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From: Cesar Millan (pachequin_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Mar 07 2011 - 15:47:47 CST

Hi John, I just tried VMD 1.9 beta 3 in my macbook white 5,2 (intel core 2
Duo, 4Gb RAM)
and I got this message:

CUDA error: no CUDA-capable device is available, CUDAClearDevice.cu line 62

the graphic card is : NVIDIA GeForce 9400M

thank you

Cesar

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:53 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Dear VMD-L,
> I've just posted VMD 1.9 beta 3 for download.
>
> Beta 3 is effectively feature-complete and I am now
> just trying to squash any major bugs that haven't
> already been fixed.
>
> Of particular note in VMD 1.9 beta 3:
> VMD 1.9 beta 3 is compiled against the latest
> stable FLTK version 1.1.10. This should fix a few outstanding
> issues with the behavior of the graphical interface on MacOS X.
> I would very much like to hear from any MacOS X users that
> encounter any new problems with the GUI in this beta version.
>
> Another significant change to this beta for MacOS X relates
> to the way that the NVIDIA CUDA libraries are linked to the
> application. More Mac users should now see their machines
> detect and benefit from CUDA acceleration in VMD than was
> the case previously. The NVIDIA CUDA drivers still have
> installed (a separate download) in order for CUDA support to
> be enabled for MacOS X, even with these changes.
>
> I am also seeking feedback from Windows users, in case people
> have trouble running either the CUDA or non-CUDA builds for Windows.
>
> If you have trouble downloading, installing, or running
> the beta versions, please let me know so we can resolve
> any lingering issues before the final release.
>
> I am hoping to make the final VMD 1.9 release in the next
> week to 10 days if no major problems arise.
>
> The release notes and documentation for this beta version
> are posted here and will be updated as I close in on the
> final release:
> http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/vmd-1.9/docs.html
>
> Cheers,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
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> Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
> University of Illinois, 405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
> Email: johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu Phone: 217-244-3349
> WWW: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~johns/ Fax: 217-244-6078
> 

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César Millán Pacheco
email: cmp_at_uaem.mx
          pachequin_at_gmail.com