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GPU stuck on waiting for idle and can't use instead of CPU

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I've been trying to put all the load from my CPU to my GPU recently. In the advanced control panel my GPU is supposedly waiting for idle even tough I don't want it to. Is there any way to disable that and let my gpu run whilst working?
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Re: GPU stuck on waiting for idle and can't use instead of C

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Welcome to Folding@Home!

If we had the first 200 lines of your log, we would know what your software thought the hangup was.

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=26036

With that log, we can help!
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Re: GPU stuck on waiting for idle and can't use instead of C

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Does your mouse/keyboard wake up the machine. It's the OS that decides if it's idle. FAH just checks with the OS.
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Re: GPU stuck on waiting for idle and can't use instead of C

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Welcome to the F@H Forum synapsies,

In Advanced Control, set the Folding Power to Medium or Higher. Also, you can double check that on idle setting is disabled by right-clicking on the GPU Slot and ensuring that there's no tick next to On Idle.
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Re: GPU stuck on waiting for idle and can't use instead of C

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As you asked here is the entirety of my logs. I'm not sure if it's 200 lines but hope I can help.

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*********************** Log Started 2020-05-27T10:00:52Z ***********************
10:00:52:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
10:00:52:        Website: https://foldingathome.org/
10:00:52:      Copyright: (c) 2009-2018 foldingathome.org
10:00:52:         Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
10:00:52:           Args: --open-web-control
10:00:52:         Config: C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\config.xml
10:00:52:******************************** Build ********************************
10:00:52:        Version: 7.5.1
10:00:52:           Date: May 11 2018
10:00:52:           Time: 13:06:32
10:00:52:     Repository: Git
10:00:52:       Revision: 4705bf53c635f88b8fe85af7675557e15d491ff0
10:00:52:         Branch: master
10:00:52:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
10:00:52:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
10:00:52:       Platform: win32 10
10:00:52:           Bits: 32
10:00:52:           Mode: Release
10:00:52:******************************* System ********************************
10:00:52:            CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
10:00:52:         CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0
10:00:52:           CPUs: 12
10:00:52:         Memory: 15.94GiB
10:00:52:    Free Memory: 9.15GiB
10:00:52:        Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
10:00:52:     OS Version: 6.2
10:00:52:    Has Battery: false
10:00:52:     On Battery: false
10:00:52:     UTC Offset: 2
10:00:52:            PID: 18520
10:00:52:            CWD: C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient
10:00:52:             OS: Windows 10 Enterprise
10:00:52:        OS Arch: AMD64
10:00:52:           GPUs: 1
10:00:52:          GPU 0: Bus:9 Slot:0 Func:0 AMD:6 Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT /
10:00:52:                 5700/5700 XT]
10:00:52:           CUDA: Not detected: Failed to open dynamic library 'nvcuda.dll': The
10:00:52:                 specified module could not be found.
10:00:52:
10:00:52:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:9 Slot:0 Compute:1.2 Driver:3004.8
10:00:52:  Win32 Service: false
10:00:52:***********************************************************************
10:00:52:<config>
10:00:52:  <!-- Network -->
10:00:52:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
10:00:52:
10:00:52:  <!-- Slot Control -->
10:00:52:  <power v='LIGHT'/>
10:00:52:
10:00:52:  <!-- User Information -->
10:00:52:  <passkey v='********************************'/>
10:00:52:  <team v='242314'/>
10:00:52:  <user v='winter'/>
10:00:52:
10:00:52:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
10:00:52:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
10:00:52:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
10:00:52:</config>
10:00:52:Trying to access database...
10:00:52:Successfully acquired database lock
10:00:52:Enabled folding slot 00: READY cpu:5
10:00:52:Enabled folding slot 01: PAUSED gpu:0:Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XT] (waiting for idle)
10:00:53:WU00:FS00:Starting
10:00:53:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\cores/cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/avx/Core_a7.fah/FahCore_a7.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 705 -lifeline 18520 -checkpoint 15 -np 5
10:00:53:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 19520
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:Core PID:5972
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa7 started
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:*********************** Log Started 2020-05-27T10:00:54Z ***********************
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Type: 0xa7
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Core: Gromacs
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 705 -lifeline 19520 -checkpoint 15 -np
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:             5
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ CBang *************************************
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Date: Oct 26 2019
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Time: 01:38:25
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Revision: c46a1a011a24143739ac7218c5a435f66777f62f
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Branch: master
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Platform: win32 10
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Bits: 64
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Mode: Release
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ System ************************************
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       CPUs: 12
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Memory: 15.94GiB
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Free Memory: 9.11GiB
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7: OS Version: 6.2
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Has Battery: false
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7: On Battery: false
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7: UTC Offset: 2
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        PID: 5972
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:        CWD: C:\Users\Win10\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\work
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:******************************** Build - libFAH ********************************
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Version: 0.0.18
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:  Copyright: 2019 foldingathome.org
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Date: Oct 26 2019
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:       Time: 01:52:30
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Revision: c1e3513b1bc0c16013668f2173ee969e5995b38e
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:     Branch: master
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:    Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
10:00:54:WU00:FS00:0xa7:   Platform: win32 10
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Re: GPU stuck on waiting for idle and can't use instead of C

Post by PantherX »

You have two options.

Option 1 - Change Folding Power
You can move your Folding Power from Light to Medium. That will cause:
CPU -> To fold 24/7 using 10 CPUs
GPU -> To fold 24/7

Option 2 - Tweak GPU Slot
Open up Advanced Control (AKA FAHControl) and right-click the GPU slot and untick the "On Idle" option. That will cause:
CPU -> To fold 24/7 using 4 CPUs
GPU -> To fold 24/7
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