GPU not folding

[Martok]

Hi,

I had the same problem with my NVIDIA GPU 750 TI wasn't folding, - Here is what I did based on what I read from other posts and experimenting with CPU/GPU slots, this is for Windows and be sure it's updated.

I did the following:

1) Updated the drivers to the latest using the NVIDIA Toolset 10.2 - Install ALL of it
2) Check that Opencl libraries have been updated to Ver 2.2.2.0, and reside in System32 and SysWOW64 - date 11/7/2019
2.1) Make sure your GPU is supported, search thru the GPUs.txt file
3) Do the FAHBench to make sure GPU is working, my score was 31
4) Reloaded FA software client, with a "Manual" start
5) Set the CPU slots to 1, more can be added, however watch your temperatures
6) Set GPU to -1
7) Reboot and start the client
8) Set folding power to any level, Light, Medium, Full
9) Check the status on the "Advanced Control Panel" - it should have CPU and GPU listed
10) Start Folding
11) Be sure to check system temperatures, a utility called HWMONITOR is good
12) Check the log that the CPU and GPU have been recognized - should look like this:

22:55:23: <!-- Folding Slots -->
22:55:23: <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
22:55:23: <cpus v='2'/>
22:55:23: </slot>
22:55:23: <slot id='2' type='GPU'/>

I have noticed that the CPUs will start folding 1st, then there is a lag time of 20-40 minutes until the GPU starts, usually due for a wait of WU.

Have PATIENCE because WUs have to be assigned or maybe not available for the GPU.[/b]


Regards,

Martok

[Jan]

A single CPU slot will work perfectly fine if you dont have a massive number of cores. The reason why your GPU didnt start folding right away is most likely because it wasnt assigned a Work Unit instantly. Which is to be expected since we have a shortage at the moment, see first answer in this thread.

[PantherX]

Welcome to the F@H Forum Martok,

While I am glad that you got GPU folding underway, sorry for the hassle.

Normally, this would be the workflow:
1) Update Windows with all updates
2) Download the latest Nvidia Driver as per your GPU from here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
3) Install the F@H Software
4) Start the client which will automatically detect the hardware and add a CPU/GPU slot depending on the hardware detected

Regarding the "delay" between the CPU and GPU folding, it could be that the GPU slot took a bit of time to start folding as it had to try a few times to download a WU while the CPU got assigned a WU on the first attempt. Do note that there's a massive demand of GPU WUs and supply is not there yet. Work is underway to ensure that we can meet the demand soon

[Martok]

Guys,

Thanks for correcting my post.

I'm going to go back and change it, especially #5 and you are correct just 1 slot is needed, also #8 isn't correct, the power level can be set to "Light", - I went back and tested using those settings just fine.

My intentions were to help and to have a "cookbook" for others to use, because I see so much confusion, and we all desperately want to help.

I have been in computers all my life and this is the most Nobel cause to apply my knowledge, and I have dedicated all my best computers to the cause, and have more computers on the way, and may enlist other's talent, and maybe build a team.

You guys don't have to be sorry about the days I have spent working with this, there's always a learning curve and you guys have done a Herculean job in a short amount of time and should be commended, because at this time there isn't a higher urgency than this.

Also I believe system temperatures should be mentioned and my i7-4790k went to 200 degrees my first night, I had all cores allocated, but that's under control.


Regards,

Martok

[4-C]

I have a similar but different issue. After installing the latest version, 7.6.9, the status page no longer reported any GPU. I was previously using version 7.5.1 and it was working fine. Uninstalled 7.6.9 and reinstalled 7.5.1 and GPU (RX 5700) was showing up again. Has anyone else had issues of that type with 7.6.9? There appear to be no issues with CPU under either version.

System:
AMD 3900X on x570 based Mobo
RX 5700
Windows 10 Pro with all generally released patches

[PantherX]

Welcome to the F@H Forum 4-C,

Please note that it's a known issue for 7.6.9 when performing a fresh installation that the GPU Slot can't be immediately added. To resolve that, I would suggest that you:
Manually download the GPUs.txt file from here: https://apps.foldingathome.org/GPUs.txt (right-click save as GPUs.txt)
Exit the client
Copy the GPUs.txt file from the Downloads folder to %AppData%\FAHClient
Reboot your system
Start up the client and ensure that you can see your GPU in the log file
Add a GPU slot from FAHControl -> Configure -> Slots tab -> Add -> GPU -> OK -> Save

This bug will be addressed in the next release of the client.

However, if you perform an in-place upgrade from 7.5.1 to 7.6.9, the GPU Slot would work fine.

[Enrique Corella]

Help please, I have 2 old computers folding simultaneusly at home.

1) Old laptop: Core i 5 (old generation) + Nvidia geforce 610M integratet. Both folding fine: CPU and GPU
2) Old HP Desktop: Core 2 Duo 3GHz, 4 GB RAM, Nvidia geforce GT 710 (bought this week!) and Windows 10 - 32bits. GPU folding fine and GPU never folding (!). The GPU statts always is "Ready" and its Work Queue is always "Download" at 0,00%. This is my log:

