GPU units only start if I suspends projects

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Neal Chantrill Send message Joined: 17 Jan 09 Posts: 98 Credit: 72,182,367 RAC: 0	Message 33147 - Posted: 8 Nov 2009, 12:07:56 UTC Last modified: 8 Nov 2009, 12:11:53 UTC Good afternoon people Not sure if you can help me or not, my problem is as per title really. I have Windows Vista, cat 8.12, Boinc 6.6.38 and 71% resource share to milkyway. I can't seem to get the gpu to crunch unless I suspend all other projects. It runs fine then even if I turn the others back on until those unit are gone. It then loasds some more and hangs and. Thanks in advance for any help given. Neal Click here for The Clangers forum! ID: 33147 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

banditwolf Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 2425 Credit: 524,164 RAC: 0	Message 33150 - Posted: 8 Nov 2009, 14:28:19 UTC Could be that Mw has built up a huge debt (in Boinc) and it is letting your other project run untill it equals out again. You could fix that problem by resetting Mw, by changing the file, or just leave it to sort it self out. Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected? If it makes sense, DON'T do it. ID: 33150 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Chris S Send message Joined: 20 Sep 08 Posts: 1391 Credit: 203,563,566 RAC: 0	Message 33151 - Posted: 8 Nov 2009, 14:33:34 UTC Last modified: 8 Nov 2009, 14:44:32 UTC Bandit may well be right but I had the same thing a little while ago and cured it by dropping back to Boinc 6.4.7 with Cat 8.12 and setting the concurrent tasks to 2. The default 3 sometimes causes a problem. Also I see you are running the 0.19f app, try upgrading to the 0.20 version. ID: 33151 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Brickhead Send message Joined: 20 Mar 08 Posts: 108 Credit: 2,607,924,860 RAC: 0	Message 33153 - Posted: 8 Nov 2009, 15:31:36 UTC - in response to Message 33147. Boinc 6.6.38 And therein lies your problem, methinks. Pre-6.10 versions of BOINC don't recognise CAL devices (ATI GPUs) and see MW as just another CPU project - subject to debt competition on equal terms with any other projects. Upgrade to BOINC 6.10.17, restore the COPROC section(s) from CP's original app_info.xml, and you should be laughing. ID: 33153 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Neal Chantrill Send message Joined: 17 Jan 09 Posts: 98 Credit: 72,182,367 RAC: 0	Message 33154 - Posted: 8 Nov 2009, 16:18:58 UTC Thanks for the replies everyone. I will have a play and let you know how I get on. :o) Click here for The Clangers forum! ID: 33154 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Neal Chantrill Send message Joined: 17 Jan 09 Posts: 98 Credit: 72,182,367 RAC: 0	Message 33155 - Posted: 8 Nov 2009, 17:30:54 UTC Seems a quick upgrade to the latest client was what was needed. Thanks again for getting me crunching. Click here for The Clangers forum! ID: 33155 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote