Pyrit + Cal++ (Radeon) How-To Guide (BT5R2 KDE 64bit)

[n3lson]

The old howtos don't work anymore, and the wiki article only uses plain OpenCL
CAL++ is up to 2x faster in pyrit, so here's how to get it working on RadeonHD cards.

This should work well for HD4000/HD5000/HD6000 series.
Unfortunately, HD7000 series are not supported.
For HD7000s, use ut0ugh1's updated OpenCL guide here

If you have already tried to get this working on your current install, the "leftovers" will cause this to fail.
Only works consistently on a CLEAN FRESH BT5R2/R3 install.

0.5: fix for libs install errors (thanks to adriancard) & update system

echo "deb http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
reboot

1: preparation - remove pre-installed Pyrit, update system, kernel sources & libs/tools

apt-get purge pyrit
rm -r /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/cpyrit
prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux
cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/
apt-get install libroot-python-dev libboost-python-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev cmake libboost1.40-all-dev

2: download & install 09/11 drivers (dont use newer drivers, the SDKs we install after this will not like it)

wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-11-9-x86.x86_64.run
chmod +x ati-driver-installer-11-9-x86.x86_64.run
./ati-driver-installer-11-9-x86.x86_64.run
reboot

3: after reboot, install SDKs.
AMD added an "accept license" page to the SDK download, so first download SDK to default (home) directory from here:
http://developer.amd.com/Downloads/A...v2.5-lnx64.tgz

wget http://orwell.fiit.stuba.sk/~nou/amd-app_2.5_amd64.deb
dpkg -i amd-app_2.5_amd64.deb
tar -xvzf AMD-APP-SDK-v2.5-lnx64.tgz
./Install-AMD-APP.sh
echo "ATISTREAMSDKROOT=/opt/AMDAPP
export ATISTREAMSDKROOT" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

4: installing CAL++

svn co https://calpp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/calpp calpp
cd calpp/trunk
cmake .
make
make install

5: and finally Pyrit

svn checkout http://pyrit.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ /tmp/pyrit
cd /tmp/pyrit/pyrit && python setup.py build && python setup.py install
cd /tmp/pyrit/cpyrit_calpp && python setup.py build && python setup.py install

there will be a bunch of warnings during complie, so long as there are no ERRORs all is fine.

test with:

pyrit list_cores
pyrit benchmark

ignore any Pyrit warnings, your RadeonHD devices should show up as something like:
#1: 'CAL++ Device #1 'AMD REDWOOD''

Happy crunching!

[ternarybit]

Thanks n3lson for this! Switching from OpenCL to CAL++ squeezed out a few more PMKs/s from my Radeon HD 4890. I went from ~23k to ~25k, a decent improvement for 10 minutes of tweaking.

For the record I wasn't working with a clean BT5R2 install, and initially ran into "Segmentation faults" when running pyrit after following your guide. I installed all the drivers and software listed above, but kept getting segfaults.

I fixed it by manually removing pyrit and re-compiling pyrit and cpyrit_calpp from source, as described above. Manually remove all instances of pyrit from /usr/local. I found all pyrit's pieces by running

find /usr/local | grep pyrit

and deleted everything I found. There may have been something in /usr/bin as well, can't remember. Obviously don't go blindly deleting anything, be careful! Then run

python setup.py build && python setup.py install

for both pyrit and cpyrit_calpp. Running pyrit list_cores now recognizes my HD4890 as a CAL++ device!

I wouldn't expect double performance over OpenCL, but definitely an improvement. Thanks again n3lson!

[hannah]

Hey many thanks for this guide and I am going to use it however before I do I have got a question.

My card is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series and I have followed instruction here:
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/...Install_OpenCL

but at the end when I run this pyrit benchmark command I receive errors:

root@bt:~# pyrit list_cores
Pyrit 0.4.1-dev (svn r308) (C) 2008-2011 Lukas Lueg http://pyrit.googlecode.com
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3+

The following cores seem available...
#1:  'OpenCL-Device 'ATI RV710''
#2:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#3:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#4:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
root@bt:~# pyrit benchmark
Pyrit 0.4.1-dev (svn r308) (C) 2008-2011 Lukas Lueg http://pyrit.googlecode.com
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3+

Calibrating... Segmentation fault

So I am moving to Cal++.

Question: How to remove OpenCL and any other leftovers from my previous attempt.

Mind it also I am running BackTrack 5 R2 Gnome 64 bit : Linux bt 3.2.6 x86_64 GNU/Linux : HDD installed

Will this process work for me too?

Many thanks in advance.

[adriancard]

Thanks for that solution!

