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childerico

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From: Italy

Registered: 2015-11-18

Posts: 67

[GPU programming] Legacy 340-xx NVIDIA driver does not support CUDA 7+

First of all, I hope this is the right section for posting this question (I was in doubt!).

I am learning how to use CUDA toolkit for parallel programming on GPU and I would like to run simple programs on my (quite old) desktop pc. However, my NVIDIA card requires the 340-xx legacy driver, which is suitable for using up to CUDA 6.5.

Since official Arch repositories provide CUDA 7, which might be a good solution (if any)? Downgrading `cuda` package in some way?

Thanks!

Last edited by childerico (2016-05-12 17:37:00)

Soukyuu

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Registered: 2014-04-08

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Re: [GPU programming] Legacy 340-xx NVIDIA driver does not support CUDA 7+

You could install cuda 6.5 from AUR, less hassle than having to downgrade the package and guard it against any upgrades (and conflicts)

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childerico

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From: Italy

Registered: 2015-11-18

Posts: 67

Re: [GPU programming] Legacy 340-xx NVIDIA driver does not support CUDA 7+

This is obviously the best solution! I don't know how I did not notice the cuda65 package in AUR... Thanks!