Posts by Bambi
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Message boards :
News :
SETI@home hibernation
(Message 2038598)
Posted 17 Mar 2020 by  Bambi
Post: I have been part of this since 1999 and I am now on my last 8 WU. Moving over to Folding@home. Its been a blast. Take care one and all and see you on the other side. |
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Message boards :
News :
SETI@home hibernation
(Message 2036336)
Posted 6 Mar 2020 by Bambi
Post: Its been a blast boys and girls. They are out there somewhere..... |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
Welcome to the 11 year club
(Message 1051887)
Posted 29 Nov 2010 by Bambi
Post: Doesn't time fly when you're having fun. |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
When should Seti jetison the weak?
(Message 892321)
Posted 7 May 2009 by Bambi
Post: Surely the 'weak' computers will be dropped once they cant keep up with the deadline for each workunit, isn't this already a limit to how slow a pc you can use? Also how gutted would we all be if a 200Mz PII found the proof only to have the result trashed cos someone thought their pc wasn't l33t enough? P.s Well baited with the topic title :) |
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Number crunching :
Astropulse FAQ
(Message 889601)
Posted 29 Apr 2009 by Bambi
Post: Cheers for the answer :) |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
Astropulse FAQ
(Message 889457)
Posted 29 Apr 2009 by Bambi
Post: Can anyone explain the difference between Astropulse and Astropulse v5, does one require more resources or crunch faster than the other? Just out of curiosity really as I have all 3 selected on my S@H prefs but I only ever seem to get v5 wu's. |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
I Have stopped reciveing CUDA jobs
(Message 889210)
Posted 28 Apr 2009 by Bambi
Post: I double double checked my app_info file and low and behold, user error..... All fixed now running 4 cpu and 1 cuda work units at once, with no cc_config file. I would advise double checking you have the latest correct apps for your cpu/gpu combo and your app_info file is pointing to the right ones if you are using anything other than the stock seti apps. |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
BOINC 6.6.20 released for Windows, Windows x64, Linux, Linux x64 and MacOS X
(Message 889198)
Posted 28 Apr 2009 by Bambi
Post: After much forum searching and studying of my app_info.xml file I fixed things. I am now happily running 4 cpu jobs and 1 cuda job.... 9/10 its user error..... |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
I Have stopped reciveing CUDA jobs
(Message 889175)
Posted 28 Apr 2009 by Bambi
Post: I had stopped getting CUDA work units, until my return home today where I now seen to have a dozen or so queued up. However the CPU/GPU scheduler doesn't appear to be working as I am crunching 4 CPU AP workunits and no CUDA MB workunits even though they are in the queue. I am using BOINC 6.6.2 with wxWidgets version 2.8.7 with the optimized AMD binaries from lunatics. I am going to try going back to the stock apps for a day or two to see if the CPU/GPU scheduler works with them. I did read you had to edit the cc_config file to remove the old CPUcores + gpu cores and apparently boinc would work properly using cpu are gpu cores, but it doesn't. If you set the nocpus to 5 in cc_config.xml boinc just crunches 5 AP wu's at once and not 4 plus 1 cuda. Am I missing the point somewhere along the line or is BOINC just not running as is should be? |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
BOINC 6.6.20 released for Windows, Windows x64, Linux, Linux x64 and MacOS X
(Message 888915)
Posted 27 Apr 2009 by Bambi
Post: BOINC 6.6.20 released for Windows, Windows x64, and MacOS X I have done this and now I only appear to be running 3 cpu and 1 gpu jobs, is it not possible to use all 4 cores plus the gpu on a quad core machine? |
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Message boards :
Number crunching :
I'm getting only AP WUs now, app_info.xml issue?
(Message 872056)
Posted 4 Mar 2009 by Bambi
Post: I've had to juggle between AP and MB on the Setiathome Preferences page in order to keep my CUDA pc stocked with the right amount of AP and MB for CUDA and AK_v8. When I start running low on MB, I just deselect all AP work on the preferences page till I get enough MB, and then reselect AP. When I finish the AP I have, I deselect MB til I get the amount of AP I want, and then allow MB again. After a couple of days I start the process oever again. This is with Boinc 6.4.6 (was the same for 6.4.5). I have had to do exactly the same thing. When I had no AP work units BOINC downloaded 300+ CUDA WU's and no AP. Now they are done it decided to download 20 AP's and no CUDA. What has changed? It used to work so well...... |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
CUDA question
(Message 864809)
Posted 12 Feb 2009 by Bambi
Post: I play EVE Online a bit, or as my wife would say TOO #@&*ing MUCH! I find that I drop about 10% FPS wise, and a lot more when a CUDA WU is starting, it seems to use more then the WU starts? I tend to set BOINC to suspend work when the computer is in use when I am playing FPS style games, as I need every advantage I can get...... You can always set it back to run always once you finish playing. |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
CUDA and multi CPU?
(Message 851355)
Posted 9 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: My client still varies the number of jobs running with <ncpus> set to 4. Sometimes its 4 + CUDA and others its 3 + CUDA. Something fishy is afoot.... |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
x Cores + CUDA
(Message 851354)
Posted 9 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: Has anyone else had BOINC/CUDA running a different numbers of jobs at different times? Some times BOINC runs 3 jobs plus a CUDA job on my quad core, and others it runs 4 jobs + CUDA. My cc_config is set to 4 cpus, and not 5 (to force 5 jobs). Most of the time BOINC runs 3 CPU + 1 GPU, but occasionally it runs 4 cpu jobs +1 gpu. Anyone else get this? |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
Nvidia just released new drivers
(Message 851352)
Posted 9 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: I have had CUDA running since my 1st post to this thread, gpu fan set to 75% ( bit noisy) and temps stable at 42 degrees C. So far no snow on the screen and no driver resets by Vista. I have probably just jinxed it by posting this...... |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
Nvidia just released new drivers
(Message 850908)
Posted 8 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: I'll give these a go and see if CUDA behaves any better. |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
CUDA causing XP to stutter every few minutes
(Message 850541)
Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: I have had a few stutters with a BFG 9800GTX 512Mb on a quad core box with 4Gb RAM so it may just be the seti cuda app that need refining. Not running CUDA now since getting lots of snow on my screen (at low temperatures), don't want to risk damaging my card. |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
Snow on the screen ?
(Message 850538)
Posted 7 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: I had this issue before upgrading to the latest drivers. |
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Questions and Answers :
GPU applications :
Snow on the screen ?
(Message 849759)
Posted 5 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: I have exactly the same issues with CUDA. It will run fine for hours, nice stable GPU temp of 59-62 degrees with the fan running at 50%-55% on my BFG 9800GTX. Every so often I get the 1 second black screen as the display drivers give up and Vista restarts them, but once you get the 'snow screensaver' the only fix seems to be to reboot the PC. If you CTRL+ALT+DEL to Vistas Taskmanager/Switchuser screen the snow vanishes, but as soon as you go back to the normal desktop its back. Is there a risk of damaging graphics cards while running CUDA? As this snow effect is exactly how my last few gfx cards started behaving before they packed up. I dont think its the GPU temp as my logs show it never rises above 66 degrees. I am running 32b Vista with the latest display(180.48) and chipset drivers from nvidia. |
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Message boards :
Cafe SETI :
To the kitty people VI......
(Message 848146)
Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Bambi
Post: There was a price to be paid for this photograph of our Kitty, not to be paid immediately, but some time, some where Princess Heidi will have her revenge....  I am a kitty lover, this was just too hard to resist. |
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