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Re: GPU Optimisations

Thanks Nano
Yes it is XP 32
When Boinc starts I get the message after it picks up the ATI GPU - WCG see the app_info file and will use anonymous platform.
I tried ATI drivers 11-5, 12-1 & 12-8 with the same result
I also tried older Boinc 6.10.58 that crunch fine but also refuse to upload.
Detach is not an option cause it also wipes the app_info file

Here the start-up message:

2012/11/17 22:52:11 Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz [Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13]
2012/11/17 22:52:11 Processor: 2.00 MB cache
2012/11/17 22:52:11 Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 nx lm tm2 pbe
2012/11/17 22:52:11 OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Edition, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
2012/11/17 22:52:11 Memory: 2.00 GB physical, 5.27 GB virtual
2012/11/17 22:52:11 Disk: 48.83 GB total, 12.86 GB free
2012/11/17 22:52:11 Local time is UTC +2 hours
2012/11/17 22:52:12 ATI GPU 0: ATI Radeon HD5800 series (Cypress) (CAL version 1.4.1664, 1024MB, 2448 GFLOPS peak)
2012/11/17 22:52:12 World Community Grid Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform

I know XP is using the older version of opencl but it works 100% without the app_info

[Nov 17, 2012 9:09:54 PM]

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Re: GPU Optimisations

Detach is not an option cause it also wipes the app_info file

Not if you move it first.

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[Nov 17, 2012 9:25:23 PM]

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Re: GPU Optimisations

Hello,

My config:
- windows 7 64 bits
- 2 gtx 580
- i7 980x

I want to work more of one task per GPU at same time.

I try to put "app_info.xml" fin in the worldcommunitygrid folder.
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<app_info>
<app>
<name>hcc1</name>
<user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer</user_friendly_name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>hcckernel.cl.7.05</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>hcc1</app_name>
<version_num>705</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<plan_class>nvidia_hcc1</plan_class>
<avg_ncpus>1.0</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>1.0</max_ncpus>
<coproc>
<type>NVIDIA</type>
<count>.50</count>
</coproc>
<file_ref>
<file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
</app_info>
----------

Now i receive no task and i have errors messages:
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12.11.2012 19:45:27 World Community Grid Requesting new tasks for CPU
12.11.2012 19:45:30 World Community Grid Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
12.11.2012 19:45:30 World Community Grid [error] App version returned from anonymous platform project; ignoring
12.11.2012 19:45:30 World Community Grid [error] No application found for task: windows_intelx86 705 ; discarding
12.11.2012 19:46:45 World Community Grid Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
----------

Can you help me please ?

Sorry for my English it's not my first language.

I plan to use a similar i7 Win7 x64 pc with 2 x GTX570
The way I understand this if I run 2 wu / gpu ( <count>.50</count> ) it will use 4 cpu cores in gpu mode only therefore 4 cores will be wasted so a CPU section needs to be added in the app_info

I don't see any reply yet how to fix the above app_info for HCC cpu WUs

Can someone please help? praying

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Re: GPU Optimisations

@Copycat-Digital. There are some problems with the app_info you're trying to use. Try this one instead.
You'll need to have tasks in your cache before you put the app_info file into the WCG project folder.

<app_info>
<app>
<name>hcc1</name>
<user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer</user_friendly_name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>hcckernel.cl.7.05</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>hcc1</app_name>
<version_num>705</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<plan_class>nvidia_hcc1</plan_class>
<avg_ncpus>1.0</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>1.0</max_ncpus>
<coproc>
<type>CUDA</type>
<count>.5</count>
</coproc>
<file_ref>
<file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>hcckernel.cl.7.05</file_name>
<open_name>hcckernel.cl</open_name>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
</app_info>

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Re: GPU Optimisations

Never worry about the language - someone will work it out..!

I believe that your problem is that you need to reference hcckernel.cl.7.05 in the app_version section.

Try this:

<app_info>
<app>
<name>hcc1</name>
<user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer</user_friendly_name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>hcckernel.cl.7.05</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>hcc1</app_name>
<version_num>705</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<plan_class>nvidia_hcc1</plan_class>
<avg_ncpus>1.0</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>1.0</max_ncpus>
<coproc>
<type>NVIDIA</type>
<count>.50</count>
</coproc>
<file_ref>
<file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>hcckernel.cl.7.05</file_name>
<open_name>hcckernel.cl</open_name>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
</app_info>

[Nov 28, 2012 7:41:26 AM]

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Re: GPU Optimisations

FWIW, this is my app_info.xml file which works well for my humble GTX550Ti:

<app_info>
<app>
<name>hcc1</name>
<user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer - modified</user_friendly_name>
</app>
<file_info>
<name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>hcckernel.cl.7.05</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<app_version>
<app_name>hcc1</app_name>
<version_num>705</version_num>
<platform>windows_intelx86</platform>
<avg_ncpus>0.400000</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>0.364773</max_ncpus>
<plan_class>nvidia_hcc1</plan_class>
<file_ref>
<file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__nvidia_hcc1</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>hcckernel.cl.7.05</file_name>
<open_name>hcckernel.cl</open_name>
</file_ref>
<coproc>
<type>CUDA</type>
<count>0.500000</count>
</coproc>
</app_version>
</app_info>

...Getting a little bit more throughput at any rate.

What has me puzzled is that since the supply of HCMD2 petered out, all I've been getting is HCC GPU from WCG - and yes, I've got almost all of the projects ticked. I'm reasonably sure that this was happening BEFORE I added this app_info. Anyone else seen this?

[Nov 28, 2012 7:56:20 AM]

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Re: GPU Optimisations

Also FWIW, I believe Einstein's warning about potential damage is now-familiar lawyer-inspired FUD now routinely issued to cater for the one-in-a-million case.

[Nov 28, 2012 8:36:23 AM]

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Re: GPU Optimisations

Thanks Nano.
Looks like it's running fine. biggrin

Ave time /wu was 3 min & it's down to 2 min!

I still get the message:
[error] App version returned from anonymous platform project; ignoring
but tasks report & verify correctly.

I will try 3 tasks later to see if the idle GPU time overlap better.

[Nov 28, 2012 10:23:18 AM]

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Re: GPU Optimisations

I still get the message:
[error] App version returned from anonymous platform project; ignoring
but tasks report & verify correctly.

Everyone using an app_info file receives that message. The last word is the key. wink

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[Nov 28, 2012 10:59:52 AM]

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Re: GPU Optimisations

@ Mysteron347
Changing the values for <avg_ncpus>0.400000</avg_ncpus> and
<max_ncpus>0.364773</max_ncpus> both to 1.0 will give you better throughput on an Nvidia card.
Running an app info for HCC requires more code to be added to the app_info to run other CPU projects.

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