310.90 WHQL released

[Napoleon]

I updated from 310.70 WHQL to 310.90 WHQL. Apparently went without a hitch both on a 32bit WinXP setup and 64bit Win7 setup. Now, many of you aren't all that eager to update working setups "just because", but this little tidbit in the release notes convinced me to go for it:

Adds a security update for the NVIDIA Display Driver service (nvvsvc.exe).

I have no idea what kind of vulnerability got patched, but to me a security issue sounds like a good enough reason to update ASAP.

[k1wi]

The patch fixes a bug where remote intruders were able to gain superuser access.

Does it fold well? I understand it includes a number of tweaks for 400, 500 series GPUs, but this is probably largely gaming centric/specific games.

[Napoleon]

P7625 TPF seems unchanged on GT430 / 64bit Win7, same goes for P10504 TPF on 9400GT / 32bit WinXP. I finished the updates less than an hour ago, so it is a bit early to draw final conclusions yet. But so far so good, no oddities during installation, and folding seems to have resumed normally even though I paused mid-WU in both cases.

My very much subjective first impression is that there's a tiny bit of improvement in screen responsiveness when I'm running EAH on the integrated ION GPU (which I've recently retired from folding and switched to Einstein@Home instead), but that may very well be just because of a fresh reboot.

Win7 GPU3 is progressing as usual after the driver update:

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*********************** Log Started 2013-01-06T12:16:52Z ***********************
12:21:26:FS00:Unpaused
12:21:26:WU03:FS00:Starting
12:21:26:WU03:FS00:Running FahCore: C:\FAH\Client/FAHCoreWrapper.exe C:/FAH/Data/cores/www.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/NVIDIA/Fermi/Core_15.fah/FahCore_15.exe -dir 03 -suffix 01 -version 702 -lifeline 3808 -checkpoint 30 -gpu 0 -verbose
12:21:26:WU03:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 3996
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:Core PID:2708
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:FahCore 0x15 started
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:*------------------------------*
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Folding@Home GPU Core
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Version                2.25 (Wed May 9 17:03:01 EDT 2012)
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Build host             AmoebaRemote
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Board Type             NVIDIA/CUDA
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Core                   15
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Window's signal control handler registered.
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Preparing to commence simulation
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:- Looking at optimizations...
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:- Files status OK
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:sizeof(CORE_PACKET_HDR) = 512 file=<>
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:- Expanded 125045 -> 502918 (decompressed 402.1 percent)
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=125045 data_size=502918, decompressed_data_size=502918 diff=0
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:- Digital signature verified
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Project: 7625 (Run 543, Clone 0, Gen 38)
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Assembly optimizations on if available.
12:21:27:WU03:FS00:0x15:Entering M.D.
12:21:29:WU03:FS00:0x15:Will resume from checkpoint file 03/wudata_01.ckp
12:21:29:WU03:FS00:0x15:Tpr hash 03/wudata_01.tpr:  2148973846 1301807981 1668015311 1403950797 3321753673
12:21:29:WU03:FS00:0x15:GPU device id=0
12:21:29:WU03:FS00:0x15:Working on Protein
12:21:29:WU03:FS00:0x15:Client config unavailable.
12:21:29:WU03:FS00:0x15:Starting GUI Server
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:Resuming from checkpoint
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: retreived and current tpr file hash:
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:   0   2148973846   2148973846
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:   1   1301807981   1301807981
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:   2   1668015311   1668015311
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:   3   1403950797   1403950797
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:   4   3321753673   3321753673
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: file hashes same.
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: state restored.
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: name 03/wudata_01.log Verified 03/wudata_01.log
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: name 03/wudata_01.trr Verified 03/wudata_01.trr
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: name 03/wudata_01.xtc Verified 03/wudata_01.xtc
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: name 03/wudata_01.edr Verified 03/wudata_01.edr
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:fcCheckPointResume: state restored 2
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:Resumed from checkpoint
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:Setting checkpoint frequency: 400000
12:23:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   2000001 out of 40000000 steps (5%).
12:23:06:WARNING:WU03:FS00:Detected clock skew (1 mins 39 secs), adjusting time estimates
12:53:00:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   2400000 out of 40000000 steps (6%).
13:22:58:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   2800000 out of 40000000 steps (7%).
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16:52:40:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   5600000 out of 40000000 steps (14%).
17:22:37:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   6000000 out of 40000000 steps (15%).
17:52:34:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   6400000 out of 40000000 steps (16%).
******************************** Date: 06/01/13 ********************************
18:22:32:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   6800000 out of 40000000 steps (17%).
18:52:29:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed   7200000 out of 40000000 steps (18%).
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22:52:08:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed  10400000 out of 40000000 steps (26%).
23:22:05:WU03:FS00:0x15:Completed  10800000 out of 40000000 steps (27%).

