(Solved) GPU disabled

[dickster]

Was folding great for a while, but then the gpu stopped. It shows "gpu disabled". I've googled that and checked what I could find but with the same results. I'm running Windows 7 64bit and 476.06 64bit nvidia drivers on an EVGA 1060 6gb card.

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*********************** Log Started 2022-12-05T18:18:26Z ***********************
18:18:26:******************************* libFAH ********************************
18:18:26:           Date: Oct 20 2020
18:18:26:           Time: 13:36:55
18:18:26:       Revision: 5ca109d295a6245e2a2f590b3d0085ad5e567aeb
18:18:26:         Branch: master
18:18:26:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
18:18:26:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:18:26:       Platform: win32 10
18:18:26:           Bits: 32
18:18:26:           Mode: Release
18:18:26:****************************** FAHClient ******************************
18:18:26:        Version: 7.6.21
18:18:26:         Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
18:18:26:      Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
18:18:26:       Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
18:18:26:           Date: Oct 20 2020
18:18:26:           Time: 13:41:04
18:18:26:       Revision: 6efbf0e138e22d3963e6a291f78dcb9c6422a278
18:18:26:         Branch: master
18:18:26:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
18:18:26:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:18:26:       Platform: win32 10
18:18:26:           Bits: 32
18:18:26:           Mode: Release
18:18:26:         Config: C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\config.xml
18:18:26:******************************** CBang ********************************
18:18:26:           Date: Oct 20 2020
18:18:26:           Time: 11:36:18
18:18:26:       Revision: 7e4ce85225d7eaeb775e87c31740181ca603de60
18:18:26:         Branch: master
18:18:26:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
18:18:26:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:18:26:       Platform: win32 10
18:18:26:           Bits: 32
18:18:26:           Mode: Release
18:18:26:******************************* System ********************************
18:18:26:            CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
18:18:26:         CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0
18:18:26:           CPUs: 8
18:18:26:         Memory: 16.00GiB
18:18:26:    Free Memory: 14.78GiB
18:18:26:        Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
18:18:26:     OS Version: 6.1
18:18:26:    Has Battery: false
18:18:26:     On Battery: false
18:18:26:     UTC Offset: -6
18:18:26:            PID: 2768
18:18:26:            CWD: C:\ProgramData\FAHClient
18:18:26:  Win32 Service: false
18:18:26:             OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
18:18:26:        OS Arch: AMD64
18:18:26:           GPUs: 1
18:18:26:          GPU 0: Bus:1 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:1
18:18:26:  CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:6.1 Driver:11.4
18:18:26:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:3.0 Driver:474.6
18:18:26:***********************************************************************
18:18:26:<config>
18:18:26:  <!-- Network -->
18:18:26:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
18:18:26:
18:18:26:  <!-- Slot Control -->
18:18:26:  <power v='full'/>
18:18:26:
18:18:26:  <!-- User Information -->
18:18:26:  <passkey v='*****'/>
18:18:26:  <team v='32035'/>
18:18:26:  <user v='dickster'/>
18:18:26:
18:18:26:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
18:18:26:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
18:18:26:</config>
18:18:26:Trying to access database...
18:18:26:Successfully acquired database lock
18:18:26:FS00:Initialized folding slot 00: cpu:7
18:18:26:WARNING:FS01:Disabling beta GPU slot 01: gpu:1:0.  Beta GPUs can be tested for no points by setting ``gpu-beta=true`` in the configuration.
18:18:27:WU00:FS00:Starting
18:18:27:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Changed SMP threads from 8 to 7 this can cause some work units to fail
18:18:27:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\cores/cores.foldingathome.org/win/64bit-avx-256/a8-0.0.12/Core_a8.fah/FahCore_a8.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 2768 -checkpoint 15 -np 7
18:18:27:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 1420
18:18:27:WU00:FS00:Core PID:3124
18:18:27:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa8 started
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:*********************** Log Started 2022-12-05T18:18:27Z ***********************
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Core: Gromacs
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Type: 0xa8
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Version: 0.0.12
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:  Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:56:07
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       SIMD: avx_256
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     OpenMP: ON
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       CUDA: OFF
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 1420 -checkpoint 15 -np 7
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ libFAH ************************************
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:24:13
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ CBang *************************************
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:23:53
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ System ************************************
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       CPUs: 8
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Memory: 16.00GiB
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Free Memory: 14.64GiB
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8: OS Version: 6.1
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Has Battery: false
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8: On Battery: false
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8: UTC Offset: -6
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        PID: 3124
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        CWD: C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\work
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:********************************************************************************
