Nvidia GPU folders....bumpy road ahead.

[Bwall]

Just a heads up that you will be seeing some new projects starting today and your ppd is going to drop. The units are larger and more complex. These units put ATI and Nvidia on almost equal footing ppd wise. Never fear though, there are some optimizations that have not yet been implemented that will boost performance back up a bit. I've also read that we should see more load on the CPU with these new WU's. Finally, the temperatures on your GPU will probably go up a few degrees on these new WU's.

Oh well, that extra heat will help keep my place warm now that summer is winding down!

[KnightRid]

eeek, more heat. I might have to put my back to factory settings if it stays over 70C. Dont want my nifty bumps to melt or anything ;)

Mike

as long as they are making the units do MORE, I dont really care about the points. I REALLY want to see a major breakthrough using the stuff we have done on F@H!!

[vbironchef]

You not kidding about the WU. Point drops, not sure about the heat though. My rig has been running 100% on all four cores for over a year. I am glad that summer is winding down so maybe I can just use the computer as a heater I am not using the latest drivers from Nvidiva. Do you think they would help with PPD?

[vbironchef]

This is what has been happening today: Last 24 Hours Production
Time Points WUs
09.11, 9pm 430 1
09.11, 6pm 910 2
09.11, 3pm 0 0
09.11, 12pm 1,440 5
09.11, 9am 480 5
09.11, 6am 1,390 3
09.11, 3am 430 1
09.11, 12am 480 1

It's like the WU don't match up with actual production. I see that the point structure has changed. How long is this going to be happening? Is there something I should be doing different?

[DaIceMan]

V... have you checked the logs to see if any of the units have crashed (unstable machine, end unit early)? For all of the new Lambda units I've done, the points are at 430, but even my E8400, 4gb, 8800GTX is getting it's butt kicked by these units. Around 30 seconds more per step than the old 5504 and 5506s.

[vbironchef]

I have checked log files, and all is just fine. All WU are finished and sent. Nothing seems to be unstable. I will keep checking log files to see if anything is wrong.

[vbironchef]

Edit: I double checked the log files and found this going on. I don't know what this means, but it can't be good.


[10:18:25] *------------------------------*
[10:18:25] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[10:18:25] Version 1.09 (Fri Aug 1 11:46:54 PDT 2008)
[10:18:25]
[10:18:25] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[10:18:25] Build host: amoeba
[10:18:25] Board Type: Nvidia
[10:18:25] Core :
[10:18:25] Preparing to commence simulation
[10:18:25] - Looking at optimizations...
[10:18:25] - Created dyn
[10:18:25] - Files status OK
[10:18:25] - Expanded 84697 -> 447228 (decompressed 528.0 percent)
[10:18:25] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=84697 data_size=447228, decompressed_data_size=447228 diff=0
[10:18:25] - Digital signature verified
[10:18:25]
[10:18:25] Project: 5512 (Run 9, Clone 139, Gen 0)
[10:18:25]
[10:18:25] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[10:18:25] Entering M.D.
[10:18:32] Working on p5512_lam5w_330K_g1
[10:18:34] Client config found, loading data.
[10:18:34] Starting GUI Server
[10:18:34] mdrun_gpu returned -1
[10:18:34] Going to send back what have done.
[10:18:35] logfile size: 11113 info=11113 bed=0 hdr=25
[10:18:35] - Writing 11651 bytes of core data to disk...
[10:18:35] Done: 11139 -> 4047 (compressed to 36.3 percent)
[10:18:35] ... Done.
[10:18:35]
[10:18:35] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[10:18:39] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[10:18:39] Sending work to server
[10:18:39] Project: 5512 (Run 9, Clone 139, Gen 0)


