GUIDE: Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon with Nvidia GPU(s)

[TennesseeTony]

Forgetaboutit....until you hear of some new widespread exploit in the news, and then...thinkaboutit.

 

[StefanR5R]

1.5 years ago, after several years of using only Gentoo Linux, I made the mistake to choose OpenSuse Tumbleweed for one of my dual-socket crunchers. At least half of the few occasions when I updated left me with a non-working system, and I needed to revert to an earlier snapshot. But this is specific to Tumbleweed, not to OpenSuse or Linux in general. IOW, "never run a changing system".

 

[Kiska]

Thanks for the stats!

 

[biodoc]

On my main rig, I update the system frequently. On dedicate linux DC rigs, I don't update system very often. Keep in mind, you may have to reinstall the nvidia driver with kernel updates.

 

[Howdy]

Thanks for the stats!

Posted before coffee??

 

[IEC]

More like before bed in his part of the world.

 

[Howdy]

More like before bed in his part of the world.

Still time for coffee!!!

 

[Kiska]

Posted before coffee??

Whoops! Oh well too late to do anything about that

 

[TennesseeTony]

Is there a repository/package/approved app to install Java for Linux?

Distributed Data Mining requires Java and fails without it.

 

[biodoc]

Is there a repository/package/approved app to install Java for Linux?

Distributed Data Mining requires Java and fails without it.

Try openjdk-8-jre

No guarantee though since I haven't run apps from that project.

 

[TennesseeTony]

That worked!

 

[TennesseeTony]

On one of the clients, I was unable to get BOINC to restart properly, so I restarted the machine, and, magically, a network cable is reportedly unplugged (false). How do I reset the net adapter/reinstall drivers/whatever I need to do to fix it?

 

[biodoc]

On one of the clients, I was unable to get BOINC to restart properly, so I restarted the machine, and, magically, a network cable is reportedly unplugged (false). How do I reset the net adapter/reinstall drivers/whatever I need to do to fix it?

To check status:

nmcli networking connectivity

To stop service do:

nmcli networking off

and to restart do:

nmcli networking on

 

[TennesseeTony]

I stopped/started/checked and got a big red "none"

 

[TennesseeTony]

I crawled and climbed my way to the back of this particular rig, and re-positioned the network cable to the 2nd built-in NIC port, and all is well. I am left to wonder if I have a hardware failure, or a software failure, however.

 

[crashtech]

That's when you write "Possible bad NIC?" on a piece of tape slapped on the box, as not to forget!

 

[biodoc]

I don't recall ever having a software problem on linux with wired ethernet but I guess there's a first time for everything.

 

[StefanR5R]

Maybe both NICs still work but their interface names were swapped, due to whatever seemingly unrelated hardware or software change on the system. But I don't know how Mint deals with NIC names (which are generally dynamic nowadays), I have it only on hosts with a single NIC myself.

 

[Ken g6]

I don't recall ever having a software problem on linux with wired ethernet but I guess there's a first time for everything.

I keep having that problem with my Xubuntu box. Sometimes Network Manager doesn't start.

 

[Howdy]

Sorry, but I am bringing this thread back from the dead.
I changed out my GPU in my Linux box with a GPU more suited for the PG AP27 challenge. I have a EVGA 1060 6gb with ICX cooling- GPU fan vs Memory fan can be controlled separately- installed now. Issue at hand is the GPU fan runs and I can control it with Coolbits in the nVidia server program. The memory fan OTOH is not controllable via coolbits/ nVidia server, I am not sure it has even ran. I also cannot monitor the other temp sensors (memory and such) on said GPU to see what they are actually running at. The GPU is running @ 46*-48*C as shown by PSensor - the only temp I can actually see-

TLDR; I guess what I am trying to ask is if anyone knows how I can- in Linux- override EVGA ICX fan controls with some program that I might have missed in my searching with Google Tech line. I do have the latest Linux nVidia drivers and Coolbits set for the most control of GPUs, but no memory fan control.

 

[biodoc]

I think EVGA is the only manufacturer that offers asynchronous fan control and only on some of the models. I don't know of any software available for linux that reads the multiple thermal sensors and allows asynchronous fan control of these EVGA cards.

I have an EVGA 1080Ti that has these features but queries with nvidia-settings reveals only one sensor and one fan. I have cool-bits enabled and fortunately for me, the fan control ramps up both fans on the card.

 

[Howdy]

I think EVGA is the only manufacturer that offers asynchronous fan control and only on some of the models. I don't know of any software available for linux that reads the multiple thermal sensors and allows asynchronous fan control of these EVGA cards.

I have an EVGA 1080Ti that has these features but queries with nvidia-settings reveals only one sensor and one fan. I have cool-bits enabled and fortunately for me, the fan control ramps up both fans on the card.

Interesting that it will ramp both fans for you when they are essentially/ aside from GPU the same "set up". I'll be pulling it from the machine at the end of the challenge and put the 1030 back in......maybe, haven't quite decided yet.

 

[biodoc]

Interesting that it will ramp both fans for you when they are essentially/ aside from GPU the same "set up". I'll be pulling it from the machine at the end of the challenge and put the 1030 back in......maybe, haven't quite decided yet.

I also have a 1080 SC2 ICX with asynchronous fan control on my 2700X and it also has both fans spinning. I do have both ICX cards in the second PCIe slot with other non ICX cards in the primary PCIe slot. I wonder if that makes a difference.

 

[biodoc]

@Howdy2u2 , You are right. I only have manual control of the rear fan (closest to back of case) on these cards with coolbits enabled. With manual fan control disabled, both fans eventually come to a complete stop when I suspend the load (front fan stops first). When I enable the load on the GPU and the temp starts ramping up, the back fan turns on first and then front fan eventually turns on too. I think it's best that I keep these cards in the second PCIe slot (cooler running in my expereience) and let the card bios control both fans automatically. I admit it's a little disconcerting not knowing what the readouts of memory and VRM temps are on these cards and not having control of the front fan. I like EVGA cards but I'll think long an hard about buying another one with these features for use on linux.

 

[Howdy]

@Howdy2u2 , You are right. I only have manual control of the rear fan (closest to back of case) on these cards with coolbits enabled. With manual fan control disabled, both fans eventually come to a complete stop when I suspend the load (front fan stops first). When I enable the load on the GPU and the temp starts ramping up, the back fan turns on first and then front fan eventually turns on too. I think it's best that I keep these cards in the second PCIe slot (cooler running in my expereience) and let the card bios control both fans automatically. I admit it's a little disconcerting not knowing what the readouts of memory and VRM temps are on these cards and not having control of the front fan. I like EVGA cards but I'll think long an hard about buying another one with these features for use on linux.

Same situation with mine, although I have not disabled coolbits. I just let it run and went with it hoping it didn't cook itself. Last sentence is a true statement, no asynchronous on Linux.