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Title: Mining on Linux with an Nvidia card Post by: flok on March 06, 2011, 07:38:54 PM Hi,
I have a Linux system with onboard video (which is used for output) and I added an extra nvidia card (GeForce 7300GS). It is a debian system and i installed all neccessary packages to be able to run poclbm.py The user with which I run it has full access rights to /dev/nvidiactl and /dev/nvidia0 But if I then run it, I get: bitcoin@weerstationserver:~/poclbm$ python poclbm.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "poclbm.py", line 26, in <module> platforms = cl.get_platforms() pyopencl.LogicError: clGetPlatformIDs failed: invalid/unknown error code bitcoin@weerstationserver:~/poclbm$ lspci | grep VGA 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS880 [Radeon HD 4250] 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce 7300 GS] (rev a1) Title: Re: Mining on Linux with an Nvidia card Post by: TurdHurdur on March 06, 2011, 07:42:08 PM It's not on the hardware comparison list: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_Hardware_Comparison
Are you sure it's OpenCL capable? Title: Re: Mining on Linux with an Nvidia card Post by: flok on March 06, 2011, 07:52:09 PM It's not on the hardware comparison list: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_Hardware_Comparison Are you sure it's OpenCL capable? Ah dammit, indeed it doesn't. I guess I have to make savings for a new card then. Darn. 14ExronPRN44urf4jqPMyoAN46T75MKGgP Title: Re: Mining on Linux with an Nvidia card Post by: edric on March 07, 2011, 05:49:34 AM I apologize if anyone takes offense to this, but Nvidia cards just aren't for mining anyway. If you're going to save up for another card, I suggest an ATI 5850 or 5870, excellent bang for your buck. I do use Nvidia cards myself, and while they work great for gaming or their 3d vision capability, I was disappointed to find out that they're garbage for mining. My GTX 560 with 1ghz overclock cannot manage 100 mhash/s without rediculously jacking up aggression.
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