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    Protogen Nova - How to Build Protogen

    Unlock the boundless realms of your creative mind with ProtoGen Nova - the pinnacle fusion in the ProtoGen series. This cutting-edge model is equipped with all the tools necessary to elevate your artistic endeavors. Furthermore, by acquiring ProtoGen Nova, you will also gain access to the CreativeML Open RAIL-M, Dreamlike License, and Seek Art Mega License. Don't delay, elevate your artistic expression with ProtoGen Nova.


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    JesseJan 14, 2023
    CivitAI

    Auto1111 v2.1.10 refuses to load either version of this model for some reason

    ChrisSJan 15, 2023

    Same for me

    darkstorm2150
    Author
    Jan 15, 2023

    are you running a low vram gpu ? under 8gb ?

    JesseJan 16, 2023

    No, 24gb A5000. I think it's a SD issue. Ironically, the model runs fine on my GTX 1070 (8gb) at home.

    JesseJan 16, 2023

    Here's the error it pops, if this means anything to you:

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852615760Z with zipfile.ZipFile(filename) as z:

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852618820Z File "/workspace/venv/lib/python3.10/zipfile.py", line 1267, in init

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852621880Z self._RealGetContents()

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852625070Z File "/workspace/venv/lib/python3.10/zipfile.py", line 1334, in _RealGetContents

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852628140Z raise BadZipFile("File is not a zip file")

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852630690Z zipfile.BadZipFile: File is not a zip file

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852633690Z

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852636840Z During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852639421Z

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852641791Z Traceback (most recent call last):

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852644291Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/safe.py", line 135, in load_with_extra

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852647021Z check_pt(filename, extra_handler)

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852649591Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/safe.py", line 102, in check_pt

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852652161Z unpickler.load()

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852654701Z _pickle.UnpicklingError: could not find MARK

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852670932Z

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852673582Z -----> !!!! The file is most likely corrupted !!!! <-----

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852676382Z You can skip this check with --disable-safe-unpickle commandline argument, but that is not going to help you.

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852781065Z

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852785695Z

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852787875Z changing setting sd_model_checkpoint to ProtogenNova.ckpt [99cb9fe1]: AttributeError

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852789905Z Traceback (most recent call last):

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852791945Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/shared.py", line 512, in set

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852794305Z self.data_labels[key].onchange()

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852796275Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/call_queue.py", line 15, in f

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852798415Z res = func(*args, **kwargs)

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852800156Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/webui.py", line 81, in <lambda>

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852802666Z shared.opts.onchange("sd_model_checkpoint", wrap_queued_call(lambda: modules.sd_models.reload_model_weights()))

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852805016Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/sd_models.py", line 393, in reload_model_weights

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852808436Z load_model(checkpoint_info)

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852811436Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/sd_models.py", line 350, in load_model

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852813686Z load_model_weights(sd_model, checkpoint_info)

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852815836Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/sd_models.py", line 206, in load_model_weights

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852817946Z sd = read_state_dict(checkpoint_file)

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852820136Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/sd_models.py", line 188, in read_state_dict

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852823826Z sd = get_state_dict_from_checkpoint(pl_sd)

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852826206Z File "/workspace/stable-diffusion-webui/modules/sd_models.py", line 159, in get_state_dict_from_checkpoint

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852828286Z pl_sd = pl_sd.pop("state_dict", pl_sd)

    2023-01-16T04:20:50.852830636Z AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'pop'

    darkstorm2150
    Author
    Jan 16, 2023

    @jesse its giving out two Errors, one is that its not a zip file and other error is pickle.UnpicklingError: could not find MARK, which means your running some errors on your code, I take its a google colab or a amazon aws ?

    herbert_westJan 17, 2023

    I believe it's because it's over 7gb. There's a fix for it in the Colab I use (FastBen); not sure how to implement that fix locally.

    JesseJan 18, 2023

    I've got it working now. Somehow the safetensors version had the .ckpt extension and vice versa.

    PoppingOffMay 6, 2023

    I have a pruned safetensor version that is 2.2gb if you want to try that

    ZenomorphJan 14, 2023· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    Hi! Thank you for all the wonderful hard work!!! Does it also mean that by downloading this one I can delete all other protogen models? I have all the protogen and remix like a ton of them. LOL!

    darkstorm2150
    Author
    Jan 14, 2023

    Thank you!, each protogen model has its own unique signature mix, the only difference is the training data that is kept, its similar to a oveflowing bucket of water.

    ZenomorphJan 14, 2023· 1 reaction

    Thank you for the fast reply!!! I just started to discover Stable Diffusion AI a week ago. Protogen v2.2 was my first model and it blew me away. Like I have just found another world, Thanks to people like yourself! I really appreciate your work!!

    darkstorm2150
    Author
    Jan 14, 2023· 2 reactions

    You are welcome :) merging models for me is like discovering a new planet, its full of awe and wonder, the same experience goes for the users!

    woopydooJan 15, 2023· 10 reactions
    CivitAI

    gaining access to those licenses isn't a bonus. Your models are great but please try to avoid Seek and Dreamlike, their licenses are shite and make the models using them in their mixes shite.

    viniJan 21, 2023

    but why its a shite? we cant use the outputs?

    ktiseos_nyxFeb 21, 2023

    You're sort of missing some key points in the liscence, it says you CAN commercially use them but only in teams of less than 10. If you're confused just email both Coreco and Dreamlike. Not all dreamlike merges are bad, and not all seek merges are bad :P

    ktiseos_nyxJan 30, 2023· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    have used these on huggingface, Protogen's stuff is amazing.

    Klara88Feb 16, 2023· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    will there be a pruned tensor?

    drfdrai2Mar 27, 2023

    on my profile if you want;p

    discriminatorMar 24, 2023· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    Pruned version please? thanks!

    drfdrai2Mar 27, 2023

    on my profile if you want;p

    discriminatorMar 30, 2023

    @drfdrai2 hmm, not sure why would anyone want to download the potentially dangerous .ckpt file on your profile... Why not replace it with a safetensors version?

    PoppingOffMay 6, 2023

    Ill make one that is safetensor and pruned

    ritcher1Apr 6, 2023· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    All the Protogen blends are really good.

    If possible, can you also add the smaller 2gb pruned-fp16 safetensor version ?

    PoppingOffMay 4, 2023

    You can convert it to fp16 model on your own. Just go to the model merge tab in a1111, and select this model, no interpolation, safetensors, and save as floating point 16. This will keep the model the same and convert to fp16 for you. You can then delete the original model.

    PoppingOffMay 6, 2023· 1 reaction

    Actually I made one and its on my profile, 2.2 gb https://civitai.com/models/59868/pruned-protogen-nova-by-darkstorm2150

    ritcher1May 7, 2023

    @PoppingOff Thank you !

    PoppingOffMay 6, 2023· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    I made a Pruned fp16 version which will stay up until DarkStorm makes one for this. You're welcome :)

    https://civitai.com/models/59868/pruned-protogen-nova-by-darkstorm2150

    lefayhugo578Aug 16, 2025
    CivitAI

    incroyable

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    SD 1.5

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    Created
    1/11/2023
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