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GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:06 am
by ReAp3r-G
hey guys

i've tried running the v6 gpu client and it immediately ran into an error...just said it ran into an error and needs to shut down...i've got that since trying it months ago on my 8600GT haven't figured out exactly why it's running into errors

any thoughts on that?

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:04 am
by jeffry55
ReAp3r-G wrote:
hey guys

i've tried running the v6 gpu client and it immediately ran into an error...just said it ran into an error and needs to shut down...i've got that since trying it months ago on my 8600GT haven't figured out exactly why it's running into errors

any thoughts on that?


Error messages suck!!! :x :x

Give us something to work with. Which OS? Some system specs might help too. Are you overclocking? Which NVidia driver are you using? I think the most recent version that supports GPU folding is 177.92.

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:27 pm
by ReAp3r-G
ok well it's like this

my system is overclocked E4400 2.0GHz @ 3.0GHz

ram is a mix of 2GB 667's with 2GB 800's...also overclocked (naturally)

card is no longer the 8600GT but the HD4670 instead...and i'm running vista business 32bit

problem is i couldn't get the v6 gpu client to work last time with the 8600GT and now with the HD4670 it's the same problem :(

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:14 pm
by jeffry55
ReAp3r-G wrote:
ok well it's like this

my system is overclocked E4400 2.0GHz @ 3.0GHz

ram is a mix of 2GB 667's with 2GB 800's...also overclocked (naturally)

card is no longer the 8600GT but the HD4670 instead...and i'm running vista business 32bit

problem is i couldn't get the v6 gpu client to work last time with the 8600GT and now with the HD4670 it's the same problem :(


Try this: Uninstall the GPU client, do a search for files & folders with "GPU" look for ones associated with folding and delete them. The new GPU client tries to hide some files and bad info is retained if not all files are removed. Ensure your catalyst driver version is compatable with folding. Download and install the GPU2 client. Hope this helps. :D

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:52 pm
by ReAp3r-G
well my drivers are 8.8 catalyst so that should be ok right?

i've tried searching all over and the uninstaller has taken care of everything...no files were left behind but i still get the error almost immediately saying core has run into an error and will shut down

any other remedies i could try? the only client that works is the 6.20 version with the "buggy" viewer according to stanford

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:21 pm
by jeffry55
ReAp3r-G wrote:
well my drivers are 8.8 catalyst so that should be ok right?

i've tried searching all over and the uninstaller has taken care of everything...no files were left behind but i still get the error almost immediately saying core has run into an error and will shut down

any other remedies i could try? the only client that works is the 6.20 version with the "buggy" viewer according to stanford


Just to be sure, did you use "GPU" as your search phrase?

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:57 pm
by ReAp3r-G
that i definitely did good sir

i've even cleared the registry of anything to do with folding...UNFORTUNATELY...nothing works at this moment :(

i'm running the regular systray 6.20 client at the moment

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:05 pm
by jeffry55
I got the same/similiar error message today when trying to install the GPU2 client on my 9800GX2. I found that if I chose the "run" option instead of "download" at the F@H downlod page, it installed correctly and ran without error.

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:54 am
by ReAp3r-G
jeffry55 wrote:
I got the same/similiar error message today when trying to install the GPU2 client on my 9800GX2. I found that if I chose the "run" option instead of "download" at the F@H downlod page, it installed correctly and ran without error.


really? :o if that's the case i'm gonna try that once i get back from classes...will update the situation as soon as i try it out

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:12 pm
by ReAp3r-G
still no luck...the gpu client keeps running into problems no idea why

will have to stick to the 6.20 standard systray client then...such a shame :(

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:16 pm
by randomhack
Did you try running it as administrator? Right-click .. run as administrator. Sometimes GPU client needs to be run as administrator.

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:18 pm
by ReAp3r-G
randomhack wrote:
Did you try running it as administrator? Right-click .. run as administrator. Sometimes GPU client needs to be run as administrator.


i turned off the pesky UAC...so everything runs as admin by default

thanks for the suggestion tho

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:10 pm
by Usacomp2k3
ReAp3r-G wrote:
randomhack wrote:
Did you try running it as administrator? Right-click .. run as administrator. Sometimes GPU client needs to be run as administrator.


i turned off the pesky UAC...so everything runs as admin by default

thanks for the suggestion tho

1/ That's a foolish thing to do
2/ Running with UAC off is not the same as everything running as admin in all cases. Try turning it back on and doing the run as admin, just to see if that works.

