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Gary, It is hard for me to tell just from the information provided. What happens when you click the "Show Details" button? Please make sure your IDV and any video drivers are up-to-date and the correct version of the IDV is installed. Are you doing this in a remote display scenario via ssh -X (or -Y)? Best, Unidata IDV Support > Dear IDV Support, > > We are running IDV on a Linux cluster. Some of the machines give > errors, and fail to open the IDV graphics window. Have you seen this > error message before, and if so, do you know how we can fix it? > > Thank you, > Gary > > This one shows more detail than the attached: > Inline image 1 > -- > Dr. Gary M. Lackmann > Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Programs > Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences > North Carolina State University > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CMH-647829 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed