Thu Dec 19, 2019 9:48 pm
So, now that I was able to process a video through Delivery on a Linux Mint system (but with different hardware) and fail on my Windows 10 system (with its better GPU), I decided to do another test. I added a small SSD to my Windows system. I disconnected the WIndows 10 system disk completely and loaded up the newest Linux Mint on the new SSD. The install went smoothly and I used makeresolvedeb to create a deb file from the Resolve 16.1.2 download. I went with the non-studio version for this test because that's what I was using on my other Linux system (the one with the less powerful GPU). I had to find/install Mesa OpenCL separately when I got some error messages, but other than that, makeresolvedeb did the job.
So, I took the troublesome video project and imported it. I chanced the source directory to make all the video files visible. I started the render and it completed successfully. I noted an error in one of my titles so I corrected that and re-rendered. (I should call the Delivered and re-Delivered, I suppose.) In both cases, things flew quickly and successfully.
One of the things I worried about was that I might have a defective GPU (a used Aorus GTX 1080 Ti with 11 G memory). I'm convinced now that is not the case. More than likely Resolve, Windows 10 and/or nVidia's driver aren't happy together.
Now, as this was an experiment, I'm considering making the Linux disk a permanent part of my system via some dual-boot scheme. The only question is whether to go with Cent OS 8, Cent OS 7, or stick with Linux Mint (because I'm comfortable with Ubuntu).
RC Danek - System Configuration Information
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Intel e5-1620 CPU 3.6 Ghz
16 GB memory
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, x64 processor
HP Z420 Workstation
465 GB SSD
NVIDIA Aeorus 1080ti 11GB GDDR5
1920x1080, 8-bit, RGB, Standard Dynamic Range