Topic: poclbm mining problems with 6950 (Read 15898 times)
for me now it works with MPC !
11.7 stopped lock ups when running hardware accelerated flash video on my system. Hurray for 11.7!
edit: spoke too soon... just had a freezeup when launching a youtube with hardware accelerated on... so it appears that it fixes it randomly?
edit: spoke too soon... just had a freezeup when launching a youtube with hardware accelerated on... so it appears that it fixes it randomly?
11.7 is out and im bout to give it a try
any update to this problem?
i tried pheonix via guiminer, but it was too much slower for me so i didnt bother testing it for stability, id rather wait.
try to set max priority for your miner.
Use MSI AB for oveclocking.
Use MSI AB for oveclocking.
I have the problem with catalyst 11.6 drivers and youtube while mining with my radeon 5870... it downclocks my card to 400Mhz.. then I close the youtube tab in firefox 5 then the gpu clock goes up to normal again.
try phoenix + phatk
Had 6950 with no problems while mining and playing video from youtube.
Used these flags:
-k phatk DEVICE=0 VECTORS BFI_INT FASTLOOP=false WORKSIZE=256 AGGRESSION=13
Had 6950 with no problems while mining and playing video from youtube.
Used these flags:
-k phatk DEVICE=0 VECTORS BFI_INT FASTLOOP=false WORKSIZE=256 AGGRESSION=13
i spoke too soon, mine is still crashing even at low clock rate. have to wait for driver upgrade
Had the crashes too when I switched from 6850 to 6970.
Since the 6970 (ref-card) was louder than a jet-engine I sent it back.
No problems with the 6850.
Since the 6970 (ref-card) was louder than a jet-engine I sent it back.
No problems with the 6850.
yes same but for now atleast not oc so much helps.
http://forums.amd.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=390&threadid=128404&enterthread=y has been updated by AMD.
"This affects windows only. I know we have root caused the issue and we should have a fix in one of the next few catalyst releases." ~MicahVillmow
Hopefully we will see this resolved soon
"This affects windows only. I know we have root caused the issue and we should have a fix in one of the next few catalyst releases." ~MicahVillmow
Hopefully we will see this resolved soon
it seems ok now im running 870 instead of 895mhz
i already run -f60 but do oc but under 900 , i may try at a lower rate to test that though. for me there is no other option, watch video or mine which is annoying, especially when forget to stop mining when clicking a youtube video in facebook and it locks the pc up.
I have 6 6950's. only time they lock up is if I overclock them above 900. but then again I dont try and watch video or utube with the miner.......
why in the world would you try and use something that is already at 99% mining.
anyway, how about using the -f flag to only use x% of the gpu, would that give enough for the video?
im having same problem, and disabling hardware acceleration doesnt help
wish i had known about this issue before....just picked up a 6950 and i'm having the same issues here :/
11.6 - Still not fixed.
But it works with disabling HW acceleration in flash and Firefox...
But it works with disabling HW acceleration in flash and Firefox...
Same problem here - 6950 and 11.5 Catalyst.
I sent a support ticket request to AMD in regards to this, I suggest you all do the same.
I sent a support ticket request to AMD in regards to this, I suggest you all do the same.
Same issue, I can't reply on the AMD site either.
I'm having the exact same problem, It freezes even when a flash video comes up ... its very annoying! I just got two new cards and I'm using 11.5 and it freezes. I really hope they fix it soon.
P.S. I can't make a new topic/reply to the AMD forums ... so I hope people keep reporting the issue. =/
P.S. I can't make a new topic/reply to the AMD forums ... so I hope people keep reporting the issue. =/
I got a lot of crashes using the 11-3 driver. So many that I had to stop mining as soon as I started using my PC. Last week I upgraded to 11-5 and haven't had a crash since. It probably isn't fixed completely but 11-5 certainly made it better for me.
