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[IDV #QCC-390644]: Graphics Configuration Error

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  • Subject: [IDV #QCC-390644]: Graphics Configuration Error
  • Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:22:26 -0600
>                   Name: Roman Kowch
>                  E-mail: address@hidden
>         Organization: MIT PAOC
> Software Package: IDV 2.7u2
> Operating System: Windows Vista
>          Subject: Graphics Configuration Error
> 
> 
> **MESSAGE**
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to run the IDV (version 2.7u2) through PuTTY,
> which sets up an SSH connection and X11 forwarding. I am also
> using Xming 6.9.0.31 as the X display on my Windows computer.
> After typing runIDV, the dashboard is created but with the following
> error:
> 
> Could not create a graphics configuration.
> Please contact Unidata user support or see the FAQ.
> 
Hi Roman,
      I don't know much about PuTTY, but SSH connection is not an ideal setting 
to run the IDV, I did several times with SSH -Y to run but it is problematic. I 
would suggest to run VNC  if you need to run the IDV in the remote machine.



Yuan
> 
> After using the -debug -trace options, I get:
> 
> ****** START ******
> Thread:Thread-5
> S   D           T>XmlUtil.getDocument
> 3    480       <XmlUtil.getDocument ms: 1
> 3569 -4413  >NamedStationTable.makeStations
> 19   587      <NamedStationTable.makeStations ms: 19
> 366  11692  >NamedStationTable.makeStations
> 5    0          <NamedStationTable.makeStations ms: 5
> 1520 -2906  >VMManager calling ViewManager.init
> 0    0            >ViewManager.init
> 1    0              >ViewManager.init getMaster()
> 2    0                >MapViewManager.doMakeDisplayMaster projection
> 1    0                  >MapViewManager.new MPD
> 
> **I also get a JAVA 3D WARNING message, but I confirmed that the IDV
> is using its pre-installed java library, because I manually executed
> IDV using the java program installed in /jre/bin
> 
> 
> Not sure if you solved this display problem yet. Would downloading
> an updated version of IDV help?
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Roman
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QCC-390644
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed