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Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:26 am
by dannydee83
I've got an Nvidia GeForce 1050 TI [Mobile] and I'm unable to get it to fold. It just sets at ready, my folding power is set to full and this is a clean install of F@H. Log below:
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*********************** Log Started 2020-03-08T03:22:05Z ***********************
03:22:35:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
03:22:36:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.241
03:22:36:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] from 140.163.4.241
03:22:36:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.241:8080
03:22:36:WU01:FS01:Downloading 11.66MiB
03:22:38:WU01:FS01:Download complete
03:22:38:WU01:FS01:Received Unit: id:01 state:DOWNLOAD error:NO_ERROR project:11737 run:0 clone:17742 gen:3 core:0x22 unit:0x000000048ca304f15e63e2de6036890a
03:22:38:WU01:FS01:Downloading core from http://cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/Core_22.fah
03:22:38:WU01:FS01:Connecting to cores.foldingathome.org:80
03:22:38:WU01:FS01:FahCore 22: Downloading 4.04MiB
03:22:39:WU01:FS01:FahCore 22: Download complete
03:22:39:WU01:FS01:Valid core signature
03:22:39:WU01:FS01:Unpacked 13.49MiB to cores/cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/Core_22.fah/FahCore_22.exe
03:22:39:WU01:FS01:Starting
03:22:39:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Failed to start core: OpenCL device matching slot 1 not found, try setting 'opencl-index' manually
03:22:39:WU01:FS01:Starting
03:22:39:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Failed to start core: OpenCL device matching slot 1 not found, try setting 'opencl-index' manually
03:23:39:WU01:FS01:Starting
03:23:39:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Failed to start core: OpenCL device matching slot 1 not found, try setting 'opencl-index' manually
03:25:16:WU01:FS01:Starting
03:25:16:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Failed to start core: OpenCL device matching slot 1 not found, try setting 'opencl-index' manually
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1080 TI running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:23 am
by bollix47
Welcome to the folding@home community support forum.
Your title identifies your GPU as a 1080 ti but your log reports a 1050 ti.
Please post the System Info & Config sections of your log.
Did you install the drivers from
www.nvidia.com/drivers ?
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1080 TI running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 1:04 pm
by JimboPalmer
Lets assume you have a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile like the software thinks.
Lets assume you have some 64 bit version of windows as the path hints: cores/cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/Core_22.fah/FahCore_22.exe
lets further assume Windows 10 in English for no reason at all, because you omitted the part of the log that tells us this stuff so we don't have to assume.
https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/157540 Here is the latest driver.
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:42 pm
by Joe_H
Another possible assumption, if this is installed in a laptop, many are set to use integrated graphics for low power usage and switch to the discrete graphics card when more power is needed for games, etc. Laptops like this have been problematic in getting folding up and running.
Basically the OS or hardware switches the discrete graphics off, and folding can neither see it or use it and can not fold on the integrated graphics, especially if that is from Intel. People who have gotten folding to work on such laptops have had to either disable the integrated graphics or get the settings right so only the other graphics stays active all of the time.
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:09 pm
by JimboPalmer
Joe_H he omitted that part of the log, so we are just guessing. Yours is a good guess, if it was crashing.
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=26036
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:15 pm
by dannydee83
As requested, here's the system info, not too sure where the config log is. I've gone ahead and updated my drivers to no avail as well as restarted my computer.
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:36 pm
by JimboPalmer
That CPU does have integrated graphics (Intel® HD Graphics 630) so Joe_H's theory has merit.
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:56 pm
by dannydee83
Final update, after some tinkering with the gpu-index settings and a few restarts I got it to run on the GPU, not the integrated graphics. However, I noticed that whenever the GPU folding was running my laptop battery couldn't keep a charge plugged in, I'm chalking it up to too big of a power draw so I guess my CPU will have to do for now :/
Thanks for the help!
EDIT:
For those curious, at full capacity the nvidia GeForce 1050ti draws 75W and the Intel i7-7700HQ draws 45W, totaling to 120W.
My laptop has a 120W supply so, the cpu & gpu alone hog up a lot of power, which is probably why it couldn’t hold a charge!
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:17 pm
by foldy
If you have to decide between Intel CPU or Nvidia GPU then choose the Nvidia GPU because it gets more PPD per watt. You can disable the FAH CPU slot and only run the FAH GPU slot. And you can limit the power usage of the Nvidia GPU using MSI Afterburner too if necessary.
Re: Unable to get Nvidia 1050 TI [Mobile] running
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:00 pm
by bruce
You have identified the problem of having a system that was designed to draw more power than your power supply can provide. Unfortunately that's not a good idea if you're going to attempt to run continuously at full power. (FAH did not create that system design.) Either have to limit the power going to your GTX 1050 Ti Mobile or your CPU. You can choose how you do that but it's a semi-delicate process that can't be done automatically.
Foldy has suggested methods of managing your GPU power draw. I'll add to that the fact that you can limit the number of CPU threads allocated to CPU folding. It's a straightforward setting in FAHControl. For your 8 threads plus the GTX 1050 Ti M, the defalt is going to be reduced to 6 threads but you can choose any number between 1 and 6 rather than leaving the "-1" setting (letting the software decide).