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Project: 16996 (Run 30, Clone 63, Gen 120)
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Unit: 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Digital signatures verified
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Calling: mdrun -c frame120.gro -s frame120.tpr -x frame120.xtc -cpi state.cpt -cpt 15 -nt 7 -ntmpi 1
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Steps: first=300000000 total=302500000
18:18:28:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Completed 510701 out of 2500000 steps (20%)
18:19:04:FS00:Shutting core down
18:19:04:WU00:FS00:0xa8:WARNING:Console control signal 1 on PID 3124
18:19:04:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Exiting, please wait. . .
18:19:05:WARNING:FS02:No CUDA or OpenCL 1.2+ support detected for GPU slot 02: gpu:-1:-1.  Disabling.
18:19:05:Adding folding slot 02: gpu:-1:-1
18:19:05:Removing old file 'configs/config-20221119-064148.xml'
18:19:05:Saving configuration to config.xml
18:19:05:<config>
18:19:05:  <!-- Network -->
18:19:05:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
18:19:05:
18:19:05:  <!-- Slot Control -->
18:19:05:  <power v='full'/>
18:19:05:
18:19:05:  <!-- User Information -->
18:19:05:  <passkey v='*****'/>
18:19:05:  <team v='32035'/>
18:19:05:  <user v='dickster'/>
18:19:05:
18:19:05:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
18:19:05:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
18:19:05:  <slot id='2' type='GPU'/>
18:19:05:</config>
18:19:06:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Folding@home Core Shutdown: INTERRUPTED
18:19:06:WU00:FS00:FahCore returned: INTERRUPTED (102 = 0x66)
18:19:06:WU00:FS00:Starting
18:19:06:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\cores/cores.foldingathome.org/win/64bit-avx-256/a8-0.0.12/Core_a8.fah/FahCore_a8.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 2768 -checkpoint 15 -np 7
18:19:06:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 3088
18:19:06:WU00:FS00:Core PID:4740
18:19:06:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa8 started
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:*********************** Log Started 2022-12-05T18:19:06Z ***********************
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Core: Gromacs
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Type: 0xa8
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Version: 0.0.12
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:  Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:56:07
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       SIMD: avx_256
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     OpenMP: ON
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       CUDA: OFF
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 3088 -checkpoint 15 -np 7
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ libFAH ************************************
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:24:13
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ CBang *************************************
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:23:53
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ System ************************************
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       CPUs: 8
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Memory: 16.00GiB
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Free Memory: 14.50GiB
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8: OS Version: 6.1
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Has Battery: false
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8: On Battery: false
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8: UTC Offset: -6
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        PID: 4740
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        CWD: C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\work
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:********************************************************************************
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Project: 16996 (Run 30, Clone 63, Gen 120)
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Unit: 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Digital signatures verified
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Calling: mdrun -c frame120.gro -s frame120.tpr -x frame120.xtc -cpi state.cpt -cpt 15 -nt 7 -ntmpi 1
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Steps: first=300000000 total=302500000
18:19:07:ERROR:Receive error: 10053: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine.
18:19:07:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Completed 511802 out of 2500000 steps (20%)
18:19:27:Removing old file 'configs/config-20221119-071723.xml'
18:19:27:Saving configuration to config.xml
18:19:27:<config>
18:19:27:  <!-- Network -->
18:19:27:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
18:19:27:
18:19:27:  <!-- Slot Control -->
18:19:27:  <power v='full'/>
18:19:27:
18:19:27:  <!-- User Information -->
18:19:27:  <passkey v='*****'/>
18:19:27:  <team v='32035'/>
18:19:27:  <user v='dickster'/>
18:19:27:
18:19:27:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
18:19:27:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
18:19:27:  <slot id='2' type='GPU'/>
18:19:27:</config>
18:27:56:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Completed 525000 out of 2500000 steps (21%)
18:30:16:FS00:Paused
18:30:16:FS02:Paused
18:30:16:FS00:Shutting core down
18:30:17:WU00:FS00:0xa8:WARNING:Console control signal 1 on PID 4740
18:30:17:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Exiting, please wait. . .
18:30:22:WU00:FS00:FahCore returned: INTERRUPTED (102 = 0x66)
18:30:38:Removing old file 'configs/config-20221125-054640.xml'
18:30:38:Saving configuration to config.xml
18:30:38:<config>
18:30:38:  <!-- Network -->
18:30:38:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
18:30:38:
18:30:38:  <!-- Slot Control -->
18:30:38:  <power v='full'/>
18:30:38:
18:30:38:  <!-- User Information -->
18:30:38:  <passkey v='*****'/>
18:30:38:  <team v='32035'/>
18:30:38:  <user v='dickster'/>
18:30:38:
18:30:38:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
18:30:38:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
18:30:38:    <paused v='true'/>
18:30:38:  </slot>
18:30:38:  <slot id='2' type='GPU'>
18:30:38:    <paused v='true'/>
18:30:38:  </slot>
18:30:38:</config>

