[Bug 301990] [NEW] boinc-client starts before nvidia kernel module is loaded and failed to detect CUDA devices

[Óscar Rodríguez Ríos]

Public bug reported:

I've a Geforce 9800GTX and I use it for CUDA computing with BOINC and GPUGRID. 
The problem is that boinc-client is started before the nvidia kernel module is loaded and then boinc-client failed to detect properly CUDA devices.

FIX: Change boinc-client start order from S20boinc-client to (for
example) S99boinc-client

This workaround have 2 advantages:

1- CUDA devices will be detect correctly (if I restart boinc-client manually when the system finish boot it works OK)
2- Boot times will be lower since boinc-client uses ALL CPU time available (at least in the default config) and it start a lot early than other important system resources like postfix, pulseaudo, hal, dkms... that will be a little affected from boinc cpu consumption.

I don't know how to make a patch for this, but I'll do it.

Best regards,
Óscar Rodríguez Ríos

** Affects: boinc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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boinc-client starts before nvidia kernel module is loaded and failed to detect CUDA devices
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301990
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