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Message 36192 - Posted: 10 Apr 2014, 9:10:52 UTC

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?px=MTY1OTM&page=news_item

I installed the new beta driver (317.12)

Option "Coolbits" "8" enables overclocking
Option "Coolbits" "12" enables overclocking and manual fan control

Execute the command below add "Coolbits" "12" to your xorg.conf file.

sudo nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=12


It all seems to work for my 780Ti.
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Message 36213 - Posted: 10 Apr 2014, 18:10:38 UTC - in response to Message 36192.  

Hello: I do not work (it is actually 337.12) this driver, BOINC does not recognize my GPU (GTX770) on my Ubuntu 14.04 64bit Kernel-LowLatency.

Can you confirm if it works well on your system?.
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Message 36217 - Posted: 10 Apr 2014, 22:07:14 UTC - in response to Message 36213.  

Sorry about the typo. The Driver version is 337.17.

Boinc recognizes my 780Ti and has finished 2 WUs with the new driver. I've tried reducing the graphics clock offset and it does work.

My OS is linux Mint cinnamon 16 (64-bit)

I'll try my other systems this weekend (GTX570 and GTX660Ti).
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Message 36224 - Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 10:35:55 UTC

The beta driver 337.12 also works another computer with the same OS but different GPU (660Ti). At any rate, it's nice to be able to overclock/underclock my graphics cards in linux.

Is there any way to edit my first post and title to change my error in driver version number?
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Message 36225 - Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 10:52:14 UTC - in response to Message 36224.  
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Not sure where you got the 337.12 Beta from? The main Beta is the 337.50 version, released on the 7th Apr '14.

Might try it over the weekend...
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Message 36226 - Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 10:57:31 UTC - in response to Message 36225.  

Not sure where you got the 337.12 Beta from? The main Beta is the 337.50 version, released on the 7th Apr '14.

Might try it over the weekend...


337.50 is main Beta for Windows. For linux 64 bit, the latest beta choice is 337.12 which was released on April 8th.
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Message 36227 - Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 12:25:19 UTC - in response to Message 36226.  

Yeah, I see that now. Maybe their search facility reset my OS back to W7 because I was working from a W7 system, or their .uk site wasn't quite right.
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Message 36233 - Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 14:03:45 UTC

I was running nvidia-331.49 on an Optimus notebook without any problem. I've just updated the drivers and couldn't get Boinc run with any of 331.67, 334 and 337 drivers. Maybe it would run it as main GPU but couldn't get it run with Bumblebee.
I reverted to the older 331.20 driver and it's running a GIANNI WU with %100 usage of one hyper threaded CPU core. I don't know whether it is sth. with the workunit or driver.
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Message 36241 - Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 22:21:57 UTC - in response to Message 36233.  


Hello: In UBUNTU 14.04-64 bits totally clean, reinstalled, all NVIDIA Drivers 331.49 post are not recognized by BOINC, works but no GPUs. available.

So far I have had to return to the Nvidia 331.38 or 331.49 versions that work perfectly in both Ubuntu and Boinc.
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Message 36247 - Posted: 12 Apr 2014, 7:46:48 UTC - in response to Message 36227.  

Yeah, I see that now. Maybe their search facility reset my OS back to W7 because I was working from a W7 system, or their .uk site wasn't quite right.
Title fixed.


Thanks for correcting my mistake skgiven.

Linux mint 16 is based on Ubuntu Saucy. The 337.12 drivers and boinc version 7.2.42 are working fine on 2 systems with mint 16.

My 3rd system is running mint 13 LTS which is based on Ubuntu Precise. I'll try the new driver on that computer today.
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Message 36248 - Posted: 12 Apr 2014, 10:58:06 UTC - in response to Message 36247.  

Hi, For the moment Ubuntu 14.04-64 bits Trusty has a problem with BOINC.

I review again and reinstalled several times with different drivers and do not work 331.67, 334.21, 337.12. I've also tried several Kernels without result, not missing, I guess some library ...??

Which works perfectly on BOINC+Trusty is 331.49 even 331.38 GPUGRID works but gives errors.
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Message 36256 - Posted: 13 Apr 2014, 9:56:45 UTC - in response to Message 36248.  

I was able to get the 337.12 driver installed on my mint 13 LTS system with the GTX570 but it wasn't trivial. After installation, the screen would freeze with multicolor horizontal lines during the boot process. I discovered a discovered a solution by accident though. If I booted during recovery mode, I could make it to the menu which has a number of options. If I choose "resume normal boot", then it would boot into the desktop with a function driver. It's a bit cumbersome but since I rarely reboot the computer it's something I can live with.

Nvidia-settings shows the options for manual fan control and overclocking options and GPUGrid is running without errors so far.
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Message 36260 - Posted: 13 Apr 2014, 11:34:52 UTC - in response to Message 36248.  

Those recently updated drivers have some problems with CUDA or something else. I tested all of them in Kubuntu 13.10 and couldn't get the works started anyway. Log says Nvidia drivers present but no GPU's found.
I wanted to revert to older 331.49 driver but it is removed from the repo and I don't have its deb file. Repo has 331.20 and it is running the works but with one virtual core of the CPU %100 utilized.
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Message 36275 - Posted: 14 Apr 2014, 11:11:15 UTC - in response to Message 36263.  

Bumblebee bad!



Hello, Bumblebee is not installed and if installed (Ubuntu 14.04) breaks the system.

You can expand the information on this topic please.
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Message 36299 - Posted: 15 Apr 2014, 10:08:51 UTC - in response to Message 36275.  

Hello: Well ... in the end I managed to install the 337.12 also running BOINC and Option "Coolbits" "12" enables overclocking and manual fan control.

The only way that has worked has been a manual installation and in the process indicate that the NO Driver Nvidia Kernel register, the rest of the options during installation (included install 32bit libraries) must be accepted.

So far it works well and I've completed a task successfully GPUGRID Short.
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Message 36357 - Posted: 17 Apr 2014, 17:05:11 UTC - in response to Message 36263.  

I found a 331.38 driver, now Boinc can use the GPU and with no extreme CPU load. I think the problem is not with Bumblebee only.
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Message 36378 - Posted: 18 Apr 2014, 9:33:19 UTC - in response to Message 36357.  
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I found a 331.38 driver, now Boinc can use the GPU and with no extreme CPU load. I think the problem is not with Bumblebee only.



Hello: True, there are problems in Linux (Ubuntu) with Nvidia drivers after version 331.49 (which is what works best) I've mounted all and not work with BOINC,if installed normally.

For now my advice is to not update the driver to keep to themselves and that works, see if the next version of Ubuntu 14.04 Final solves ...¡¡¡¡¡¡
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Message 36401 - Posted: 18 Apr 2014, 21:17:13 UTC - in response to Message 36378.  

I read problems with 14.04 beta versions, but LS version is out now. Now, I downloaded 14.04 and after a long time taking backup I will try it. :)
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Message 36426 - Posted: 19 Apr 2014, 5:55:45 UTC - in response to Message 36378.  

Now, I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 and most of the things running perfect. When installing bumblebee it installed nvidia-331-updates which is nvidia-331.38 by default. I even didn't add the edgars repositories.
Now Boinc is able to detect CUDA and OpenCL
I tried updating but couldn't succeed due to sth. nvidia-persistenced... Tried formatting and had no problems during the installation and after except a single thing.
My integrated graphics seem to have some problem now. It runs glxgears etc. but can't find libgl in boinc and have some display quality issues.
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