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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 23 2015 - 13:00:11 CST

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 1:37 PM, andrea spitaleri
<andrea.spitaleri_at_iit.it> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have installed cuda 6.5 on my laptop and I am was trying to use Taychon
> OptixRender, but I got this fatal error:
>
> ERROR) OptiXRenderer) ERROR: Version mismatch (Details: Function "RTresult
> _rtContextCompile(RTcontext)" caught exception: Program (miss_solid_bg)

> requires a sm_20 capable device and not all devices meet that requirement
> (sm_11 present), [5636593]) (OptiXRenderer.C:1167

VMD *gives* you the clue right away!!
you have some old GPU somewhere that needs to be disabled or else
OptiX cannot run.

axel.

> OptiXRenderer) An error occured compiling the context. Rendering is aborted.
>
> any clues?
>
> and
>
>
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College of Science & Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia PA, USA
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.