Getting BOINC and AMD GPU Compute (MW@Home) running on Linux Mint 17.3 beta 64-bit?

[VirtualLarry]

Having a little trouble here. Is there some secret sauce to getting GPUs to crunch in Linux? I just installed the newest 15.x AMD Linux Proprietary Drivers.

Edit: Hmm. According to
https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/GPU_computing#Check_whether_your_computer_has_a_capable_GPU
ATI GPUs: you need a platform based on the AMD R600 or AMD R700 GPU or later. R600 GPUs are found on ATI Radeon HD2400, HD2600, HD2900 and HD3800 graphics board. R700 GPUs are found on HD4350 to HD4890 graphics boards. Check ATI's list of OpenCL-enabled products to see which GPUs use OpenCL.


I'm hoping that's just out of date, but if it isn't... does that mean that you cannot crunch on GPUs with newer AMD cards in Linux???

 

[TennesseeTony]

I tried and tried. Four Linux versions later I gave up and went back to Windows. I hope you have more patience and better luck.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I tried and tried. Four Linux versions later I gave up and went back to Windows. I hope you have more patience and better luck.

Did BOINC ever "see" a GPU to crunch on? Because I haven't even gotten that far.

 

[TennesseeTony]

Did BOINC ever "see" a GPU to crunch on?

Not that I can recall.

 

[Pokey]

I have run Mint with Kepler and Fermi GPUs but was never successful with my Hawaii cards, or for that matter with the Maxwell cards. I liked Mint very much and might still be using it if driver installation were easier.
Of course ATI and Nvidia contributed to the frustration factor.
Like Tony I also went back to Windows.

You didn't say which card you were concerned with.

 

[VirtualLarry]

You didn't say which card you were concerned with.

Sorry, I'm using an R7 250X with my Q9300.

 

[Pokey]

The Linux drivers for your card should be here:

Linux drivers

You will have to dig out the installation procedure. This is an earlier card than mine and may install just fine.

Sorry I can't be more help but the only card I have experience with is the Hawaii R9 290 and I was not successful then.

Mint is based on Ubuntu so one of those may work and failing that you could try the Linux.