AMD(ATI) GPU apps on PrimeGrid

[AMDave]

PrimeGrid just posted some ati clients onto their PPS(Sieve) sub-project.
corrected link --> http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=2799

So far they are getting "No work for application" but that is an improvement in itself ;)
The problem has been posted in the thread above and hopefully someone will report it as being fixed soon.

I have attached 3 x HD5770
Are you ready?

[AMDave]

I got 3 out of 4 running.
1 x linux 64, NVIDIA 9600GT + Cuda23 resumed right where it left off.
1 x WinXP 32, ATI HD5770, 10.10 APP 32 driver, inserted the x86 boinc client and created the app_info.xml and it 'just works'
repeated the same process for
1 x Win 7 64, ATI HD5770, 10.10 APP 64 driver, inserted the x86 boinc client and created the app_info.xml and it 'just works'
(32 - there is no Win 64 bit client but the Win 32 bit client works just fine on a 64 WIn+64 BOINC install)

I'll have a go at the linux 64 setup later.
I just ran out of weekend.

lessons learned
Use the ATI 10.10 APP version driver.
It 'just works' and it's a lot simpler than fiddling with the Stream 2.2 SDK
The ATI 10.11 APP version does NOT work for these clients (not in my case anyway)
The ATI 10.11 version is NOT officially supported with Stream SDK 2.2.
The Stream SDK page shows the SDK is only tested as working with 10.9, but if you use the APP 10.9 or 10.10 you should not need the SDK anyway.
Looking forward to the linux 64 install when I can make some time free.

[AMDave]

Update - rebirther does have his ATI PPS(Sieve) client running on WIn7-64 with the 10.11 APP version of the driver.
As I posted there, I may have had the non-APP version installed on the machine which does not have the OpenCL components included and hence it would have failed.
The whole setup is version specific, you just have to be very clear about which versions you have installed or are downloading to install.

I can post my app_info.xml, if anyone wants it. Just let me know.

[AMDave]

Oooh. Nice one Dirk Broer.
Just jumped over me in the stats on this sub-project.

[Dirk Broer]

Using a Nvidia GTX260 (original 192 cuda cores variant), scoring 51,259 credits yesterday, and at least 100,800 more today.
But whichever stats I look at, AMDave is still ahead of me. I may have jumped you in daily stats though..

[AMDave]

Phew! I got back past you Dirk :D
Full steam ahead (minus the 5 warmest hours of the day)

Anyone else have their ATI/AMD cards on this yet?

[Dirk Broer]

I just added my beloved HD3870 in an attempt to pass you as the GT9500 in my wife's PC only contributes when she is using it. The HD3870 and the GTX 260 (192 cores) will hopefully outpace your three HD5770s and GT9600 GPU team So far no work for the HD3870 though...looks like I need AMDave's app_info.xml file

[Dirk Broer]

Looks like I've bitten more than I can chew: there seems to be no way to get a HD38xx to work at an OpenCL application. The private battle between AMDave and me has boosted AMDusers RAC to the 7th current on PrimeGrid, while we are the 20th team in total credits. Just a few more days for "The Knights Who Say Ni", and we will be 19th.

[Tamaster]

Well... I think I'm very close to giving this a shot. I've been getting my HD4850 rigged and rolling and have successfully Benchmarked the OpenCL performance with Stream SDK v2.2 and have upgraded to BOINC 6.10.58 and established a PrimeGrid account.

Now all I need are the last bit of tweaks to get the necessary WUs to 'Come to Papa' and get crunchin'...

I'm hoping one of you that have 'been there, did that' can give me some pointers. I'm on the PG message boards now digging through the cruft to get to those tweaks.

Thanks in advance

[AMDave]

Looks like I've bitten more than I can chew: there seems to be no way to get a HD38xx to work at an OpenCL application. The private battle between AMDave and me has boosted AMDusers RAC to the 7th current on PrimeGrid, while we are the 20th team in total credits. Just a few more days for "The Knights Who Say Ni", and we will be 19th.

BANZAI !

Actually, vaughan is producing a bit more than usual the last couple of days, but we are in there too.

That got really close yesterday you almost got me again.
I lost a machine for 24 hours but I brought it back again with yet-another win7-64 patch
I might be able to make some headway on you now.
I still haven't tackled the *nix AMD64 HD5770 config yet. Looks like I won't get to that until the weekend.