gpu3 questions

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 05:55 PM

Got my new GTX 460

Downed gpu3 client.

Changed the target to "C:\Program Files\Folding@home\Folding@home-gpu\Folding@home.exe" -forcegpu nvidia_fermi

It starts fine but when I go to display it says "core not running now"
Every time I close and re-open the display window it starts over.

The icon goes to "gpu f@h sleeping"

Log shows it downloading the core and throwing an error trying to start it...then it says it's going to sleep for 1 days as there have been 5 consecutive cores executed, none of which completed.

Any help appreciated

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 06:06 PM

Un-installed, deleted shortcuts and folders, re-installed.

Same problem: core status 63 (99)
Error starting core, back to sleep.

**Mark** · 04-09-12, 06:08 PM

http://foldingforum.org/

look here for some help

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Mark

http://foldingforum.org/

look here for some help

Hey Mark

Thanks for the link.
Been looking there for the past 4 hours.

**YARDofSTUF** · 04-09-12, 07:15 PM

Are you using the latest non beta nvidia drivers?

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by YARDofSTUF

Are you using the latest non beta nvidia drivers?

Tried the latest off their site and 275.27 and 265.58.

**YARDofSTUF** · 04-09-12, 08:05 PM

Were you folding with another GPU before this? And if so did you start fresh with a new client/WU with this or try to continue the old WU?

**YARDofSTUF** · 04-09-12, 08:13 PM

Also you could try the 280.26 drivers and the v7 client.

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by YARDofSTUF

Also you could try the 280.26 drivers and the v7 client.

Have tried 4 different sets of drivers, done all Windows updates, deleted and re-installed gpu3 several times, tried everything here: http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=15924

Still goes to sleep after downloading cores and failing to start them.

Never folded with a gpu before.

Will look for the v7 client.

Thanks

**YARDofSTUF** · 04-09-12, 08:38 PM

The v7 client is the main download for all windows versions on the folding front page. Just select GPU only.

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by YARDofSTUF

The v7 client is the main download for all windows versions on the folding front page. Just select GPU only.

Un-installed everything, deleted the f@h directories, installed v7, preferred smp/gpu.

Now what?

No folding icon (used to the graphical version), no folding log in c:\program files\fahclient to see what's going on.

Oh, and FAHcontrol.exe says application has failed to start because application configuration is incorrect.

FAHclient.exe is a command window that says "started FaHCore on PID 2952"

Questions... during installation it asked for preferred clients...this is a dual core AMD w/ a GTX 460 so I chose SMP/gpu, is that correct?
I assume it installed 1 version for the cpu and 1 for the gpu, is that correct?

How tf can I tell if either is running w/out an icon or a log file?

Thanks

*just saw your last post, will try it again w/ gpu only*
christ

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 09:07 PM

ok, same as what I tried a few minutes ago but installed gpu only.

Seems to be running fine except FAH viewer shows no info:
project 0
core unknown
progress 0%
time left blank
Donor name unknown
Donor team unknown

Hopefully that'll change once it reaches a save point..?

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 09:15 PM

Well ****, FAHcontrol still won't start.

Downed VC++ redistribute, restarting now to see if it makes any difference.

**YARDofSTUF** · 04-09-12, 09:27 PM

At this point I think you need to post on the official forums.

**Humboldt** · 04-09-12, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by YARDofSTUF

At this point I think you need to post on the official forums.

I agree. This is ridiculous.

Tried 7 different sets of drivers, rebooted after each.
Looked at the f@h forums and foldingaddict and just about everywhere else.

Tried gpu3, gpu2, v7.

Updated Windows and .Net and SP3 and Visual C++.

Turned off the Windows firewall, spun 3 times and clicked my heels.

Holy sh*t.

Re-installing XP now, again.

If not I'll hit the f@h forums and post there.

**Humboldt** · 04-11-12, 01:14 AM

This sucks.

Nothing on folding forums has helped, despite good advice.

Benchmarks for the card are fine, tried 3 clients, 10 drivers, .Net 2.0, clear %appdata%, power management settings, re-seated video card and RAM.

Card works fine but is a $150 brick so far.

**YARDofSTUF** · 04-11-12, 03:16 AM

It does suck.

I hate just throwing random stuff at you to try but thats all I can think of at this point.

http://fahtracker.com/index.html

Theres a good guide for setting it up on there too.

**Humboldt** · 04-12-12, 12:34 AM

Turned out to be .Net updates.

Didn't show up w/ Windows updates at all, had done manual .Net 2.0 updates which didn't help.

A 3.? update showed up, downed it it and the V7 client installed right off the bat.

Thanks for the suggestions.