edit: The rest of this remains valid, any attempt I make to persuade X to work goes wrong. However I have manged to get both gpus and the cpu folding without X. This will do for tonight.
Hey all. I'm trying to get two 8800gt's to run folding under linux. After following the guide online to the letter on a fresh install (my variations didn't work out so well) I've managed to get one of them folding peacefully enough from the command line. If I try to use X with it in a terminal window, it all goes a bit wrong. Graphical corruption (black screen, except where I move the mouse pointer draws itself normally) and it complains that the machine is unstable. I'm pretty sure this is an xorg problem.
System is at stock and otherwise stable.
The second gpu is a bit odd. Navigating to a separate folder with the required four files in and trying to run the relevant one with wine produces a lot of text (I'm limited to what I can see on screen), which is some numbers followed by
So far I'm working from the nvidia-xconfig output and editing by trial and error. Using Ubuntu 8.04 server with ubuntu-desktop installed over the top. Ubuntu complains that it's running in low graphics mode whenever it reboots.
Any advice welcome, I've spent the last 12 hours on this bloody thing.
Thought I'd post the error messages in full just for the hell of it.
Under gnome, evga card first
And the bfg one
Hey all. I'm trying to get two 8800gt's to run folding under linux. After following the guide online to the letter on a fresh install (my variations didn't work out so well) I've managed to get one of them folding peacefully enough from the command line. If I try to use X with it in a terminal window, it all goes a bit wrong. Graphical corruption (black screen, except where I move the mouse pointer draws itself normally) and it complains that the machine is unstable. I'm pretty sure this is an xorg problem.
System is at stock and otherwise stable.
The second gpu is a bit odd. Navigating to a separate folder with the required four files in and trying to run the relevant one with wine produces a lot of text (I'm limited to what I can see on screen), which is some numbers followed by
Code:
0000021 (D) Z:\home\jon\folding\bfg\[email protected]
0000022 0 <==
Backtrace
=>1 0x7ed9b024 in d3d9 (+0xb024) (0x0032f530)
2 ox0040e872 in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0xe872) (0x0032f9cc)
3 etc...[code]
I'm guessing this is an objection based on folding@home already running, or a complaint that there's only one card. ls /dev/nv* shows up nvidia0, nvidia1, nvidiactl which I believe is correct.
[code]cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder62) Mon May 11 15:57:20 PDT 2009
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
Vendorname "NVIDIA Corporation"
Boardname "EVGA 8800GT"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
Option "NoLogo" "False"
Option "SLI" "auto"
BusID "2:0:0"
EndSection
Identifier "videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
Vendorname "NVIDIA Corporation"
Boardname "BFG 8800GT"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
Option "NoLogo" "False"
Option "SLI" "auto"
BusID "3:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSectionSo far I'm working from the nvidia-xconfig output and editing by trial and error. Using Ubuntu 8.04 server with ubuntu-desktop installed over the top. Ubuntu complains that it's running in low graphics mode whenever it reboots.
Any advice welcome, I've spent the last 12 hours on this bloody thing.
Thought I'd post the error messages in full just for the hell of it.
Under gnome, evga card first
Code:
Launch directory: Z:\home\jon\folding\evga
Executable: [email protected]
Arguments: -forcegpu nvidia_g80 -gpu 0
[02:33:18] - Ask before connecting: No
[02:33:18] - User name: JonJ (Team 10)
[02:33:18] - User ID: 35C3617424674DFD
[02:33:18] - Machine ID: 2
[02:33:18]
[02:33:18] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:33:18]
[02:33:18] + Processing work unit
[02:33:18] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[02:33:18] Core found.
[02:33:18] Working on queue slot 01 [February 9 02:33:18 UTC]
[02:33:18] + Working ...
