Torch/Pytorch Install Error (FIX!)

[DrUmranAli]

So I've been trying to figure out how to get this work..

1. Make sure you have python installed(use 3.10.6) https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3106/

Make sure to click use path in setup when installing python(3.10 is needed for xformers?)

2. Download, install and run your SD auto1111...if it crashed with pytorch/torch error move on below.(close the window)

3. This is where on installing torch and pytorch it often errors for people as it's trying and failing to download and install those files.

4. Go to https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu113/torch/ and download the following two files:

torch-1.12.1+cu113-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl

torchvision-0.13.1+cu113-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl

Place these in your newly created venv folder inside the scripts folder

i.e c:\stablediffusion\venv\Scripts

5. Open a command prompt window, and navigate to your SD directory, then the venv/scripts folder

then type this

c:\stablediffusion\venv\Scripts\activate

This is really important is it activate the virtual environment and will install to the SD venv folder and not anywhere else!

You'll see the prompt change to (this means it's working)

(venv) c:\stablediffusion\venv\Scripts

Lets upgrade pip with the next command:

python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip

you'll see some text and then

Successfully installed pip-22.3.1

Now we install the torch and pytorch packages, enter the following commands one at a time, wait as it can take a while.

pip install torch-1.12.1+cu113-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl

pip install torchvision-0.13.1+cu113-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl

It will then finish,

Go back and run webui-user.bat in the main SD folder(ps edit the following line to install xformers) save, then run

set COMMANDLINE_ARGS= --xformers

It should start installing then rest of the reqs/then load up SD, worked and tested after days of errors!

Hope that helps someone!