Though, note to locutus, a ppa dedicated to the current stable, with your fixes, would be of great use...
-Dave On Mar 2, 2013 12:34 PM, "Xclusive Technology" <[email protected]> wrote: > The ppa uses the development release. > > -Dave > On Mar 2, 2013 11:45 AM, "MestreLion" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This bug is annoying, a true paper cut, and really bad for new users: >> >> - Install boinc, open it, works fine, GPU detected, add a lot of GPU >> tasks, crunch happily >> - After reboot, Manager (*if* you care to open it) shows error for all >> GPU-related tasks, "GPU not available" >> - Exit Manager (selecting to exit tasks too, in attempt to re-try) >> - Open Manager again... Manager does not work (client is down, and >> Manager does *not* auto-start it) >> - Reboot. Manager works again, but GPU is still not found. >> - Frustrated, new users purge boinc, not before giving negative feedback >> on Software Center >> >> Problems and Workarounds: >> >> - boinc starts too early in boot sequence, before GPU drivers (or X, or >> DE) is active. Workaround is to restart the service after log in in each >> boot. In terminal: sudo service boinc-client restart >> >> - Manager can stop boinc (if user choose to exit tasks), but it cannot >> start it (lame!). Terminal again: sudo service boinc-client start >> >> If any of the above is already fixed upstream, is there any chance to >> backport the fixes to Precise? LocutusOfBorg is correct to say an LTS >> will not upgrade to an unreleased version, but maybe these fixes can be >> chery-picked and patched in ubuntu and warrant an SRU, something like >> boinc_7.0.27-1ubuntu1. >> >> Also, how come the ppa version is 7.0.53 if the official upstream is >> still 7.0.28? >> >> -- >> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Debian >> BOINC Maintainers, which is subscribed to BOINC. >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/933354 >> >> Title: >> GPU not found with ATI Hdxxxx series cards >> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/boinc/+bug/933354/+subscriptions >> >> -- >> pkg-boinc-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-boinc-devel >> > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/933354 Title: GPU not found with ATI Hdxxxx series cards To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/boinc/+bug/933354/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