WinXP setup has just finished a GPU2 WU successfully and has downloaded a new one to work on:

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*********************** Log Started 2013-01-06T11:56:23Z ***********************
11:58:21:FS00:Unpaused
11:58:21:WU00:FS00:Starting
11:58:21:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Documents and Settings\JML\Omat tiedostot\FAH\Client/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" "C:/Documents and Settings/JML/Omat tiedostot/FAH/Data/cores/www.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/x86/NVIDIA/G80/Core_11.fah/FahCore_11.exe" -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 702 -lifeline 2740 -checkpoint 30 -gpu 0 -verbose
11:58:21:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 2352
11:58:21:WU00:FS00:Core PID:1740
11:58:21:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0x11 started
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:*------------------------------*
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Folding@Home GPU Core
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Compiler  : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86 
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Build host: amoeba
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Board Type: Nvidia
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Core      : 
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Preparing to commence simulation
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:- Looking at optimizations...
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:- Files status OK
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:- Expanded 62837 -> 336799 (decompressed 535.9 percent)
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=62837 data_size=336799, decompressed_data_size=336799 diff=0
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:- Digital signature verified
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Project: 10504 (Run 192, Clone 0, Gen 1414)
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Assembly optimizations on if available.
11:58:22:WU00:FS00:0x11:Entering M.D.
11:58:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:Will resume from checkpoint file
11:58:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:Tpr hash 00/wudata_01.tpr:  1783325136 2801118250 3643920751 4236749874 602142318
11:58:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:
11:58:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
11:58:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:
11:58:28:WU00:FS00:0x11:Working on Protein
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:Client config unavailable.
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:Starting GUI Server
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:Resuming from checkpoint
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:fcCheckPointResume: retreived and current tpr file hash:
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:   0   1783325136   1783325136
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:   1   2801118250   2801118250
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:   2   3643920751   3643920751
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:   3   4236749874   4236749874
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:   4    602142318    602142318
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:fcCheckPointResume: file hashes same.
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:fcCheckPointResume: state restored.
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:Verified 00/wudata_01.log
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:Verified 00/wudata_01.edr
11:58:30:WU00:FS00:0x11:Verified 00/wudata_01.xtc
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******************************** Date: 06/01/13 ********************************
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23:05:15:WU00:FS00:0x11:Completed 100%
23:05:15:WU00:FS00:0x11:Successful run
23:05:15:WU00:FS00:0x11:DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
23:05:15:WU01:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
23:05:16:WU01:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
23:05:16:WU01:FS00:Assigned to work server 171.67.108.11
23:05:16:WU01:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: RUNNING gpu:1:"G96 [GeForce 9400 GT]" from 171.67.108.11
23:05:16:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.11:8080
23:05:17:WU01:FS00:Downloading 44.83KiB
23:05:18:WU01:FS00:Download complete
23:05:18:WU01:FS00:Received Unit: id:01 state:DOWNLOAD error:NO_ERROR project:5772 run:1 clone:277 gen:2481 core:0x11 unit:0x30c5804250ea033309b101150001168c
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Reserved 108692 bytes for xtc file; Cosm status=0
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Allocated 108692 bytes for xtc file
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:- Reading up to 108692 from "00/wudata_01.xtc": Read 108692
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Read 108692 bytes from xtc file; available packet space=786321772
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:xtc file hash check passed.
