2nd GPU not used

Questions and Answers : GPU applications : 2nd GPU not used

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John S. (Low IFR) Jenkins Send message Joined: 22 Feb 01 Posts: 53 Credit: 24,513,979 RAC: 579	Message 1289980 - Posted: 1 Oct 2012, 8:45:33 UTC
	Sudently only 1 GPU is being used. Startup log shows "GPU 1 not used". Only GPU 0 is being used. Help Wanted !!!!!! John
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Ageless Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 11642 Credit: 2,008,728 RAC: 4,016	Message 1289998 - Posted: 1 Oct 2012, 10:27:19 UTC - in response to Message 1289980.
	All BOINC versions but for 6.4.5 used the best GPU only by default. When it's two GPUs of the same make and model, they can still differ. BOINC decides which GPU is best based on these factors, in decreasing priority): - compute capability - software version - available memory - speed To be able to use all GPUs, use Notepad to add or edit the cc_config.xml file in your BOINC Data directory, add or edit these lines into it: <cc_config> <log_flags> </log_flags> <options> <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus> </options> </cc_config> This file does not exist on a cleanly installed BOINC. It will only be there if you added it manually, or you added exclusive applications through BOINC Manager's local preferences. See client configuration for ore information on this file. When saving, do Save As..., save as All Files, ANSI format. Do check that the extension is just .xml, not an added .txt When all that's done and checked, exit BOINC fully & restart it (Start->ALl Programs->BOINC->BOINC Manager). ____________ Jord - BOINC FAQ Service - BOINC User Wiki Real is just a matter of perception.
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John S. (Low IFR) Jenkins Send message Joined: 22 Feb 01 Posts: 53 Credit: 24,513,979 RAC: 579	Message 1290672 - Posted: 3 Oct 2012, 10:39:50 UTC
	6.12.34 runs both GPU's as it should
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BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 2023 Credit: 3,043,458 RAC: 6,383	Message 1291032 - Posted: 4 Oct 2012, 2:52:56 UTC - in response to Message 1290672.
	6.12.34 runs both GPU's as it should Then you are/were affected by the bug in some of 7.0.xx versions that make BOINC sometimes report ridiculously high GPU RAM as in: NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GTX 460 (driver version unknown, CUDA version 4.20, compute capability 2.1, 134214656MB, 134214259MB available, 941 GFLOPS peak) http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=69263 You can see/check the old logs in stdoutdae.txt and stdoutdae.old ____________ - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :)
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John S. (Low IFR) Jenkins Send message Joined: 22 Feb 01 Posts: 53 Credit: 24,513,979 RAC: 579	Message 1296100 - Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 8:55:29 UTC
	Any word on a fix ? Does .31 have the same bug ?
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arkayn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 3091 Credit: 40,448,076 RAC: 66,041	Message 1296180 - Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 15:25:25 UTC - in response to Message 1296100. Last modified: 17 Oct 2012, 15:31:13 UTC
	Any word on a fix ? Does .31 have the same bug ? Yes, but .36 has it mostly fixed. http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/?C=M;O=D See also this post from Claggy http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=69729&postid=1296095 There is a Wacky GPU memory reporting Bug with the recent Boinc 7 clients, because the available GPU memory is reported wrong, Boinc then doesn't use both GPUs because they aren't similar enough, Boinc 7.0.36 has a partial fix, But there are changes to the (internal) flops reported for the GPU, and because of the changes, existing GPU Wu's will be on the verge of going Maximum time exceeded, so any GPU Wu's should be completed prior to upgrading to Boinc 7.0.36 (new GPU Wu's will get a revised <rsc_fpops_est> figure so will complete O.K) ____________
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Questions and Answers : GPU applications : 2nd GPU not used