[10:18:39] + Attempting to send results [September 11 10:18:39 UTC]
[10:18:40] + Results successfully sent
[10:18:40] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[10:18:44] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[10:18:44] + Attempting to get work packet
[10:18:44] - Connecting to assignment server
[10:18:44] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.106).
[10:18:44] + News From Folding@Home: GPU folding beta
[10:18:44] Loaded queue successfully.
[10:18:44] + Closed connections
[10:18:49]
[10:18:49] + Processing work unit
[10:18:49] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[10:18:49] Core found.
[10:18:49] Working on queue slot 08 [September 11 10:18:49 UTC]
[10:18:49] + Working ...
[10:18:50]
[10:18:50] *------------------------------*
[10:18:50] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[10:18:50] Version 1.09 (Fri Aug 1 11:46:54 PDT 2008)
[10:18:50]
[10:18:50] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[10:18:50] Build host: amoeba
[10:18:50] Board Type: Nvidia
[10:18:50] Core :
[10:18:50] Preparing to commence simulation
[10:18:50] - Looking at optimizations...
[10:18:50] - Created dyn
[10:18:50] - Files status OK
[10:18:50] - Expanded 84638 -> 447224 (decompressed 528.3 percent)
[10:18:50] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=84638 data_size=447224, decompressed_data_size=447224 diff=0
[10:18:50] - Digital signature verified
[10:18:50]
[10:18:50] Project: 5513 (Run 4, Clone 136, Gen 0)
[10:18:50]
[10:18:50] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[10:18:50] Entering M.D.
[10:18:56] Working on p5513_lam5w_300K
[10:18:58] Client config found, loading data.
[10:18:59] Starting GUI Server
[10:18:59] mdrun_gpu returned -1
[10:18:59] Going to send back what have done.
[10:19:00] logfile size: 10633 info=10633 bed=0 hdr=25
[10:19:00] - Writing 11171 bytes of core data to disk...
[10:19:00] Done: 10659 -> 3876 (compressed to 36.3 percent)
[10:19:00] ... Done.
[10:19:00]
[10:19:00] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[10:19:04] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[10:19:04] Sending work to server
[10:19:04] Project: 5513 (Run 4, Clone 136, Gen 0)


[10:19:04] + Attempting to send results [September 11 10:19:04 UTC]
[10:19:04] + Results successfully sent
[10:19:04] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[10:19:08] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[10:19:08] + Attempting to get work packet
[10:19:08] - Connecting to assignment server
[10:19:08] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.106).
[10:19:08] + News From Folding@Home: GPU folding beta
[10:19:08] Loaded queue successfully.
[10:19:09] + Closed connections
[10:19:14]
[10:19:14] + Processing work unit
[10:19:14] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[10:19:14] Core found.
[10:19:14] Working on queue slot 09 [September 11 10:19:14 UTC]
[10:19:14] + Working ...
[10:19:14]
[10:19:14] *------------------------------*
[10:19:14] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[10:19:14] Version 1.09 (Fri Aug 1 11:46:54 PDT 2008)
[10:19:14]
[10:19:14] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[10:19:14] Build host: amoeba
[10:19:14] Board Type: Nvidia
[10:19:14] Core :
[10:19:14] Preparing to commence simulation
[10:19:14] - Looking at optimizations...
[10:19:14] - Created dyn
[10:19:14] - Files status OK
[10:19:14] - Expanded 84715 -> 447228 (decompressed 527.9 percent)
[10:19:14] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=84715 data_size=447228, decompressed_data_size=447228 diff=0
[10:19:14] - Digital signature verified
[10:19:14]
[10:19:14] Project: 5511 (Run 0, Clone 162, Gen 0)
[10:19:14]
[10:19:14] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[10:19:14] Entering M.D.
[10:19:20] Working on p5511_lam5w_300K_g1
[10:19:23] Client config found, loading data.
[10:19:23] Starting GUI Server
[10:19:23] mdrun_gpu returned -1
[10:19:23] Going to send back what have done.
[10:19:24] logfile size: 11113 info=11113 bed=0 hdr=25
[10:19:24] - Writing 11651 bytes of core data to disk...
[10:19:24] Done: 11139 -> 4047 (compressed to 36.3 percent)
[10:19:24] ... Done.
[10:19:24]
[10:19:24] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[10:19:28] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[10:19:28] Sending work to server
[10:19:28] Project: 5511 (Run 0, Clone 162, Gen 0)


