Folding Forum

7im wrote:If you haven't even read the install guide, I'm not sure how much more anyone could help you find the info you were looking for.

codysluder wrote:In addition to this being untrue, I still cannot see that you have provided a link to any web page that states that this is true.

V7 DOES work with XP, Vista, 7, and 8.

JimF wrote:I run v7 on two PCs with Nvidia cards only, but am being forced against my will to consider v6 again for another PC due to my old nemesis, running mixed AMD/Nvidia cards. In particular, I want to fold on a GTX 560 while using an HD 7770 for other projects.

I can actually get the GTX 560 to fold easily enough with the right combination of GPU core/Cuda indices, but then it reverts back to the wrong card (the HD 7770) upon restarting v7. I have tried deleting the work folder, etc. to get rid of the HD 7770 and Core_16, but they keep coming back. In the past, I have sometimes had better luck (not perfect by any means) getting v6 to work on a particular card, and am about to try it again.

Either that, or else BOINC detects the cards properly.

<config>
  <!-- User Information -->
  <user value="art_l_j_PlanetAMD64"/> <!-- Enter your user name here -->
  <team value="45862"/>         <!-- Your team number -->
  <passkey value="********************************"/>       <!-- 32 hexadecimal characters if provided -->

  <smp value="true"/>       <!-- If true, attempt to autoconfigure SMP -->
  <gpu value="false"/>      <!-- If true, attempt to autoconfigure GPUs -->

  <!-- Work Unit Control -->
  <next-unit-percentage value="100"/>

  <!-- Folding Slots -->
  <slot id="0" type="SMP"/>
  <slot id="1" type="GPU"/>

</config>

JimF wrote:art,

Thanks a lot; it is just what I need.
But v6 picked up the Fermi card right away, and ignored the AMD card, so I think I will run with it until the next install.

• set 'gpu' to 'false' (disabling auto-detect)
• deleted the GPU slot (id 0)
• saved the Configuration
• shutdown the computer, including removing the power plug for 20 seconds
• started up the computer
• waited until FAHControl was up and running
• manually added the GPU slot
• saw that the GPU slot is working OK

JimF wrote:You would think that v7 would allow you to start up from the last known good configuration, or something like that. But they want to figure it out for themselves. It is another case where trying to make things easier for you actually makes them much harder.

Note: The installer (GPU & SMP) will automatically install one or more FAHClient slots to match the computer hardware detected. If multiple CPU cores are detected, an SMP slot is installed, otherwise a Uniprocessor slot is installed as the fall back option. If one or more GPUs are detected, one or more GPU slots are also installed automatically. If neither multicores or GPU are detected, a Uniprocessor slot is installed by default.

1. Continue with the auto-detection and installation of slots ('smp' and 'gpu' set to 'true'), or
2. Import the existing configuration ('smp' and 'gpu' set to 'false'), or
3. The user will manually add slots after FAHControl starts ('smp' and 'gpu' set to 'false')

JimF wrote:It is another case where trying to make things easier for you actually makes them much harder.

codysluder wrote:The vast majority of donor has one or zero GPUs in their system. Automatic configuration is certainly easier for them since it works flawlessly.

codysluder wrote:Installing GPUs from two different companies was impossible in V6.

Nathan_P wrote:

codysluder wrote:Installing GPUs from two different companies was impossible in V6.

Err no it wasn't, I had a mix of Asus fermi, EVGA GT200 and Leadtek/Asus G92 Gpu's in my gpu folding rig. They ran just fine together under v6. However I will accept that not everyone could get it to work - it did take me about a week to get them to play nice together.

codysluder wrote:The vast majority of donor has one or zero GPUs in their system. Automatic configuration is certainly easier for them since it works flawlessly.