Unable to run NVIDIA GPU with driver 535 [Solved]

[jloflin]

I just installed FAH V8.1.18 this morning because V7.6.1 would not use my gpu. The cpu was found and started folding immediately. My gpu, Nvidia gtx2060 was not found on the setup page. When I dropped down to the Nvidia drive 525, everything works. Here is my log from my attempt with the 535 driver. If anyone can point out why the gpu wasn't seen, I would appreciate it.

I am running Linux Mint V21.2.

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16:06:31:I1:*********************** Folding@home Client ***********************
16:06:31:I1: Version: 8.1.18
16:06:31:I1: Author: Joseph Coffland 
16:06:31:I1: Org: foldingathome.org
16:06:31:I1: Copyright: 2023 foldingathome.org
16:06:31:I1: Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
16:06:31:I1: License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
16:06:31:I1: Date: Apr 18 2023
16:06:31:I1: Time: 12:09:09
16:06:31:I1: Revision: 80a3d5eb8f60f7833de2954087682958b511895c
16:06:31:I1: Branch: master
16:06:31:I1: Compiler: GNU 10.2.1 20210110
16:06:31:I1: Options: -faligned-new -std=c++17 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections
16:06:31:I1: -fdata-sections -O3 -funroll-loops -fno-pie
16:06:31:I1: Platform: linux 5.10.0-16-cloud-amd64
16:06:31:I1: Bits: 64
16:06:31:I1: Mode: Release
16:06:31:I1: Args: --log=/var/log/fah-client/log.txt
16:06:31:I1: --log-rotate-dir=/var/log/fah-client/
16:06:31:I1:****************************** CBang ******************************
16:06:31:I1: Version: 1.7.2
16:06:31:I1: Author: Joseph Coffland 
16:06:31:I1: Org: Cauldron Development LLC
16:06:31:I1: Copyright: Cauldron Development LLC, 2003-2023
16:06:31:I1: Homepage: https://cauldrondevelopment.com/
16:06:31:I1: License: GPL 2+
16:06:31:I1: Date: Apr 14 2023
16:06:31:I1: Time: 16:26:30
16:06:31:I1: Revision: ac8bbdd5bb93c01679a881f5962fed800bf29e58
16:06:31:I1: Branch: master
16:06:31:I1: Compiler: GNU 10.2.1 20210110
16:06:31:I1: Options: -faligned-new -std=c++17 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections
16:06:31:I1: -fdata-sections -O3 -funroll-loops -fno-pie -fPIC
16:06:31:I1: Platform: linux 5.10.0-16-cloud-amd64
16:06:31:I1: Bits: 64
16:06:31:I1: Mode: Release
16:06:31:I1:***************************** System ******************************
16:06:31:I1: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
16:06:31:I1: CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0
16:06:31:I1: CPUs: 24
16:06:31:I1: Memory: 31.27GiB
16:06:31:I1:Free Memory: 30.70GiB
16:06:31:I1: Threads: POSIX_THREADS
16:06:31:I1: OS Version: 5.15
16:06:31:I1:Has Battery: false
16:06:31:I1: On Battery: false
16:06:31:I1: UTC Offset: -6
16:06:31:I1: PID: 980
16:06:31:I1: CWD: /var/lib/fah-client
16:06:31:I1: Exec: /usr/bin/fah-client
16:06:31:I1:*******************************************************************
16:06:31:I2:
16:06:31:I1:Opening Database
16:06:31:I1:Listening for HTTP on 127.0.0.1:7396
16:06:31:I3:id = 1+sDgcOpZoS9yXJUQR5PI1od3HBjODohpyeXUQ6qa4E=
16:06:31:I3:Loading work unit 1 to group '' with ID 6Nv0fCGb_TS-ToxwvBY_HvlW1iRv0EP_s2ozw2_vOk8
16:06:31:I3:Loaded 1 wus.
16:06:31:E :Exception: clGetPlatformIDs() returned -1001
16:06:31:E :Exception: cuInit() returned 100
16:06:31:I3:gpus = {
16:06:31:I3: "gpu:09:00:00": {"vendor": 4318, "device": 7944, "type": "nvidia", "supported": false}
16:06:31:I3:}
16:06:31:I1:Loaded cores/fahcore-a8-lin-64bit-avx2_256-0.0.12/FahCore_a8
16:06:31:I3::WU1:Running FahCore: /var/lib/fah-client/cores/fahcore-a8-lin-64bit-avx2_256-0.0.12/FahCore_a8 -dir 6Nv0fCGb_TS-ToxwvBY_HvlW1iRv0EP_s2ozw2_vOk8 -suffix 01 -version 8.1.18 -lifeline 980 -np 23
16:06:31:I3::WU1:Started FahCore on PID 1047
16:06:32:I1::WU1:*********************** Log Started 2023-08-10T16:06:31Z ***********************
16:06:32:I1::WU1:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Core: Gromacs
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Type: 0xa8
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Version: 0.0.12
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Author: Joseph Coffland 
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Date: Jan 16 2021
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Time: 19:24:44
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Compiler: GNU 8.3.0
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Options: -faligned-new -std=c++14 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections
16:06:32:I1::WU1: -fdata-sections -O3 -funroll-loops -fno-pie
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Platform: linux2 4.15.0-128-generic
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Bits: 64
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Mode: Release
16:06:32:I1::WU1: SIMD: avx2_256
16:06:32:I1::WU1: OpenMP: ON
16:06:32:I1::WU1: CUDA: OFF
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Args: -dir 6Nv0fCGb_TS-ToxwvBY_HvlW1iRv0EP_s2ozw2_vOk8 -suffix 01
16:06:32:I1::WU1: -version 8.1.18 -lifeline 980 -np 23
16:06:32:I1::WU1:************************************ libFAH ************************************
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Date: Jan 16 2021
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Time: 19:21:38
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Compiler: GNU 8.3.0
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Options: -faligned-new -std=c++14 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections
16:06:32:I1::WU1: -fdata-sections -O3 -funroll-loops -fno-pie
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Platform: linux2 4.15.0-128-generic
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Bits: 64
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Mode: Release
16:06:32:I1::WU1:************************************ CBang *************************************
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Date: Jan 16 2021
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Time: 19:21:24
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Compiler: GNU 8.3.0
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Options: -faligned-new -std=c++14 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections
16:06:32:I1::WU1: -fdata-sections -O3 -funroll-loops -fno-pie -fPIC
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Platform: linux2 4.15.0-128-generic
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Bits: 64
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Mode: Release
16:06:32:I1::WU1:************************************ System ************************************
16:06:32:I1::WU1: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
16:06:32:I1::WU1: CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0
16:06:32:I1::WU1: CPUs: 24
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Memory: 31.27GiB
16:06:32:I1::WU1:Free Memory: 30.63GiB
16:06:32:I1::WU1: Threads: POSIX_THREADS
16:06:32:I1::WU1: OS Version: 5.15
16:06:32:I1::WU1:Has Battery: false
16:06:32:I1::WU1: On Battery: false
16:06:32:I1::WU1: UTC Offset: -6
16:06:32:I1::WU1: PID: 1047
16:06:32:I1::WU1: CWD: /var/lib/fah-client/work
16:06:32:I1::WU1:******************************************************************************** 

