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Hi Derek These problems should be fixed with the latest IDV version http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/ Thanks. -Julien > Full Name: Derek V. Mallia > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Plymouth State University Department of Atmospheric Science > Package Version: 2.9u1 build date:2010-09-02 19:36 UTC > Operating System: Mac OS X > Hardware: Java: home: > /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home version: > 1.6.0_20 j3d:1.3.1 > Description of problem: > > Hi > > I have been getting the following error when trying to run IDV on my > computer: > > createNewWindow-1 > javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup.setName(Ljava/lang/String;)V > > One of the 2 windows display on my desktop however the > 2nd window fails to pop up and I get the above message. I > dl'd the latest version of the mac vesion of IDV from > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/current/index.jsp, installed > it without any issues, looks to boot up fine until the 2 windows popup, > with one display a error message. > > I have checked to see if I have the latest version of JAVA by going to > the apple logo -> software updates > > My computer model is the following: > > 2010 13 inch macbook pro > > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: > javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup.setName(Ljava/lang/String;)V > at > visad.java3d.DisplayRendererJ3D.createBasicSceneGraph(DisplayRendererJ3D.java:522) > at > visad.java3d.DefaultDisplayRendererJ3D.createSceneGraph(DefaultDisplayRendererJ3D.java:133) > at visad.java3d.DisplayPanelJ3D.<init>(DisplayPanelJ3D.java:60) > 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:4935) > 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:1090) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RMU-386738 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed