OK, do a fresh install of Mint
Update after install
For Turing cards like 1660ti, RTX 2xxx. You'll need to have driver 418 or later
to install nvidia driver:
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update
Run update on the update manager, the little icon next to the clock.
Then open Drivers Manager and install the latest driver from there.
Install OpenCL
Code:
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit
Reboot after it's done.
Don't install Boinc. Download
http://www.arkayn.us/lunatics/BOINC.7z
Save it to wherever you want. I just left it at Downloads.
Right click on the file and select "Extract here"
You'll see a Boinc folder. Open it ... find the file
boincmgr
Double click on it. And you should be in business
If you see the project box empty, then cancel it. Double click boincmgr again and it should have the projects appear.
Good luck with the event!
Edit: forgot to mention that don't run more than 1x per card. And leave a cpu thread open for each task