>From a cursory overview, it seems that the issue was assumed to not be >reproducible anymore, and no one reported to the contrary.
What more do you want? > On Oct 22, 2017, at 11:35 AM, Roland Hughes <rol...@logikalsolutions.com> > wrote: > > Nothing to do with Qt but given our previous given out previous conversation > on how OpenSource bugs are left to rot then mass exterminated, this one just > showed up in my inbox this morning. It's noteworthy because, yet again, to > avoid working on something the maintainer flagged the report "Incomplete." > Given the amount of detail in the report the "incomplete" status is laughable > but an all too common trick. > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: [Bug 1434570] Re: 64-bit BOINC crashes with ever NVidia driver > Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 04:17:32 -0000 > From: Launchpad Bug Tracker <1434...@bugs.launchpad.net> > Reply-To: Bug 1434570 <1434...@bugs.launchpad.net> > To: rol...@logikalsolutions.com > > [Expired for boinc (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 > days.] > > ** Changed in: boinc (Ubuntu) > Status: Incomplete => Expired > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1434570 > > > Title: > 64-bit BOINC crashes with ever NVidia driver > > Status in Linux Mint: > Expired > Status in boinc package in Ubuntu: > Expired > > Bug description: > Linux Mint 17 'Qiana' KDE 64-bit > > BOINC cannot identify CUDA with any of the NVidia drivers unless one > manually installs the backported nvidia-modprobe. 32-bit version does > not have this problem. In fact the 32-bit versions of things work > flawlessly. 64-bit appears to have never been tested. > > Install BOINC. > Install Nvidia 331 driver > Reboot. > Launch BOINC manager select advanced view, Advanced->Event Log > Scroll back to the top and you will see a line stating something like "no > useable CUDA found. > > Click on the little blue start button in the lower left corner. > > In the little search bar at the top type "sour" and you should see an > option for "Software Sources" appear. Click it. > > Click the "Additional repositories" button on left. > > Click the "Add a new repository" button at bottom. > > paste in the following: > > deb > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu > trusty-backports main restricted > universe multiverse > > Click "Ok" > > Click the "update" or "refresh" button on upper right side of screen. > (This will be greyed out with "No action required" until you actually > add something and I don't remember what the text chagnes to.) > > Exit out of all windows. > > Click on the little blue start button in the lower left corner. > > Applications->System->Synaptic Package Manager > > Enter password when prompted. > > After the index finishes updating type "modpro" in the "Quick filter" > field > > Mark nvidia-modprobe for installation, then click "Apply changes" > > Exit everything and reboot > > Open your BOINC manager. > > Click Advanced->Event Log > > Scroll to top of log (it always shows last entry when it opens) You > should see something like: > > Tue 10 Mar 2015 06:35:09 AM CDT | | CUDA: NVIDIA GPU 0: GeForce GT 630 > (driver version unknown, CUDA version 6.0, compute capability 3.5, > 2047MB, 1973MB available, 692 GFLOPS peak) > > near the beginning. > > Now, be sure to subscribe to Einstein@Home (other projects do use > CUDA, but I know this one uses it heavy and makes the problem happen.) > > With the base 331 driver you can go for quite a few hours before > machine starts getting slow. If left with manager up over night most > mornings will display "NVidia Crash". This will be displayed by one > of two conditions. > > 1) Mouse will move on screen but nothing will respond. SSH in from > another machine and terminal applications seem to run. > > 2) You will wiggle the mouse and notice screens don't come out of > darked out mode. Looking down at the keyboard you will notice the 3 > indicator lights turning on and off in sequence. > > Installing 331-updates driver will let your computer operate less than > half a day. > > Installing any of the 34x drivers out of edgers PPA will have you > crashing many times per day. > > > Note: with the 32-bit version you simply install BOINC, install 331 driver, > reboot, and everything is flawless. This bug is 64-bit specific. If you visit > this thread: > > http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=10046&postid=61102#61102 > > you will see the desktop does not matter. Whether beautiful KDE or one of > the Gicky-Gnasty-Gnome desktops is used one achieves the same results. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1434570/+subscriptions > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest -- Jake Petroules - jake.petrou...@qt.io The Qt Company - Silicon Valley Qbs build tool evangelist - qbs.io _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
