20050127: IDV - Successful installation of IDV_1.2b1 but errors in running IDV

>From: "Fred Zhang" <address@hidden>
>Organization: University of Hawaii
>Keywords: 200501272027.j0RKRM0R011950  IDV GLX

Hi Fred-

>Institution: University of Hawaii
>Package Version: 1.2b1
>Operating System: os.name:Linux; os.arch:i386; os.version:2.4.20-28.9smp; 
>Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; java.version:1.4.2_01
> ; java.home:/home/zhangyx/IDV_1.2b1/jre; 
>Inquiry: An error has occurred:
>In getViewManager
>java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError

You're X-server needs to support GLX.  Usually this is done during
the configuration of the driver, or by editing the XF86Config file and
uncommenting the GLX line.

>I think I have successfully installed IDV_1.2b1 on our DELL Linux cluster but 
> when
>I issued runIDV errors occurred and the Main Windown did not show up. The run-
> time
>errors are as follows
>
>[zhangyx@master IDV_1.2b1]$ runIDV
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>************************************************************************
>*** ERROR: Canvas3D constructed with a null GraphicsConfiguration
>*** This will cause a NullPointerException in a subsequent release
>************************************************************************
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display "localhost:13.0".
>ERROR: An error has occurred:
>In getViewManager
>java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
>java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
>        at visad.java3d.DisplayPanelJ3D.<init>(DisplayPanelJ3D.java:57)
>        at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:355)
>        at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:330)
>        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>(MapProjecti
> onDisplayJ3D.java:138)
>        at ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplay.getInstance(MapProjec
> tionDisplay.java:279)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.init(MapViewManager.java:384)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.ViewManager.init(ViewManager.java:422)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.<init>(MapViewManager.java:314)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.VMManager.createViewManager(VMManager.java:481)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:290)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1347)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.layoutContainer(XmlUi.java:1551)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.createComponent(XmlUi.java:1874)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:303)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1347)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.layoutContainer(XmlUi.java:1551)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.createComponent(XmlUi.java:1874)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:303)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1347)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.doMakeContents(XmlUi.java:1281)
>        at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.getContents(XmlUi.java:1241)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.createNewWindow(IdvUIManager.java:
> 2520)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.createNewWindow(IdvUIManager.java:
> 2459)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.doMakeInitialGui(IdvUIManager.java
> :2343)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initInner(IntegratedDataViewe
> r.java:340)
>        at ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer$2.run(IntegratedDataViewer.ja
> va:280)
>        at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:1718)
>Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Canvas3D: null GraphicsConfiguratio
> n
>        at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1100)
>        at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1065)
>        at visad.java3d.VisADCanvasJ3D.makeConfig(VisADCanvasJ3D.java:93)
>        at visad.java3d.VisADCanvasJ3D.<clinit>(VisADCanvasJ3D.java:71)
>        ... 30 more
>
>The system information is following (after issuing "uname -a")
>Linux master 2.4.20-28.9smp #1 SMP Thu Dec 18 13:37:36 EST 2003 i686 unknown

Don Murray
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