It seems that a lot of GPU problems revolve around specific versions of drivers. Though NVidia has their own support structure, you can often learn from information reported by others who fold.
What is your GPU and is it from AMD or from nVidia?
Go to their web site and install the drivers from there.
IF that doesn't solve the problem, go to the directory where you find the FAHClient software and run FAHClient --lspci. Capture the portion of the output that describes the GPU(s).
iFAH has supported that GPU for years and itt's still on the list. Did you reboot after installing the drivers? If so, please post the log per the instructions below.
I had the same problem. For some reason, the *.deb files provided for Ubuntu-based distros didn't incluude a GPU list.
1) Navigate to /var/lib/fahclient
2) You will see F@H files and folders
3) Check if there's a GPUs.txt file there. (There wasn't in mine.)
If it isn't present, download it from apps. foldingathome. org/ GPUs.txt and place it in the folder.
(Sorry about the spaces; as a new user I'm not allowed ro enter URLs.)
Klutz wrote:I had the same problem. For some reason, the *.deb files provided for Ubuntu-based distros didn't incluude a GPU list.
1) Navigate to /var/lib/fahclient
2) You will see F@H files and folders
3) Check if there's a GPUs.txt file there. (There wasn't in mine.)
If it isn't present, download it from apps. foldingathome. org/ GPUs.txt and place it in the folder.
(Sorry about the spaces; as a new user I'm not allowed ro enter URLs.)
bruce wrote:iFAH has supported that GPU for years and itt's still on the list. Did you reboot after installing the drivers? If so, please post the log per the instructions below.
Yes i rebooted after the driver update and i have even ran all system updates including new Bios and Chipset drives ...
and below is all of the data in the log file ... i followed the instructions
This is a long shot, but do you have a physical monitor attached, or is this a remote box? Sometimes on install it won't register a GPU on a remote computer where there is no physical monitor attached.
Either way, I recommend uninstalling the client, rebooting, and reinstalling from scratch to see if the card is recognized.
Paragon wrote:This is a long shot, but do you have a physical monitor attached, or is this a remote box? Sometimes on install it won't register a GPU on a remote computer where there is no physical monitor attached.
Either way, I recommend uninstalling the client, rebooting, and reinstalling from scratch to see if the card is recognized.
there is a monitor attached ... i'll try the uninstall and let you know
Yes, Win 10 also needs a GPUs.txt file. The client has an older list of usable GPU's as part of the install. One of the first things the client is supposed to do after an install is download the current version of the file.
iMac 2.8 i7 12 GB smp8, Mac Pro 2.8 quad 12 GB smp6
MacBook Pro 2.9 i7 8 GB smp3
jonault wrote:On Windows, the GPUs.txt file is not in the directory where the app is installed, it's in a folder in your user account. Specifically it's in
Users\<username>\AppData\FAHClient
The AppData folder is normally hidden, so you might have to type the whole path into Explorer to get to it.
A more general description of the directory is %appdata%\fahclient but you get to the same place with a little less typing.