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Juan, I meant to say: Please update your Windows *graphics* driver. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Juan, > > Assuming you are on Windows, please first update your Windows driver. > > If that does not work please open a command prompt window (cmd.exe), change > directory to where you installed the IDV and run the runIDV.bat script. > > Please copy and paste the result, and send the output to us. > > Best, > > Unidata IDV Support > > > > > Full Name: Juan Antonio Palma Solis > > Email Address: address@hidden > > Organization: CONAGUA > > Package Version: > > Operating System: > > Hardware: > > Description of problem: > > > > IDV not start > > > > @echo off > > > > REM > > ############################################################################## > > REM Script: runIDV.bat > > REM > > REM Purpose: script to launch the IDV on Windows > > REM > > REM Syntax: runIDV.bat <idv options> > > REM > > REM Notes: In past versions of the IDV, users had to change this script > > to > > REM manipulate memory settings. The IDV now configures the appropriate > > memory. > > REM Users can also change the memory via the Preferences menu. In > > exceptional > > REM situations where the IDV may not start due to memory issues, it may be > > REM necessary to bootstrap the memory size. In this case, please uncomment > > the > > REM idv_memory section below and subsequently choose memory via the > > Preferences > > REM menu. Be sure to comment it out that after setting the memory via the > > REM Preferences if you want the preference to take effect. > > REM A similar problem exists with "PermGenSpace" memory. This can also be > > set in > > REM the Preferences under the System Tab. However, if you cannot start > > the IDV > > REM and have error messages about "PermGenSpace", uncomment the > > REM idv_maxpermgensize=128 line below and then start the IDV. Set this > > value > > REM in the Preferences, then comment out the line again and restart the > > IDV. > > REM > > ############################################################################## > > > > setlocal > > > > FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('jre\bin\java -cp idv.jar > > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvCommandLinePrefs %* 2^>NUL') DO SET %%i > > > > IF %idv_memory%.==. ( > > echo IDV failed to start. Please contact address@hidden > > GOTO end) > > > > REM Stripping quotes > > set idv_memory=%idv_memory:"=% > > set idv_maxpermgensize=%idv_maxpermgensize:"=% > > > > REM See important note about this above. To bootstrap the IDV memory, > > uncomment > > REM the line below and set to a value in megabytes. > > REM set idv_memory=512 > > > > REM See important note about this above. If you cannot start the IDV > > because of > > REM PermGenSpace errors, uncomment the line below. > > REM set idv_maxpermgensize=128 > > > > @echo on > > jre\bin\java -Xmx%idv_memory%m -XX:PermSize=%idv_maxpermgensize%m > > -XX:MaxPermSize=%idv_maxpermgensize%m -XX:+DisableExplicitGC > > -Didv.enableStereo=false -jar idv.jar %* > > @echo off > > > > REM Use the line below instead if you want to use the D3D version of Java 3D > > REM jre\bin\java -Xmx%idv_memory%m -XX:PermSize=%idv_maxpermgensize%m > > -XX:MaxPermSize=%idv_maxpermgensize%m -XX:+DisableExplicitGC -Dj3d.rend=d3d > > -jar idv.jar %* > > > > > > endlocal > > > > :end > > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JQX-685945 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed