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mclaver
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I am new to Linnux and I just ordered an AMD 7850 that I want to install on a machine running UBUNTU. What drivers do I use and how do I install them, so that I can runn HCC1 GPU WUs.
----------------------------------------I know how do do this in Windows, but I have never installed drivers before on UBUNTU.    [Edit 1 times, last edit by mclaver at Dec 24, 2012 8:05:37 PM] |
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RaymondFO
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Since you are using Ubuntu go to the system control panel and click on "proprietary drivers" (left hand side, I believe third row from the top). The computer will scan your computer and the OS should find the correct proprietary driver for your video card. Select the non beta or updated driver. Just be careful not to select the beta drivers, unless you want to go down that road.
This is probably the easiest method for someone new to Ubuntu. |
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mclaver
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Since you are using Ubuntu go to the system control panel and click on "proprietary drivers" (left hand side, I believe third row from the top). The computer will scan your computer and the OS should find the correct proprietary driver for your video card. Select the non beta or updated driver. Just be careful not to select the beta drivers, unless you want to go down that road. This is probably the easiest method for someone new to Ubuntu. For Ubuntu, is the regular drivers recommended for WCC GPU For Windows they are recommending the Beta drivers and they seem to work fine |
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kateiacy
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To install the proprietary driver in Ubuntu 12.10, in Unity Dash, select "Software Sources" and from there "Additional Drivers." If the window indicates that either "fglrx" or "fglrx-updates" is already active, you're already good to go. Otherwise, click to activate "fglrx." The driver will download and install. Reboot to complete the installation.
----------------------------------------Note that with AMD cards, you must manually restart BOINC each time you reboot the computer in order for it to recognize the GPU. If you have installed BOINC from the Ubuntu repository (preferable to downloading it from the WCG web site), then the way to restart is: Get a terminal (I forget how to do that from Unity Dash as I use a different user interface, but I think it's easy to find.) In the terminal enter: sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client restart You will be prompted for your Ubuntu user password. The version of fglrx that is installed through Ubuntu 12.10 is recent enough to run HCC GPU. The one that is installed by earlier Ubuntu releases isn't. There are ways around that, but if you're new to Linux you probably don't want to mess with them. I hope this helps. I am successfully running HCC on an AMD 7750 under Xubuntu 12.10 with the fglrx driver.  [Edit 1 times, last edit by kateiacy at Dec 23, 2012 3:46:55 AM] |
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mclaver
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Thanks, I was able to get the ATI drivers installed and am now successfully running one GPU task and 5 CPU tasks on an AMD 1090. I tried copying my app_info file from a windows machine running a 7770, but I cannot get it to work. When I add the app_info, no tasks start. I had a number of HCC tasks running, add the app_info file and they all go away and no tasks will start. What changes do I need to make to this App_info file for it to work under ubuntu? What is the correct file name and do I need to make any other changes
----------------------------------------<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__ati_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>ati_hcc1</plan_class> <avg_ncpus>1.0</avg_ncpus> <max_ncpus>1.0</max_ncpus> <coproc> <type>ATI</type> <count>.16</count> </coproc> <file_ref> <file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__ati_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> [Edit 2 times, last edit by mclaver at Dec 23, 2012 10:08:58 PM] |
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kateiacy
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I have not tried an app_info file for Linux BOINC. However, the following may help. This is from a completed WU and I think it gives the pieces that will need to change in your app_info file.
----------------------------------------Commandline: ../../projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/wcg_hcc1_img_7.08_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__ati_hcc1 --zipfile X0930089630676200707181512.zip --imagelist images.txt --device 0 <app_init_data> <major_version>7</major_version> <minor_version>0</minor_version> <release>36</release> <app_version>708</app_version> <app_name>hcc1</app_name> <project_preferences> |
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branjo
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Try app_config. AFAIR, SekeRob posted he is (successfully
---------------------------------------- ) using it on Linux.Cheers  Edit to add: yes, for Linux GPU you have to use version 7.08 https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/...ead,34377_offset,0#403952  Crunching@Home since January 13 2000. Shrubbing@Home since January 5 2006  [Edit 1 times, last edit by branjo at Dec 23, 2012 10:49:06 PM] |
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captainjack
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Hi mclaver,
You can look in the BOINC/projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org folder and find the file names you need to use. wcg_hcc1_img_7.05_windows_intelx86__ati_hcc1 will need to be replaced with wcg_hcc1_img_7.08_i686-pc-linux-gnu__ati_hcc1 (for 32 bit) or wcg_hcc1_img_7.08_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__ati_hcc1 (for 64 bit) hcckernel.cl.7.05 will need to be replaced with hcckernel.cl.7.08 Hope that helps. |
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mclaver
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Here are the changes I have made so far. Do you know what the platform should be? Is x86_64-pc-linux-gnu correct?
----------------------------------------<app_info> <app> <name>hcc1</name> <user_friendly_name>Help Conquer Cancer</user_friendly_name> </app> <file_info> <name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.08_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__ati_hcc1 </name> <executable/> </file_info> <file_info> <name>hcckernel.cl.7.08 </name> <executable/> </file_info> <app_version> <app_name>hcc1</app_name> <version_num6_6>708 </version_num> <platform>x84-pc-linux-gnu </platform> <plan_class>ati_hcc1</plan_class> <avg_ncpus>1.0</avg_ncpus> <max_ncpus>1.0</max_ncpus> <coproc> <type>ATI</type> <count>.16</count> </coproc> <file_ref> <file_name>wcg_hcc1_img_7.08_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__ati_hcc1 </file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>hcckernel.cl.7.08 </file_name> <open_name>hcckernel.cl</open_name> </file_ref> </app_version> </app_info> Thanks for your help |
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kateiacy
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Here are the changes I have made so far. Do you know what the platform should be? Is x86_64-pc-linux-gnu correct? I think that should be right. You seem to have a typo in the platform line in the file you sent. <platform>x84-pc-linux-gnu </platform> |
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