Posts by Bryn
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(Message 6901)
Posted 9 Jul 2020 by Bryn Post: Executive summary for anyone arriving late to the party: 1. As of "now" the current Nvidia drivers for Linux are 440.100 and 451.48 for Windows, both released June 24. 2. The Nvidia driver version check performed by this project is lazy: it's apparently assuming that anything less than the current Windows version is outdated. 3. Clearly this makes no sense with Linux where the latest version is installed - but that happens to be a different version number and consequently, we get the nag message to update. Once again thanks Bryn for the info.You're very welcome. |
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(Message 6875)
Posted 8 Jul 2020 by Bryn Post: Compared to the Windows drivers those "ready-rolled" ones for Ubuntu lag a little and while it's often possible to download, compile and install later versions from Nvidia it's not something I'd recommend unless you're very familiar with the low level workings of Linux. It's not an especially complicated process, but fraught with traps for the unwary. It also takes you outside the automatic driver update cycles provided by Canonical for Nvidia cards which might add further complications. See here if you're feeling brave! https://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/driverResults.aspx/160191/en-uk Actually, according to that the current "long lived" Linux driver version is in fact 440.100 (released June 24) whereas for Windows it's currently 451.48 - also released June 24. The Linux version may jump in the near future so it's worth keeping an eye on it if you fancy "rolling you own". An aside: Windows is often assumed to be the only arbiter of what's current - and that seems to be the case here. (looks for "rolls eyes" icon, finds none) |
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(Message 6867)
Posted 8 Jul 2020 by Bryn Post: This project goes through fairly regular periods where it runs out of space, can't be accessed, or has no work to download. It's a bit on the choppy side to say the least - browse through some of the threads here for an overview. But having just come back online I would expect it to settle down over the next few days so if you want to continue, just leave BOINC running and work will eventually start flowing. |
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(Message 6816)
Posted 3 Jul 2020 by Bryn Post: Yeah, I get the same nag here. I've always read it as a general-purpose advisory reminder more than a comment on whatever version is actually being used. Unless the drivers are truly ancient I doubt there's any significant impact on performance, if any at all, between a few points difference in driver versions. |
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(Message 6815)
Posted 3 Jul 2020 by Bryn Post: I'm seriously considering dropping this project I've recently pulled my main machine (a 12 core i7) from use and now leave Asteroids running on my server, a lesser Core 2 Quad CPU. I'm afraid I just got tired of contributing in the face of little to no interaction with crunchers - it began to seem like a one-way thankless method of increasing my electricity bill. |
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(Message 6737)
Posted 22 May 2020 by Bryn Post: Apparently this forum is write-only. ;) |