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>From: "emep_pc" <address@hidden> >Organization: Guteborg University >Keywords: 200509080838.j888cvpV013267 IDV Java 3D Hello- There is an incompatibility with the version of GLX on your system and the Java 3D in the IDV installer. We backed out of that change. Please try downloading the new installer (same link as before) and try again. Sorry for the problems. >Institution: Göteborg University >Package Version: 1.2 >Operating System: os.name:Linux; os.arch:i386; os.version:2.4.21-15.ELsmp; >Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; java.version:1.4.2_08 > ; java.home:/home/zakeyash/IDV_1.2/jre; >Inquiry: An error has occurred: >In getViewManager >Canvas3D: null GraphicsConfiguration > >****************** >Stack trace: >java.lang.NullPointerException: Canvas3D: null GraphicsConfiguration > at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Unknown Source) > at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Unknown Source) > at visad.java3d.VisADCanvasJ3D.<init>(VisADCanvasJ3D.java:167) > 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>(MapProjectio > nDisplayJ3D.java:138) > at ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplay.getInstance(MapProject > ionDisplay.java:280) > at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.init(MapViewManager.java:387) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ViewManager.init(ViewManager.java:446) > at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.<init>(MapViewManager.java:340) > 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:1350) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.layoutContainer(XmlUi.java:1554) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.createComponent(XmlUi.java:1877) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:305) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1350) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.layoutContainer(XmlUi.java:1554) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.createComponent(XmlUi.java:1877) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:305) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1350) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.doMakeContents(XmlUi.java:1284) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.getContents(XmlUi.java:1244) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.createNewWindow(IdvUIManager.java:2 > 621) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.createNewWindow(IdvUIManager.java:2 > 542) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.doMakeInitialGui(IdvUIManager.java: > 2425) > at ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initInner(IntegratedDataViewer > .java:410) > at ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer$2.run(IntegratedDataViewer.jav > a:345) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:778) > > > Don Murray NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.