20020610: 20020529: 20020529: 20020524: Gempak Binary Installation

The Xservers file is generally configured in /usr/dt/config
or /etc/dt/config. The file configures the launching of
Xsun. From the Solaris man page on Xsun, use the 
defdepth 8  
configuration following the -dev specification.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


>From: "Byles, Pavel O" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200206102004.g5AK4NJ03268

> When I run xdpyinfo I get this after I change the number of bits in use:
>
>number of visuals:    1
>  default visual id:  0x22
>  visual:
>    visual id:    0x22
>    class:    TrueColor
>    depth:    24 planes
>    available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>    red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>
>Running garp I get this error still.
>The depth is 24 planes. How do I change it. Because I know that the visual
>id is suppused to be 0x20. Don't know how to change it from 0x22 to 0x20. Am
>I right?
>
>Pavel Byles
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Unidata Support
>To: Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering
>Cc: Unidata Support
>Sent: 5/29/02 4:20 PM
>Subject: 20020529: 20020529: 20020524: Gempak Binary Installation 
>
>>From: Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering <address@hidden>
>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>Keywords: 200205291953.g4TJrup28655
>
>>I do not have a /usr/openwin..... dir.
>>
>>The only thing that's in the Xservers file is this:
>> :0   Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner
>
>
>Note that this file also references /usr/openwin/bin which you say you
>don't have.
>Find where you have xdpyinfo installed on your system- should be in the
>same
>directory that has xterm, xeyes, and other X applications.
>
>You may have to add the "defdepth 8" to the configuration. But, we need
>to see the
>output from xdpyinfo.
>
>Steve Chiswell
>
>
>
>
>>
>>I do not see where the defdepth is defined. I am using a Sun Solaris
>Sparc 
>>system. CDE.
>>
>>Pavel Byles
>>
>>On Wed, 29 May 2002, Unidata Support wrote:
>>
>>> 
>>> Pavel,
>>> 
>>> Your error message when trying to launch ntl (or freeColors)
>>> 
>>> >ldm% bin/sol/ntl -s 32
>>> >Resource File:  /space/home/ldm/Gempak/resource/Ntop
>>> >graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 32 20
>>> >         Request total # of colors = 85
>>> >X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range
>for
>>> >operation)
>>> >  Major opcode of failed request:  86 (X_AllocColorCells)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> appears to show that your default X visual is not 8 bit pseudocolor.
>>> You can run the /usr/openwin/bin/xdpyinfo command to show what your
>>> default visual id and setting is. It will probably show that your
>default
>>> visual id is set to 24 bit true color. It should be 8 bit for
>>> GEMPAK programs to be able to allocate their colors.
>>> 
>>> If you are running with the default visual as 24 bits, check your
>>> /usr/dt/config/Xservers file and see if you are specifying "defdepth
>24".
>>> 
>>> Steve Chiswell
>>> Unidata User Support
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> >From: "Byles, Pavel O" <address@hidden>
>>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>> >Keywords: 200205242237.g4OMb3a04190
>>> 
>>> > Thanks for the last advice it was helpful.
>>> >When I try to run GARP the window comes up but it closes and reports
>this
>>> >error...
>>> >ldm% bin/sol/garp
>>> >G A R P - v2.1 starting...
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >InitGempakColorMap:  Can't allocate Graphic colors.
>>> >GarpInitialize:  GempakInit failed
>>> >Main: Initialization failed.  Exiting
>>> >
>>> >
>> >I then tried to run ntp -s 32 and I get this error...
>>> >ldm% bin/sol/ntl -s 32
>>> >Resource File:  /space/home/ldm/Gempak/resource/Ntop
>>> >graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 32 20
>>> >         Request total # of colors = 85
>>> >X Error 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:  276
>>> >  Current serial number in output stream:  276
>>> >
>>> >What should I do? (This is on Sun Solaris 5.7 on Sparc Ultra 5 btw)
>>> >
>>> >Pavel Byles
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: Unidata Support
>>> >To: Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering
>>> >Cc: address@hidden
>>> >Sent: 5/24/02 3:35 PM
>>> >Subject: 20020524: Gempak Binary Installation 
>>> >
>>> >>From: Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering <address@hidden>
>>> >>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>> >>Keywords: 200205241808.g4OI8Ca13440
>>> >
>>> >>Hi,
>>> >>my name is Pavel Byles from Howard University. I have recently
>>> >installed 
>>> >>the LDM and I am now shooting for Gempak. I downloaded, and untared
>the
>>> >
>>> >>distribution but I am not sure how to get it running. I am using
>>> >Solaris 
>>> >>5.7. I have edited the Gemenviron file to point to where I unpacked
>
>>> >>Gempak. Is that all I need to do? And how do I run Gempak?
>>> >>
>>> >>Thankyou.
>>> >>-- 
>>> >>Pavel Byles
>>> >>Sent using Pine ver. 4.4
>>> >>on RedHat Linux 7.3
>>> >>http://138.238.177.225
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Pavel,
>>> >
>>> >If your system has the fortran sharable libraries, then you are all
>set.
>>> >If you do not have the fortran libraries on your system, then you
>can
>>> >download them as well from our web site.
>>> >
>>> >Once you have edited the Gemenviron file and sourced the contents
>>> >into your csh environment, you can verify that the shareable
>libraries
>>> >are being found on your system by running "ldd $GEMEXE/nmap2".
>>> >(The GEMEXE environmental variable will be set when you source
>>> >Gemenviron,
>>> >and will point to the directory containing the GEMPAK executables
>>> >the bin/sol or bin/x86 directory depending on whether you are
>running
>>> >under Solaris Sparc of Solaris for Intel).
>>> >
>>> >If the ldd command shows that your environment isn't finding some
>>> >shareable libraries, use the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environmental
>>> >variable to set where your system should be finding them.
>>> >
>>> >If you are going to use GEMPAK to decode and display data arriving 
>>> >from your LDM, see:
>>>
>>http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/configuration.htm
>l
>>> >
>>> >The GEMDATA environmental variable, which you define in the
>Gemenviron
>>> >file generally is set to the ~ldm/data/gempak directory. 
>>> >
>>> >A Good place to start for learning to use GEMPAK is:
>>> >http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/tutorial
>>> >
>>> >Steve Chiswell
>>>
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>>> >Steve:
>>> >I try after I sourced the Gemenviron and ran ldd $GEMEXE (it found
>all the 
>>> >files) I get this error. I even tried just running "garp" and the
>same 
>>> >error appeared.
>>> >Can you tell me what's wrong?
>>> >
>>> >ldm% garp -s 8
>>> >G A R P - v2.1 starting...
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >  Warning: keylist   is null
>>> >           Cannnot set option menu default button
>>> >InitGempakColorMap:  Can't allocate Graphic colors.
>>> >GarpInitialize:  GempakInit failed
>>> >Main: Initialization failed.  Exiting
>>> >
>>> >-- 
>>> >Pavel Byles
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>>> >Steve:
>>> >let me ammend that last message I ran "ldd $GEMEXE/nmap2" not just
>"ldd 
>>> >$GEMEXE"
>>> >
>>> >Thanks
>>> >
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