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Reserved 21912 21912 786321772 bytes for arc file=<00/wudata_01.trr> Cosm status=0
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Allocated 21912 bytes for arc file
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:- Reading up to 21912 from "00/wudata_01.trr": Read 21912
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Read 21912 bytes from arc file; available packet space=786299860
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:trr file hash check passed.
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Allocated 560 bytes for edr file
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Read bedfile
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:edr file hash check passed.
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Logfile not read.
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:GuardedRun: success in DynamicWrapper
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:GuardedRun: done
23:05:25:WU00:FS00:0x11:Run: GuardedRun completed.
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:+ Opened results file
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:- Writing 131676 bytes of core data to disk...
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:Done: 131164 -> 130115 (compressed to 99.2 percent)
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:  ... Done.
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=00/wudata_01.ckp
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:Shutting down core 
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:
23:05:27:WU00:FS00:0x11:Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
23:05:28:WU00:FS00:FahCore returned: FINISHED_UNIT (100 = 0x64)
23:05:28:WU00:FS00:Sending unit results: id:00 state:SEND error:NO_ERROR project:10504 run:192 clone:0 gen:1414 core:0x11 unit:0x00000b826652eda54b75b01d0000574f
23:05:28:WU00:FS00:Uploading 127.57KiB to 171.67.108.21
23:05:28:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.21:8080
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:Starting
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Documents and Settings\JML\Omat tiedostot\FAH\Client/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" "C:/Documents and Settings/JML/Omat tiedostot/FAH/Data/cores/www.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/x86/NVIDIA/G80/Core_11.fah/FahCore_11.exe" -dir 01 -suffix 01 -version 702 -lifeline 2740 -checkpoint 30 -gpu 0 -verbose
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 3648
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:Core PID:3884
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:FahCore 0x11 started
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:*------------------------------*
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Folding@Home GPU Core
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Compiler  : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86 
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Build host: amoeba
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Board Type: Nvidia
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Core      : 
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Preparing to commence simulation
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:- Looking at optimizations...
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=01/wudata_01.ckp
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:- Created dyn
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:- Files status OK
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:- Expanded 45394 -> 251112 (decompressed 553.1 percent)
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=45394 data_size=251112, decompressed_data_size=251112 diff=0
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:- Digital signature verified
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Project: 5772 (Run 1, Clone 277, Gen 2481)
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Assembly optimizations on if available.
23:05:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Entering M.D.
23:05:32:WU00:FS00:Upload complete
23:05:32:WU00:FS00:Server responded WORK_ACK (400)
23:05:32:WU00:FS00:Cleaning up
23:05:35:WU01:FS00:0x11:Tpr hash 01/wudata_01.tpr:  4118793995 3968009298 2119445402 432126366 3392662538
23:05:35:WU01:FS00:0x11:
23:05:35:WU01:FS00:0x11:Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
23:05:35:WU01:FS00:0x11:
23:05:35:WU01:FS00:0x11:Working on Protein
23:05:35:WU01:FS00:0x11:Client config unavailable.
23:05:36:WU01:FS00:0x11:Starting GUI Server
23:10:53:WU01:FS00:0x11:Completed 1%
23:16:11:WU01:FS00:0x11:Completed 2%
23:21:28:WU01:FS00:0x11:Completed 3%
23:26:46:WU01:FS00:0x11:Completed 4%
23:32:03:WU01:FS00:0x11:Completed 5%

[JimF]

No change in PPD (on P7626) for either a GTX 560 Ti or a GTX 660 (Win7 64-bit) when upgrading from 310.70. That is hardly surprising, since I don't recall ever seeing a PPD change for any Nvidia driver since even before the Fermi days.

[ford316]

I am still testing it but so far no problems still afew hours before the 2nd unit is done with new driver... Oh and it has been over 24hours with afew stops had to make...