zero kinetic energy during minimization

From: Dhiraj Srivastava (dhirajks_at_gmail.com)
Date: Sun Oct 08 2006 - 00:12:39 CDT

Hi all
       when i am minimizing my protein in water box, i am getting zero
kinetic energy, zero temperature and zero boundary. what may be the reason
and how to solve this problem. my configuration file is

############################################################
## JOB DESCRIPTION ##
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# Minimization and Equilibration of
# Ubiquitin in a Water Sphere

#############################################################
## ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS ##
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structure ../common/prodh_wb.psf
coordinates ../common/prodh_wb.pdb

set temperature 310
set outputname prodh1_min

if {0} {
set inputname prodh_min
binCoordinates $inputname.restart.coor
binVelocities $inputname.restart.vel ;# remove the "temperature" entry
if you use this!
extendedSystem $inputname.xsc
}

firsttimestep 0

#############################################################
## SIMULATION PARAMETERS ##
#############################################################

# Input
paraTypeCharmm on
parameters ../common/par_all27_prot_lipid.inp
temperature $temperature

# Force-Field Parameters
exclude scaled1-4
1-4scaling 1.0
cutoff 12.
switching on
switchdist 10.
pairlistdist 13.5

# Integrator Parameters
timestep 2.0 ;# 2fs/step
rigidBonds all ;# needed for 2fs steps
nonbondedFreq 1
fullElectFrequency 2
stepspercycle 10

# Constant Temperature Control
langevin on ;# do langevin dynamics
langevinDamping 5 ;# damping coefficient (gamma) of 5/ps
langevinTemp $temperature
langevinHydrogen off ;# don't couple langevin bath to hydrogens

# Periodic Boundary Conditions
cellBasisVector1 -81.875 0. 0.
cellBasisVector2 0. -79.3840036392 0.
cellBasisVector3 0. 0 -81.5929965973
cellOrigin 5.72501993179 45.225315094 49.4890518188

wrapAll on

# PME (for full-system periodic electrostatics)
PME yes
PMEGridSizeX 82
PMEGridSizeY 80
PMEGridSizeZ 82

# Output
outputName $outputname

restartfreq 500 ;# 500steps = every 1ps
dcdfreq 500
xstFreq 500
outputEnergies 250
outputPressure 250

#############################################################
## EXTRA PARAMETERS ##
#############################################################

#les off
#lesFactor 10
#lesReduceTemp on
#lesReduceMass on
#lesCol B

#############################################################
## EXECUTION SCRIPT ##
#############################################################

# Minimization
minimize 5000
#reinitvels $temperature
#run 500000 ;# 1000 ps

Thank you in advance for help.

-- 
Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava
Department of Chemistry
University of Missouri-Columbia
MO, 65211
Ph. no. 001-573-639-0153

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