GPU Client, Sapphire Radeon 6670

[Musiclover]

I'd like my CPU AND my GPU to be used for Folding@Home, but I'm having problems.

My system:
Gigabyte 970A-UD3
AMD FX-8150 CPU (4 cores, 4 pseudo-cores) (aftermarket HS/Fan)
16 GB RAM
Sapphire ATI 6670 1 GB PCI-E video (passive cooling)
DVD-R/W (Lightscribe)
1.5 TB SATA drive (Win 7 64-bit, Mageia 1 64-bit, dual-boot)
OCZ Fatality 550W PSU (can substitute PC P&C 750W if needed)

I'm running the 7.1.52 client under 64-bit Win 7 Pro. I copied the GPUs.txt file to the right directory (progra~86\FAHClient). I also downloaded a copy of OpenCL.dll to that directory. My GPU is whitelisted.

My CPU is running at 100% (monitoring widget that came with the OS). When I look at the "status" tab, slot 00 (CPU client) runs, but fails a moment or two after starting (GPU-z still shows zero percent use). But the "Work Queue" says slot 00 is still running. The Kill-A-Watt shows only a 4 watt decrease when FAH says the GPU client stops. (Even an air-cooled card should take more than 4 watts when ramping up/down, right?)

Is the GPU client working? Can you help me get it working? Here is the "system" part of the log:

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18:31:35:******************************* System ********************************
18:31:35:          CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor
18:31:35:       CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 1 Stepping 2
18:31:35:         CPUs: 8
18:31:35:       Memory: 15.98GiB
18:31:35:  Free Memory: 13.64GiB
18:31:35:      Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
18:31:35:   On Battery: false
18:31:35:   UTC offset: -4
18:31:35:          PID: 2532
18:31:35:          CWD: C:/Users/Mike/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient
18:31:35:           OS: Windows 7 Professional
18:31:35:      OS Arch: AMD64
18:31:35:         GPUs: 1
18:31:35:        GPU 0: ATI:4 NI Whistler [AMD Radeon HD 6600 Series]
18:31:35:         CUDA: Not detected
18:31:35:Win32 Service: false
18:31:35:***********************************************************************

When the GPU part fails, there is something in the log about "edrfile file hash check failed" and "Fatal error, dumping".

Will this GPU work? Will it work on the next project? Right now, I hit "finish" (PRCG 7023 -- 2, 39, 82) so it will stop until I can get your help.

Is there something else I should try? I want the Windows client to use both CPU and GPU, but I don't have a lot of time. Any help is appreciated.

(I have re-installed my OS two dozen times in the last 6 months because of problems. My patience is short.)

Thanks!

[Musiclover]

Okay, here's another project begun. The GPU client worked for a few seconds, then failed. Here's the log:

