./StarTools-Linux64-GPU doesn't work, but ./StarTools-Linux64 works

[orfest]

When I try to start ./StarTools-Linux64-GPU, I see the window border for a nanosecond and then it disappears. No messages in the terminal. No messages in StarTools.log.

./StarTools-Linux64 starts just fine.

1.8.527MR2
Arch linux, Nvidia 4060 Ti, 128GB RAM, plenty of disk space, plenty of CPU.

How can I troubleshoot that?

[alacant]

Hi
Not sure how nvidia does its gpu stuff but It's working here with AMD under opencl on Ubuntu.
Try opencl maybe?
Cheers and CS

[admin]

Sorry I missed this post. Yep, as @alacant mentions, you need a driver that is capable of providing OpenCL to be able to offload calculations to your GPU.

See if the command 'clinfo' provides anything.

[orfest]

Let me install opencl-nvidia and try again.
My current `clinfo` status is that no supported platforms are available.

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% clinfo
Number of platforms                               0

ICD loader properties
  ICD loader Name                                 OpenCL ICD Loader
  ICD loader Vendor                               OCL Icd free software
  ICD loader Version                              2.3.2
  ICD loader Profile                              OpenCL 3.0

[orfest]

Thanks all.

./StarTools-Linux64-GPU now works

Installing opencl-nvidia was key

[admin]

Thanks all.

./StarTools-Linux64-GPU now works

Installing opencl-nvidia was key

Perfect!