Thanks. I'll upgrade the new driver as soon as possible.

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The new application will soon make it to production.
You need to have the latest drivers to use it, because it is compiled with cuda4.2.

Linux: 295.41 or greater
Windows: 301.32 or greater

Let's say around Thursday next week.

If you have the old driver, the old app will still be running, but later only the cuda4.2 application will be out for the long queue.

gdf

Sounds great gdf. Looking forward to bringing my gpus back over.

The new application will soon make it to production.
You need to have the latest drivers to use it, because it is compiled with cuda4.2.

Linux: 295.41 or greater
Windows: 301.32 or greater

Found 301.42 for the GTX580's. Installing. Hope the thing doesn't blow up.


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Only windows had the 295 and 296 driver issue. 301.42 will be just fine mitrichr.

Interesting - to me, at least - Maingear delivered my Shift Super Stock with 2.9 drivers, I had no problems.

I exited BOINC before I did the update, and then re-started it. I assumed that was good practice. Is there a FAQ for the project addressing issues like driver updates, proper procedures, etc.?

I assume that among your current 15,000+ users there are significant numbers of people like me, delighted to be helping on the subjects of this project, yet technically as illiterate as am I.
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I installed the new drivers whilst 2 existing tasks were running.
(Even though I had exited the BOINC Manager)
They immediately reported a 'computation error'.
Not charmingly good news.

Personally, I would recommend (on the basis of this costly experiment), that one selects "No new tasks", waits for the back log to clear, and only then install the new GPU drivers.

I meant to say 295.XX drivers.

Mr Gray, thanks for baring your tale of woe.

Judging from your 52 million credits, you have been around this project for a fair amount of time. Yet, you had a problem. This is a perfect example of why I am asking for greater detail on what we are to do.
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I installed the new drivers whilst 2 existing tasks were running.
(Even though I had exited the BOINC Manager)
They immediately reported a 'computation error'.
Not charmingly good news.

Personally, I would recommend (on the basis of this costly experiment), that one selects "No new tasks", waits for the back log to clear, and only then install the new GPU drivers.

Interesting side effect of upgrading to 301.42 - My GTX 460 which was previously clocked to 815MHz and was stable at that speed now won't run any higher than 797MHz.... :-(

Bedrich has excellent advice.
Quite why this was not screamed from the rooftops by BOINC or GPUGRID when advising the upgrade is beyond me.
And I am a professional computer programmer, but naïvely trusted the instructions to be complete.
As you suggest, one lives and learns. I trust that the admins will do the same.

Not everybody running this project reads the forums - perhaps it might be an idea to send out an email to all participants warning them they will need to update their drivers to continue participation.

Bedrich has excellent advice.
Quite why this was not screamed from the rooftops by BOINC or GPUGRID when advising the upgrade is beyond me.

Interesting side effect of upgrading to 301.42 - My GTX 460 which was previously clocked to 815MHz and was stable at that speed now won't run any higher than 797MHz.... :-(

I have updated the drivers to 301.42 and BOINC to 7.0.25 and am experiencing a large increase in failed units

Seems to be a little flurry of failed units, to be expected on the upgrade I suppose.

Best thing here was the link to the FAQ. One would not normally look in a message board for a FAQ. I have bookmarked it. Thanks so much.
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But a new BOINC Version is not needed or? Still have 6.10.58 on the GPUGrid Mainmachine.
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My experience of the best way how to install new Win drivers:
- XP> stop Boinc core, install drivers and reboot, then start Boinc core
- W7> reboot to windows safe mode, install drivers, reboot to standard mode, then start Boinc core

I Have both my GTX460's clocked to 850 with latest drivers.
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...and don't forget to check the "exit scientific applications" checkbox on exiting.

mitrichr:

...Judging from your 52 million credits, you have been around this project for a fair amount of time.

I just started very recently. I did notice that the newest boinc had issues with my 460 and 570 with long projects failing at start quite a bit. I ordered another 570 to replace the 460 and since have not failed a unit.
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mitrichr:

...Judging from your 52 million credits, you have been around this project for a fair amount of time.

If one calls six months 'a fair amount of time', yes.

Look in his profile.. ;) 2 * 580GTX
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