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VPU recoveries with HD4770/XP32/Catalyst 9.x
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Send message Joined: 7 Oct 07 Posts: 25 Credit: 35,401,003 RAC: 5,711 |
I am crunching with a HD4770 under XP 32bit with catalyst version 9.6. When MW WUs are running I get many VPU recovery events, sometimes, right at the start of a WU, somtimes, one or two WUs finish OK, before the recovery occurs. After the recovery, I have to restart boinc for the other MW WUs to continue running. I tried with catalyst 9.5 and even a beta of 9.7, but all the same. Catalyst 9.4 and lower won't install, because it does not recognize the HD4770. Is anyone running a HD4770 under XP32bit without problems? When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
Send message Joined: 2 Jul 09 Posts: 23 Credit: 6,351,205 RAC: 0 |
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Send message Joined: 8 Jan 09 Posts: 58 Credit: 53,161,741 RAC: 0 |
Every Catalyst after 9.1 crashs Gipsels ATI-MW-App with Blackscreens / VPU-Recovers Solutions: try Vista/7 with current Catalyst or try to install the 8.12 on XP with a 4770 but the 8.12 dont know the 4770 PCI-DeviceIDs so you must install it manualy ... or pray to your god(s)/AMD that AMD will fix this |
Send message Joined: 7 Oct 07 Posts: 25 Credit: 35,401,003 RAC: 5,711 |
I cannot update to Vista or 7 at the moment, so how do I maually install 8.12? When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
Send message Joined: 4 Oct 08 Posts: 1734 Credit: 64,228,409 RAC: 0 |
I cannot update to Vista or 7 at the moment, so how do I manually install 8.12? Go here and download Catalyst 8.12 and install it, after following the instructions here and install Cluster Physics 0.19f client for Milkyway. The last link goes to ICE's community resource. This runs OK on 32 bit XP. Go away, I was asleep |
Send message Joined: 8 Jan 09 Posts: 58 Credit: 53,161,741 RAC: 0 |
howto: download 8.12 start the exe so the setup should start there might be an error about no ATI Card found if this error happens: exit/cancel setup I ONLY GOT GERMAN OS so the label could got an other caption open device manager (devmgmt.msc) search and select the vga / your 4770 select update driver - if it ask something about Windows Update select NO.... - there should be a question automatic or select from list ...SELECT FROM LIST - dont search i wanna select or something like that - remove compatible hardware (v) and click on disk/drive button - this should open a search combobox, search the driver - it should be on C: \ATI \SUPPORT \8-12_xp64_dd_ccc_enu_72273 or somthing like that \DRIVER \XP_INF or something like that there should be a CX_????.inf and click OK now it should show several ATI CARDS select one of "ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series" than finish .... after that open explorer to the \ATI\8-12...\CCC and start the setup there to install the CCC |
Send message Joined: 7 Oct 07 Posts: 25 Credit: 35,401,003 RAC: 5,711 |
I tried with manually installing 8.12, but no luck! After doing that, i could only use a screen resolution of 1360 X 768. all ather resolutions redultetd in garbled screens. I tried crunching MW in that resolution, but all WUs errord ot with the following error: <core_client_version>6.6.20</core_client_version> <![CDATA[ <message> Unzulässige Funktion. (0x1) - exit code 1 (0x1) </message> <stderr_txt> Running Milkyway@home ATI GPU application version 0.19f by Gipsel setting minimum kernel frequency to 100 Hz allowing 1 concurrent WUs per GPU scaling the wait times with 0.5 excluding GPU 1 CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor (4 cores/threads) 3.40023 GHz (317ms) CAL Runtime: 1.3.145 Found 1 CAL device Device 0: ATI Radeon HD 4350/4550 (RV710) 512 MB local RAM (remote 28 MB cached + 256 MB uncached) GPU core clock: 750 MHz, memory clock: 799 MHz 80 shader units organized in 2 SIMDs with 8 VLIW units (5-issue), wavefront size 32 threads not supporting double precision No supported GPU found! </stderr_txt> ]]> So, any other ideas? When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
