Windows Update changed vid driver - now no CUDA!!

[Wiz]

Now BOINC is saying No Cuda found.
I'm going to reinstall the driver but how do I keep Windows Update from doing this to me again?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I've made it a practice to NEVER install the Windows Update video drivers. On every machine I work on, it always creates a problem.

 

[Wiz]

I changed it to download but not install.
BOINC dumped all my downloaded CUDA units and hasn't finished downloading any new ones yet.
I did get the latest CUDA vid driver from NVIDIA though.

 

[Wiz]

Now it's got all these CUDA units that is says the status is "Downloading" and errors saying something about not finding the url for some cuda files.
What a PITA. :|

 

[VirtualLarry]

What OS did this? Was it Win7?

 

[Wiz]

Win server 2008 r2

 

[Wiz]

Trying to reinstall BOINC & Cuda & not having any fun.

 

[Wiz]

Now I'm getting the following, followed by messages about backing off downloading the same files:

7/29/2009 ... file projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_VLARKill_refined.exe not found
7/29/2009 ... file projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/cudart.dll not found
7/29/2009 ... file projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/cufft.dll not found
7/29/2009 ... file projects/setiathome.berkeley.edu/libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll not found
7/29/2009 ... [error] No URL for file transfer of MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_VLARKill_refined.exe
7/29/2009 ... [error] No URL for file transfer of cudart.dll
7/29/2009 ... [error] No URL for file transfer of cufft.dll
7/29/2009 ... [error] No URL for file transfer of libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Oh man, that sucks. I'm having issues of the same sort-ish with BOINC and Windows 7. I installed the x64 version, it worked. Rebooted, now it doesn't work. UGH. :|

 

[Wiz]

I finally went back to my posts on the Seti forum and re-read what I did to get it working before.
Basically - go get the latest unified installer from lunatics site, run it, then it worked.
Seems like such a simple thing to try and remember, but I guess I can blame the heat here in the Seattle area - good enough.

BTW - record high temp ever yesterday (for the Seattle area):
103F at Sea Tac airport. 102F out where I live. 94F in my bedroom at 02:30 this morning.

 

[dajeepster]

you need to reinstall the optimized ap also... I ran into this same problem when i updated video drivers... the work around is to un-install boince (don't worry... it doesn't dump your work units) and then install the video drivers. once the video drivers are up and running, you re-install boinc and then you're back up and running.

also there's a new vuda v12 vlarkill also... so any cuda V11 units you might have will get dumped when you run the cuda v12 version... the only work around for this is to just finish those units and then install the new optimized ap.

i should have part of my fleet back up this weekend

 

[Wiz]

you are 'da-man'

yes, I believe I have all those bases covered, but I will know for sure tomorrow AM.

 

[Smoke]

Originally posted by: dajeepster
you need to reinstall the optimized ap also... I ran into this same problem when i updated video drivers... the work around is to un-install boince (don't worry... it doesn't dump your work units) and then install the video drivers. once the video drivers are up and running, you re-install boinc and then you're back up and running.

also there's a new vuda v12 vlarkill also... so any cuda V11 units you might have will get dumped when you run the cuda v12 version... the only work around for this is to just finish those units and then install the new optimized ap.

i should have part of my fleet back up this weekend

:thumbsup:

:wine:😎

 

[TAandy]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
I've made it a practice to NEVER install the Windows Update video drivers. On every machine I work on, it always creates a problem.

same here!

barbecue summer my ass!!!
bloody weather forecasters 🙁
umbrella summer maybe 🙂

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: TAandy

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
I've made it a practice to NEVER install the Windows Update video drivers. On every machine I work on, it always creates a problem.

same here!

barbecue summer my ass!!!
bloody weather forecasters 🙁
umbrella summer maybe 🙂

With record drought occuring, it's a "stay inside, standing in front of AC" summer here in Texas.

 

[Wiz]

Well it's processed some CUDA units but then just had a long list of "Computation Error" units after 4 seconds each and now is processing another.
Back to the seti forums I guess...