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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby iRota » Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:55 am

iRota Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:55 am
Hi, after installing RX 6800 XT I am getting some serious hangs with on of the scenes created with my previous gpu, a Radeon PRO WX 9100.
The app hangs, and it even logs me out of the user, a couple times even restarted the machine.

Is there something that should be done when changing graphic cards, like reconverting materials as happens in Arnold? I did get similar issues when I moved from Geforce 1080 to Radeon PRO WX9100.
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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby iRota » Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:19 pm

iRota Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:19 pm
Hi again,
I just managed to add the Radeon PRO WX9100, chess scene has gone down to 8 secs. So I now have both the Radeon RX 6800XT (slot2) and Radeon PRO WX 9100 (slot1) This is the only physical placement option i have due to my motherboard size and PCIe layout.
_dual_cards.png


The scene giving me errors doesn´t seem to crash the software or the computer so far, but it still giving render errors both in the log window and in the console.

Are my prefs settings correct or is there something I should change regarding priority etc.?
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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby bepeg4d » Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:40 am

bepeg4d Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:40 am
Hi,
about Devices panel, please enable the Priority option for the GPU connected to monitor.
Please also make sure to have upgraded macOs to 11.6.
From your screenshot, it seems that you are working with C4D R20 :roll:
If yes, please try with a newer version of C4D, like R21 or greater.

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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby iRota » Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:05 pm

iRota Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:05 pm
Hi,
Actually I am on R21.

Priority low enabled now for the GPU connected to monitor.

Thanks
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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby chouki » Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:22 pm

chouki Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:22 pm
Hi
I'm on a perpetual V4 on a Mac Pro 5,1 / C4D Plugin

Now I just got a Mac Pro 7,1 so I'd like to transition to Octane X

I installed Octane X Standalone + C4D plugin, but when I try to connect to my account I have this message :
"A licence is available, however it does not have a valid All-Access subscription..."

I'm not sure what I have to do to make it work
> Enterprise Maintenance Upgrade ?
> Upgrade Legacy V4 Perpetual License to 2020.x perpetual License?
> Mac Pro offer ?
> something else?

really confused !
Thanx for any help
macOS 12.3.1 / C4D 2023.1 / M1Max MBP / 64Gb UM
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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby bepeg4d » Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:23 am

bepeg4d Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:23 am
Hi chouki,
you need an updated Octane license to be able to use OctaneX.

Old v4 licenses are not enough.

How many AMD GPUs do you have in the new Mac Pro?

If only one, the Prime free tier could be enough for now:
https://render.otoy.com/shop/primex.php

if you have 2x AMD GPUs or more, both Enterprise Maintenance Upgrade or Upgrade Legacy V4 Perpetual License to 2020.x perpetual License are valid solutions.
With Maintenance, your licenses will go back to v4 at the end of the annual extension.
With Legacy Upgrade, your licenses will stay to 2020 at the end of the annual extension.

The Mac Pro Enterprise offer is for for new Mac Octane users.

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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby chouki » Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:41 am

chouki Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:41 am
Thank you Beppe, that's clear !

At the moment I have 1 RX6900xt in the 7,1, but I plan to grab a 2nd one

One more thing though, if I upgrade, will I still be able to use V4 on the old 5,1 Mac Pro in parallel of the Octane X / 7,1 ?

I guess I will have to disconnect account from one machine to reconnect to the other (right?), but for compatibility reasons, old plugins etc, on current projects, I will surely need to use both in parallel for a few weeks / months

thx !
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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby bepeg4d » Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:13 am

bepeg4d Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:13 am
Hi chouki,
yes, if you upgrade, you need to deactivate from one machine, and reactivate on the other one.
But since you have only one GPU on the new mac Pro, you can use the Prime free tier on it for now, and the updated license on old Mac Pro, in this way, you can work with old Mac Pro in c4doctane 2020.1.5 CUDA, and new Mac Pro in OctaneX PR11 Metal at the same time.

OctaneX PR11 is based on 2020.1.5 CUDA SDK.

The Prime tier is free for at least all of 2021. The expiration date that you see is a rolling expiration date, so it will continue to automatically extend itself as needed.

Happy Mac GPU Rendering,

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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby chouki » Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:21 am

chouki Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:21 am
All right !
Thanx Beppe ;)
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Re: NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

Postby Weezer » Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:56 am

Weezer Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:56 am
Will OctaneX ever support the raytracing functions of AMD's latest (and presumably next generation of) GPUs?
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