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It seems that my computer has developed a virtual GPU?!
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Arnulf Send message Joined: 23 Oct 00 Posts: 9 Credit: 14,854,293 RAC: 16 |
When I checked how the crunching was progressing I noticed this in the eventlog: 26.05.2017 09.20.29 | | Starting BOINC client version 7.6.33 for windows_x86_64 26.05.2017 09.20.29 | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task 26.05.2017 09.20.29 | | Libraries: libcurl/7.47.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 26.05.2017 09.20.29 | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC 26.05.2017 09.20.29 | | Running under account Arnulf 26.05.2017 09.20.29 | | OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 0: Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics (driver version 2348.3, device version OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2348.3), 8192MB, 8192MB available, 5834 GFLOPS peak) 26.05.2017 09.20.29 | | OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 1: Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics (driver version 2348.3, device version OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2348.3), 8192MB, 8192MB available, 5834 GFLOPS peak) Just to clarify - I got only one RX 480. How can I get BOINC / Seti to do a new detection of hardware to get rid of GPU 1? Any ideas are welcome! |
Brent Norman Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 2786 Credit: 685,657,289 RAC: 835 |
My guess is you changed slots the card is installed in? If so a clean install of the driver should/might fix it. |
Arnulf Send message Joined: 23 Oct 00 Posts: 9 Credit: 14,854,293 RAC: 16 |
Thanks for the reply! No, I have not moved the RX 480 around - it has always been seated in the uppermost slot and I just checked - it is still there! :) Trying to remember anything unusual the last days, I had to restart my computer after updating to the latest drivers for the RX 480, Radeon 17.5.2, but it seemed like a normal restart. All other programs shows just 1 RX 480 in my system. |
Arnulf Send message Joined: 23 Oct 00 Posts: 9 Credit: 14,854,293 RAC: 16 |
The reason I tried to get rid of 1 virtual GPU was that it reported an estimated time of completion around 147 days when I last saw it... Temporary fix discovered: Made a cc_config.xml file and added this: ----------- <cc_config> <log_flags> </log_flags> <options> <ignore_ati_dev>0</ignore_ati_dev> </options> </cc_config> ------------- Now I get this message at startup, and 1 GPU task running: 26.05.2017 13.55.53 | | OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 0 (ignored by config): Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics (driver version 2348.3, device version OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2348.3), 8192MB, 8192MB available, 5834 GFLOPS peak) 26.05.2017 13.55.53 | | OpenCL: AMD/ATI GPU 1: Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics (driver version 2348.3, device version OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2348.3), 8192MB, 8192MB available, 5834 GFLOPS peak) |
Tom M Send message Joined: 28 Nov 02 Posts: 5124 Credit: 276,046,078 RAC: 462 |
I wonder if running a registry cleaner would make a difference? Another possibility is Windows 10 did an update and caused a hiccup. I see you are also running an XP box. Last time I looked there is a service pack 3 that you might want to install. HTH, Tom A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association). |
Arnulf Send message Joined: 23 Oct 00 Posts: 9 Credit: 14,854,293 RAC: 16 |
Update: It was the new GPU drivers that made a mess of things, the "Crimson ReLive Edition 17.5.2 Optional" update. Reinstalling the "Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4" made everything work again, and I had to remove the modded cc_config.xml again to allow BOINC to use the RX 480. Tom: Not Windows update but close! :) The XP box is an old computer that has been reborn as a cruncher after I transplanted 14 new caps on the motherboard - the old caps were bulging and leaking. It's running Windows XP 64Bit with SP2 - the latest made. I might try an upgrade to a more recent Windows but AGP and multiCPU's don't mix so it will not join the GPU crunchers. For those interested: Iwill DK8N motherboard with 2 Opteron 265 CPU's and 4 GB RAM. Empty AGP slot, but I don't know if any of the old AGP Gfx cards will crunch for Seti. |
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