hello
ive download cuda 2.2, ive installed it. and now how do i get it to run on my 9500gt OC 1g card, do i need to install any thing to get seti to use the card ?

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Nope, it's already up and running. You've got a few returns already.

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PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC

ok cool how do i see it ?

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go to your account page and click on tasks. Or an easier way is to look at your BOINC mamager and look at your WU's. You'll see seti_enhanced 6.08. those are your CUDA WU's you should see one running.

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This should give you an idea how your card is doing...The first is with your CPU the second is with your Cuda card...10,040 seconds Vs 161. The 161 seconds is the time it uses on the CPU to set up for and report the Cuda work. The actual wall time it spends on your GPU will be more but the stock apps doesn't give that elapsed time.

1253272196 454871765 7 Jun 2009 13:48:41 UTC 11 Jun 2009 12:56:25 UTC Completed and validated 10,040.88 45.98 45.98

1253281689 454876177 7 Jun 2009 13:54:19 UTC 11 Jun 2009 12:56:25 UTC Completed and validated 161.06 45.52 45.47


PS: I think someone in number crunching suggested you try optimizing your rig. You could probably cut those times by at least half on the work you do with the CPU. Also, when the Astropulse WUs start flowing again it will make a huge difference in their times.

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PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC

I too have installed CUDA and I can't seem to get any work units for my GPU. What I installed was this:

cudadriver_2.2_vista_32_185.85_general.exe

I enabled GPU processing in my preference files and I just don't download any seti_enhanced 6.08 WUs, only seti_enhanced 6.03.

My graphics card is a NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT 512 MB video memory.

I am running Boinc manager 6.6.31

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Do you use optimized CPU apps?

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He does.

Windows optimized S@H Enhanced application by Alex Kan
Version info: SSSE3x (Intel, Core 2-optimized v8-nographics) V5.13 by Alex Kan
SSSE3x Win32 Build 41 , Ported by : Jason G, Raistmer, JDWhale

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Then your app_info.xml file is telling the servers "hey, these are the apps I have, and these are the types of files I'm compatible with", so if you don't have CUDA listed in your app_info.xml file, you won't get any CUDA work.

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re: so if you don't have CUDA listed in your app_info.xml file, you won't get any CUDA work.



Would it be too much to ask for an example of how to add CUDA to the app_info.xml?

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The easiest way to add CUDA to your app_info.xml file while ensuring nothing is forgotten, I'd suggest to use the 32bit Unified Installer package. Note that the installer is not inclusive, so make sure you select all the apps you want to run, don't just select the CUDA to add CUDA to your app_info.xml.

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Re: The easiest way to add CUDA to your app_info.xml file while ensuring nothing is forgotten, I'd suggest to use the 32bit Unified Installer package.


I did as you advised and still no 6.08 WUs. Clearly SETI recognizes my GPU:

CUDA device: GeForce 8500 GT (driver version 18585, compute capability 1.1, 512MB, est. 5GFLOPS)

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You've got a ton of work on that poor dual right now. I'm surprised it's giving you anything more. I see you are running 6.6.31. It doesn't differentiate between CPU and GPU when it asks for work. You might try the newer 6.6.36 it might fill up your cuda cache along with all those 6.03s.

You might also go to your account page, setiathome preferences and make sure use GPU is still checked.

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PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC

I updated SETI to 6.6.36. I guess I just need to be patient for a while and see what happens.

Thanks.

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I updated SETI to 6.6.36. I guess I just need to be patient for a while and see what happens.

Thanks.

Looks like your patience has paid off. I see you have processed some CUDA tasks e.g. 1264810180

You also have some "errors" which are to be expected as the installer must have given you the opt app which kills off VLAR tasks running on the GPU. Killed wu

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