GPU dummy plugs...

[kobib]

I'm sure this has been said many times in the past but as usual my search was an epic fail,

i know that we need dummy plugs to fool the cards so that we can use more than one for folding. My question is... Is this something that could be added to a future driver update? so that once you got to Catalyst 9.5 or 6 it would no longer require a dummy plug.

Just one more random thought.

-kobi.

[max]

XP and Linux never needed dummy plugs. Since CUDA 2.1 you don't need them under Vista anymore either. If nvidia can do it, ATI should be able to too.

[domboy]

XP and Linux never needed dummy plugs. Since CUDA 2.1 you don't need them under Vista anymore either. If nvidia can do it, ATI should be able to too.

Hmm, couple questions on this statement.

On XP without dummy plugs, did you still have to extend the desktop to the second GPU for the client to function?

Regarding CUDA 2.1 on Vista without dummy plugs - same question, do you still have to extend the desktop to the second GPU for the client to function?

I've found XP64 to need dummy plugs to be able to extend the desktop, but I've never thought to try it without extending the desktop, as everything I'd read said to do so (extend desktop).

It'd be nice to not only loose the dummy plugs, but also the extending the desktop requirement.

[toTOW]

On XP without dummy plugs, did you still have to extend the desktop to the second GPU for the client to function?

Yes. That's how it works on my XP 32 bits.

[MESeidel]

This is only a Vista feature.
The OS is disabling Graphics Cards when there is no monitor attached to them.
Simply to save energy.
GPGPU was (and still is) a new topic as Vista been designed.

I think Windows 7 is not doing it...


@max
How can one setup the System to fold on non displaying Cards with CUDA 2.1?
Any link would be nice ;o)

[max]

No need to extend the desktop. All I had to do is run the

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-gpu x -forcegpu nvidia_g80

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From the CUDA 2.1 FAQ
What’s new in CUDA 2.1?
* Support for using a GPU that is not driving a display on Vista (was already supported on Windows XP, OSX and Linux)

[domboy]

No need to extend the desktop. All I had to do is run the

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-gpu x -forcegpu nvidia_g80

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From the CUDA 2.1 FAQ
What’s new in CUDA 2.1?
* Support for using a GPU that is not driving a display on Vista (was already supported on Windows XP, OSX and Linux)

Nice! Now if ATI can do this same... or can it already?

[MESeidel]

@max
I tried it today on my 4 GPU (GTS-250's) System.
Well 1st and 2nd GPU worked (1st with Monitor).
3rd GPU went into UNSTABLE_MACHINE loop.
And 4th GPU didn't start (no supported Hardware).

Went back to dummy plugs - it just works...

[Kibbo]

No need to extend the desktop. All I had to do is run the

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-gpu x -forcegpu nvidia_g80

flags

Thanks a lot for this, works great!

[tjmagneto]

So is this working out w/o the dummy plugs and not extending the desktop? I'm interested in knowing as I am running Vista 64 and want to add a second GTX 275 to my system.