I am also experiencing this issue on my 6950's. AMD updated the forum post with "Our engineers are currently working on the problem." So hopefully this will be resolved with future drivers.
http://forums.amd.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=390&threadid=128404&enterthread=y
http://forums.amd.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=390&threadid=128404&enterthread=y
I'm having this problem too (it wasn't happening with the 4870 I just switched out) and I'm wondering if this is unique to poclbm and certain miners or if it plagues all miners.
all opencl programs
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What is the last known 'stable' driver set in regards to this issue?
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I'm having this problem too (it wasn't happening with the 4870 I just switched out) and I'm wondering if this is unique to poclbm and certain miners or if it plagues all miners. What is the last known 'stable' driver set in regards to this issue?
11.5 and 11.5a cause problems in all appz. so i rolled back to 11.4.
yes, they improve OpenGL driver considerably, improve CPU saturation for Direct3D appz and boost 2-5 FPS in some games, but at cost of IQ inconsistency and more agressive LoD comression[even with turned off "Catalyst AI" "features"].
if you need new OpenGl, just use signed dll from 11.5 WHQL with 11.4 WHQL driver.
yes, they improve OpenGL driver considerably, improve CPU saturation for Direct3D appz and boost 2-5 FPS in some games, but at cost of IQ inconsistency and more agressive LoD comression[even with turned off "Catalyst AI" "features"].
if you need new OpenGl, just use signed dll from 11.5 WHQL with 11.4 WHQL driver.
u saying that with 11.4 the windows will not crash?
11.5 and 11.5a cause problems in all appz. so i rolled back to 11.4.
yes, they improve OpenGL driver considerably, improve CPU saturation for Direct3D appz and boost 2-5 FPS in some games, but at cost of IQ inconsistency and more agressive LoD comression[even with turned off "Catalyst AI" "features"].
if you need new OpenGl, just use signed dll from 11.5 WHQL with 11.4 WHQL driver.
yes, they improve OpenGL driver considerably, improve CPU saturation for Direct3D appz and boost 2-5 FPS in some games, but at cost of IQ inconsistency and more agressive LoD comression[even with turned off "Catalyst AI" "features"].
if you need new OpenGl, just use signed dll from 11.5 WHQL with 11.4 WHQL driver.
is there any update on this? anyone with a solution or workaround?
Bump. 11.5 is out, so is a 11.5a hotfix (for mouse lag problems).
Can someone please test if it still locks up with the new drivers?
Can someone please test if it still locks up with the new drivers?
Still a problem.
Bump. 11.5 is out, so is a 11.5a hotfix (for mouse lag problems).
Can someone please test if it still locks up with the new drivers?
Can someone please test if it still locks up with the new drivers?
Is there a fix for this yet?
Doesn't work with latest 11.4, so pray they fix it in next one
Just disable any video hardware acceleration and you are fine, also don't use directx 11( not sure about directx10, directx9 works fine). Those will make system crash when combined with openCL.
Yep I think that's the safe route to take. I plan to just stop mining altogether when gaming. I really don't like crashes and rebooting for me is such a big pain in the ass because I got like 20+ different applications running at once.
Does 11.4 improve speeds a bit over 11.3? I have doubts, but thought I'd ask.
Is there a fix for this yet?
Doesn't work with latest 11.4, so pray they fix it in next one :)
Just disable any video hardware acceleration and you are fine, also don't use directx 11( not sure about directx10, directx9 works fine). Those will make system crash when combined with openCL.
Is there a fix for this yet?
It's really lame that you have to do this, but *shrug* I do hope it's only a temporary solution. After all what good (other than mining) is a fancy pants video card with super duper whizbang video acceleration and other such newfangled technology if you CAN'T use it.
Downloaded VLC and went through every setting on "simple" and "advanced"-mode unticking anything that would remotely use gfx hardware/memory...
And it works now to watch videos!
And it works now to watch videos!
Have 6950 1GB version and same problem.
Fixed flash issues with disabling the acceleration from right clicking flash and unticking it. I also unticked hardware acceleration from firefox 4 settings.
But I still have trouble trying to watch videos... Is there any video player that doesn't want any help from gfx card?