[bikeaddict]

This error usually happens when the client has network connectivity problems and can't download the GPUs.txt file. Check the internet access and maybe disable firewall restrictions on FAHClient.

[dickster]

But this ran for over a year with no problem. It just started this problem a couple months ago. And the cpu has no problems downloading and running work units.

[Joe_H]

The download of a new copy of GPUs.txt to update it happens about once a month. In the current client that occurs at startup, if that happens before a network connection is established you can end up with no file in place. Without it the GPU is unrecognized and the folding slot will be deleted.

One clue that this is what is happening is in your log file. At startup it is reporting the following:

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18:18:26: GPUs: 1
18:18:26: GPU 0: Bus:1 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:1
18:18:26: CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:6.1 Driver:11.4
18:18:26:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:3.0 Driver:474.6

If GPUs.txt was present "NVIDIA:1" would have been replaced by the actual type of GPU like this "[GeForce GTX 1060 6GB]" with that text read from GPUs.txt.

If it worked up for a while something in your setup may have changed just enough to have the PC not be connected to the internet by the time FAHClient is started. Either it is taking longer for the network connection to be established or the FAHClient startup is happening faster. In some cases you can change the order that login items are started or delay the client startup so it happens later in time and lets the network connection be setup first.

[dickster]

So, if I pause folding on the control panel then shut down my system. Restart and after it gets to the desktop I connect to the internet to verify my connection is working. I restart folding, it should download a new copy of GPUs.txt and start working again?

[Joe_H]

The default setting at installation time on Windows is for FAHClient to be started in the background once your account is logged in on your PC. This is not the same as starting folding using the Web Control or advanced FAHControl. Options are to take FAHClient off the autostart list and manually start it, or to be logged off when your PC starts up instead of auto-logging into the account at startup.

So the sequence is:

PC restart ---> account login ---> FAHClient starts (auto or manually) ---> GPUs.txt downloaded or updated once a month ---> start folding (auto or manually.

You are looking for the internet connection to be established before FAHClient is started.

[dickster]

Thanks for all your help. It is now back up and running F@H.

[wanderphx]

does anyone have ideas about the following: I tried the above process and I still get the error, "no gpu access". This is a portion of my log file.

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05:14:16:             OS: Windows 10 Enterprise
05:14:16:        OS Arch: AMD64
05:14:16:           GPUs: 1
05:14:16:          GPU 0: Bus:45 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:8 GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash
05:14:16:                 Rate]
05:14:16:  CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:45 Slot:0 Compute:8.6 Driver:11.4
05:14:16:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:45 Slot:0 Compute:3.0 Driver:472.84
05:14:16:***********************************************************************

It seems my card is identified, but not accessible?

[vincent89147]

...
So the sequence is:

PC restart ---> account login ---> FAHClient starts (auto or manually) ---> GPUs.txt downloaded or updated once a month ---> start folding (auto or manually.

You are looking for the internet connection to be established before FAHClient is started.

This did not fix it for me. My GPU is (correctly) discovered as "Hawaii PRO [R9 290/390]", which is present in the GPUs.txt file, but there is no way to re-enable it. I am trying to find a way to ensure that FAHClient starts after my internet connection is available, but your sequence is unclear about how I can set the FAHClient to start manually instead of automatically after Windows starts. I can't find an FAHClient service or regedit Run entry, so I don't know how to change this setting.

Could you please elaborate on how I can configure FAHClient to start manually on Windows 10? Thanks!

