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Hi Carla- > >First, if you are trying to load in satellite imagery, your system will > >not be able to handle it with only 256 Mb of RAM. The system described > >above is below the minimum requirements for running the IDV. See > > > >http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/Systems.html > > I was aware of this constraint, nevertheless I manage to display satellite > images from GOES, from the adde.ucar.edu... Okay, as long as you understand the constraint. You might want to change the runIDV script to start with 258 Mb of memory instead of 512 mb. See the instructions at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/Faq.html#faq1_cat3_12 > I created the xml file according to your instructions (including the > information given by EUMETSAT), but I still get: > > Error > Dataset not found on server: 193.17.10.4 > > Can you tell what's happening? Are you accessing the EUM_AD dataset from that server? Could you please send your imagedefaults.xml file? Thanks.. Don Murray Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BMU-403022 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open