do not count AMD cards when limiting number of WU per client

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VT Send message Joined: 28 Nov 13 Posts: 17 Credit: 153,786,987 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 39478 - Posted: 14 Jan 2015 \| 16:56:19 UTC
	Currently server will issue up to 4 WUs to a machine with 1 AMD and 1 NVIDIA card. Unless I keep max local work amount very low, this will cause GPUGRID WUs to be delayed by more than 24hrs and give less credit. Keeping low amount of local work interferes with other projects being run. Can you please not count AMD hardware when you query for number of GPUs available? thanks!
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mikey Send message Joined: 2 Jan 09 Posts: 297 Credit: 5,726,511,115 RAC: 29,991,333 Level Scientific publications	Message 39486 - Posted: 15 Jan 2015 \| 11:52:42 UTC - in response to Message 39478. Last modified: 15 Jan 2015 \| 11:54:02 UTC
	Currently server will issue up to 4 WUs to a machine with 1 AMD and 1 NVIDIA card. Unless I keep max local work amount very low, this will cause GPUGRID WUs to be delayed by more than 24hrs and give less credit. Keeping low amount of local work interferes with other projects being run. Can you please not count AMD hardware when you query for number of GPUs available? thanks! Can you get around it by using an <exclude_gpu> line for the AMD gpu from gpugrid?
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skgiven Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Apr 09 Posts: 3968 Credit: 1,995,359,260 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 39496 - Posted: 16 Jan 2015 \| 11:46:15 UTC - in response to Message 39486. Last modified: 16 Jan 2015 \| 11:48:24 UTC
	I think you would just need the following lines in the cc_config.xml file: <exclude_gpu> <url>http://www.gpugrid.net/</url> <type>ATI</type> </exclude_gpu> The format is, <exclude_gpu> <url>project_URL</url> <device_num>N</device_num> <type>NVIDIA\|ATI\|intel_gpu</type> <app>appname</app> </exclude_gpu> http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/client_configuration ____________ FAQ's HOW TO: - Opt out of Beta Tests - Ask for Help
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 39542 - Posted: 20 Jan 2015 \| 20:25:53 UTC
	Trader should certainly try this, but I'm not convinced it helps. It's a setting for the local BOINC not to request work for GPU-Grid for this GPU. But BOINC still sees the GPU and happily runs other projects on it. So when the server asks how many GPUs it has I can imagine the AMD will be included. Trader, you could also try updating to BOINC 7.4.36. It fixes quite a few things and seems well-behaved, although I don't know if solves your issue. Interesting side note: my Intel GPU (which BOINC uses for Einstein) is not counted towards the GPU-Grid GPUs, with BOINC 7.4, 7.2 and any earlier ones I may have used. MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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VT Send message Joined: 28 Nov 13 Posts: 17 Credit: 153,786,987 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 39570 - Posted: 22 Jan 2015 \| 8:17:23 UTC - in response to Message 39542.
	exclude gpu did not help, still getting 4 tasks. unfortunately, I'm not able to install a newer version of BOINC - there is some strange problem with windows installer not being able to recognize the package as belonging to the BOINC being installed. Have tried running some tools to fix it, but did not help... why does BOINC even need an installer...
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mikey Send message Joined: 2 Jan 09 Posts: 297 Credit: 5,726,511,115 RAC: 29,991,333 Level Scientific publications	Message 39573 - Posted: 22 Jan 2015 \| 12:04:17 UTC - in response to Message 39570.
	exclude gpu did not help, still getting 4 tasks. unfortunately, I'm not able to install a newer version of BOINC - there is some strange problem with windows installer not being able to recognize the package as belonging to the BOINC being installed. Have tried running some tools to fix it, but did not help... why does BOINC even need an installer... I was reading the other day it really doesn't, you just need to copy the right files into the right place and click it and go, there may have been a registry setting too, I'm not sure as I didn't understand alot of what the guy wrote as it was above my expertise. The discussion is here at PrimeGrid: http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=6104 Maybe it can help you, as I said it was waaay over my head.
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ExtraTerrestrial Apes Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Aug 08 Posts: 2705 Credit: 1,311,122,549 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 39712 - Posted: 25 Jan 2015 \| 22:43:10 UTC - in response to Message 39570.
	Trader, sounds like a broken download file. MrS ____________ Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002
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