Some years ago I started to Lock my computer (Win 7) so that I could use my GPU for BOINC / Seti@Home. It worked then, but seems no longer to do so. I have a dump of my most recent startup to see if anyone can diagnose what's wrong. So, when I started BOINC up, I was logged in, but locking the computer doesn't result in any progress on the GPU tasks being advanced.

Ross

1/12/2018 9:24:46 AM | | cc_config.xml not found - using defaults
1/12/2018 9:24:46 AM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.8.3 for windows_x86_64
1/12/2018 9:24:46 AM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task
1/12/2018 9:24:46 AM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.47.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8
1/12/2018 9:24:46 AM | | Data directory: C:\ProgramData\BOINC
1/12/2018 9:24:46 AM | | Running under account Ross
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | CAL: ATI GPU 0: ATI Radeon HD 4350/4550 (R710) (CAL version 1.4.1664, 512MB, 480MB available, 192 GFLOPS peak)
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | App version needs OpenCL but GPU doesn't support it
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Application uses missing ATI GPU
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | App version needs OpenCL but GPU doesn't support it
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Application uses missing ATI GPU
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | App version needs OpenCL but GPU doesn't support it
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Application uses missing ATI GPU
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Missing coprocessor for task blc04_2bit_guppi_57903_47964_HIP9020_0005.6666.409.24.47.148.vlar_1
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Missing coprocessor for task blc04_2bit_guppi_57903_48954_HIP9598_0008.6711.409.23.46.125.vlar_0
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Missing coprocessor for task blc04_2bit_guppi_57903_47964_HIP9020_0005.6598.409.24.47.191.vlar_1
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Missing coprocessor for task blc04_2bit_guppi_57903_49285_HIP9020_0009.27440.818.24.47.218.vlar_0
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Host name: HP-PC
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Processor: 4 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz [Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 7]
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 syscall nx lm vmx smx tm2 pbe
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | OS: Microsoft Windows 7: Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 1, (06.01.7601.00)
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Memory: 7.92 GB physical, 15.84 GB virtual
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Disk: 930.29 GB total, 838.01 GB free
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Local time is UTC -8 hours
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | VirtualBox version: 4.3.12
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | URL http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID 7751732; resource share 51
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 19-Jul-2010 13:08:08)
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Computer location: home
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Reading preferences override file
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Preferences:
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | max memory usage when active: 4055.65 MB
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | max memory usage when idle: 7300.17 MB
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | max disk usage: 100.00 GB
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | don't use GPU while active
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | (to change preferences, visit a project web site or select Preferences in the Manager)
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | Suspending GPU computation - computer is in use

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I am not an ATI person, but I think

1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | CAL: ATI GPU 0: ATI Radeon HD 4350/4550 (R710) (CAL version 1.4.1664, 512MB, 480MB available, 192 GFLOPS peak)
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | | App version needs OpenCL but GPU doesn't support it
1/12/2018 9:24:56 AM | SETI@home | Application uses missing ATI GPU

Might be the problem, from what I remember your GPU might be too old and not support OpenCL..

Hopefully an ATI person will be along to help.

HD4350 support Opencl 1.0 and then can crunch WU , i'had to use it in the begining of 2016 with windows XP and Catalyst 11.11 , it takes about 9 hours to crunch one arecibo Wu ...
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.distributed.boinc.devel/6380

you have to use an older driver with it because newest one from AMD doesn't support it ..

try Catalyst 12.4 for Windows 7 .
http://www.hal6000.com/seti/boinc_ati_gpu_cheat_sheet.htm

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Hi Kissagogo27,

When I followed your first link, it led to a discussion on drivers in XP. Fortunately, I'm on Win 7, so I didn't see a direct application of that.

When I followed your second link I was taken to a table where there was a lot of info, but no direct links. But I did a search on 8.961.0.0000 which seemed appropriate. That too me here:

http://www.amd-drivers.com/driver-8.961-120405a-137225C-ATI-with-id-9.html

but I'm concerned about it for several reasons. (1) "The unofficial Czech drivers site." (2) "Do you like me?" sex ad on the sidebar. (c) Some minor English errors, which itself raises red flags. (4) The page seems mostly devoted to gamer problems. (5) There are two links for downloading, with similar descriptions, one with 107 KB and the other with 105 KB.

Perhaps I'd be better off deferring that kind of computational effort until I replace my computer.

Again, thanks.

parl

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When going to the second link given above (the AMD cheat sheet), at the bottom are links directly to AMD's drivers. In 12.4's case that's at http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/previous/detail?os=Windows%207%20-%2064&rev=12.4

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HD4350 support Opencl 1.0 and then can crunch WU , i'had to use it in the begining of 2016 with windows XP and Catalyst 11.11 , it takes about 9 hours to crunch one arecibo Wu ...
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.distributed.boinc.devel/6380

you have to use an older driver with it because newest one from AMD doesn't support it ..

try Catalyst 12.4 for Windows 7 .
http://www.hal6000.com/seti/boinc_ati_gup_cheat_sheet.html

I tried with the Catalyst 12.4 on windows 7