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:28 pm
by ReAp3r-G
Usacomp2k3 wrote:
ReAp3r-G wrote:
randomhack wrote:
Did you try running it as administrator? Right-click .. run as administrator. Sometimes GPU client needs to be run as administrator.


i turned off the pesky UAC...so everything runs as admin by default

thanks for the suggestion tho

1/ That's a foolish thing to do
2/ Running with UAC off is not the same as everything running as admin in all cases. Try turning it back on and doing the run as admin, just to see if that works.


i don't know about foolish...because i don't have to keep clickin on yes saying i allow it all the time

and i never encountered any problem since turning it off the first time i used Vista and it's made my time with vista a whole lot easier...first problem i had with UAC is that my winamp player doesn't remember my settings...unless i right click run as admin...which gets really annoying...so i turned it off...and besides i'm the only one using the PC

i will try turning it on...and will report back

thanks for the suggestion

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:48 pm
by ReAp3r-G
well right now it's giving me a new problem...running it as admin (right click stuff) with and without the UAC turned on yielded a new error

now it says it cannot locate amdcalrt.dll

what exactly does that mean?

p.s.

doesn't make a difference with the UAC on or off...tried it both ways and it still asks for amdcalrt.dll

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:52 pm
by flybywire
Go to C:\Users\your username\AppData\Roaming\Folding@home-gpu and check if that file is there. If not, then try reinstalling the client.

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:23 pm
by ReAp3r-G
thanks for the suggestion

i've found the file...and i've reinstalled the client so many times i've lost count and i made sure each time i uninstalled/reinstalled that the directory is gone...and every registry value associated with the client is wiped clean off

NO LUCK :(

i have no idea what's plaguing my system...need help :(

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:12 am
by flybywire
How are you starting the client? Did you start it by way of the Start menu or through a shortcut on the desktop?

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:01 am
by Flying Fox
Are we sure the client/driver supports Folding yet? This seems to suggest that we have to wait a bit?

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:30 pm
by ReAp3r-G
flybywire wrote:
How are you starting the client? Did you start it by way of the Start menu or through a shortcut on the desktop?


u know what's weird? i don't have the shortcut on the desktop...i only have the start menu folder for the gpu client :-?

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:43 pm
by flybywire
That's actually normal that the installation doesn't put a shortcut on your desktop. Can you go to the F@H application folder through the Start Menu and right click on the F@H link, and then Properties? Once the F@H properties window pop up, can you tell me what's listed in 'Target' and 'Start In'?

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:25 pm
by ReAp3r-G
i can't do that at the moment coz my folding has been put on an abrupt hault since my new card had a defective chip on it...and that chip kinda fizzled and died on me and now is under the RMA process :( PC is without a graphics card right now

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:00 pm
by jeffry55
ReAp3r-G wrote:
i can't do that at the moment coz my folding has been put on an abrupt hault since my new card had a defective chip on it...and that chip kinda fizzled and died on me and now is under the RMA process :( PC is without a graphics card right now


Bummer dude!

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:11 pm
by ReAp3r-G
jeffry55 wrote:
Bummer dude!


bummer indeed...almost lost it seeing a BRAND NEW HD4670 die the way it did :( so so sad...oh well can't do nothing now...relying on my 2 year old laptop for "comfort"...

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:55 pm
by Forge
I'll bet your errors have something to do with your seriously OCed CPU and RAM.

OCing RAM in particular is just asking for trouble, IMO.

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:23 pm
by ReAp3r-G
honestly i wouldn't know if that is true but once my graphics card returns and hope to god it works FINE out of the box this time...i'll run the PC at stock and see how far i go...but IMHO OC-ed or not it should work...my ram is stable...primed it one time too many

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:13 am
by ReAp3r-G
*bump*

well i've finally got back my HD4670 and it's running beautifully

now i just need help on the previous topic of why the GPU client isn't working with my system...

any suggestions? thanks :)

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:20 am
by flybywire
flybywire wrote:
That's actually normal that the installation doesn't put a shortcut on your desktop. Can you go to the F@H application folder through the Start Menu and right click on the F@H link, and then Properties? Once the F@H properties window pop up, can you tell me what's listed in 'Target' and 'Start In'?


Can you try this?

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:11 pm
by ReAp3r-G
this is what i found when i checked the GPU folding shortcut properties in the Start menu

Target: Folding@home-gpu
Start in: "C:\Users\ReAp3r G\AppData\Roaming\Folding@home-gpu\"

what actually are you trying to look for in there flybywire? and thanks for your assistance on this :)

Re: GPU client help

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:48 pm
by flybywire
Just want to make sure the link is pointing to the correct location. Sorry if this has been asked before, but are you getting any error messages? You indicated that you had an 8600 installed previous but have since uninstalled it and then installed the current 4670, did you make sure to completely remove the Nvidia drivers using utilities such as Driver Cleaner Pro or the like?