[10:19:28] + Attempting to send results [September 11 10:19:28 UTC]
[10:19:28] + Results successfully sent
[10:19:28] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[10:19:32] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[10:19:32] + Attempting to get work packet
[10:19:32] - Connecting to assignment server
[10:19:33] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.106).
[10:19:33] + News From Folding@Home: GPU folding beta
[10:19:33] Loaded queue successfully.
[10:19:33] + Closed connections
[10:19:38]
[10:19:38] + Processing work unit
[10:19:38] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[10:19:38] Core found.
[10:19:38] Working on queue slot 00 [September 11 10:19:38 UTC]
[10:19:38] + Working ...
[10:19:38]
[10:19:38] *------------------------------*
[10:19:38] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[10:19:38] Version 1.09 (Fri Aug 1 11:46:54 PDT 2008)
[10:19:38]
[10:19:38] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[10:19:38] Build host: amoeba
[10:19:38] Board Type: Nvidia
[10:19:38] Core :
[10:19:38] Preparing to commence simulation
[10:19:38] - Looking at optimizations...
[10:19:38] - Created dyn
[10:19:38] - Files status OK
[10:19:38] - Expanded 84650 -> 447228 (decompressed 528.3 percent)
[10:19:38] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=84650 data_size=447228, decompressed_data_size=447228 diff=0
[10:19:38] - Digital signature verified
[10:19:39]
[10:19:39] Project: 5512 (Run 6, Clone 142, Gen 0)
[10:19:39]
[10:19:39] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[10:19:39] Entering M.D.
[10:19:45] Working on p5512_lam5w_330K_g1
[10:19:47] Client config found, loading data.
[10:19:47] Starting GUI Server
[10:19:47] mdrun_gpu returned -1
[10:19:47] Going to send back what have done.
[10:19:48] logfile size: 10637 info=10637 bed=0 hdr=25
[10:19:48] - Writing 11175 bytes of core data to disk...
[10:19:48] Done: 10663 -> 3884 (compressed to 36.4 percent)
[10:19:48] ... Done.
[10:19:48]
[10:19:48] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[10:19:52] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[10:19:52] Sending work to server
[10:19:52] Project: 5512 (Run 6, Clone 142, Gen 0)


[10:19:52] + Attempting to send results [September 11 10:19:52 UTC]
[10:19:53] + Results successfully sent
[10:19:53] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[10:19:57] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[10:19:57] + Attempting to get work packet
[10:19:57] - Connecting to assignment server
[10:19:57] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.106).
[10:19:57] + News From Folding@Home: GPU folding beta
[10:19:57] Loaded queue successfully.
[10:19:57] + Closed connections
[10:20:02]
[10:20:02] + Processing work unit
[10:20:02] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[10:20:02] Core found.
[10:20:02] Working on queue slot 01 [September 11 10:20:02 UTC]
[10:20:02] + Working ...
[10:20:03]
[10:20:03] *------------------------------

[DaIceMan]

Do you have your video card overclocked? If so, try backing it down a bit. Once you get it stable again at the lower speed, work back up as the units will allow.

[vbironchef]

I think the problems start with this: mdrun_gpu returned -1 after I see that line it seems that the program will not continue. I do not have my video card overclocked, I have been reading that everything must be ultra stable.

[DaIceMan]

how about drivers... you using the current version, or an older one?

[vbironchef]

I just thought I would share this with everyone because everything was fine a couple of days ago until today or maybe yesterday. My graphic card is a XFX280. I have not made any changes to my rig since I got the card. I am using older drivers for the card. I am using driver version 6.14.11.7741

[DaIceMan]

Might give the newer CUDA drivers a shot. http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_get.html Version 177.84 for both XP and Vista.

[vbironchef]

I will give that a try in a couple of days. I did windows updates on tuesday and I think it turned on windows firewall. I turned it off because I use a different firewall and a router. That could have been the conflict. I didn't know both were running at the same time. I just finished a SMP client when all these pop ups from windows firewall were showing. Then the computer restarted by itself and changed my internet connection. I never had that happen before. Weird.

[DaIceMan]

I guess you've already done the normal scans for virus and spyware to rule that out?

[vbironchef]

I did a full system scan before I went to bed last night.

Am I the only one who is having issues?

[vbironchef]

I went to the F@H main page and there is news about GPU2 client http://folding.typepad.com/ so it's not just me.

[camaroguy1998]

I did a full system scan before I went to bed last night.

Am I the only one who is having issues?

No you're not!
My GPU client started EUEing a couple days ago and the point factor is 430 instead of 480.
So I am getting the newer WU's and they are causing chaos with my 8800GTX.
Its averaging 2-3 WU's and then starts EUEing, I have to restart the GPU client to get it to stop.