Resurrecting Kepler: Getting Modern LLMs Running on a GTX 770 (Kernel 7.x) (opens in new tab)

⚠️ Experimental hack: Use on non-critical systems. Ensure you have backups. This patches a proprietary binary at the instruction level — no warranty, no support. The Story: Defying Obsolescence Kepler GPUs (2012–2014) are e-waste by NVIDIA's timeline, but they are perfectly capable hardware for inference workloads. The GTX 770 has 1536 CUDA cores and 2 GB GDDR5 — enough for small-to-medium LLMs. This project proves that with a five-byte fix and some kernel backports, these GPUs can be kept us...