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Aus_Karlos Send message Joined: 28 Apr 10 Posts: 16 Credit: 2,679,860 RAC: 0 |
Hey guys i have multiple PCs that run BOINC. Ive setup separate profiles for them which is sort of working. The one problem is that both PCs have CUDA enabled GPU (PC1- 2x GTX280, PC2- 8400GS). With PC2 i want to disable BOINC using the 8400GS which ive done though the cc_config file but its still downloading CUDA work for the card to do. Ive even disabled the CUDA driver function in the Nvidia control Panel. But BOINC is still detecting a CUDA card and downloading work. Is the another config file or cmd i can use to make BOINC not download GPU work? |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Hey guys i have multiple PCs that run BOINC. Ive setup separate profiles for them which is sort of working. The one problem is that both PCs have CUDA enabled GPU (PC1- 2x GTX280, PC2- 8400GS). In which directory are you putting cc_config? BOINC WIKI |
Aus_Karlos Send message Joined: 28 Apr 10 Posts: 16 Credit: 2,679,860 RAC: 0 |
Ive placed it in Doc&Settings>All Users>App Data>BOINC. When i load the file through the BOINC manager it says "No useable GPUs". |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
This seems to be the computer in question. Indeed, BOINC does not report any GPUs on that computer, and when I was looking through your list of tasks, I saw no GPU workunits. What is leading you to believe that it is downloading work for the GPU? |
Aus_Karlos Send message Joined: 28 Apr 10 Posts: 16 Credit: 2,679,860 RAC: 0 |
The fact that its downloaded 5 SETI@HOME Enhanced 6.09(cuda 32)jobs. And when i delete them it downloads more. http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/results.php?hostid=5896112 They are also present on the task page. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Interesting. I didn't see those there when I looked last time. Can you provide the first 30 lines from the Messages tab after a clean start of BOINC? This might clue us in as to what's going on. |
Aus_Karlos Send message Joined: 28 Apr 10 Posts: 16 Credit: 2,679,860 RAC: 0 |
17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Starting BOINC client version 6.10.60 for windows_x86_64 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Config: ignoring NVIDIA GPU 1 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Libraries: libcurl/7.19.7 OpenSSL/0.9.8l zlib/1.2.3 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Running under account Administrator 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Processor: 8 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz [Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5] 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Processor: 256.00 KB cache 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 syscall nx lm vmx tm2 popcnt pbe 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.02.3790.00) 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Memory: 4.00 GB physical, 5.75 GB virtual 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Disk: 149.04 GB total, 137.66 GB free 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Local time is UTC +8 hours 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM No usable GPUs found 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Application uses missing NVIDIA GPU 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Missing coprocessor for task 24no10ab.24385.5147.11.10.222_0 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Missing coprocessor for task 24no10ab.24385.5147.11.10.220_1 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Missing coprocessor for task 19no10aa.25901.885.12.10.146_1 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Missing coprocessor for task 19no10aa.25901.885.12.10.145_0 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Missing coprocessor for task 19no10aa.25901.885.12.10.139_0 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 5896112; resource share 100 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 16-Apr-2011 11:25:34) 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Computer location: work 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM General prefs: using separate prefs for work 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Reading preferences override file 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Preferences: 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM max memory usage when active: 2046.60MB 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM max memory usage when idle: 3683.88MB 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM max disk usage: 74.52GB 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM don't use GPU while active 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM max upload rate: 30720 bytes/sec 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager) 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM Not using a proxy 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM GPUs have become unusable; disabling tasks 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.53.vlar_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.47.vlar_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.42.vlar_1 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.38.vlar_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.33.vlar_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.28.vlar_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.27.vlar_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:21:36 AM SETI@home Restarting task 24no10ac.7723.14555.16.10.22.vlar_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 603 17/04/2011 10:22:16 AM Re-reading cc_config.xml 17/04/2011 10:22:16 AM Re-read config file 17/04/2011 10:22:16 AM Config: ignoring NVIDIA GPU 0 Thats pretty much the startup i think. The rest of the messages is about starting all the CPU tasks. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
It seems to be like the answer here is to set up two different preference venues in your online preferences (which means you'd have to stop using your local preferences by clearing them). Put the one system in the default preferences and allow the GPU to be used. Put the other system that you do not want it using the GPU into a different preference set, such as Home, Work, or School, and disable using the GPU for that preference set. |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
It seems to be like the answer here is to set up two different preference venues in your online preferences (which means you'd have to stop using your local preferences by clearing them). Since "Use NVIDIA GPU" preference is only on web "SETI@home preferences" there is NO need to clear the local (in BOINC Manager) preferences. SETI@home preferences: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/prefs.php?subset=project Set "Use NVIDIA GPU" to NO (un-mark the check-box) in the venue (home, school, work) where you will put the "Computer 5896112" (e.g. click "Add separate preferences for school") Your computers: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/hosts_user.php ("Location" column shows the "venue") Go to the "Details" of "ID: 5896112" and at the bottom of page choose the "Location" (e.g. "school") and [Update] ("Location" == "venue") Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
It seems to be like the answer here is to set up two different preference venues in your online preferences (which means you'd have to stop using your local preferences by clearing them). Since the local preferences override the web preferences, wouldn't he need to clear the local preferences so he can start using the web-based preferences again? |
Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 446,358 RAC: 0 |
Since the local preferences override the web preferences, wouldn't he need to clear the local preferences so he can start using the web-based preferences again? Nope, the local preferences only override the global online preferences, not the project- or community specific ones. Gruß, Gundolf |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Since the local preferences override the web preferences, wouldn't he need to clear the local preferences so he can start using the web-based preferences again? Actually, it can be done setting by setting. The local preferences are in global_preferences_override.xml. If the setting is not in there, it comes from global_preferences.xml that comes from the web preferences from the last project to update the web preferences. If it is not in the global_preferences file, the default is used. The order of operations is actually: Set everything to defaults. Read the global_preferences file and set whatever preferences are in that file. Read the global_preferences_override file and set whatever preferences are in that file. This means that if the UI does not have a setting for something, it comes from the web. If it did not come from the web, a default is used. This allows backwards compatibility with projects that have not updated to the latest code. BOINC WIKI |
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