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- Subject: 20010503: 20010502: Gempak help on Linux box
- Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 12:48:26 -0600
Talbot,
Can you send the output of xdpyinfo for the Linux display?
It looks like the error you would typically receive when
the display is 24bit color.
Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support
>From: Talbot Brooks <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200105031829.f43ITnp23151
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>root> xhost gojira (this is the Alpha server running Tru64)
>gojira added to control list
>
>root> telnet gojira
>
>login, password......
>
>> setenv met1.la.asu.edu DISPLAY:0 (this is the Linux box)
>>ntl
>
>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "grey 75"
>Warning: Cannot convert string
>"-*-Menu-Medium-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1" to type FontStruct
>Resource file: /huser/gempak/resource/Ntop
>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background
>graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 95 20
> Request total number of colors = 148
>XError of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
>operation)
>Major opcode of failed request: 86 (X_AllocColorCells)
>Value in failed request: 0x0
>Serial number of failed request: 388
>Current serial number in failed output stream: 388
>
>>garp
>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "e5e5e5e5e5e5"
>Warning: Cannot convert string
>"-*-Menu-Medium-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1" to type FontStruct
>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap....
>
>As near as I can tell and as previously stated, I'm using 8 bit color. I
>checked using both xdpyinfo and the XF86Config file. I'm launching the app.
>from a command prompt window in Gnome.
>
>Thanks again for the help!
>
>
>Talbot J. Brooks
>Dept. of Geography
>Arizona State University
>P.O. Box 870104
>Tempe, AZ 85287
>
>(480) 965-7832
>
>address@hidden
>
>Visit our web site at:
>http://geography.asu.edu
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Unidata Support [mailto:address@hidden]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 5:10 PM
>To: Talbot Brooks
>Cc: address@hidden
>Subject: 20010502: Gempak help on Linux box
>
>
>
>Talbot,
>
>Now that you have the display on the Linux box set to 8 bit, does ntl still
>give the
>NCLRAL error, or does it respond with the number of colors available and
>asked for?
>If you are short of colors, you can decrease the number of colors requested
>by ntl.
>
>Are you planning on running all the gempak sessions on the Alpha back to the
>linux boxes
>or will you be installing GEMPAK on the Linux boxes?
>
>Steve Chiswell
>Unidata User Support
>
>>From: Talbot Brooks <address@hidden>
>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>Keywords: 200105022304.f42N4Ip18915
>
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>>Steve -
>>
>>A while back I (Talbot Brooks) wrote to you regarding an installation of
>>Gempak that I'm trying to run from an Compaq Alpha Server running Tru64
>>through an x-window session on a Dell-based Linux Red Hat 7.0 box for Joe
>>Zehnder and Luis Farfan. At that time, the recommended course of action
>was
>>to switch the display to 8-bit color. I've done this using several
>>different approaches (from init level 3 using startx -- -bpp8 to actually
>>re-configuring the monitor and display itself using Xconfigurator). When I
>>check the resolution and colors using xdpyinfo, 8 bits is reported to the
>>right of every setting. Alas, I have had no success in launching either
>>garp or ntl and am in desparate need of further suggestions. Can you help?
>>We really need to get this going and have invested a significant amount of
>>money in these systems for the express purpose of running gempak (garp and
>>ntl).
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>Talbot J. Brooks
>>Dept. of Geography
>>Arizona State University
>>P.O. Box 870104
>>Tempe, AZ 85287
>>
>>(480) 965-7832
>>
>>address@hidden
>>
>>Visit our web site at:
>>http://geography.asu.edu
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>><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>A while back I (Talbot Brooks) wrote to you regarding =
>>an installation of Gempak that I'm trying to run from an Compaq Alpha =
>>Server running Tru64 through an x-window session on a Dell-based Linux =
>>Red Hat 7.0 box for Joe Zehnder and Luis Farfan. At that time, =
>>the recommended course of action was to switch the display to 8-bit =
>>color. I've done this using several different approaches (from =
>>init level 3 using startx -- -bpp8 to actually re-configuring the =
>>monitor and display itself using Xconfigurator). When I check the =
>>resolution and colors using xdpyinfo, 8 bits is reported to the right =
>>of every setting. Alas, I have had no success in launching either =
>>garp or ntl and am in desparate need of further suggestions. Can =
>>you help? We really need to get this going and have invested a =
>>significant amount of money in these systems for the express purpose of =
>>running gempak (garp and ntl).</FONT></P>
>>
>><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks in advance,</FONT>
>></P>
>>
>><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Talbot J. Brooks</FONT>
>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dept. of Geography</FONT>
>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Arizona State University</FONT>
>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>P.O. Box 870104</FONT>
>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Tempe, AZ 85287</FONT>
>></P>
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><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>root> xhost gojira (this is the Alpha server =
>running Tru64)</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>gojira added to control list</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>root> telnet gojira</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>login, password......</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> setenv met1.la.asu.edu DISPLAY:0 (this is the =
>Linux box)</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>ntl</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for =
>"grey 75"</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Warning: Cannot convert string =
>"-*-Menu-Medium-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1" to type =
>FontStruct</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Resource file: /huser/gempak/resource/Ntop</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default =
>background</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 95 20</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> Request total number of colors =3D 148</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>XError of failed request: BadValue (integer =
>parameter out of range for operation)</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Major opcode of failed request: 86 =
>(X_AllocColorCells)</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Value in failed request: 0x0</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Serial number of failed request: 388</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Current serial number in failed output stream: =
>388</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>>garp</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for =
>"e5e5e5e5e5e5"</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Warning: Cannot convert string =
>"-*-Menu-Medium-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1" to type =
>FontStruct</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap....</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>As near as I can tell and as previously stated, I'm =
>using 8 bit color. I checked using both xdpyinfo and the =