Send message Joined: 8 Jan 09 Posts: 58 Credit: 53,161,741 RAC: 0 |
Problem: Device 0: ATI Radeon HD 4350/4550 ... not supporting double precision No supported GPU found! If you got a 43xx/45xx Card inside your Computer, MW will crash - remove it. if your 4770 wont work with Catalyst 8.12 - you cant do MW on XP because the 4770 was newer than the 8.12 so only newer Catlyst would work but on XP that would mean no MW (or had to update to Vista...) ps You should try some tools like SiSoft Sandra - got a infoplane for AMD/ATI Stream / CAL Everst - GPGPU Info area there you could test "double precision" support yes/no |
Send message Joined: 26 Jan 09 Posts: 589 Credit: 497,834,261 RAC: 0 |
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Send message Joined: 8 Jan 09 Posts: 58 Credit: 53,161,741 RAC: 0 |
Update to 7 .. (its an update not like Vista) |
Send message Joined: 7 Oct 07 Posts: 25 Credit: 35,401,003 RAC: 5,711 |
As I said before, i cannot update the machine to Vista or Seven at the moment. So i will switch back to my old HD3850 Card for the moment and wait until a solution is found. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
Send message Joined: 2 Aug 08 Posts: 2 Credit: 14,202,591 RAC: 0 |
I am crunching with a HD4770 under XP 32bit with driver from supplement cd |
Send message Joined: 21 Feb 09 Posts: 180 Credit: 27,806,824 RAC: 0 |
Use Cat 9.5 for XP32 bit (if using XP 32-bit) Make sure to rename the appropriate files in windows/system32 Use GPU-Z to make sure it sees the right card. ------------ The reason for using this is because Cat 9.5+ will recognise your card - Cat 9.4 and below will not. 9.6 is flakey with MW, leaving you with 9.5. Then it's a question of setting it up correctly. Priorities: a) Get PC to recognise card with catalyst drivers b) Get MW to work with those drivers by renaming the files |
Send message Joined: 7 Oct 07 Posts: 25 Credit: 35,401,003 RAC: 5,711 |
I tried the driver which was deliverded with the card (seems to be 9.5), and it is better now. I still get a VPU recovery from time to time, but it finishes quite some WUs before, as long as I dont do anything else on the machine. Trying to start other programs while MW is crunching often results in an immediate VPU recovery event. So, it is better, but not perfect yet. I am playing with the settings now to get it more stable. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
Send message Joined: 21 Feb 09 Posts: 180 Credit: 27,806,824 RAC: 0 |
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Send message Joined: 7 Oct 07 Posts: 25 Credit: 35,401,003 RAC: 5,711 |
I had a look at the Sapphire site, but they only offer 9.5 and 9.6 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
Send message Joined: 21 Feb 09 Posts: 180 Credit: 27,806,824 RAC: 0 |
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Send message Joined: 4 Oct 08 Posts: 1734 Credit: 64,228,409 RAC: 0 |
I had a look at the Sapphire site, but they only offer 9.5 and 9.6 Go here and you can get the Catalyst 8.12 file. Go away, I was asleep |
Send message Joined: 21 Feb 09 Posts: 180 Credit: 27,806,824 RAC: 0 |
I had a look at the Sapphire site, but they only offer 9.5 and 9.6 Which doesn't work if 8.12 doesn't recognise your card. As mentioned in the thread already. For example my Sapphire 4850X2, which the 8.12 drivers from your link won't recognise. However Sapphire's own Cat 8.12 does. So if those 8.12 drivers from that link don't work on the card, and the manufacturer doesn't supply 8.12 that work, then he's either stuck with 9.5 or a really kludgy work around. |
Send message Joined: 4 Oct 08 Posts: 1734 Credit: 64,228,409 RAC: 0 |
No worries. Use the links most appropriate to your needs. Go away, I was asleep |
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