[02:33:18]
[02:33:18] *------------------------------*
[02:33:18] Folding@Home GPU Core
[02:33:18] Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
[02:33:18]
[02:33:18] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[02:33:18] Build host: amoeba
[02:33:18] Board Type: Nvidia
[02:33:18] Core :
[02:33:18] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:33:18] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:33:18] - Files status OK
[02:33:18] - Expanded 46674 -> 252912 (decompressed 541.8 percent)
[02:33:18] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=46674 data_size=252912, decompressed_data_size=252912 diff=0
[02:33:18] - Digital signature verified
[02:33:18]
[02:33:18] Project: 5768 (Run 10, Clone 143, Gen 1125)
[02:33:18]
[02:33:18] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:33:18] Entering M.D.
Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading sasa-enabled ir 0 0
[02:33:24] Will resume from checkpoint file
[02:33:24] Tpr hash work/wudata_01.tpr: 1151303060 1179564584 1795506272 1872731227 3648335265
[02:33:24]
[02:33:24] Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
[02:33:24]
Initializing Nvidia gpu library
NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (No such file or directory).
cudaMalloc CUDAStream::Allocate failed initialization error
[02:33:25] mdrun_gpu returned
[02:33:25] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=0
[02:33:25] Work fraction=0.0000 steps=0.
[02:33:29] logfile size=12310 infoLength=12310 edr=0 trr=25
[02:33:29] + Opened results file
[02:33:29] - Writing 12848 bytes of core data to disk...
[02:33:29] Done: 12336 -> 4271 (compressed to 34.6 percent)
[02:33:29] ... Done.
[02:33:29] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_01.ckp
[02:33:29]
[02:33:29] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINE
[02:33:32] CoreStatus = 7A (122)
[02:33:32] Sending work to server
[02:33:32] Project: 5768 (Run 10, Clone 143, Gen 1125)
[02:33:32] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.
[02:33:32] + Attempting to send results [February 9 02:33:32 UTC]
[02:33:33] + Results successfully sent
[02:33:33] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[02:33:37] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[02:33:37] + Attempting to get work packet
[02:33:37] - Connecting to assignment server
[02:33:38] - Successful: assigned to (171.67.108.11).
[02:33:38] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[02:33:38] Loaded queue successfully.
[02:33:39] + Closed connections
[02:33:44]
[02:33:44] + Processing work unit
[02:33:44] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[02:33:44] Core found.
[02:33:44] Working on queue slot 02 [February 9 02:33:44 UTC]
[02:33:44] + Working ...
[02:33:44]
[02:33:44] *------------------------------*
[02:33:44] Folding@Home GPU Core
[02:33:44] Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
[02:33:44]
[02:33:44] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[02:33:44] Build host: amoeba
[02:33:44] Board Type: Nvidia
[02:33:44] Core :
[02:33:44] Preparing to commence simulation
[02:33:44] - Looking at optimizations...
[02:33:44] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_02.ckp
[02:33:44] - Created dyn
[02:33:44] - Files status OK
[02:33:44] - Expanded 46636 -> 252912 (decompressed 542.3 percent)
[02:33:44] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=46636 data_size=252912, decompressed_data_size=252912 diff=0
[02:33:44] - Digital signature verified
[02:33:44]
[02:33:44] Project: 5766 (Run 7, Clone 363, Gen 786)
[02:33:44]
[02:33:44] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[02:33:44] Entering M.D.
Reading file work/wudata_02.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading file work/wudata_02.tpr, VERSION 3.1.4 (single precision)
Reading sasa-enabled ir 0 0
Initializing Nvidia gpu library
NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (No such file or directory).
cudaMalloc CUDAStream::Allocate failed initialization error
[02:33:50] Tpr hash work/wudata_02.tpr: 1362524593 637642711 4116226190 2075408660 2362482208
[02:33:50]
[02:33:50] Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
[02:33:50]
[02:33:50] mdrun_gpu returned
[02:33:50] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=0
[02:33:50] Work fraction=0.0000 steps=0.
[02:33:54] logfile size=4945 infoLength=4945 edr=0 trr=25
[02:33:54] + Opened results file
[02:33:54] - Writing 5483 bytes of core data to disk...