Found this link also:
http://forums.amd.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=390&threadid=128404&enterthread=y
Hope for fix x-x
Fixed flash issues with disabling the acceleration from right clicking flash and unticking it. I also unticked hardware acceleration from firefox 4 settings.
But I still have trouble trying to watch videos... Is there any video player that doesn't want any help from gfx card?
Found this link also:
http://forums.amd.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=390&threadid=128404&enterthread=y
Hope for fix x-x
Same problem with my 6950 and this is the main reason I don't mine when I actually want to use my computer.
For flash objects if you right click, go to settings and uncheck "enable hardware acceleration" it shouldn't use your gpu any longer. Could be a problem if your cpu isn't powerful enough render full screen flash videos though.
It will still crash with hardware acceleration disabled in flash. I guess the problem is more related to the video overlay than UVD itself? For flash objects if you right click, go to settings and uncheck "enable hardware acceleration" it shouldn't use your gpu any longer. Could be a problem if your cpu isn't powerful enough render full screen flash videos though.
Same problem with my 6950 and this is the main reason I don't mine when I actually want to use my computer.
For flash objects if you right click, go to settings and uncheck "enable hardware acceleration" it shouldn't use your gpu any longer. Could be a problem if your cpu isn't powerful enough render full screen flash videos though.
For flash objects if you right click, go to settings and uncheck "enable hardware acceleration" it shouldn't use your gpu any longer. Could be a problem if your cpu isn't powerful enough render full screen flash videos though.
Apparently, the 6990 (with catalyst 11.3) locks up too, but it can perform a driver reset and recover without rebooting. It is still not possible to watch movies + do gpgpu apps together, however.
no changes still hangs,
they include amdocl.dll version 2.4.595.9 in 11.3 and in 11.4 released on 23th march
i see ~5000 khash/s drop with 6950 comparing to amdocl.dll 2.4.595.0 that is included in 7th march 11.4
11.3 are not worth downloading from mining point of view
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst114earlypreview.aspx
but as for 23th march 11.4 - significant improvement there
- it now hangs instantly (i could move cursor for around for 10 sec with 7th march 11.4, 11.3 & 11.2)
they include amdocl.dll version 2.4.595.9 in 11.3 and in 11.4 released on 23th march
i see ~5000 khash/s drop with 6950 comparing to amdocl.dll 2.4.595.0 that is included in 7th march 11.4
11.3 are not worth downloading from mining point of view
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst114earlypreview.aspx
but as for 23th march 11.4 - significant improvement there
- it now hangs instantly (i could move cursor for around for 10 sec with 7th march 11.4, 11.3 & 11.2)
anyone tried new catalyst 11.3 to see if it fixed the freezing problems?
VMR-9?
as for mpc-hc it will work just fine with output set to vmr-9 instead of default evr
most annoying thing is flash, even with flashblock i keep forgetting and have 2-3 restarts a day
typo corrected
most annoying thing is flash, even with flashblock i keep forgetting and have 2-3 restarts a day
typo corrected
Can confirm same issues when trying any video playback (Youtube, MPC-HC, etc.)
6950 with w7 x64 - 11.4 and OpenCL2.4 (same issue with OCL 2.3 and 11.2).
6950 with w7 x64 - 11.4 and OpenCL2.4 (same issue with OCL 2.3 and 11.2).
The third digit is the relative quality, within a series- a 5850 is less powerful than a 5870
3rd digit here is 5 & 7 at 5850 & 5870.
Typically, a card of a higher series will always have more processing power than a card in a lower series, even if the relative quality is better (a 5770 will be outperformed by a 5850).
Means a 5870 will be speeder than a 5850 & also a 5950 will be speeder than or equal to 5850 , but speeder than 5870.
(I know 5950 doesn't exist, just for theoretical comparison)
The max speed order will be like
5950
5870
5850
or
5950>=5870
5870>5850
The second digit also says about performance. the higher the number the more the speed/performance.
so, naturally a 6950 >= 6870
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon#Naming_scheme
5000 series works best with 10.12 & 2.1 sdk, & 6000 series works with 11.2 & 2.3 APP
3rd digit here is 5 & 7 at 5850 & 5870.
