20030724: idv and RedHat 7.3

Donna,

Here is what we found about your Dell computer installed with Redhat
Linux 7.3.

In your file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 is the line

#       Load  "glx"             # OpenGL X protocol interface

remove the # that comments-out the line or simply make the line
        Load  "glx"

Please let us know if this solves the problem.

Stuart Wier



> >To: address@hidden
> >From: address@hidden
> >Subject: idv and RedHat 7.3
> >Organization: University of Kansas
> >Keywords: 200307241644.h6OGiOLd006682 IDV RedHat 7.3 Linux
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> I am trying to run IDV on a system running RedHat Linux 7.3.  I get
> a variety of error messages (see attached file) but everything runs
> until I try to create a display.  I noted that the documentation
> said that users of RedHat Linux may need to install mesa from source.
> I have not done this.  Is that my problem?  The documentation does
> not say where the mesa package should be put on the computer.  I assume
> that if I put it in the wrong place that IDV will not find it.
> 
> Donna Tucker                       http://chinook.phsx.ukans.edu/tucker.html
> Associate Professor                1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
> address@hidden      Department of Physics and Astronomy
> (785) 864-4738                     University of Kansas
> (785) 864-5262 (fax)               Lawrence, KS  66045-7582
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> An exception has occurred
> In getViewManager
> Canvas3D: null GraphicsConfigurationjava.lang.NullPointerException: Canvas3D: 
> null GraphicsConfiguration
>         at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1093)
>         at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1058)
>         at visad.java3d.VisADCanvasJ3D.<init>(VisADCanvasJ3D.java:91)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayPanelJ3D.<init>(DisplayPanelJ3D.java:56)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:367)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:342)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:227)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:215)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:185)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplayJ3D.<init>(MapProjectionDisplayJ3D.java:128)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplay.getInstance(MapProjectionDisplay.java:157)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.init(MapViewManager.java:312)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.ViewManager.init(ViewManager.java:261)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.<init>(MapViewManager.java:269)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.getViewManager(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2422)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.getViewManager(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2400)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.doMakeContents(DefaultIdv.java:127)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initGui(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2081)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initGui(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2045)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.init(IntegratedDataViewer.java:891)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.<init>(DefaultIdv.java:116)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.main(DefaultIdv.java:138)
> An exception has occurred
> Initializing the GUI
> nulljava.lang.NullPointerException
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initWindow(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2139)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.doMakeContents(DefaultIdv.java:128)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initGui(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2081)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initGui(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2045)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.init(IntegratedDataViewer.java:891)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.<init>(DefaultIdv.java:116)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.DefaultIdv.main(DefaultIdv.java:138)
> An exception has occurred
> In getViewManager
> Canvas3D: null GraphicsConfigurationjava.lang.NullPointerException: Canvas3D: 
> null GraphicsConfiguration
>         at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1093)
>         at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1058)
>         at visad.java3d.VisADCanvasJ3D.<init>(VisADCanvasJ3D.java:91)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayPanelJ3D.<init>(DisplayPanelJ3D.java:56)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:367)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:342)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:227)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:215)
>         at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:185)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplayJ3D.<init>(MapProjectionDisplayJ3D.java:128)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplay.getInstance(MapProjectionDisplay.java:157)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.init(MapViewManager.java:312)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.ViewManager.init(ViewManager.java:261)
>         at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.<init>(MapViewManager.java:269)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.getViewManager(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2422)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.getViewManager(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2400)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.getViewManager(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2379)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.ImageSequenceControl.init(ImageSequenceControl.java:126)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1161)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:480)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:269)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.access$000(ControlDescriptor.java:63)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:254)
>         at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$1.run(Misc.java:976)
> An exception has occurred
> ControlDescriptor.Creating display
> nulljava.lang.NullPointerException
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.ImageSequenceControl.init(ImageSequenceControl.java:126)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1161)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:480)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:269)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.access$000(ControlDescriptor.java:63)
>         at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:254)
>         at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$1.run(Misc.java:976)
> 
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