But that still didnt fix my problem, i have found a solution tho. If you are still gettin errors when installing lib's try to :

echo "deb http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

that fixed my problems. cheers.

[ternarybit]

@hannah

I ran into the same problem and mentioned my fix in the above post:

For the record I wasn't working with a clean BT5R2 install, and initially ran into "Segmentation faults" when running pyrit after following your guide. I installed all the drivers and software listed above, but kept getting segfaults.

I fixed it by manually removing pyrit and re-compiling pyrit and cpyrit_calpp from source, as described above. Manually remove all instances of pyrit from /usr/local. I found all pyrit's pieces by running

find /usr/local | grep pyrit

and deleted everything I found. There may have been something in /usr/bin as well, can't remember. Obviously don't go blindly deleting anything, be careful!

Update: Using Cal++ vs. OpenCL did almost double my cracking performance, when used with attack_batch or just batch mode, as opposed to attack_passthrough. I only saw about 10-20% improvement with attack_passthrough, and about 80% improvement with attack_batch. Now if I could only get my system stable enough for the job

[ternarybit]

@hannah one other thing: I checked ATI/AMD's documentation on Stream, and they list all 4xxx generation hardware as "beta support." Stream is not officially supported until 5xxx hardware, just a thought.

[hannah]

@hannah

I ran into the same problem and mentioned my fix in the above post:

hey thanks a lot.. the question still remains as I have got OpenCL installed:

Question: How to remove OpenCL and any other leftovers from my previous attempt.

Also did you try this in Gnome or KDE plz

[ternarybit]

hey thanks a lot.. the question still remains as I have got OpenCL installed:

Question: How to remove OpenCL and any other leftovers from my previous attempt.

Also did you try this in Gnome or KDE plz

In reverse order:

I'm using KDE, but Gnome/KDE is just the desktop environment and won't affect this issue at all.

Finding and removing all files related to pyrit with the method I list above should remove OpenCL. I believe the file is actually called _cpyrit_opencl.so, or something very similar. Deleting this file effectively uninstalls OpenCL. Then, just compile Cal++ according to the OP's guide.

[hannah]

4: installing CAL++

svn co https://calpp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/calpp calpp
cd calpp/trunk
cmake .
make
make install

OK I took the jump and I am at step 4 and having issues

root@bt:~# svn co https://calpp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/calpp calpp
A    calpp/trunk
-------snip-----
A    calpp/tags/calpp-0.87/examples/nbody_kernel.cpp
A    calpp/tags/calpp-0.87/examples/CMakeLists.txt
Checked out revision 91.
root@bt:~# cd calpp/trunk
You have new mail in /var/mail/root
root@bt:~/calpp/trunk# cmake
cmake version 2.8.1
Usage

  cmake [options] <path-to-source>
  cmake [options] <path-to-existing-build>

Options
  -C <initial-cache>          = Pre-load a script to populate the cache.
  -D <var>:<type>=<value>     = Create a cmake cache entry.
  -U <globbing_expr>          = Remove matching entries from CMake cache.
  -G <generator-name>         = Specify a makefile generator.
  -Wno-dev                    = Suppress developer warnings.
  -Wdev                       = Enable developer warnings.
  -E                          = CMake command mode.
  -i                          = Run in wizard mode.
  -L[A][H]                    = List non-advanced cached variables.
  --build <dir>               = Build a CMake-generated project binary tree.
  -N                          = View mode only.
  -P <file>                   = Process script mode.
  --graphviz=[file]           = Generate graphviz of dependencies.
  --system-information [file] = Dump information about this system.
  --debug-trycompile          = Do not delete the try compile directories..
  --debug-output              = Put cmake in a debug mode.
  --trace                     = Put cmake in trace mode.
  --help-command cmd [file]   = Print help for a single command and exit.
  --help-command-list [file]  = List available listfile commands and exit.
  --help-commands [file]      = Print help for all commands and exit.
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  --help-module module [file] = Print help for a single module and exit.
  --help-module-list [file]   = List available modules and exit.
  --help-modules [file]       = Print help for all modules and exit.
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  --help-variable-list [file] = List documented variables and exit.
  --help-variables [file]     = Print help for all variables and exit.
  --copyright [file]          = Print the CMake copyright and exit.
  --help                      = Print usage information and exit.
  --help-full [file]          = Print full help and exit.
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root@bt:~/calpp/trunk# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
root@bt:~/calpp/trunk#

Full dump here:
http://pastebin.com/QNqVgheb

cmake and make are not doing anything.. what am I missing here plz...

regards

[ternarybit]

You missed the period at the end of the command, which tells cmake that the <path-to-source> is the current working directory Be sure to run:

cmake .