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Heiko- It looks like the Java you are running is your system Java, not the one included in the installer. I'm guessing that it is a problem with the version of Java you are running. Is this a direct download from Sun/Oracle, or is it a Ubuntu build? Could you try using the 32 bit Linux installer that includes Java and running that? Don Murray > Full Name: Heiko Klein > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Norwegian Meteorological Institute > Package Version: 2.9 build date:2010-05-27 15:48 UTC > Operating System: Linux > Hardware: Java: home: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.20/jre version: 1.6.0_20 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: > > After upgrade to IDV 2.9, idv won't start any longer. Instead IDV hangs in > 'Loading Defaults' and gives the following error: > > createNewWindow-1 > com.sun.j3d.exp.swing.impl.AutoOffScreenCanvas3D > > The machine is a Linux Ubuntu Hardy, 32bit > Dell Latitude 630, with nvidia graphics > > heikok@tko2635:~$ java -version > java version "1.6.0_20" > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02) > Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 16.3-b01, mixed mode) > > Best regards, > > Heiko > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: > com.sun.j3d.exp.swing.impl.AutoOffScreenCanvas3D > at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202) > at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) > at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190) > at com.sun.jnlp.JNLPClassLoader.findClass(JNLPClassLoader.java:332) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248) > at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1086) > at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1061) > at javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D.<init>(Canvas3D.java:1025) > at visad.java3d.VisADCanvasJ3D.<init>(VisADCanvasJ3D.java:210) > at visad.java3d.DisplayPanelJ3D.<init>(DisplayPanelJ3D.java:55) > at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:391) > at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.initialize(DisplayImplJ3D.java:366) > at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:263) > at visad.java3d.DisplayImplJ3D.<init>(DisplayImplJ3D.java:251) > at > ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplayJ3D.<init>(MapProjectionDisplayJ3D.java:211) > at > ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplay.getInstance(MapProjectionDisplay.java:355) > at > ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplay.getInstance(MapProjectionDisplay.java:326) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.doMakeDisplayMaster(MapViewManager.java:441) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ViewManager.getMaster(ViewManager.java:4933) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ViewManager.init(ViewManager.java:791) > at ucar.unidata.idv.NavigatedViewManager.init(NavigatedViewManager.java:301) > at ucar.unidata.idv.MapViewManager.init(MapViewManager.java:556) > at ucar.unidata.idv.VMManager.addViewManager(VMManager.java:515) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.getViewManager(IdvXmlUi.java:644) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:508) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1513) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.layoutContainer(XmlUi.java:1741) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.createComponent(XmlUi.java:2089) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:516) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1513) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.layoutContainer(XmlUi.java:1741) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.createComponent(XmlUi.java:2089) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvXmlUi.createComponent(IdvXmlUi.java:516) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.xmlToUi(XmlUi.java:1513) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.doMakeContents(XmlUi.java:1427) > at ucar.unidata.ui.XmlUi.getContents(XmlUi.java:1382) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.createNewWindow(IdvUIManager.java:4367) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.createNewWindow(IdvUIManager.java:4191) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.doMakeInitialGui(IdvUIManager.java:623) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.initDone(IdvUIManager.java:948) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.initInner(IntegratedDataViewer.java:646) > at ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer$3.run(IntegratedDataViewer.java:550) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1089) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: IAZ-953067 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open