The-Distribution-Which-Does-Not-Handle-OpenCL-Well (Kali)+gtx1080+hashcat

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I appear to have resolved the problem.

I uninstalled all of the The-Distribution-Which-Does-Not-Handle-OpenCL-Well (Kali) packages that had the name nvidia in them, and the installed the driver download directly from nvidia.

after, that, magic happened. we'll see what pain this causes me later but for now i am cooking with gas.

thanks