Typically, a card of a higher series will always have more processing power than a card in a lower series, even if the relative quality is better (a 5770 will be outperformed by a 5850).
Means a 5870 will be speeder than a 5850 & also a 5950 will be speeder than or equal to 5850 , but speeder than 5870.
(I know 5950 doesn't exist, just for theoretical comparison)
The max speed order will be like
5950
5870
5850
or
5950>=5870
5870>5850
The second digit also says about performance. the higher the number the more the speed/performance.
so, naturally a 6950 >= 6870
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon#Naming_scheme
5000 series works best with 10.12 & 2.1 sdk, & 6000 series works with 11.2 & 2.3 APP
The 6870 isn't affected, the 6950 is...
The way you install your drivers, or how you are running poclbm, they won't make a difference. Any combination of Stream/gpgpu work + UVD will lock the card.
Since the 10.4 early preview doesn't have it fixed, chances are we will have to wait at least until the 10.5 drivers for a fix.
Since the 10.4 early preview doesn't have it fixed, chances are we will have to wait at least until the 10.5 drivers for a fix.
U meaning UVD by saying accelerated video output (overlay), using hardware acceleration?
If yes, then is it the one in red circle in this post?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.66990
Then as i said in that post, i am running miner with out any problem when watching videos with -f1.
My miners got never affected, but my videos get affect. It moves frame by frame & audio is slightly slow i can say. But watching video is frame by frame on a mkv, avi, dflv,divx.....files. But miner never gets affected & so do core clock or mem clock.
I think you installing the catalyst control center comes with ati driver..& hydra....many extra things that causes the problem.
As i said before, just install ati display driver, app 2.3, catalyst INSTALL manager (NOT CONTROL) & vc++. The system must be fine at least with one card.
I can't able to test with 2 cards as my mobo has one pci ex only. If not i can easily check with my old 9400GT.
I am using now windows 7 32 bit, HD6870 card & mining at 270 Mhash/s after some Over clocking.
The way you install your drivers, or how you are running poclbm, they won't make a difference. Any combination of Stream/gpgpu work + UVD will lock the card.
Since the 10.4 early preview doesn't have it fixed, chances are we will have to wait at least until the 10.5 drivers for a fix.
Since the 10.4 early preview doesn't have it fixed, chances are we will have to wait at least until the 10.5 drivers for a fix.
My idea is install 11.2 & 2.3 for both the cards.
When installing, install only these 4 & don't install anyother.
ATI display driver, APP 2.3, Ati catalyst install manager, VC++ These 4 only.
Before installing this, uninstall everything of ati drivers using some uninstallers like REVO uninstaller.
In REVO uninstaller select advanced to completely remove everything of ati drivers.
It must solve your problem.
You need to install drivers 2 times. First install 5000 series card & driver, then insert 6000 series card in system & install driver for that.
Also in pocblm use these flag only -v -w128. only these 2, -v= vectors & -w=worksize
When installing, install only these 4 & don't install anyother.
ATI display driver, APP 2.3, Ati catalyst install manager, VC++ These 4 only.
Before installing this, uninstall everything of ati drivers using some uninstallers like REVO uninstaller.
In REVO uninstaller select advanced to completely remove everything of ati drivers.
It must solve your problem.
You need to install drivers 2 times. First install 5000 series card & driver, then insert 6000 series card in system & install driver for that.
Also in pocblm use these flag only -v -w128. only these 2, -v= vectors & -w=worksize
I have the same problem too. It's very likely driver related, since it also happened on the 5850, but it was fixed on that around catalyst 10.3. Whenever the UVD functions are accessed on the card when GPGPU / Stream applications are running, the thing locks up HARD. It also affects other gpgpu apps, I can confirm ighashgpu doing it.
What OS are you running? I had the problem on Vista x86 with a 5850 (fixed in Catalyst 10.3), and now on Win7 x64 with a 6950 (not fixed so far).
