Boinc cant find my configuration file
5 Dec 2012 4:01:39 UTC
Topic 196663
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Event log says, configuration file not found and says my discrete GPU card radeon HD6670 is not used? I have 4 core CPU A8-5500 with integrated GPU HD7560D that I am trying to use with the HD6670 for dual graphics. Im 59y/o and not up to date with this new fangled stuff Ha! Can anyone help me with this?
Boinc cant find my configuration file
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The cc_config.xml file must be in the BOINC data directory. The correct path is listed in the event log, near where you found the GPU data.
If you used notepad to create the file, make sure that it didn't append a .txt suffix to the filename.
There are other pitfalls, but they only occur when the config file is already recognized by the BOINC client.
Gruß,
Gundolf
Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)
Another Note: The Stock Boinc
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Another Note: The Stock Boinc Installation doesn't include a cc_config.xml, you have to create it yourself:
Client configuration
Claggy
And added to all that, you
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And added to all that, you don't need a cc_config.xml file to be able to use the GPU.
When BOINC says it didn't detect any usable GPUs, then that means that you either have BOINC installed as a service (protected application execution, in the Event Log it'll state that it runs as a daemon), or you didn't install a driver by the GPU manufacturer, in this case AMD.
To enable OpenCL or CAL capability you require the AMD made driver. When you use the Windows supplied driver, certain components are left out as these are direct competitors to Microsoft's own endaevours (OpenGL vs DirectX, CAL/OpenCL vs DirectCompute).
RE: Event log says,
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The HD6670 is marked up as 'Not used' because Boinc by default will only use the most capable GPU, to use all your GPUs you'll need to create a cc_config.xml with the option enabled.
Claggy
Thank you everybody for
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Thank you everybody for taking the trouble to sort this out for me.Its starting to make sense to me now.
I went to notepad and entered
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I went to notepad and entered cc_config.xml and saved it to boinc data directory,with out the text thing on the end.Then I entered on the config file 0|1.Event log says re rereading config file.config file not found?
RE: I went to notepad and
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That needs to be a 1 or a 0, 1 turns on, 0 turns it off.
You need to restart Boinc, GPU detection is only done on Boinc startup.
Claggy
I have done that,(changed it
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I have done that,(changed it to 1)then restarted my computer but still the event log says,(no config file found using defaults)Is there a step by step tutorial that the average person can use to do this hacking? Ive just spent 6 weeks getting the wrong advice on this from a guy at poem@home and I'm getting heartily sick of it all.I just want the gear I have to run at its best for the job.
Your notepath automaticaly
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Your notepath automaticaly normaly add a .txt at the end of the file name, if that you case, rename the file (take out the .txt extension) then it will work.
If you can´t able to put to work, PM your e.mail an i will send you a working file with the right extension. But don´t take so long i´m in the beer drinking task...
RE: I have done
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Claggy gave you the link to the documentation in the second reply but here it is again:
Linkt to the documentation regarding the use of cc_config.xml
Note that the file has to contain something like this to be valid:
[pre]
1
[/pre]
And as has been written before the name has to be cc_config.xml and nothing else.
The file goes into the data directory and the location for that is given in the eventlog (keyboard shortcut ctrl+shift+E) in Boinc Manager, it's one of the first lines of text when you start Boinc.