I can confirm that the registry fix, i.e., adding the single key=TdrLevel, value=0 to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers allows the pathtracing kernel to work properly for both 1.021 and 1.022 on my laptop with 8600M GT and driver 197.16. You can check that one off your list ...

radiance wrote: did you apply the registry fix on the laptop ?

Radiance

Umm, what registry fix?

Whichway

Laptop: 8600M GT with 197.16 driver
Whichway

does that driver support cuda 3.0 ? did 2.1 work on it ?

Radiance

Yes and yes.


Whichway

I tell a lie. Actually, 1.021 has the same behavior - directlight works fine but pathtrace does not - stops the driver.

Note that the Notebook CUDA 3 ...

radiance wrote:

Whichway wrote: Laptop: 8600M GT with 197.16 driver
Whichway

does that driver support cuda 3.0 ? did 2.1 work on it ?

Radiance

Yes and yes.


Whichway

So far, so good on big machine.

Benchmark scene, load and go: (DirectLighting Kernel)

1.021 - 1 GPU: 5.7 Ms/sec
1.022 - 1 GPU: 4.9 Ms/sec
1.022 - 2 GPU: 9.0 Ms/sec

Benchmark scene, load and go: (PathTracing Kernel)

1.021 - 1 GPU: 1.13 Ms/sec
1.022 - 1 GPU: 1.07 Ms/sec
1.022 - 2 GPU: 2.00 Ms ...

So far, so good on big machine.

Benchmark scene, load and go: (DirectLighting Kernel)

1.021 - 1 GPU: 5.7 Ms/sec
1.022 - 1 GPU: 4.9 Ms/sec
1.022 - 2 GPU: 9.0 Ms/sec

Benchmark scene, load and go: (PathTracing Kernel)

1.021 - 1 GPU: 1.13 Ms/sec
1.022 - 1 GPU: 1.07 Ms/sec
1.022 - 2 GPU: 2.00 Ms/sec ...

radiance wrote:

Whichway wrote:Well, it's tomorrow here by four minutes already.

Whichway

it's 9am, and we will do the RC at the end of the working day, so better take a break guys

Radiance

No Problem. I get to sleep through your workday anyway.

Whichway

Well, it's tomorrow here by four minutes already.

Whichway

SurfingAlien wrote:if only he hadn't crop the image in photoshop... we could see the generator beside the box

I'm a little envious... just a bit

(can't wait to see your videos)

Yeah, forget the render farm. Imagine the hamster farm to power the thing!

Whichway

Thanks. I'll have to look into turning it off while I wait for your latest.

Whichway