What OS are you running? I had the problem on Vista x86 with a 5850 (fixed in Catalyst 10.3), and now on Win7 x64 with a 6950 (not fixed so far).
just found your another post - it is w7 x64 and i can confirm gpuz issue too
Driver issue related buddy, was you using youtube/flash player/video player at the same with ? If yes, your screen will be freeze when you turn poclbm on =D , I'm using 6950 and have exactly the same problem.
Just some guesses, but try it without "--vectors --worksize=128". Also, does it happen when you have it overclocked or otherwise?
I have the same problem too. It's very likely driver related, since it also happened on the 5850, but it was fixed on that around catalyst 10.3. Whenever the UVD functions are accessed on the card when GPGPU / Stream applications are running, the thing locks up HARD. It also affects other gpgpu apps, I can confirm ighashgpu doing it.
What OS are you running? I had the problem on Vista x86 with a 5850 (fixed in Catalyst 10.3), and now on Win7 x64 with a 6950 (not fixed so far).
What OS are you running? I had the problem on Vista x86 with a 5850 (fixed in Catalyst 10.3), and now on Win7 x64 with a 6950 (not fixed so far).
small update:
it is just graphic card that freezes
i can continue skype call for another 20 minutes without any problems even when nothing changes on the screen, mouse and keyboard seems dead though
happened again when i just entered 'video' tab in catalyst control centre during skype conversation so i guess it may be just some software glitch
will try to setup another windows installation tomorrow and will see if it happen again
it is just graphic card that freezes
i can continue skype call for another 20 minutes without any problems even when nothing changes on the screen, mouse and keyboard seems dead though
happened again when i just entered 'video' tab in catalyst control centre during skype conversation so i guess it may be just some software glitch
will try to setup another windows installation tomorrow and will see if it happen again
had 5870 and 5970 (both working in another dedicated machine now) and almost all possible driver & stream combinations - everything worked fine
yesterday i swapped 5970 in my desktop with 6950 and problems started
when i have poclbm running (poclbm.exe --verbose --vectors --worksize=128 --frames=120 --host=deepbit.net --port=8332 --user=xxxxx@xxxxx --pass=xxxxx --device=0)
i have 297-335 Mhash/s (depending if it is overclocked and shaders unlocked or not)
but my system freeze instantly (before playback actually starts) when try to play any video in media player classic or flash video in browser
that never happened before with 5870 or 5970, psu is fine and i can put 5970 and 5870 at the same time without problems
6950 seems completely stable (furmark, crysis warhead, futuremark) and i can play videos for hours without any problems (with both oc or default, and same with shaders) and stays below 80 celsius
what i tried so far:
uninstalled and used driver sweper on all ati stuff, tried fresh installations of 10.11, 11.2 and 11.4
it is mining ok, but it stays the same - i have instant (with 10.11 not instant - i can move cursor for few more seconds) freeze - happens only with poclbm running
will try diablo tomorrow, anyone have any other ideas what to check?
yesterday i swapped 5970 in my desktop with 6950 and problems started
when i have poclbm running (poclbm.exe --verbose --vectors --worksize=128 --frames=120 --host=deepbit.net --port=8332 --user=xxxxx@xxxxx --pass=xxxxx --device=0)
i have 297-335 Mhash/s (depending if it is overclocked and shaders unlocked or not)
but my system freeze instantly (before playback actually starts) when try to play any video in media player classic or flash video in browser
that never happened before with 5870 or 5970, psu is fine and i can put 5970 and 5870 at the same time without problems
6950 seems completely stable (furmark, crysis warhead, futuremark) and i can play videos for hours without any problems (with both oc or default, and same with shaders) and stays below 80 celsius
what i tried so far:
uninstalled and used driver sweper on all ati stuff, tried fresh installations of 10.11, 11.2 and 11.4
it is mining ok, but it stays the same - i have instant (with 10.11 not instant - i can move cursor for few more seconds) freeze - happens only with poclbm running
will try diablo tomorrow, anyone have any other ideas what to check?
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