The problem is still here on Fedora 17 +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #719878 +++ I have a nVidia Geforce GTX 260 with 275.09.07 drivers. When I start the computer, BOINC tolds me that there is not a GPU for GPU computing. If I restart the BOINC service, BOINC reconnize correcyl the GPU and does all the calculus. I think this problem is caused by the fact that BOINC server is loaded before nVidia drivers during boot sequence. Is it possible? --- Additional comment from Milos Jakubicek on 2011-08-20 08:22:28 EDT --- By GPU computing you mean that you manually installed the CUDA library? --- Additional comment from Germano Massullo on 2011-08-20 09:31:56 EDT --- I installed akmod-nvidia from rpm fusion months ago when I setted up the computer --- Additional comment from Milos Jakubicek on 2011-08-20 12:29:51 EDT --- Interesting, looks like this is now enough to enable GPU computing. Unfortunately I have no access to a machine where I could test this (no Nvidia/ATI). In another forum I've found some suspect that X server must be already running in order to recognize the GPU, that's sort of a problem: we do not want to start boinc after X server (for CPU computing it does not make sense, it should be enough that you power on the machine). So probably the best solution would be to REstart boinc when the X starts, it is certainly not optimal but I cannot come up with anything better than that. I'll try to get to a machine where I could test this. --- Additional comment from Germano Massullo on 2011-08-23 06:37:54 EDT --- I suggest you to talk with other BOINC developers, they may have the same our problem on other distros. --- Additional comment from GuL on 2011-12-23 05:14:36 EST --- (In reply to comment #3) > In another forum I've found some suspect that X server must be > already running in order to recognize the GPU I confirm. And it is not possible using sysV or rc.local as in F16 X server is started by systemd and explicity waiting for rc.local to finish (/lib/systemd/system/prefdm.service), even if we add a sleep 30 line inside rc.local. That's the reason why I am trying to launch boinc using systemd. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754600 > that's sort of a problem: we do > not want to start boinc after X server (for CPU computing it does not make > sense, it should be enough that you power on the machine). I can understand that on a machine without X. But if you've got X and the default runlevel is graphical, what is the problem ? What I can suggest is to have two different policies, one in the package boinc-client for the cpu only and one in the package boinc-manager for the cpu+gpu. > So probably the best > solution would be to REstart boinc when the X starts, it is certainly not > optimal but I cannot come up with anything better than that. I'll try to get to > a machine where I could test this. If I can test something, tell me --- Additional comment from Milos Jakubicek on 2012-02-08 09:23:38 EST --- Hopefully this should be fixed with the upcoming switch to systemd that I just built for F17/F18, please reopen otherwise.
Would you please retry on F18 (which now uses systemd)?
the problem persists on fedora 18
Hello, unfortunately, I haven't installed fedora 18 and I can't test it. Cheers
On Fedora 18 it seems to be fixed
Germano, can you tell me what is changed from one mounth ago, when you wrote "the problem persists on fedora 18"? I have an AMD card and nothing is changed for me. Still need to restart boinc client. I have also changed systemd dependencies with something like: After=display-manager.service WantedBy=graphical.target but all seems useless unless i add a long sleep time and make the login immediately Thanks
I did not change anything, I simply maintain my Fedora updated Today I found out that BOINC was operating with GPU even if I did not restarted BOINC service, so the cause should be one of updates I installed. You should ask admins for bugreport re-opening
I demand admins to reopen this bugreport, because the ""fix"" worked only once
On nVidia cards, the problem seems to be fixed in Fedora 19. Can you confirm on AMD/ATI cards?
Still present in Fedora 19 with AMD card
I want to provide a little info, I don't know if it can be useful or not. On F19, days ago I experienced the bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=967521 and one of the other problems it gave to my computer, was that BOINC did not reconnize the GPU, until I do the well-known boinc service restart. The moment the bug has been fixed, the problem disappereaded again.
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