Can't run SDK : CUDA 2.1 on Ubuntu 8.04.2 64bit

Accelerated Computing CUDA CUDA Programming and Performance
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Hello everyone,

Thanks for the help of vincefn. vincefn not only tells me how to solve the problem, but also tells me the method to help me solve another problems.

I write down my whole progress, wish it will help someone like me who is totally a newbie for Linux and want to use CUDA.

Some operations are only for the Ubuntu 8.04.2 64bit.

I am a newbie for Linux. I used to run CUDA on window XP for about one year. Now I want to use more memory, so I choose to move to Linux 64bit system.

  1. Install the Ubuntu 8.04 64bit. This is very simple, I believe nobody can do wrong.

  2. Install the build essential, these files maybe used for you compile the kernel of nvidia driver.

[codebox]sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install build-essential

sudo apt-get install build-essential libglut3-dev[/codebox]

  1. Use root to install nvidia driver 180.22 for this system.

  1. Ctrl+Alt+F1 switch to the terminal mode

  2. stop the X window

[codebox]sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop[/codebox]

  1. modify the file /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common, otherwise you can only use the low resolution.

[codebox]sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common[/codebox]

change DISABLED_MODULES=“” to DISABLED_MODULES=“nv”, save and quit.

  1. install the 32bit OpenGL lib.

[codebox]sudo apt-get install libc6-dev-i386[/codebox]

otherwise when you install the nvidia driver, it will notice you the following information:

Unable to perform the runtime configration check for library ‘libGLso.1’ ( ‘/usr/lib32/libGL.so.180.22’ ); assuming successful installation.

  1. install the nvidia driver. Of course, you need to download from the nvidia website

[codebox]sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.22-pkg2.run

sudo ./ NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.22-pkg2.run[/codebox]

  1. start X window. It maybe need to reboot. If you can see the nvidia logo before login in, all right.

[codebox]sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start[/codebox]

  1. Use root user to install the cuda tool kit.

[codebox]sudo ./cudatoolkit_2.1_linux64_ubuntu8.04.run

[/codebox]

  1. Add /usr/local/cuda/bin to PATH and /usr/local/cuda/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH in file ~/.bashrc

[codebox]echo "# CUDA stuff

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/cuda/bin

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/cuda/lib

export PATH

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> ~/.bashrc[/codebox]

  1. Install the cuda sdk. Don’t need to use root user.

[codebox]cuda-sdk-linux-2.10.1215.2015-3233425.run[/codebox]

  1. Build:

     - release    configuration by typing "make".

 - debug      configuration by typing "make dbg=1".

 - emurelease configuration by typing "make emu=1".

 - emudebug   configuration by typing "make emu=1 dbg=1".
  1. If /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXi when you make

[codebox]sudo apt-get install libxi-dev[/codebox]

  1. if /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXmu when you make

[codebox] sudo apt-get install libxmu-dev[/codebox]

  1. just as the suggestion of vincefn

This all that I encouraged before I successfully run all the SDK projects. Good luck.

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[indent]/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXi[/indent]
you should install ‘libxi-dev’ (I’m working with jaunty - 9.04, I assume the name was the same in 8.04).

Note: ‘apt-file search libXi’ would have told you were the missing file could have come from - you need to install apt-file first.

And you may want to install CUDA 2.2 directly since it’s now available.

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Thank you very much. I finally run the CUDA on Linux.

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Thanks OP!!! I eventually made the “make” run correctly! External Image