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*********************** Log Started 2020-05-03T20:49:30Z ***********************
20:49:30:****************************** FAHClient ******************************
20:49:30:        Version: 7.6.9
20:49:30:         Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
20:49:30:      Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
20:49:30:       Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
20:49:30:           Date: Apr 17 2020
20:49:30:           Time: 11:13:06
20:49:30:       Revision: 398c2b17fa535e0cc6c9d10856b2154c32771646
20:49:30:         Branch: master
20:49:30:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
20:49:30:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
20:49:30:       Platform: win32 10
20:49:30:           Bits: 32
20:49:30:           Mode: Release
20:49:30:         Config: C:\Users\ecorella\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\config.xml
20:49:30:******************************** CBang ********************************
20:49:30:           Date: Apr 17 2020
20:49:30:           Time: 11:10:09
20:49:30:       Revision: 2fb0be7809c5e45287a122ca5fbc15b5ae859a3b
20:49:30:         Branch: master
20:49:30:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
20:49:30:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
20:49:30:       Platform: win32 10
20:49:30:           Bits: 32
20:49:30:           Mode: Release
20:49:30:******************************* System ********************************
20:49:30:            CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
20:49:30:         CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
20:49:30:           CPUs: 2
20:49:30:         Memory: 3.48GiB
20:49:30:    Free Memory: 1.85GiB
20:49:30:        Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
20:49:30:     OS Version: 6.2
20:49:30:    Has Battery: false
20:49:30:     On Battery: false
20:49:30:     UTC Offset: 2
20:49:30:            PID: 10220
20:49:30:            CWD: C:\Users\ecorella\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient
20:49:30:             OS: Windows 10 Pro
20:49:30:        OS Arch: X86
20:49:30:           GPUs: 1
20:49:30:          GPU 0: Bus:1 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:3 GK208 [GeForce GT 710 LP]
20:49:30:  CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:3.5 Driver:9.1
20:49:30:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:1.2 Driver:391.35
20:49:30:  Win32 Service: false
20:49:30:******************************* libFAH ********************************
20:49:30:           Date: Apr 15 2020
20:49:30:           Time: 14:53:14
20:49:30:       Revision: 216968bc7025029c841ed6e36e81a03a316890d3
20:49:30:         Branch: master
20:49:30:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
20:49:30:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
20:49:30:       Platform: win32 10
20:49:30:           Bits: 32
20:49:30:           Mode: Release
20:49:30:***********************************************************************
20:49:30:<config>
20:49:30:  <!-- Network -->
20:49:30:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
20:49:30:
20:49:30:  <!-- User Information -->
20:49:30:  <user v='ecorella'/>
20:49:30:
20:49:30:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
20:49:30:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
20:49:30:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
20:49:30:</config>
20:49:30:Trying to access database...
20:49:30:Successfully acquired database lock
20:49:30:Enabled folding slot 00: READY cpu:1
20:49:30:Enabled folding slot 01: READY gpu:0:GK208 [GeForce GT 710 LP]
20:49:30:WU00:FS00:Starting
20:49:30:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:\Users\ecorella\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\cores/cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/32bit/Core_a7.fah/FahCore_a7.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 10220 -checkpoint 15 -np 1
20:49:30:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 3384
20:49:31:WU00:FS00:Core PID:3020
20:49:31:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa7 started
20:49:32:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:80
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:*********************** Log Started 2020-05-03T20:49:31Z ***********************
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Type: 0xa7
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Core: Gromacs
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 3384 -checkpoint 15 -np 1
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ CBang *************************************
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Date: Oct 26 2019
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Time: 01:27:58
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Revision: c46a1a011a24143739ac7218c5a435f66777f62f
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Branch: master
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Platform: win32 10
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Bits: 32
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Mode: Release
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ System ************************************
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       CPUs: 2
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Memory: 3.48GiB
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Free Memory: 1.83GiB
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7: OS Version: 6.2
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Has Battery: false
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7: On Battery: false
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7: UTC Offset: 2
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        PID: 3020
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        CWD: C:\Users\ecorella\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\work
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:******************************** Build - libFAH ********************************
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Version: 0.0.18
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:  Copyright: 2019 foldingathome.org
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Date: Oct 26 2019
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Time: 01:34:37
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Revision: c1e3513b1bc0c16013668f2173ee969e5995b38e
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Branch: master
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Platform: win32 10
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Bits: 32
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Mode: Release
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ Build *************************************
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       SIMD: sse2
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:********************************************************************************
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Project: 14724 (Run 18, Clone 1, Gen 18)
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Unit: 0x000000169bf7a4d55ea2d36c2c7776b3
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Digital signatures verified
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Calling: mdrun -s frame18.tpr -o frame18.trr -cpt 15 -nt 1
20:49:32:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Steps: first=0 total=250000
20:49:33:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:80': No WUs available for this configuration
20:49:33:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
20:49:34:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
20:49:34:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:80
20:49:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Completed 1 out of 250000 steps (0%)
20:49:35:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:80': No WUs available for this configuration
20:49:35:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
20:49:36:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
20:49:36:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
20:49:36:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:80
20:49:37:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:80': 10001: Server responded: HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
20:49:37:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
20:49:37:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': 10001: Server responded: HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
20:49:37:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:80
20:49:38:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:80': No WUs available for this configuration
20:49:38:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
20:49:38:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': 10001: Server responded: HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
20:49:38:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment

[PantherX]

Welcome to the F@H Forum Enrique Corella,

Please note that based on this message in your log file, I would say that it seems your GPU is setup correctly. However, there's a huge demand for GPU WUs and the supply is not able to keep up. Work is being done to fix this so just leave your client running and it will automatically pick up a GPU WU.
20:49:38:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:80': No WUs available for this configuration

I noticed that you do not have a passkey. Using one is recommended for security reasons and bonus points. Here's an article for you learn more about it to make an informed decision: https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/points/passkey/