[toTOW]

16:06:31:E :Exception: clGetPlatformIDs() returned -1001
16:06:31:E :Exception: cuInit() returned 100

These errors means that the client can't open the OpenCL and CUDA libraries ... they were probably similar with v7 client. This is usually caused by permission issues.

Is the client started with the service command created by client installer ?

[jloflin]

These errors means that the client can't open the OpenCL and CUDA libraries ... they were probably similar with v7 client. This is usually caused by permission issues.

Is the client started with the service command created by client installer ?

Yes. I followed the directions at:
https://foldingathome.org/foldinghome-v ... de/?lng=en
and the gpu part of the program would not function with the Nvidia 535 driver, but works perfectly with the Nvidia 525 driver.

[toTOW]

There are no references to service commands or how to start/stop the client on this page ... so how do you start the client ?

It looks like this : viewtopic.php?p=361627#p361627

[jloflin]

I followed these directions from the V8 Client Guide:

Client home page

The client home page is the first screen you will encounter. After connecting, it will display the status of your F@H client. If you have not yet configured a username, team or passkey a dialog will popup asking you to do so via the Settings page or choose to fold anonymously.
This dialog appears if you have not yet configured your client.

Once configured, the header at the top of the page will show your username, team and the points earned so far. The buttons in the top right provide quick access to the client settings and log viewer.

Below the header, in the body of the page, is a large green Start Folding button. After configuring your user settings, click this button to get going. Click it again when you want to pause folding.

With Nvidia driver 535, on the settings page, the gpu line showed as disabled and I was not able to click the enable box (greyed out). With the Nvidia 525 driver, I clicked the enable box on the settings page and the gpu started folding.

[toTOW]

If the drivers were the issue, we would know it : everyone would be complaining. And I have a v7 client running perfectly fine with those drivers.

If you look at this thread, you'll see that the client has a different behaviour after installing it and when you restart it later : viewtopic.php?t=39636

[jloflin]

So, just to check things out, I paused folding (Nvidia driver 525), went to the Driver Manager, selected the Nvidia 535 driver, applied it, rebooted it, restarted folding, and now it works. I have no idea what went wrong, or what fixed it.
Anyway, it's running correctly now.