CUDA error

Accelerated Computing CUDA CUDA Setup and Installation
#1

Hello, gents,
Am trying to install a simulator software which need CUDA SDK to be installed in order to run correctly. I installed CUDA SDK 10 and when I pressed “run”, this error message (picture link attached) pops up. laptop properties: Win7 (64-bit), i7.

Link>> https://imgur.com/a/CjwOhOk

Any idea why this error message and how to solve it?

your help will be highly appreciated,
Aows

https://imgur.com/a/CjwOhOk

#2

The insufficient driver message usually means that either:

  1. You do not have a CUDA GPU
  2. Your GPU driver is installed incorrectly
  3. Your installed GPU driver is too old for the CUDA version (10.0) that you installed
#3

Hello, dear Robert,
Thanks for your reply,

My driver is ( NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M),
is it compatible with CUDA 10?

thanks,

#4

GT 635M is a Fermi GPU, although it is CUDA capable, it is not compatible with CUDA 10. The last CUDA version supporting that GPU is CUDA 8

#5

Thanks indeed dear Robert,
Is that mean if I install CUDA 8, this error message will disappear?

#6

I don’t know anything about your application or its behavior. What I can tell you is that CUDA 10 will not work with that GPU. If I wanted to use that GPU for CUDA acceleration, I would install a version of CUDA 8. Everything else is up to you.

#7

I see,
two questions:

  1. I want to completely uninstall the previously installed CUDA 10, is it just from control panel, or there is another method?
  2. What did you meant by “Fermi”?

highly appreciated,

#8

please follow the instructions for uninstall provided in the windows install guide

fermi is just an older GPU generation, you can get more information on it using google search

#9

Thanks dear Robert,

#10

Hello dear, Robert @Robert_Crovella,
I uninstalled CUDA 10, restarted my laptop, installed CUDA 8, and it the beginning of the installation, I got this error, (link below) https://imgur.com/a/eTnQIRJ , any idea what is the solution?

https://imgur.com/a/eTnQIRJ

#11

Might be worth trying an even older CUDA version, like 7 or 7.5 just to see if it works or if the error is more meaningful.

#12

Hello, Asulocpp,
I installed V8 but still error when running the software, any ideas?

Thanks

#13

Did you try 7 or 7.5?

#14

No, not yet, @saulocpp ,

At first, I tried 10 and it didn’t work at all, then i uninstalled it and install 8 and it worked,

do you think 7 is necessary?

Thanks saulocpp

#15

If it worked with 8, then ok.

#16

the software that am working with consists of two processes, first is modeling, second is simulation. Modeling is OK, the problem is that the software produce an error when i press the “Run” (which is part of the simulation process).