CUDA Driver Update Issue

[David Mathis]

I never got this message until after I installed Resolve on my system. Also found out that I really do not need to do an update since is this an ATI card on my system. Just getting very tired of getting this message. Please help!

[Bob Zelin]

simple answer –
buy a (much needed) NVidia GTX-680 or Quadro 4000, and you will have a Cuda card, not get this error, and get much better performance !

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
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[Tom Sefton]

https://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2014/03/19/avoid-installing-nvidia-cuda-drivers-on-computers-with-amd-gpus/?scid=social20537814

[David Mathis]

Thanks for sharing the article. To be on the safe side, just did a clean install, from the ground up. Going to install Resolve later today and follow instructions as listed.

[David Mathis]

I guess it is time to update the graphics card. Resolve does not seem to support what is installed at the moment.

[Oliver Peters]

Resolve might work fine. It’s just telling you it prefers a CUDA card. You have an ATI card listed, which doesn’t use CUDA technology anyway. I’ve run Resolve with the 5870 and it was fine. Does it actually work or simply exit when you try to launch it?

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[David Mathis]

It tells me that something needs to be updated and try installing the software again. Prior versions did work fine. I think the fact that I deleted the CUDA file from the system library might have been the cause. Even after deleting that file, there is the constant prompt to update the CUDA driver. When ever I log out then back in, or simply start up, that message appears even after deleting the CUDA file. Perhaps by deleting that file it caused me the message as explained above. I did read through the system requirements, so it appears the last two versions are a bit more picky about the graphics card. I am thinking about upgrading the video card but don’t want to spend more than necessary. Motion and Final Cut Pro X seem to be more responsive without the CUDA file. I wonder if that could also cause longer than normal render time. Hopefully someone will have an answer. I like Resolve but not error messages.

Here is something about it over in the Resolve forum:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/277/29322

[Verne Mattson]

Have you deleted all instances of the CUDA framework from your computer? I have an ATI5870, and after reading Kevin Monahan’s advice I deleted the CUDA driver from my hard drive.

I then tried to start Resolve and it crashed. Restarted my computer and I saw that CUDA driver update message. I then searched my computer, and on my backup drive was a copy of the CUDA driver. So I then deleted that copy of the CUDA driver, deleted Resolve and restarted. The message went away, and a reinstall of Resolve worked.

So check your attached drives – maybe there’s a copy of the CUDA driver lurking somewhere.

Verne

[John Pale]

I think it was the restart that fixed it rather than deleting the backup copy. The backup copy does nothing unless its installed into your System folder.

If you delete a framework or driver, you need to restart, as it was loaded into RAM when you booted your computer and the operating system loaded.

[David Mathis]

I searched my computer for other instances but nothing shows up. After restarting the computer, however, I still get that message. I erased the hard drive, clean install from the ground up and still get this message after deleting that file. Also, got a message saying it would not delete the file because it still was in use?

* Edit *

Found another CUDA file, this one was hiding in the shadows. Found the varmint hiding in the Preferences Panes folder. Now that I got rid of that file, no more message. Resolve, however, still refuses to launch.

Here is the message:

DaVinci Resolve cannot be opened because of a problem.

Check with the developer to make sure DaVinci Resolve works with this version of OS X. You may need to reinstall this application. Be sure to install any available updates for the application and OS X.

click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple.

Well just when things could not go off to deep end, this decides to happen. Pardon me while I go put a large amount of cash in the cussing jar.