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Hi Bob, I've encountered these same errors before on 32 and 64 bit linux machines, and the solution I found was to drop back to openmotif 2.3.1. Michael James Unidata User Support > Support: > > I installed GEMPAK5.11.4 on a 64-bit Dell using gfortran > and OpenMotif2.3.2 downloaded from www.motifzone.net. GARP > and NSHARP seem to run fine, but I cannot display submenus > when I try to run nwx, nmap2, and ntrans. The following > error messages appear when I start ntl from a command line: > > Invoke ... nwx > Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1004.0". > Resource File: /home/gempak/GEMPAK5.11.4/resource/Nwx > > Invoke ... ntrans > Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1004.0". > Resource File: /home/gempak/GEMPAK5.11.4/resource/Ntrans2 > > Invoke ... nmap2 > Finished reading tables... > Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":1004.0". > Resource File: /home/gempak/GEMPAK5.11.4/resource/Nmap > > The data for nwx, for example, is located where is should be in > $GEMDATA/nwx. Am I missing an X11 library? Any help will be > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Bob > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BII-646239 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open