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Message 5201 - Posted: 3 Jan 2009 | 16:26:23 UTC

03/01/2009 10:55:15||Starting BOINC client version 6.4.5 for windows_intelx86
03/01/2009 10:55:16||Processor: 4 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 7]
03/01/2009 10:55:16||Processor features: fpu tsc pae nx sse sse2 mmx
03/01/2009 10:55:16||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Editon, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
03/01/2009 10:55:16||Memory: 2.00 GB physical, 3.85 GB virtual
03/01/2009 10:55:16||Disk: 100.00 GB total, 86.58 GB free
03/01/2009 10:55:16||CUDA devices found
03/01/2009 10:55:16||Coprocessor: GeForce 8800 GTS (1)
03/01/2009 11:00:41||Attaching to http://www.gpugrid.net/
03/01/2009 11:01:07|http://www.gpugrid.net/|Master file download succeeded
03/01/2009 11:01:12|http://www.gpugrid.net/|Sending scheduler request: Project initialization. Requesting 1 seconds of work, reporting 0 completed tasks
03/01/2009 11:01:17|GPUGRID|Scheduler request completed: got 0 new tasks
03/01/2009 11:01:17|GPUGRID|Message from server: No work sent
03/01/2009 11:01:17|GPUGRID|Message from server: Full-atom molecular dynamics for Cell processor is not available for your type of computer.
03/01/2009 11:01:17|GPUGRID|Message from server: Full-atom molecular dynamics on Cell processor is not available for your type of computer.
03/01/2009 11:01:17|GPUGRID|Message from server: Full-atom molecular dynamics is not available for your type of computer.


Will I get any work units or am I flogging a dead horse?

My 8800's are in SLI but it seems BOINC only sees one card :(

Sorry for the n00b question

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Message 5205 - Posted: 3 Jan 2009 | 16:38:52 UTC - in response to Message 5201.

Will I get any work units or am I flogging a dead horse?

My 8800's are in SLI but it seems BOINC only sees one card :(

Sorry for the n00b question

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Yes and yes ... :)

There are issues with the server code due to changes made by UCB ... it is being worked but it means mere mortals have to suffer ... :(

I don't know the technical reason why the SLI mode is not handled properly, but, yes, only one card will be seen and used. This is a known current limitation, one among many with BOINC's use of CUDA...

Remember, this is all very new territory ... once we get the server issues sorted out we still have several other issues with BOINC Manager that are likely to be with us for several months ... and as we try to debug the various attempts to fix the BOINC Manager we will likely be hip deep in it for some time.

And the only stupid question is the one you don't ask ...

so ask away, ignore those that snipe ... be patient and usually someone more qualified than I will be along momentarily to help you out ...

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Message 5207 - Posted: 3 Jan 2009 | 17:21:55 UTC - in response to Message 5201.



My 8800's are in SLI but it seems BOINC only sees one card :(


If you disable SLI BOINC should see and also use both cards.
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Message 5217 - Posted: 3 Jan 2009 | 19:45:54 UTC - in response to Message 5201.


03/01/2009 10:55:16||CUDA devices found
03/01/2009 10:55:16||Coprocessor: GeForce 8800 GTS (1)


Will I get any work units or am I flogging a dead horse?

My 8800's are in SLI but it seems BOINC only sees one card :(


Iser - have you chcked this thread in the FAQ message board??

Looks to me as if you are flogging not 1 but 2 dead horses, so disabling SLI won't help in your case!

If the boards were on the working list - yes you would need to disable SLI so Boinc could see both.

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Message 5226 - Posted: 3 Jan 2009 | 21:34:39 UTC - in response to Message 5217.

If the boards were on the working list


Unfortunately G80 based cards like your 8800GTS 640 can not be supported, only G9x and upwards.

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Message 5285 - Posted: 5 Jan 2009 | 0:57:10 UTC - in response to Message 5217.

Thanks for that,

I'd missed the message board article.

Guess this will be my shortest BOINC project ever

Bring back SETI@Home LOL

I'll be disconnecting from the project and re-enabling my SLI after this post

So Long and Thanks for all the Fish..

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Message 5289 - Posted: 5 Jan 2009 | 2:53:42 UTC - in response to Message 5285.
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What is the amount of Ram on your 8800 GTS..? If it is 512, then you do have a G92 GPU. And there is another reason why your GPU is not working.

I also don't see what driver you were using. It had to be 177.xx or better.

The 320 / 640 mb version is the G80 GPU...and will not work here. But it will work on other gpu projects.

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Message 5318 - Posted: 5 Jan 2009 | 22:19:35 UTC - in response to Message 5289.

Unfortunately I have a pair of 640 MB BFG 8800 GTS OC's

Teach me not to fully research the Video Cards when I bought my quad.

There's still SETI I suppose that can use the CUDA

Just wanted to see what a difference using your GPU vs your CPU would be

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Message 5320 - Posted: 5 Jan 2009 | 22:59:29 UTC - in response to Message 5318.

Sorry to hear you had a problem with the GPU's. This is not quite your normal BOINC project, and a little research is needed before you jump in (20/20 hindsight..;)

There are more than 30 nVidia GPU's that will work with this application. You just happened to pick 1 of only a handful that this application won't 'play nice' with....
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Message 5322 - Posted: 5 Jan 2009 | 23:39:29 UTC - in response to Message 5318.

Unfortunately I have a pair of 640 MB BFG 8800 GTS OC's

Teach me not to fully research the Video Cards when I bought my quad.

There's still SETI I suppose that can use the CUDA

Just wanted to see what a difference using your GPU vs your CPU would be

Got my towel and my babel fish :)


SaH is having its own troubles with CUDA at the moment. THey moved all the stuff out of NC so I don't knwo what the latest word is, but, the application can crash and take out the display too (fixed on reboot) ...

Read the fora before jumping in over there ...

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