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Message 26898 - Posted: 14 Sep 2012 | 7:34:32 UTC

Just had an email from Nvidia offering me subject driver. OK for GPUGRID?
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Message 26900 - Posted: 14 Sep 2012 | 8:47:01 UTC - in response to Message 26898.

Just had an email from Nvidia offering me subject driver. OK for GPUGRID?

Answering my own question, I downloaded the new driver (175megs), suspended the running WU, just in case, did the install and resumed the WU.

No problems!

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Message 26902 - Posted: 14 Sep 2012 | 10:52:06 UTC
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I am told that the older cards will see a reduction in performance with the newer (CUDA 5) drivers. That is the GTX200 series. Fermi and Kepler chips (ie GTX400, GTX500 and GTX600) should be fine.
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Message 26916 - Posted: 16 Sep 2012 | 18:47:12 UTC

Runtime differences due to the new driver, anyone?

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Message 26917 - Posted: 16 Sep 2012 | 19:29:19 UTC

I don't see any differences in the completion time, it seems basically the same. No errors either.

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Message 26923 - Posted: 17 Sep 2012 | 4:46:13 UTC

I had real problems with 306.23 (and Windows 7) on my dual GTX295 machine. Lots of dots on my screen, and three computer crashes within 24 hrs. I ended up rollong back to 301.42, and all returned to normal. Rick
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Message 26931 - Posted: 18 Sep 2012 | 8:47:34 UTC

I encounter errors too, on Seti Cuda_fermi app, so i wend back to 301.42.

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Message 26939 - Posted: 20 Sep 2012 | 7:31:04 UTC

I have an SLI 580GTX, i have disabled for GPUGRID why i read that it was better to work on this project and update to 306.23 but tube that will return to 301.42 by that only works in a WU instead of the two WUS that always worked, does anyone it's the same with this version? Greetings

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Message 26940 - Posted: 20 Sep 2012 | 11:06:51 UTC - in response to Message 26939.
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Hello: You have to set to work all GPUs.

In cc_config.xml must add the following line: <use_all_gpus> 1 </ use_all_gpus>

It must be so:

<cc_config>
<options>
<report_results_immediately> 1 </ report_results_immediately>
<use_all_gpus> 1 </ use_all_gpus>
</ options>
</ cc_config>

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Message 26944 - Posted: 20 Sep 2012 | 22:29:22 UTC - in response to Message 26940.

Hello: You have to set to work all GPUs.

In cc_config.xml must add the following line: <use_all_gpus> 1 </ use_all_gpus>

It must be so:

<cc_config>
<options>
<report_results_immediately> 1 </ report_results_immediately>
<use_all_gpus> 1 </ use_all_gpus>
</ options>
</ cc_config>


Thank you for responding, you can tell me where is located the file cc_config.xml? greetings

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Message 26945 - Posted: 20 Sep 2012 | 22:37:22 UTC - in response to Message 26944.

Hello: In the Boinc Data folder. If no create it.

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Message 26947 - Posted: 21 Sep 2012 | 16:10:37 UTC - in response to Message 26945.

Hello: In the Boinc Data folder. If no create it.


Thanks,i am very clumsy and i have no idea how it creates a .xml file, hehe Greetings.

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Message 26948 - Posted: 21 Sep 2012 | 17:27:47 UTC - in response to Message 26947.
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Hello: In the Boinc Data folder. If no create it.

Thanks,i am very clumsy and i have no idea how it creates a .xml file, hehe Greetings.

You can check if you have the correct cc_config.xml on the correct path with the correct name by:
Click on the start button.
Type (or copy paste from here) in the search box: notepad c:\ProgramData\BOINC\cc_config.xml and press enter.
If you see an empty document, copy the following text and paste it in notepad:

<cc_config>
<options>
<report_results_immediately>1</report_results_immediately>
<use_all_gpus> 1 </ use_all_gpus>
</options>
</cc_config>


Then save the file (Save as... and in the bottom of the dialog box select All files instead of Text files).
Re-read local configuration file in BOINC manager (it's in the advanced menu).

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Message 26954 - Posted: 22 Sep 2012 | 0:26:32 UTC

I've done everything you said to me, but I am still running only one gpu, i'm going back to 301.42 .thanks

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Message 27071 - Posted: 15 Oct 2012 | 8:56:56 UTC - in response to Message 26948.
Last modified: 15 Oct 2012 | 9:02:48 UTC

Hello: In the Boinc Data folder. If no create it.

Thanks,i am very clumsy and i have no idea how it creates a .xml file, hehe Greetings.

You can check if you have the correct cc_config.xml on the correct path with the correct name by:
Click on the start button.
Type (or copy paste from here) in the search box: notepad c:\ProgramData\BOINC\cc_config.xml and press enter.
If you see an empty document, copy the following text and paste it in notepad:

<cc_config>
<options>
<report_results_immediately>1</report_results_immediately>
<use_all_gpus> 1 </ use_all_gpus>
</options>
</cc_config>


Then save the file (Save as... and in the bottom of the dialog box select All files instead of Text files).
Re-read local configuration file in BOINC manager (it's in the advanced menu).


Hello, I got it for order, the fault was in that:
<use_all_gpus> 1 </use_all_gpus_>
And it should be:
<use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus>

And all as a whole should be as follows:

<cc_config>
<options>
<report_results_immediately>1</report_results_immediately>
<use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus>
</options>
</cc_config>

Greetings.

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