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Message 1969624 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:26:25 UTC

Still, trying to turn perf to max goes wrong on the last card setting...
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Message 1969625 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:29:58 UTC

Opened nvidia settings and it froze up...
Must be a bad slot/card/riser or cable...

Troubleshooting
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Message 1969626 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:32:21 UTC

Huh, set the main display GPU to max perf. No prob.
Set the last GPU to max and the OS popped an error and nvidia setting wont open...
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Message 1969627 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:33:34 UTC

It self recovered from that. Now I have three set to max perf.
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Message 1969630 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:41:43 UTC

Something about that last card...
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Message 1969631 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:45:41 UTC - in response to Message 1969630.  

Are these things hot swapable at the PCI slot end?
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Message 1969632 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:50:16 UTC

Fired up BOINC for the heck of it. Stuck on "Retrieving current status". Unable to connect to client...

Its not a network issue. I have internet...

Servers down again??
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Message 1969633 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 20:52:56 UTC

SUPER32 is right behind me and its connected to local host...

Now what?
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Message 1969635 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 21:00:24 UTC - in response to Message 1969631.  

Not really :-(
PCI-e slots aren't designed that way - you might get away with it, but......
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Message 1969636 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 21:01:25 UTC - in response to Message 1969635.  

Didnt think so but I saw a BIOS option. Didnt mess with it.
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Message 1969637 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 21:02:22 UTC

Figures I get a few GPU's working on this rig and now a brand new BOINC install cant communicate with mother ship...
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Message 1969640 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 21:07:43 UTC

I think I might wait until I get my ASUS back to try again.
I can get 12 GPU's working using the farm method if I get to work now.
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Message 1969647 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 21:22:08 UTC
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reconnecting to BOINC issue. are you using the repository version of boinc? or the all-in-one package that runs straight from the home folder?

if its repository version, the issue is that it's installed as a service and needs to be fully stopped and restarted. a reboot would do that. but you can also do it with commands in the terminal.

if its the home folder version, then something is really messed up.

how many more risers do you have? do you have enough to swap them all out?

and yes, PCIe hot swap isnt a thing on most boards. you can do it on some really bleeding edge server based stuff. but not any of the normal consumer hardware.
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Message 1969649 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 21:29:28 UTC - in response to Message 1969647.  

I am using the special app BOINC... Wont connect...
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Message 1969650 - Posted: 9 Dec 2018, 21:29:56 UTC - in response to Message 1969649.  

7.8.3 to be exact
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Message 1969683 - Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 1:26:30 UTC
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Spent a few hours with eng today via text doing some troubleshooting and step by step reinstall of everything.

Right now the working theory is that he may have several bad risers and/or riser USB cables. I’ve seen it before, the usb cables included in riser kits are usually not great and I’ve actually replaced all my usb cables on my end with higher quality ones to avoid this problem.

He’s going to add cards one by one and test for functionality. I’ve instructed him that whenever he adds a new card and if it starts acting funny, replace the riser and usb cable and re-test.

Hopefully that is his whole problem and nothing else. But we’ll report back.
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Message 1969687 - Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 1:45:20 UTC - in response to Message 1969683.  

After more than an hour, I can get 9 cards plugged in and showing good in nvidia settings.
cant get 10 no matter what. Tried two different GPUs and four different riser /cable pairs...
Gotta go get ready to fly out.

Try again later.

Keep an eye on the stats for MINER-L
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Message 1969688 - Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 1:48:32 UTC

BIG HUGE THANKS TO IAN! And TBar!
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Message 1969689 - Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 1:48:46 UTC - in response to Message 1969688.  

OH! and my buddy TOM!
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Message 1969731 - Posted: 10 Dec 2018, 9:02:56 UTC - in response to Message 1969688.  

BIG HUGE THANKS TO IAN! And TBar!


I think Tbar and Ian are FAR more in need of HUGE thanks. I was just an "innocent" bystander.

Still waiting on some pcie expander hardware from China. Then I will start "playing" :)

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