BOINC client will not see my GPU

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    Hi folks, I have installed a FirePro S9150 into my system (Windows 10) and successfully installed the latest drivers (18.x) Windows sees the card just fine. BOINC does not see the GPU. I have created cc_config.xml with <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus> and placed it in c:programdataboinc but still does not work.

    Any ideas? Thanks! Also, I should note that this is a 'headless' GPU, no video output connectors.
     
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    You are using drivers from AMD, right? Not from Microsoft.

    Win 10 is 64 bit, right? Some vendors are dropping 32 support for compute tasks.

    This is as close as I get, AMD does not seem to have a Win 10 driver for your card.

    https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/ ... ws+10+-+64

    (I am not a BOINC user, but those issues apply to all distributed computing)
     
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    melk said:
    Hi folks, I have installed a FirePro S9150 into my system (Windows 10) and successfully installed the latest drivers (18.x) Windows sees the card just fine. BOINC does not see the GPU. I have created cc_config.xml with <use_all_gpus>1</use_all_gpus> and placed it in c:programdataboinc but still does not work.

    Any ideas? Thanks! Also, I should note that this is a 'headless' GPU, no video output connectors.
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    A couple thoughts. If you installed BOINC as a service in Windows, GPUs will not be used. If so:

    Uninstall BOINC.
    Reinstall BOINC with the installer.
    When installing: click Advanced.
    Uncheck "Service install"
    Continue installation.
    Reboot.

    If that doesn't work: start BOINC and post the first part of your BOINC event log so we can see what's going on there.
     
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    Yep I am using Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 and Device Manager/Radeon app/GPUZ see it just fine.

    The service thing is a good point. I reinstalled the BOINC app and blew through the installer - forgot that the Service option is installed by default. I'll go back and uninstall/reinstall and try again.

    Looking forward to getting this running - it should really cook in Milkyway :D
     
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    Thanks. Figured it would be something simple. If I can work out a better cooling solution I think this board might be my go-to for running Multi-GPU. Dual L5639 hex-core Xeons with 2MB cache per core. 5x pci-e slots so I can just use the riser-adapters.

    This card (S9150) is by far the best bang-to-buck card I've found for FP64 performance. 10.77 GFLOPS per Watt. 280X is around 4.10 for comparison. At the $340 I paid for it that's $0.13 per GFLOP compared to $0.20 for 280X @ $200 cost.

    :D :D :D :cool: :cool: :cool:
     
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