Quadro FX 3800

[Hadrien]

I was hoping there would be for support for this card soon, but it appears not. I have tried everything recommended here as well as other forums (see link: http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=9953). I have 6 boxes burning in for the next 7 days (Windows 7 64-bit) that I could run the GPU client on, but cannot get it working with these Quadro FX 3800. nVidia has CUDA support for these cards (http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_learn_products.html), but F@H still says it is not supported. I have about 15 of these cards here that I could run F@H on during the weekends.

Just wanted to ask here if anyone else had any ideas besides the -forcegpu flag? Thanks in advance.

 

[Vaulter98c]

15 cards not running, wow

There was someone running quadros, who was it?

 

[jeremyshaw]

This is stupid, but is there a forcegpu g100gl flag? That is the gpu this card is based upon.

Also, can you install the latest geforce drivers?
I always thought there was an "enable cuda" switch, but that's probably just a figment of my imagination.
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[Hadrien]

I tried that, no dice. I tried the -forcegpu nvidia_g80 flag as well and it did not work.

Hopefully there will be some support for this card in the GPU3 client. I got another 5 more workstations in that it can run on during the weekends with the FX 3800 card.

 

[nitrobass24]

I had a tesla for a while and had some issues with it maybe i can help.

what OS?
What drivers?
x86 or x64?

For troubleshooting always use the console client because it is self contained

EDIT: from reading your other post the program is not communicating properly with your Data Folders.
This should be an easy fix

 

[Hadrien]

I had a tesla for a while and had some issues with it maybe i can help.

what OS?
What drivers?
x86 or x64?

For troubleshooting always use the console client because it is self contained

EDIT: from reading your other post the program is not communicating properly with your Data Folders.
This should be an easy fix

Windows 7 64 bit
Latest CUDA Driver - 190.38
Latest GPU exe

Here is what I get when I just run gpu.exe -verbosity 9

c:\gpu>gpu -verbosity 9

Note: Please read the license agreement (gpu -license). Further
use of this software requires that you have read and accepted this agreement.

[03:57:02] RDPDD Chained DD detected
[03:57:02] At present your GPU is not supported or you need a current driver.
You may wish to consider running our standard client,
which you can download at folding.stanford.edu.

For some reason tonight it was able to get through with the -forcegpu nvidia_g80 flag but I get this:

[03:56:12] *------------------------------*
[03:56:12] Folding@Home GPU Core
[03:56:12] Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
[03:56:12]
[03:56:12] Compiler  : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14
.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[03:56:12] Build host: amoeba
[03:56:12] Board Type: Nvidia
[03:56:12] Core      :
[03:56:12] Preparing to commence simulation
[03:56:12] - Looking at optimizations...
[03:56:12] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_02.ckp
[03:56:12] - Created dyn
[03:56:12] - Files status OK
[03:56:12] - Expanded 45411 -> 251112 (decompressed 552.9 percent)
[03:56:12] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=45411 data_size=2511
12, decompressed_data_size=251112 diff=0
[03:56:12] - Digital signature verified
[03:56:12]
[03:56:12] Project: 5771 (Run 9, Clone 149, Gen 722)
[03:56:12]
[03:56:12] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[03:56:12] Entering M.D.
[03:56:18] Tpr hash work/wudata_02.tpr:  2334958423 2216266189 119128220 2453837
512 952791467
[03:56:18]
[03:56:18] Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
[03:56:18]
[03:56:18] mdrun_gpu returned
[03:56:18] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=0
[03:56:18] Work fraction=0.0000 steps=0.
[03:56:22] logfile size=0 infoLength=0 edr=0 trr=25
[03:56:22] + Opened results file
[03:56:22] - Writing 637 bytes of core data to disk...
[03:56:22] Done: 125 -> 124 (compressed to 99.2 percent)
[03:56:22]   ... Done.
[03:56:22] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_02.ckp
[03:56:23]
[03:56:23] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINE
[03:56:26] CoreStatus = 7A (122)
[03:56:26] Sending work to server
[03:56:26] Project: 5771 (Run 9, Clone 149, Gen 722)
[03:56:26] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.

Again I am hoping this card will supported in GPU3, but I think I have given up for now.

 

[Gilthanis]

Well if you give up on getting F@H, make sure to put them to use in BOINC at least on one of the various projects.

 

[nitrobass24]

First I want you to uninstall the drivers and reboot
Then download these drivers
Reboot

Try the client again without the forcegpu flag.

You should only use the CUDA driver ie 190.38 if you have a Tesla
Since you have a Quadro, you need the ones i linked.

 

[Vaulter98c]

15 cuda cards running, that's awesome if it works, we could use your help fir sure!
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[Hadrien]

First I want you to uninstall the drivers and reboot
Then download these drivers
Reboot

Try the client again without the forcegpu flag.

You should only use the CUDA driver ie 190.38 if you have a Tesla
Since you have a Quadro, you need the ones i linked.

nitrobass24 is the man. I am an idiot thinking the main CUDA page was the only one for the latest driver. The beta CUDA driver site took me to the 191.66 driver you had posted.

Using that driver and the -forcegpu nvidia_g80 flag I was able to get it folding on a test machine. If all goes well and results come back ok then I will get it going on the other 14 as well as 10 FX1800s and a handful of FX580s. I ask my users nicely if they want to do this, and most have said absolutely. Thank you again nitrobass24.

 

[Vaulter98c]

With that much F@H power, youll be like dephcon (sort of)

 

[Hadrien]

With that much F@H power, youll be like dephcon (sort of)

Hardly. These will only run on weekends AT MOST. I am getting back into folding but zero borging for me this time.

 

[Vaulter98c]

I was refering more to the free hardware from work aspect (I'm assuming)
I know the points won't add up like his but it's all towards the cause
Hell, I just Borged an old socket A rig for like 100ppd
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[sirmonkey1985]

I was refering more to the free hardware from work aspect (I'm assuming)
I know the points won't add up like his but it's all towards the cause
Hell, I just Borged an old socket A rig for like 100ppd
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i borged a cash register once when i worked for safeway.. lol weak ass security on those things.. loaded up firefox with a thumb drive.. because they had IE removed.. but they replaced the cash registers 2 weeks later so that fun was over.. didnt bother to do it with the new ones but they were only P3 550's.. with 256 megs of ram running windows XP.. worthless stupid slow machines..

 

[Kendrak]

i borged a cash register once when i worked for safeway.. lol weak ass security on those things.. loaded up firefox with a thumb drive.. because they had IE removed.. but they replaced the cash registers 2 weeks later so that fun was over.. didnt bother to do it with the new ones but they were only P3 550's.. with 256 megs of ram running windows XP.. worthless stupid slow machines..

That's one step away from installing it on a toaster

 

[nitrobass24]

Awesome

I am glad you got it working.