Graphics Card not detected. #38822

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Eric Butts · 2014-02-25T06:06:22+01:00

Eric Butts commented

2014-02-25 06:06:22 +01:00

System Information
Linux mint 16 64bit, nvidia gtx 560

Blender Version
2.69.11 10f4c62

No option for cuda in user preferences. May have something to do with updated mesa gl.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Just run application. No other steps necessary. This is effecting other builds as well. Seems to be global.

**System Information** Linux mint 16 64bit, nvidia gtx 560 **Blender Version** 2.69.11 10f4c62 **No option for cuda in user preferences. May have something to do with updated mesa gl.** **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Just run application. No other steps necessary. This is effecting other builds as well. Seems to be global.

Eric Butts commented

2014-02-25 06:06:22 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Eric Butts commented

2014-02-25 06:06:22 +01:00

Added subscriber: @EricButts

Campbell Barton commented

2014-02-25 07:47:11 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ideasman42

Campbell Barton commented

2014-02-25 07:47:11 +01:00

Please attach system info generated from the help menu.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-25 11:21:36 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Brecht Van Lommel closed this issue

2014-02-25 11:21:36 +01:00

Brecht Van Lommel self-assigned this 2014-02-25 11:21:36 +01:00

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-25 11:21:36 +01:00

You need the proprietary NVidia drivers for CUDA to work, if you are running Mesa with nouveau or software OpenGL it will not work. Check your distribution documention for how to install it, usually there are packages for it.

If that still doesn't work you can attach the output of help > system info and I can reopen this report, but this seems like a case of missing the right graphics driver.

You need the proprietary NVidia drivers for CUDA to work, if you are running Mesa with nouveau or software OpenGL it will not work. Check your distribution documention for how to install it, usually there are packages for it. If that still doesn't work you can attach the output of help > system info and I can reopen this report, but this seems like a case of missing the right graphics driver.

Eric Butts commented

2014-02-25 19:06:43 +01:00

I do have the nvidia driver installed. Anyway here is the system info attached. Thank you for your time.
ebutts_system-info.txt

I do have the nvidia driver installed. Anyway here is the system info attached. Thank you for your time. [ebutts_system-info.txt](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F78939/ebutts_system-info.txt)

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-25 19:23:13 +01:00

Changed status from 'Archived' to: 'Open'

Brecht Van Lommel reopened this issue

2014-02-25 19:23:13 +01:00

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-25 19:23:13 +01:00

That's strange, do you have a file named libcuda.so on your system, and if so where is it? It should be installed with the NVidia driver, somewhere in /usr or /lib I think, if it's not then maybe CUDA support is in a separate package in your distribution?

If it is there then perhaps Blender can't find it. I'm not sure how Mint handles this kind of thing, normally all this is handled by the package installation. I think the folder with that library should be in /etc/ld.so.conf and ldconfig should have been run to update the linker cache so Blender can find it.

That's strange, do you have a file named `libcuda.so` on your system, and if so where is it? It should be installed with the NVidia driver, somewhere in `/usr` or `/lib` I think, if it's not then maybe CUDA support is in a separate package in your distribution? If it is there then perhaps Blender can't find it. I'm not sure how Mint handles this kind of thing, normally all this is handled by the package installation. I think the folder with that library should be in `/etc/ld.so.conf` and `ldconfig` should have been run to update the linker cache so Blender can find it.

Eric Butts commented

2014-02-25 20:11:30 +01:00

Resolved it, apparently the cuda runtime library for this version is "Sold Separately". Just installed it and everything is fine. Thanks again for your help. Consider this matter closed.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-25 20:22:01 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Brecht Van Lommel closed this issue

2014-02-25 20:22:01 +01:00

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Graphics Card not detected. #38822