I've been rooting through many threads on various forums & wiki's, and it seems there's a viable installation path for Linux 64-Bit SMP + WinDoze GPU2 using wine, CUDA 2.0 and a custom Driver Wrapper.
Pro's:
--> Linux SMP Goodness
--> Nvidia Multi-GPU Goodness
--> ATI GPU Goodness (TBA, it's in the works from what I've read)
--> Headless Operation (No Monitors, Mouse, KB)
--> No WinDoze Lic. or the usual whooo's of WinDoze XP / Vista.
PPD Nominal Estimates:
--> Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz + 2x 8800 GTS (G92) Stock => 15K
--> I've seen data on a Quad with 4x GPU cards, it's shocking the PPD.
Con's / Concerns:
--> Requires a Custom Driver Wrapper = Done.
--> Native Linux Install, so you loose your WinDoze, unless it's a VM.
--> Have not seen a VMWare Install version, not to say it's not happening. If possible, it makes OC'ing the GPU's a breeze.
--> Takes some configuring to negate the need to X11 to be installed. Not a major issue.
--> Not Fully Supported by the Pande Group, but it's not being rejected.
So, where does that leave us. We need a rock solid Method / Guide for installing this beast (maybe add it to SirusB's F@H SMP Client Guide ?? ). I'm not a Linux GURU, but I can follow directions well, test and provide feedback.
Any Takers ??
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Pro's:
--> Linux SMP Goodness
--> Nvidia Multi-GPU Goodness
--> ATI GPU Goodness (TBA, it's in the works from what I've read)
--> Headless Operation (No Monitors, Mouse, KB)
--> No WinDoze Lic. or the usual whooo's of WinDoze XP / Vista.
PPD Nominal Estimates:
--> Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz + 2x 8800 GTS (G92) Stock => 15K
--> I've seen data on a Quad with 4x GPU cards, it's shocking the PPD.
Con's / Concerns:
--> Requires a Custom Driver Wrapper = Done.
--> Native Linux Install, so you loose your WinDoze, unless it's a VM.
--> Have not seen a VMWare Install version, not to say it's not happening. If possible, it makes OC'ing the GPU's a breeze.
--> Takes some configuring to negate the need to X11 to be installed. Not a major issue.
--> Not Fully Supported by the Pande Group, but it's not being rejected.
So, where does that leave us. We need a rock solid Method / Guide for installing this beast (maybe add it to SirusB's F@H SMP Client Guide ?? ). I'm not a Linux GURU, but I can follow directions well, test and provide feedback.
Any Takers ??
.