>XF86Config file. I'm launching the app. from a command prompt =
>window in Gnome.</FONT></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks again for the help!</FONT>
></P>
><BR>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Talbot J. Brooks</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dept. of Geography</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Arizona State University</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>P.O. Box 870104</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Tempe, AZ 85287</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>(480) 965-7832</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>address@hidden</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Visit our web site at:</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2><A HREF=3D"http://geography.asu.edu"; =
>TARGET=3D"_blank">http://geography.asu.edu</A> </FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Unidata Support [<A =
>HREF=3D"mailto:address@hidden";>mailto:address@hidden=
></A>]</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 5:10 PM</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: Talbot Brooks</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Cc: address@hidden</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: 20010502: Gempak help on Linux box</FONT>
></P>
><BR>
><BR>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Talbot,</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Now that you have the display on the Linux box set to =
>8 bit, does ntl still give the</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>NCLRAL error, or does it respond with the number of =
>colors available and asked for?</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>If you are short of colors, you can decrease the =
>number of colors requested by ntl.</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Are you planning on running all the gempak sessions =
>on the Alpha back to the linux boxes</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>or will you be installing GEMPAK on the Linux =
>boxes?</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Steve Chiswell</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Unidata User Support</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>>From: Talbot Brooks =
><address@hidden></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Keywords: 200105022304.f42N4Ip18915</FONT>
></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=3D2>>This message is in MIME format. Since your mail =
>reader does not understand</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>this format, some or all of this message may not =
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><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
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><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Steve - </FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>A while back I (Talbot Brooks) wrote to you =
>regarding an installation of</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Gempak that I'm trying to run from an Compaq =
>Alpha Server running Tru64</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>through an x-window session on a Dell-based =
>Linux Red Hat 7.0 box for Joe</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Zehnder and Luis Farfan. At that time, the =
>recommended course of action was</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>to switch the display to 8-bit color. I've =
>done this using several</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>different approaches (from init level 3 using =
>startx -- -bpp8 to actually</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>re-configuring the monitor and display itself =
>using Xconfigurator). When I</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>check the resolution and colors using xdpyinfo, =
>8 bits is reported to the</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>right of every setting. Alas, I have had =
>no success in launching either</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>garp or ntl and am in desparate need of further =
>suggestions. Can you help?</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>We really need to get this going and have =
>invested a significant amount of</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>money in these systems for the express purpose =
>of running gempak (garp and</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>ntl).</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Thanks in advance,</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Talbot J. Brooks</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Dept. of Geography</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Arizona State University</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>P.O. Box 870104</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Tempe, AZ 85287</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>(480) 965-7832</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>address@hidden</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Visit our web site at:</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><A HREF=3D"http://geography.asu.edu"; =
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><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><P><FONT SIZE=3D3D2>A while back I =
>(Talbot Brooks) wrote to you regarding =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>an installation of Gempak that I'm trying to run =
>from an Compaq Alpha =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Server running Tru64 through an x-window session =
>on a Dell-based Linux =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>Red Hat 7.0 box for Joe Zehnder and Luis =
>Farfan.&nbsp; At that time, =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>the recommended course of action was to switch =
>the display to 8-bit =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>color.&nbsp; I've done this using several =
>different approaches (from =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>init level 3 using startx -- -bpp8 to actually =
>re-configuring the =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>monitor and display itself using =
>Xconfigurator).&nbsp; When I check the =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>resolution and colors using xdpyinfo, 8 bits is =
>reported to the right =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>of every setting.&nbsp; Alas, I have had no =
>success in launching either =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>garp or ntl and am in desparate need of further =
>suggestions.&nbsp; Can =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>you help?&nbsp; We really need to get this =
>going and have invested a =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>significant amount of money in these systems for =
>the express purpose of =3D</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>running gempak (garp and =
>ntl).</FONT></P></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><P><FONT SIZE=3D3D2>Thanks in =
>advance,</FONT></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></P></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><P><FONT SIZE=3D3D2>Talbot J. =
>Brooks</FONT></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D3D2>Dept. of =
>Geography</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D3D2>Arizona State =
>University</FONT></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D3D2>P.O. Box =
>870104</FONT></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>><BR><FONT SIZE=3D3D2>Tempe, AZ =
>85287</FONT></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></P></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
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