[02:33:54] Done: 4971 -> 1860 (compressed to 37.4 percent)
[02:33:54] ... Done.
[02:33:54] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_02.ckp
[02:33:54]
[02:33:54] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINEAnd the bfg one
Code:
jon@jon-svr:~/folding/bfg$ nice wine [email protected] -configonly
Note: Please read the license agreement ([email protected] -license). Further
use of this software requires that you have read and accepted this agreement.
Folding@Home User Configuration
err:wgl:get_render_type_from_fbconfig Unknown render_type: 0
err:wgl:get_render_type_from_fbconfig Unknown render_type: 0
err:wgl:get_render_type_from_fbconfig Unknown render_type: 0
err:wgl:get_render_type_from_fbconfig Unknown render_type: 0
err:d3d:WineD3D_CreateFakeGLContext Can't find a suitable iPixelFormat
err:d3d:InitAdapters Failed to get a gl context for default adapter
err:wine_d3d:WineDirect3DCreate Direct3D9 is not available without opengl
wine: Unhandled page fault on read access to 0x00000000 at address 0x7ed91024 (thread 0022), starting debugger...
Unhandled exception: page fault on read access to 0x00000000 in 32-bit code (0x7ed91024).
Register dump:
CS:0023 SS:002b DS:002b ES:002b FS:0063 GS:006b
EIP:7ed91024 ESP:0032f4d8 EBP:0032f530 EFLAGS:00010206( - 00 - RIP1)
EAX:0032f4fc EBX:7eda4678 ECX:7eda4e80 EDX:00000000
ESI:7ffdf000 EDI:7eda4e7c
Stack dump:
0x0032f4d8: 7eda4e7c 0032f50c 7ed454f0 00000001
0x0032f4e8: 7ed718c4 7ed6b6c4 7ed6a9f4 00000009
0x0032f4f8: 0032f550 0032f548 0032f748 0032f948
0x0032f508: 0032f968 0032f970 0032f974 0032f978
0x0032f518: 0032f97c 0032f980 0032f990 7b8b3884
0x0032f528: 7ffdf000 00424645 0032f9a0 0040e872
Backtrace:
=>1 0x7ed91024 in d3d9 (+0x11024) (0x0032f530)
2 0x0040e872 in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0xe872) (0x0032f9a0)
3 0x0040314a in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0x314a) (0x0032f9cc)
4 0x0040c154 in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0xc154) (0x0032fe9c)
5 0x0040ea76 in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0xea76) (0x0032fec0)
6 0x004245ee in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0x245ee) (0x0032ff08)
7 0x7b877b27 in kernel32 (+0x57b27) (0x0032ffe8)
0x7ed91024: movl 0x0(%edx),%ecx
Modules:
Module Address Debug info Name (59 modules)
PE 400000- 473000 Export folding@home-win32-gpu
ELF 7b800000-7b92d000 Export kernel32<elf>
\-PE 7b820000-7b92d000 \ kernel32
ELF 7bc00000-7bca4000 Deferred ntdll<elf>
\-PE 7bc10000-7bca4000 \ ntdll
ELF 7bf00000-7bf03000 Deferred <wine-loader>
ELF 7d73c000-7e654000 Deferred libglcore.so.1
ELF 7e654000-7e70e000 Deferred libgl.so.1
ELF 7e746000-7e74f000 Deferred libxcursor.so.1
ELF 7e74f000-7e754000 Deferred libxfixes.so.3
ELF 7e754000-7e757000 Deferred libxcomposite.so.1
ELF 7e757000-7e75d000 Deferred libxrandr.so.2
ELF 7e75d000-7e765000 Deferred libxrender.so.1
