the settings so that they should be accessible. http://www.gpugrid.net/result.php?resultid=3076028 http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=1949703 However, more weird stuff happened this morning upon booting the machine. The BOINC client no longer recognized the GPU, thus pausing the second GPUGrid job that had reached 92%. At this point I was still using the 195 driver - just like the days before. I decided to give the newer drivers another try, 256.53 detected the card but crashed the job, and 260.19 did that and also crashed the X-Server. Now I'm back with 195, but can't crunch for GPUGrid anymore. So GDF, you're right. However, as I got this one job finished, I insist it does work - somehow. | |
ID: 18865 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Device 0: "Device Emulation (CPU)", 57h run time. | |
ID: 18867 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Device 0: "Device Emulation (CPU)", 57h run time. I didn't know there was such a thing. Thanks for clearing this up for me. I didn't even start to think in that direction as I thought I saw evidence for GPU utilization (PowerMizer automatically stepped the frequency up, temperature increased to 75° sometimes, fan speed increased, power draw increased, the other crunching jobs for CPDN and WCG appeared to run normally). | |
ID: 18869 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
From what you initially said and what I saw it looked like your were running an emulator. But if the card was heating up to 75° perhaps it was trying to do something. I guess your CPU would take about 57h to complete a task. | |
ID: 18875 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
... Of course it wouldn't use the card's potential, but it would at least do something. So far this was the only time I got it working (kind of), jobs of all other projects failed immediately. So I thought if I can get at least one WU done for GPUGrid every two or three days, it would be better than nothing, especially since the other tasks seemed to be unaffected. This morning BOINC recognized the emulated device again, I tried to run a new GPUGrid task, but it crashed after about an hour and I don't think I will try it again with this setup. Will the new app need cutting-edge nvidia drivers (260 and above) to work or does 256.53 suffice as it does recognize the GTX 460? | |
ID: 18906 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
It will probably need the latest drivers. The app developers will hopefully let us know when they are releasing the new app. | |
ID: 18911 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Thank you! | |
ID: 18924 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
... At the minute I am only aware of 2 crunchers being effected. By "2 crunchers", I'm not sure whether you meant apps or users but if you mean users and are not including me, please increment by 1. I replaced two 9800GTX+'s with two 460's in this machine hoping to realize at least a modest increase in GPUGrid crunch rate. I have been sadly disappointed - that's what I get for pulling the trigger before sufficiently researching. Of course, if you meant effected rather than affected, then the meaning is clear. | |
ID: 19100 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
OK, three crunchers ;) | |
ID: 19106 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
It will work very soon, as soon as we update the application. | |
ID: 19110 | Rating: 0 | rate: / Reply Quote | |
Thank you for all your effort. It seems to work now! | |
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Message boards : Graphics cards (GPUs) : GTX 460 on Linux - Does it work?