KWSN Orbiting Fortress

JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

Anyone active on MilkyWay willing to play go-between for me? I'm getting an error from their client but can't post on any of their forums because you need a RAC > 0 even in the support forum (which is incredibly stupid).

So here's the initial details, if someone could go make a new thread in the Windows support forum. http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/forum_forum.php?id=4

OS: Windows 7 x64 RC
BOINC: 6.6.36 x64. Was in protected mode, now reinstalled non-protected, both gave the same message.
GPU: HD4870 w/Catalyst 9.5
The 3 DLLs in System32 have been copied.
App .19f as linked from their forums and zslip. 64 bit version only.

Every unit reports:
6/22/2009 8:46:51 AM Milkyway@home Output file ps_sgr_210F5_3s_hiw_3587556_1245684312_0_0 for task ps_sgr_210F5_3s_hiw_3587556_1245684312_0 absent

http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/results.php?userid=48206

Looks like it's not finding my GPU as being supported. Need some guidance on what to do about that.
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KWSN imcrazynow · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject:

I sent you a PM. I think there are 3 files that will have to be rename from ATIxxx to AMDxxx or something like that for it to work in windows 7.
I'll copy your post above and move it to MW forum.
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And a few that won't update for some reason.

4870 GPU

JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

Those are the 3 files I mention copying in System32. I've done all the steps, and I think it's all correct it's just not detecting my GPU as being supported. Probably a vendor/BIOS issue but I can't do anything about that so I need to see if it's something easily fixed or if they want to pursue fixing it if it's a vendor ID issue or something similar.

When you dig down into the tasks this is what they report:

KWSN imcrazynow · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject:

It was the truth. There should be at least one area that someone with 0 credit can post to get help. I also posted in the number crunching forum under the WINDOWS X64 topic with a link to the post where you asked to put it.
Try dropping back to Catalyst and driver version 8.12. That's what I had to do.
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4870 GPU

JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

Can't, or at least don't really want to. I'm on Win 7, and would have to fall back to a Vista driver for that. Vista CCC drivers are one of the reasons I had to rebuild my system recently, I'd rather not go back down that road. In fact, I'm willing to lose 60,000 credits a day to avoid it.
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KWSN imcrazynow · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:09 pm Post subject:

You might try 9.2 then.

Did you rename the files?
Note on Catalyst 9.2 and up:

ATI/AMD renamed the CAL libraries with the latest driver release. To get the GPU app running,
duplicate the following files in your Windows\system32 folder (the suffix "64" applies only to
64Bit systems):

aticalrt.dll or aticalrt64.dll
aticalcl.dll or aticalcl64.dll
aticaldd.dll or aticaldd64.dll

Now Rename the copies to

amdcalrt.dll or amdcalrt64.dll
amdcalcl.dll or amdcalcl64.dll
amdcaldd.dll or amdcaldd64.dll

You should have now 6 dll files in your Windows\system32 folder, 3 named amdcal*.dll and 3 with
the name atical*.dll. A simple rename of atical*.dll to amdcal*.dll is not sufficient!
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4870 GPU

JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

I think 9.3 was the first Win 7 release.
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KWSN imcrazynow · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject:

I edited the post above.
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JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

KWSN imcrazynow · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject:

Done
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JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

Thanks, I appreciate it. This is right up our alley as it is, as far as I can recall, the silliest way to get tech support I've ever dealt with.
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JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

Latest reply (thanks in advance for the data shuffle):

6.6.21 installed, and I let it grab 6 more work units. All 6 died saying they need more permissions, which wasn't happening with .36. And guess what, that was likely the problem the entire time but .36 was suppressing the error? Might be worth forwarding that along so they can try to figure out why .36 is either not generating the correct error or isn't giving the app proper permissions.

Either way, on .21 with BOINC force run as an Administrator I see signs of life! Going to let it churn through the first 8 WUs and see if they validate when I push them back up.

Thanks for the assistance. :-)
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KWSN imcrazynow · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject:

relayed
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4870 GPU

KWSN imcrazynow · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject:

You should be able to post on your own there now J. You have a total credit of 779 and a RAC of 76.97.
Looks like you've about got it. You got the help of the best with CP. He wrote the optimized app you're using for GPU .
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And a few that won't update for some reason.

4870 GPU