ELF 7e765000-7e768000 Deferred libxinerama.so.1
ELF 7e768000-7e788000 Deferred imm32<elf>
\-PE 7e770000-7e788000 \ imm32
ELF 7e788000-7e78d000 Deferred libxdmcp.so.6
ELF 7e78d000-7e7a5000 Deferred libxcb.so.1
ELF 7e7a5000-7e7a7000 Deferred libxcb-xlib.so.0
ELF 7e7a7000-7e7aa000 Deferred libxau.so.6
ELF 7e7aa000-7e891000 Deferred libx11.so.6
ELF 7e891000-7e89f000 Deferred libxext.so.6
ELF 7e89f000-7e8a4000 Deferred libxxf86vm.so.1
ELF 7e8b0000-7e8b2000 Deferred libnvidia-tls.so.1
ELF 7e8b4000-7e94b000 Deferred winex11<elf>
\-PE 7e8c0000-7e94b000 \ winex11
ELF 7e962000-7e983000 Deferred libexpat.so.1
ELF 7e983000-7e9ad000 Deferred libfontconfig.so.1
ELF 7e9ad000-7e9c2000 Deferred libz.so.1
ELF 7e9c2000-7ea2f000 Deferred libfreetype.so.6
ELF 7ea2f000-7ea90000 Deferred rpcrt4<elf>
\-PE 7ea40000-7ea90000 \ rpcrt4
ELF 7ea90000-7eb2b000 Deferred gdi32<elf>
\-PE 7eaa0000-7eb2b000 \ gdi32
ELF 7eb2b000-7ec72000 Deferred user32<elf>
\-PE 7eb50000-7ec72000 \ user32
ELF 7ec72000-7ed75000 Deferred wined3d<elf>
\-PE 7ec90000-7ed75000 \ wined3d
ELF 7ed75000-7eda5000 Export d3d9<elf>
\-PE 7ed80000-7eda5000 \ d3d9
ELF 7eda5000-7edf7000 Deferred advapi32<elf>
\-PE 7edb0000-7edf7000 \ advapi32
ELF 7edf7000-7ee0a000 Deferred libresolv.so.2
ELF 7ee1a000-7ee38000 Deferred iphlpapi<elf>
\-PE 7ee20000-7ee38000 \ iphlpapi
ELF 7ee38000-7ee64000 Deferred ws2_32<elf>
\-PE 7ee40000-7ee64000 \ ws2_32
ELF 7ee64000-7ee7e000 Deferred wsock32<elf>
\-PE 7ee70000-7ee7e000 \ wsock32
ELF 7ef9e000-7efa9000 Deferred libnss_files.so.2
ELF 7efa9000-7efb3000 Deferred libnss_nis.so.2
ELF 7efb3000-7efcb000 Deferred libnsl.so.1
ELF 7efcb000-7eff0000 Deferred libm.so.6
ELF 7eff7000-7f000000 Deferred libnss_compat.so.2
ELF f7d28000-f7d2c000 Deferred libdl.so.2
ELF f7d2c000-f7e7b000 Deferred libc.so.6
ELF f7e7c000-f7e94000 Deferred libpthread.so.0
ELF f7ea4000-f7fda000 Deferred libwine.so.1
ELF f7fdc000-f7ffb000 Deferred ld-linux.so.2
Threads:
process tid prio (all id:s are in hex)
00000008
00000019 0
00000018 0
00000017 0
00000009 0
0000000c
00000014 0
00000013 0
00000012 0
0000000e 0
0000000d 0
0000000f
00000016 0
00000015 0
00000011 0
00000010 0
00000021 (D) Z:\home\jon\folding\bfg\[email protected]
00000022 0 <==
00000026
00000027 0
Backtrace:
=>1 0x7ed91024 in d3d9 (+0x11024) (0x0032f530)
2 0x0040e872 in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0xe872) (0x0032f9a0)
3 0x0040314a in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0x314a) (0x0032f9cc)
4 0x0040c154 in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0xc154) (0x0032fe9c)
5 0x0040ea76 in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0xea76) (0x0032fec0)
6 0x004245ee in folding@home-win32-gpu (+0x245ee) (0x0032ff08)
7 0x7b877b27 in kernel32 (+0x57b27) (0x0032ffe8)
err:seh:raise_exception Unhandled exception code c0000005 flags 0 addr 0x7e6cdc58
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