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From: Tom Priddy We've upgraded our linux to redhat 7.0 and the new gempak ver 5.6. and we are having some problems. First gempak is having trouble finding the .gem files. See the error below......any ideas? --- DCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR> GEMPAK-GDCNTR>Creating process: gfw for queue 129 [FL -1] Cannot open file /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001115_surf.gem. [DM -2] File /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001115_surf.gem cannot be opened. [GD -2] File /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001115_surf.gem cannot be opened. AREA Data area garea GAREA Graphics area uslcc SATFIL Satellite image filename(s) RADFIL Radar image filename(s) SFPARM Surface parameter list SKYC;TMPF;WSYM;PMSL;;DWPF;BRBK DATTIM Date/time LAST SFFILE Surface data file $GEMDATA/HRCBOB.SFC COLORS Color list 1 MAP Map color/dash/width/filter flag 30 LATLON Line color/dash/width/label/inc 0 TITLE Title color/line/title 30/-3/@ DP (SHADED ABOVE 50 degrees F) CLEAR Clear screen flag YES PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn 0 DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color gfw|001115_8_dp.gif|792;612 PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|dr lcc FILTER Filter data factor 0 TEXT Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw 1/21//hw LUTFIL Enhancement lookup table filenam STNPLT Txtc/txt attr|marker attr|stnfil CLRBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq 30/V/LL//.33;.02 Parameters requested: AREA,GAREA,SATFIL,RADFIL,SFPARM,DATTIM,SFFILE,COLORS, MAP,LATLON,TITLE,CLEAR,PANEL,DEVICE,PROJ,FILTER,TEXT,LUTFIL,STNPLT,CLRBAR. GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> GEMPAK-SFMAP> [FL -1] Cannot open file /ldmdata/gempak/surface/001115_sao.gem. [SF -2] File /ldmdata/gempak/surface/001115_sao.gem could not be opened. /usr/local/bin/combine: error while loading shared libraries: libMagick.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory === GIFMerge Rev 1.33 (C) 1991,1992 by Mark Podlipec Improvements by Rene K. Mueller 1996 NoTransparency Merging dewp_tmp.gif ... cp: overwrite `/d2-agwx/ldmdata/images/latestdewp.gif'? y -- ============================================================ ***Please notice NEW Area Code*** Tom Priddy address@hidden Extension Ag. Meteorologist ph: 859-257-3000 ext 245 Ag. Weather Center fax: 859-257-5671 243 Ag. Engineering Bldg Dept. of Biosystems and Ag. Engr. University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-0276 HOMEPAGE http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu ============================================================