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22:13:50:WU00:FS00:Starting
22:13:50:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:/Users/Mike/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/www.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/ATI/R600/Core_16.fah/FahCore_16.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 701 -lifeline 2532 -checkpoint 15 -gpu 0
22:13:50:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 1096
22:13:50:WU00:FS00:Core PID:3512
22:13:50:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0x16 started
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:*------------------------------*
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Folding@Home GPU Core
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Version 2.11 (Thu Dec 9 15:00:14 PST 2010)
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Compiler  : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80x86 
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Build host: user-f6d030f24f
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Board Type: AMD/OpenCL
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Core      : x=16
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16: Window's signal control handler registered.
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Preparing to commence simulation
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Looking at optimizations...
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=00/wudata_01.ckp
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Created dyn
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Files status OK
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:sizeof(CORE_PACKET_HDR) = 512 file=<>
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Expanded 45119 -> 171163 (decompressed 379.3 percent)
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=45119 data_size=171163, decompressed_data_size=171163 diff=0
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Digital signature verified
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Project: 11293 (Run 19, Clone 293, Gen 15)
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Assembly optimizations on if available.
22:13:51:WU00:FS00:0x16:Entering M.D.
22:13:52:WU00:FS00:0x16:Tpr hash 00/wudata_01.tpr:  3030679190 4092985827 3848249716 671222118 3315953840
22:13:52:WU00:FS00:0x16:Working on ALZHEIMER DISEASE AMYLOID
22:13:52:WU00:FS00:0x16:Client config unavailable.
22:13:52:WU00:FS00:0x16:Finished fah_main
22:13:52:WU00:FS00:0x16:
22:13:52:WU00:FS00:0x16:Successful run
22:13:52:WU00:FS00:0x16:DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
22:13:53:WU00:FS00:0x16:Starting GUI Server
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:Reserved 0 bytes for xtc file; Cosm status=0
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:Reserved 0 0 786430464 bytes for arc file=<00/wudata_01.trr> Cosm status=0
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:Allocated 0 bytes for edr file
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:Error: could not open bedfile, but going on anyway
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Checksum of file (00/wudata_01.edr) read from disk doesn't match
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:edrfile file hash check failed.
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:
22:14:02:WU00:FS00:0x16:Folding@home Core Shutdown: FILE_IO_ERROR
22:14:03:WU00:FS00:FahCore returned: FILE_IO_ERROR (117 = 0x75)
22:14:03:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Fatal error, dumping
22:14:03:WU00:FS00:Sending unit results: id:00 state:SEND error:DUMPED project:11293 run:19 clone:293 gen:15 core:0x16 unit:0x000000216652edbc4d94b8bfd0bc3095
22:14:03:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.44:8080
22:14:03:WU00:FS00:Server responded WORK_ACK (400)
22:14:03:WU00:FS00:Cleaning up
22:14:05:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Completed 2500 out of 250000 steps  (1%)
22:15:06:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Completed 5000 out of 250000 steps  (2%)

Once again, GPU-z says my video card is being used 0 percent (in 2D, core clock is 100 MHz, memory clock is 150 MHz). Every few seconds, it kicks up for a fraction of a second (clocks and percent use), but that's it.

I saw the "client config unavailable", but that should not be. Any ideas?

[Ivoshiee]

The Radeon 6670 should not be that exotic to have a need to mess around with any dll or GPU whitelist file. Why did you needed those things at the first place?
Does the GPU-Z report as your system having OpenCL support, I doubt it, but either case just go out and undo your OpenCL.dll magic and install the latest Catalyst driver set. Then try GPU folding again.

[jamesj2010]

I've been using this GPU* with v7.1.50 with no problems. Running it without any overclocking. SMP 3 of my 4 core AMD box. -jj-

*Asus EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6670.

[Musiclover]

I checked, and I do have the latest driver (atiumdag 8.961.0.0, in Catalyst package 11.8).

The latest Catalyst did not come with OpenCL.dll, I had to get it elsewhere. If I don't have this file, the folding program will throw 2 identical complaint dialogs about every 30-60 seconds.

GPU-Z does not list this card as being capable of OpenCL, only DirectCompute 5.0.

Is this card able to do OpenCL? Is the folding software able to use my GPU without OpenCL, or am I restricted to SMP only?

I think AMD removed OpenCL support for XP (another thread), but I run Seven, so it should work.

So far, I have only been able to use the SMP client. Please let me know if the GPU client will ever work, or if there is anything else I should try. Or if I should file a bug report.

Thanks!

[bruce]

The latest Catalyst package is 12.4 released 4/25/2012. OpenCL should be packaged with it.

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/w ... sta64.aspx

[Musiclover]

Yes, thanks. I downloaded that a day ago, but I forgot to install it. Why did Windows say the other Catalyst driver was up to date? (I don't know, but it's another chance to bash MS if you want.)

GPU load went up to 90 - 100 percent. GPU clock went up to 800MHz, memory clock to 1000 MHz (3D, gaming/high performance mode). I think I'm doing something worth 1835 points in about the same time that a 600 point project took with the SMP client. Power is 300W with monitor on, 265W with it off.

I rigged up a lazy, slow 120mm fan to shoot at the fanless video card. Temperatures went from 59.5C down to 53C. Maybe I'll try shooting an 80mm fan at it later.

Thanks!