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> I recently tried to clean up my AWIPS2 installation and reinstall > everything again from scratch, The installation for EDEX went pretty well > and I've been able to ingest data. However I am unable to get CAVE to > start. The initial splash panel is displayed for a few seconds and then it > goes away. In my console.log there is only this... > > No component specified, defaulting to 'viz' > No component by name: viz, exiting... > Exited at 2015-02-27 19:56:30+00:00 with an exit status of 0 > > The log is not particularly helpful, so I'm not sure what component is > missing or not specified. "AlertViz" is running and I can display it's > dialog. Do you have any advice on how to track down this problem? > > Carl Dierking > GINA / Univ of AK > > Hi Carl, I'm not sure what the cause of this problem is without more information. I would recommend removing ~/caveData from the awips user account and then start CAVE again, but if the problem persists the best thing to do is a complete removal and reinstall. Michael Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: QPD-426476 Department: Support AWIPS Priority: Normal Status: Open