Any alternative way to debug other than NSight

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Hello,

I only have 1 card in 1 machine. How do I debug CUDA code? It doesn’t need to be fancy, as long as it works!~~!!.

Thanks

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I found this article.

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This may seem quaint and old-fashioned to some: I do all of my CUDA debugging by using printf() to capture relevant data in logs. This is sometimes coupled with targeted modifications to simplify input data or simplify code.

Beyond that I can only re-iterate what has been frequently stated in these forums in reply to requests for assistance in debugging CUDA code: Check the return code of every CUDA API call and every kernel launch.

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Hello,

You mean printf or cuPrintf ? cuPrintf is pretty amazing…~!! Never heard of it until today

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Ahh, printf is actually supported in CUDA. I have a 2.1 card, Yah!~!

Thank you so much. I should read the CUDA C_Programming Guide more carefully.

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Here is another Debugging CUDA

Bill

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If you happen to have on-board graphics, you can use that for the display and use Nvidia’s parallel nsight. Or you can use gdb under linux but x-server can’t be running.