Please add NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

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stepello
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Please add NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Post by stepello »

Hi,
I am new to folding and I just realized that my graphics card is disabled. I found on the forum that you might be able to help me with this issue here.

Here is the output from fahclient --lspci

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VendorID:DeviceID:PCI Bus:PCI Slot:PCI function:Vendor Name:Description
0x8086:0x1c16:0:28:3:Intel Corporation:PCI-to-PCI Bridge
0x168c:0x002b:3:0:0:Qualcomm Atheros:Qualcomm Atheros AR9002WB-1NG Wireless Network Adapter
0x8086:0x1c03:0:31:2:Intel Corporation:Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller
0x10de:0x0df4:1:0:0:NVIDIA Corporation:NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
0x8086:0x1c10:0:28:0:Intel Corporation:PCI-to-PCI Bridge
0x8086:0x1c22:0:31:3:Intel Corporation:SM Bus Controller
0x8086:0x0116:0:2:0:Intel Corporation:Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
0x10ec:0x8168:5:0:0:Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.:Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller
0x8086:0x0104:0:0:0:Intel Corporation:Memory Controller
0x1b21:0x1042:4:0:0:ASMedia Technology Inc.:USB xHCI Compliant Host Controller
0x8086:0x1c12:0:28:1:Intel Corporation:PCI-to-PCI Bridge
0x8086:0x1c49:0:31:0:Intel Corporation:LPC Controller
0x8086:0x0101:0:1:0:Intel Corporation:PCI-to-PCI Bridge
0x8086:0x1c2d:0:26:0:Intel Corporation:Intel(R) 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1C2D
0x8086:0x1c20:0:27:0:Intel Corporation:High Definition Audio Controller
0x8086:0x1c26:0:29:0:Intel Corporation:Intel(R) 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1C26
0x8086:0x1c3a:0:22:0:Intel Corporation:Intel(R) Management Engine Interface
0x8086:0x1c1a:0:28:5:Intel Corporation:PCI-to-PCI Bridge
And the log is here:

