Can't use CUDA core

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thomas2000
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Can't use CUDA core

Post by thomas2000 »

F@H isn't using CUDA on my RTX 2060 and log only says:

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08:30:35:WU01:FS01:0x22:Platform 3: CUDA
08:30:35:WU01:FS01:0x22:  cuda-device 0 specified
08:30:41:WU01:FS01:0x22:Attempting to create CUDA context:
08:30:41:WU01:FS01:0x22:  Configuring platform CUDA
08:30:41:WU01:FS01:0x22:Failed to create CUDA context:
08:30:41:WU01:FS01:0x22:Error loading CUDA module: CUDA_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND (301)


How to find out what file is it? Driver reinstall using DDU didn't help.



i've installed CUDA tooolkit too, but no luck.



Any suggestions, please?

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10:48:13:WU02:FS01:0x22:Failed to create CUDA context:
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by foldy »

Try to uninstall all cuda sdk toolkit because they currently may interfer with FAH.
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by thomas2000 »

foldy wrote:Try to uninstall all cuda sdk toolkit because they currently may interfer with FAH.
That worked like a charm

16:35:55:WU01:FS01:0x22:Attempting to create CUDA context:
16:35:55:WU01:FS01:0x22: Configuring platform CUDA
16:36:07:WU01:FS01:0x22: Using CUDA and gpu 0

I look forward to 15% higher PPD :)

Thank you very much!
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by PantherX »

Welcome to the F@H Forum thomas2000,

FYI, CUDA can provide between 15% to 100% more PPD depending on the type of simulation being done. Traditional Projects would see 15% to 35% improvement while Moonshot (free-energy) can see anywhere between 50% to 100% improvement.
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by thomas2000 »

Hi PantherX,

Nice to be here.

I've seen up to ~70% uplift already on some projects, so that's great. I love eficiency :)
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by YoScot »

foldy wrote:Try to uninstall all cuda sdk toolkit because they currently may interfer with FAH.
I'll try to debug / look around in the logs but is there a particular DLL it's having trouble loading ? I would like to keep the sdk around for other work.
thanks
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by YoScot »

I found the following in science.log -- the interesting line was:

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     nvcc fatal:    Cannot find compiler 'cl.exe' in PATH
for some reason that line wasn't in the app's control log -- perhaps it goes to stderr?
i was able to add the compiler path to system envs and everything worked:
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c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\bin\Hostx64\x64

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Attempting to create CUDA context:
  Configuring platform CUDA
    Setting CUDA platform DeviceIndex to 0
    Disabling UseBlockingSync on CUDA platform
    Setting platform precision to mixed
    Setting DisablePmeStream to 1    
nvcc fatal   : Cannot find compiler 'cl.exe' in PATH
Failed to create CUDA context:
Error loading CUDA module: CUDA_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND (301)
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

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Please note that this is a known bug that the developers are aware off and working with Nvidia to resolve. There's no ETA but it hasn't been forgotten. Let's hope that it can be resolved soon :)
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florinandrei
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by florinandrei »

I also see this bug when CUDA 10.0 is installed. I've uninstalled CUDA and now FAH can actually use CUDA, but it's not an optimal solution. Hopefully, the bug will get fixed soon so we can keep CUDA installed on systems running FAH.
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Re: Can't use CUDA core

Post by bruce »

NVidia's backward compatibility is being used which can support a variety of hardware platforms, allowing the FAHCore to work in a variety of environments. Very few people have CUDA installed separately and their installation is customized to work (only) with their hardware species. The FAHCore downloads everything it needs but it also requires that we deprecate Fermi hardware. Apparently the runtime code is incorporated into the OS kernel. :(

If you have an incompatible installation which is installed specifically to match your hardware, you will somehow need to manage the Path and whatever other environmental variables that differentiate the FAHCore environment from your custom CUDA environment. You can use OpenCL.

See also viewtopic.php?f=61&t=36721
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