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Great news Andy - thanks for letting me know. Sean > Sean, > > Yep... that fixed it. > > Thanks, > Andy > ========================================= > Andy Hawkins > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 > Air and Waste Management Division > Air Planning and Development Branch > 901 N. 5th Street > Kansas City, KS 66101 > > Phone: (913) 551-7179 > Fax: (913) 551-9179 > Email: address@hidden > ========================================= > > > > From: "Unidata IDV Support" <address@hidden> > To: Terrance Stigler/R7/USEPA/US@EPA > Cc: address@hidden, Andy Hawkins/R7/USEPA/US@EPA, Andy > Hawkins/R7/USEPA/US@EPA, Andy Hawkins/R7/USEPA/US@EPA > Date: 01/03/2012 02:11 PM > Subject: [IDV #VSX-789960]: Install issue > > > > Thanks Terrence, I'll bring Andy into the conversation and hopefully we > can get this fixed up (I'll take you off the following messages unless we > need your assistance, unless you want to keep up-to-date on the > situation). > > Andy, would you mind trying the following to see if this fixes the issue? > > You will need to edit the runIDV.bat file to switch from using opengl to > directx (the error indicates an issue with the version of the nvidia > opengl dll file, so let's see if switching to direct x will fix it). > > If you open runIDV.bat in a text editor, look for line 41 which should > read: > > jre\bin\java -Xmx%idv_memory%m ... > > Add REM to that line such that it reads: > > REM jre\bin\java -Xmx%idv_memory%m ... > > Then, on line 46, remove the REM such that it reads: > > jre\bin\java -Xmx%idv_memory%m -Dj3d.rend=d3d -jar idv.jar %* > > Save runIDV.bat and try launching the IDV again. > > Let me know how this turns out. Cheers! > > Sean > > > Sean, > > > > Good morning. I took your advice and attempted to update the graphics > > driver. Once we tried to run the program, it errored out again. Listed > > below is the customer who is trying to get the program up and working. > > Perhaps you can work with him on getting the issue resolved. Thanks > > again. > > > > Andy Hawkins > > address@hidden > > > > > > Thanks for your time and please do have a good day. > > > > Terrance Stigler > > Desktop Support Specialist > > US EPA Region VII > > Kansas City, KS. 66101 > > Work : (913) 551-7077 > > > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic05123.gif) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Unidata IDV Support" <address@hidden> > > To: Terrance Stigler/R7/USEPA/US@EPA > > Cc: address@hidden > > Date: 12/29/2011 10:03 AM > > Subject: [IDV #VSX-789960]: Install issue > > > > > > > > Greetings Terrance, > > > > This looks exactly like the error I last saw on an XP box that needed to > > have its video card drivers updated. Give that a shot and let me know > > how it goes. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > Sean, > > > > > > The client at home today, but here is the error message he receives. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic11381.gif) > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your time and please do have a good day. > > > > > > Terrance Stigler > > > Desktop Support Specialist > > > US EPA Region VII > > > Kansas City, KS. 66101 > > > Work : (913) 551-7077 > > > > > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic28128.gif) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Unidata IDV Support" > <address@hidden> > > > To: Terrance Stigler/R7/USEPA/US@EPA > > > Cc: address@hidden > > > Date: 12/28/2011 03:20 PM > > > Subject: [IDV #VSX-789960]: Install issue > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings Terrance, > > > > > > The IDV comes with its own JRE and Java3d, so you do not need to > > install > > > java3d on your system (just a side note). What does the fatal error > > > message say? There have been a few reported issues where the video > > card > > > driver is slightly out of date and the IDV will no longer start - > > would > > > you mind checking to see if you have the latest driver? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > > > > Good afternoon, > > > > > > > > I'm working with a client to install the IDV software. We are able > > > > to install it successfully and install the java 3d package > > > successfully, > > > > but when client attempts to run the program, the program acts as > > > though > > > > it is loading then crashes. If client runs the program from the > > > command > > > > line, he receives a fatal error message. He's working on a Windows > > XP > > > > machine. Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your time and please do have a good day. > > > > > > > > Terrance Stigler > > > > Desktop Support Specialist > > > > US EPA Region VII > > > > Kansas City, KS. 66101 > > > > Work : (913) 551-7077 > > > > > > > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic18588.gif) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > =================== > > > Ticket ID: VSX-789960 > > > Department: Support IDV > > > Priority: Normal > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: VSX-789960 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: VSX-789960 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VSX-789960 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed