Strange PC hang, using Nvidia GPU (optimized)

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Francesco Forti Send message Joined: 24 May 00 Posts: 267 Credit: 115,188,914 RAC: 95,361	Message 1242122 - Posted: 6 Jun 2012, 11:26:12 UTC Last modified: 6 Jun 2012, 11:38:15 UTC
0) I'm running seti@home since 2000, as you can see 1) it's the firts time I see what I' tryng to explain now I'he got an infinite loop of "black screen and restart". I have seen that PC hang and restart happens some minutes after restart. So I had some time to try something. I have tried to stop boinc (exiting as soon as it starts) This is working. PC continue to work and doesn't restart any more. So this was a strong suggestion to someting connecterd with seti (the only one project I run) As I see boinc running, I have to wait some seconds in orded to see next hang, so my olny two neurons told me that may be it was something about GPU. In this moment Boinc is stopped so I can write you. later I will do some test but I prefere to wrte someting now, just to help you in helping me (and perhaps also other cruncers). host is http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=2693912 4 CPU + 1 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (1023MB) driver: 295.73 Microsoft Windows XP Home x86 Edition, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00) I'm running the latest lunatics optimized application (Lunatics_Win32_v0.40_setup.exe) Next try is to update NVIDIA drivers and I will try to determinate the exact GPU Task involved News at next boot ====== Update: now "I am NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (1023MB) driver: 301.42" Boing is runnig fine but I have suspended GPU. Task suspended seems to be Computer: Juppiter Project SETI@home Name 01jl10ac.26305.8251.13.10.90_0 Application setiathome_enhanced 6.10 (cuda_fermi) Workunit name 01jl10ac.26305.8251.13.10.90 State Waiting to run Received 27.05.2012 01:32:32 Report deadline 12.07.2012 13:01:32 Estimated app speed 2.81 GFLOPs/sec Estimated task size 3'301 GFLOPs Resources 0.04 CPUs + 1 NVIDIA GPU CPU time at last checkpoint 00:00:38 CPU time 00:00:39 Elapsed time 00:04:07 Estimated time remaining 00:14:57 Fraction done 21.439% Virtual memory size 79.12 MB Working set size 78.07 MB Directory slots/2 Process ID 2820 I will try to resume task and see if pc is still hanging ____________
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Francesco Forti Send message Joined: 24 May 00 Posts: 267 Credit: 115,188,914 RAC: 95,361	Message 1242130 - Posted: 6 Jun 2012, 11:50:33 UTC - in response to Message 1242122. Last modified: 6 Jun 2012, 11:52:50 UTC
Happy end? I hope. Everything is running fine. CPU and GPU too. Maybe it was something about task "01jl10ac.26305.8251.13.10.90" and "295.73 drivers" with optimized apps. I don't know if someone is able to replicate what happening (same card, same driver, same pgms, same task) but if someone is having similar problems, he can try to updaate NVIDIA Drivers. FF ____________
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Wembley Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Sep 09 Posts: 415 Credit: 879,818 RAC: 0	Message 1242399 - Posted: 6 Jun 2012, 18:43:41 UTC
Or it could be just a tired power supply or graphics card getting close to failure. ____________ Donate with your searches and online buys: http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/university-of-california-setihome
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Francesco Forti Send message Joined: 24 May 00 Posts: 267 Credit: 115,188,914 RAC: 95,361	Message 1242654 - Posted: 7 Jun 2012, 6:43:31 UTC - in response to Message 1242399.
Or it could be just a tired power supply or graphics card getting close to failure. Ok, I was thinking the same thing. But later I have noticed that "black screen and restart" is appening every time I suspend work using Boinc icon in the appliction bar (suspend all or suspend GPU). As I restart, after some seconds I get the problem. Some times even if I exit from boinc and restart it. Seconds, I think, are the ones necessary to prepare the data for GPU and send data to it. I stop GPU because when I use my PC with a VOIP application, sound is not good (I listen good but my interlocutor doesn't) and I have seen that if I stop BOINC (or olny GPU) the sond is good. As I restart the GPU task, I get the "black screen and restart". And at restart I get a new stop. I never have this in orher situations. I see that if PC is autorestartng (after maintenance) I don't have problems. So I think that can be something in the suspend/restart in the 7.0.25 version ____________
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Francesco Forti Send message Joined: 24 May 00 Posts: 267 Credit: 115,188,914 RAC: 95,361	Message 1248419 - Posted: 19 Jun 2012, 20:51:40 UTC - in response to Message 1242399. Last modified: 19 Jun 2012, 20:52:01 UTC
Or it could be just a tired power supply or graphics card getting close to failure. Yes. The problem was arising and I have changed PS. All OK now. Thanks ____________
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0) I'm running seti@home since 2000, as you can see
1) it's the firts time I see what I' tryng to explain now