[vincent89147]

Never mind about the re-enabling, I checked the log and noticed that my cuda.dll had been removed (I had Microsoft support do unspeakable things to this PC). After reinstalling the AMD drivers FAHClient found the GPU again and it's now folding.

I am still curious about how FAHClient's startup mechanism works, though, so if you have any information on that, I would be glad to hear it. Thanks!

[Joe_H]

does anyone have ideas about the following: I tried the above process and I still get the error, "no gpu access". This is a portion of my log file.

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05:14:16:             OS: Windows 10 Enterprise
05:14:16:        OS Arch: AMD64
05:14:16:           GPUs: 1
05:14:16:          GPU 0: Bus:45 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:8 GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash
05:14:16:                 Rate]
05:14:16:  CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:45 Slot:0 Compute:8.6 Driver:11.4
05:14:16:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:45 Slot:0 Compute:3.0 Driver:472.84
05:14:16:***********************************************************************

It seems my card is identified, but not accessible?

We would need a bit more of the log showing where the client has determined the RTX 3060 is not accessible. There may be an error or other message that helps identify the reason. This part of the log at least shows the initial checks for the card's presence appear to have worked.

[Joe_H]

Never mind about the re-enabling, I checked the log and noticed that my cuda.dll had been removed (I had Microsoft support do unspeakable things to this PC). After reinstalling the AMD drivers FAHClient found the GPU again and it's now folding.

I am still curious about how FAHClient's startup mechanism works, though, so if you have any information on that, I would be glad to hear it. Thanks!

Since you have an AMD GPU, the missing cuda.dll was a red herring. That is needed for folding with a Nvidia GPU, not an AMD one. Thus the message is just an informational one, not an error message. MS support may have had you update your video drivers through Windows Update, the drivers provided that way usually do not include the necessary OpenCL support libraries. Reinstalling the drivers from the package downloaded direct from AMD would include that support.

The startup for FAHClient goes pretty much as I detailed in my post on that. The main difference is that GPUs.txt is downloaded immediately the first time FAHClient is started after installation. It has been a while since I ran a Windows install, but as I recall FAHClient should show up in the account's startup items after a default install. They do it this way because MS back in the Windows 7 days blocked access to the video system for processes running as services. There is or was an option to install the client as a service, but only CPU folding can be done that way. On the default install they use a small program to run FAHClient as a windowless process, I forget the name. But using Task Manager you should see a FAHClient process.

One of the things complicating Windows running F@h and sometimes other software is a decision made back in Windows XP days. As MS added more services that were loaded at startup, people complained about the delay before they could login or see the desktop window. MS moved those to being available earlier, but there will still be background services being started. This includes establishing a network connection. So an auto logged in account starting FAHClient may not have network access that early.

The default for Linux and macOS installations creates a background service running FAHClient. GPUs.txt not being updated is not an issue for macOS, GPU folding is not supported there. But we do get some similar reports of the file not getting updated because of a lack of network connection from Linux folders. There at least it is possible to adjust the order of startup or add a delay to the FAHClient startup.

Hope this answers some of your questions.

[BobWilliams757]

Never mind about the re-enabling, I checked the log and noticed that my cuda.dll had been removed (I had Microsoft support do unspeakable things to this PC). After reinstalling the AMD drivers FAHClient found the GPU again and it's now folding.

I am still curious about how FAHClient's startup mechanism works, though, so if you have any information on that, I would be glad to hear it. Thanks!

The application executable for FAH is not under a name that would give you a hint. If you go to Task Manager>Startup the .exe file for the FAHClient is named "HideConsole". If you want Windows to start without the client starting simply disable it in Startup.

[toTOW]

does anyone have ideas about the following: I tried the above process and I still get the error, "no gpu access". This is a portion of my log file.

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05:14:16:             OS: Windows 10 Enterprise
05:14:16:        OS Arch: AMD64
05:14:16:           GPUs: 1
05:14:16:          GPU 0: Bus:45 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:8 GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash
05:14:16:                 Rate]
05:14:16:  CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:45 Slot:0 Compute:8.6 Driver:11.4
05:14:16:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:45 Slot:0 Compute:3.0 Driver:472.84
05:14:16:***********************************************************************

It seems my card is identified, but not accessible?

You'll have to post the parts of the log that are showing the error ... everything looks good in this section (although the drivers seem quite old).