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*********************** Log Started 2021-11-23T14:35:27Z ***********************
14:35:27:******************************* libFAH ********************************
14:35:27:         Date: Oct 20 2020
14:35:27:         Time: 13:36:55
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14:35:27:       Branch: master
14:35:27:     Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
14:35:27:      Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
14:35:27:     Platform: win32 10
14:35:27:         Bits: 32
14:35:27:         Mode: Release
14:35:27:****************************** FAHClient ******************************
14:35:27:      Version: 7.6.21
14:35:27:       Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
14:35:27:    Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
14:35:27:     Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
14:35:27:         Date: Oct 20 2020
14:35:27:         Time: 13:41:04
14:35:27:     Revision: 6efbf0e138e22d3963e6a291f78dcb9c6422a278
14:35:27:       Branch: master
14:35:27:     Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
14:35:27:      Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
14:35:27:     Platform: win32 10
14:35:27:         Bits: 32
14:35:27:         Mode: Release
14:35:27:         Args: --open-web-control
14:35:27:       Config: C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\config.xml
14:35:27:******************************** CBang ********************************
14:35:27:         Date: Oct 20 2020
14:35:27:         Time: 11:36:18
14:35:27:     Revision: 7e4ce85225d7eaeb775e87c31740181ca603de60
14:35:27:       Branch: master
14:35:27:     Compiler: Visual C++ 2015
14:35:27:      Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
14:35:27:     Platform: win32 10
14:35:27:         Bits: 32
14:35:27:         Mode: Release
14:35:27:******************************* System ********************************
14:35:27:          CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
14:35:27:       CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
14:35:27:         CPUs: 8
14:35:27:       Memory: 15.91GiB
14:35:27:  Free Memory: 12.90GiB
14:35:27:      Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
14:35:27:   OS Version: 6.2
14:35:27:  Has Battery: true
14:35:27:   On Battery: false
14:35:27:   UTC Offset: 1
14:35:27:          PID: 12940
14:35:27:          CWD: C:\ProgramData\FAHClient
14:35:27:Win32 Service: false
14:35:27:           OS: Windows 10 Home
14:35:27:      OS Arch: AMD64
14:35:27:         GPUs: 1
14:35:27:        GPU 0: Bus:1 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:1 GF106 [GeForce GT 555M SDDR3]
14:35:27:CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:2.1 Driver:9.1
14:35:27:       OpenCL: Not detected: Failed to open dynamic library 'OpenCL.dll': The
14:35:27:               specified module could not be found.
14:35:27:
14:35:27:***********************************************************************
14:35:27:<config>
14:35:27:  <!-- Folding Core -->
14:35:27:  <checkpoint v='6'/>
14:35:27:  <core-priority v='low'/>
14:35:27:
14:35:27:  <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
14:35:27:  <cause v='COVID_19'/>
14:35:27:
14:35:27:  <!-- Network -->
14:35:27:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
14:35:27:
14:35:27:  <!-- Slot Control -->
14:35:27:  <power v='full'/>
14:35:27:
14:35:27:  <!-- User Information -->
14:35:27:  <passkey v='*****'/>
14:35:27:  <team v='234980'/>
14:35:27:  <user v='526151qipbd1'/>
14:35:27:
14:35:27:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
14:35:27:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
14:35:27:    <paused v='true'/>
14:35:27:  </slot>
14:35:27:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'>
14:35:27:    <paused v='true'/>
14:35:27:    <pci-bus v='1'/>
14:35:27:    <pci-slot v='0'/>
14:35:27:  </slot>
14:35:27:</config>
14:35:27:Trying to access database...
14:35:27:Successfully acquired database lock
14:35:27:FS00:Initialized folding slot 00: cpu:7
14:35:27:WARNING:FS01:Disabling beta GPU slot 01: gpu:1:0 GF106 [GeForce GT 555M SDDR3].  Beta GPUs can be tested for no points by setting ``gpu-beta=true`` in the configuration.
14:36:34:FS00:Unpaused
14:36:34:WU00:FS00:Starting
14:36:34:WARNING:WU00:FS00:AS lowered CPUs from 7 to 4
14:36:34:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\cores/cores.foldingathome.org/win/64bit-avx-256/a8-0.0.12/Core_a8.fah/FahCore_a8.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 12940 -checkpoint 6 -np 4
14:36:35:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 13880
14:36:35:WU00:FS00:Core PID:12076
14:36:35:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa8 started
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:*********************** Log Started 2021-11-23T14:36:36Z ***********************
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Core: Gromacs
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Type: 0xa8
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Version: 0.0.12
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:  Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:56:07
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       SIMD: avx_256
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     OpenMP: ON
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       CUDA: OFF
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 13880 -checkpoint 6 -np 4
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ libFAH ************************************
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:24:13
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14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ CBang *************************************
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Date: Jan 16 2021
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Time: 11:23:53
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Revision: c5816759c404e4b65f9f364c3d1ef554a67c4225
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Branch: master
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Compiler: Visual C++ 2019 16.7
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Options: /TP /std:c++14 /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /O2 /Zc:throwingNew /MT
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:   Platform: win32 10
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Bits: 64
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       Mode: Release
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:************************************ System ************************************
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:       CPUs: 8
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:     Memory: 15.91GiB
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Free Memory: 11.75GiB
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:    Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8: OS Version: 6.2
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Has Battery: true
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8: On Battery: false
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8: UTC Offset: 1
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        PID: 12076
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:        CWD: C:\ProgramData\FAHClient\work
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:********************************************************************************
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Project: 16959 (Run 1, Clone 119, Gen 337)
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Unit: 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Digital signatures verified
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Calling: mdrun -c frame337.gro -s frame337.tpr -x frame337.xtc -cpi state.cpt -cpt 6 -nt 4 -ntmpi 1
14:36:36:WU00:FS00:0xa8:Steps: first=842500000 total=845000000
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14:37:29:Saving configuration to config.xml
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14:37:29:  <!-- Folding Core -->
14:37:29:  <checkpoint v='6'/>
14:37:29:  <core-priority v='low'/>
14:37:29:
14:37:29:  <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
14:37:29:  <cause v='COVID_19'/>
14:37:29:
14:37:29:  <!-- Network -->
14:37:29:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
14:37:29:
14:37:29:  <!-- Slot Control -->
14:37:29:  <power v='full'/>
14:37:29:
14:37:29:  <!-- User Information -->
14:37:29:  <passkey v='*****'/>
14:37:29:  <team v='234980'/>
14:37:29:  <user v='526151qipbd1'/>
14:37:29:
14:37:29:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
14:37:29:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
14:37:29:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'>
14:37:29:    <paused v='true'/>
14:37:29:    <pci-bus v='1'/>
14:37:29:    <pci-slot v='0'/>
14:37:29:  </slot>
14:37:29:</config>
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Re: Please add NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Post by Joe_H »

The issue is not one of adding the GPU, there is already an entry for it in the GPUs.txt file and it is enabled. However there are two separate issues with your installation and the GPU itself that will keep it from getting assignments. The first can be fixed, the drivers you have installed do not show support for OpenCL. Drivers downloaded from nVidia will include that support, the ones from MS Windows Update do not.

The second issue is that the support requirements for folding have moved on from being able to reliably use Fermi based GPUs such as your GT 540M. Current requirements are support for OpenCL 1.2 or better, this GPU only supports OpenCL 1.1.
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