I'he got an infinite loop of "black screen and restart".
I have seen that PC hang and restart happens some minutes after restart.
So I had some time to try something.
I have tried to stop boinc (exiting as soon as it starts)
This is working.
PC continue to work and doesn't restart any more.
So this was a strong suggestion to someting connecterd with seti (the only one project I run)
As I see boinc running, I have to wait some seconds in orded to see next hang, so my olny two neurons told me that may be it was something about GPU.
In this moment Boinc is stopped so I can write you.
later I will do some test but I prefere to wrte someting now, just to help you in helping me (and perhaps also other cruncers).

host is http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=2693912

4 CPU + 1 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (1023MB) driver: 295.73
Microsoft Windows XP
Home x86 Edition, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)

I'm running the latest lunatics optimized application (Lunatics_Win32_v0.40_setup.exe)

Next try is to update NVIDIA drivers and I will try to determinate the exact GPU Task involved

News at next boot
======
Update: now "I am NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (1023MB) driver: 301.42"
Boing is runnig fine but I have suspended GPU.

Task suspended seems to be

Computer: Juppiter
Project SETI@home

Name 01jl10ac.26305.8251.13.10.90_0

Application setiathome_enhanced 6.10 (cuda_fermi)
Workunit name 01jl10ac.26305.8251.13.10.90
State Waiting to run
Received 27.05.2012 01:32:32
Report deadline 12.07.2012 13:01:32
Estimated app speed 2.81 GFLOPs/sec
Estimated task size 3'301 GFLOPs
Resources 0.04 CPUs + 1 NVIDIA GPU
CPU time at last checkpoint 00:00:38
CPU time 00:00:39
Elapsed time 00:04:07
Estimated time remaining 00:14:57
Fraction done 21.439%
Virtual memory size 79.12 MB
Working set size 78.07 MB
Directory slots/2
Process ID 2820

I will try to resume task and see if pc is still hanging
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Happy end? I hope.
Everything is running fine. CPU and GPU too.
Maybe it was something about task "01jl10ac.26305.8251.13.10.90" and "295.73 drivers" with optimized apps.

I don't know if someone is able to replicate what happening (same card, same driver, same pgms, same task) but if someone is having similar problems, he can try to updaate NVIDIA Drivers.

FF
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Or it could be just a tired power supply or graphics card getting close to failure.
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Or it could be just a tired power supply or graphics card getting close to failure.

Ok, I was thinking the same thing.
But later I have noticed that "black screen and restart" is appening every time I suspend work using Boinc icon in the appliction bar (suspend all or suspend GPU). As I restart, after some seconds I get the problem. Some times even if I exit from boinc and restart it. Seconds, I think, are the ones necessary to prepare the data for GPU and send data to it.
I stop GPU because when I use my PC with a VOIP application, sound is not good (I listen good but my interlocutor doesn't) and I have seen that if I stop BOINC (or olny GPU) the sond is good. As I restart the GPU task, I get the "black screen and restart". And at restart I get a new stop. I never have this in orher situations. I see that if PC is autorestartng (after maintenance) I don't have problems.
So I think that can be something in the suspend/restart in the 7.0.25 version
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Or it could be just a tired power supply or graphics card getting close to failure.

Yes. The problem was arising and I have changed PS. All OK now.
Thanks
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