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From: Yuan Zhang (yzhang_at_osc.edu)
Date: Wed Jun 07 2006 - 10:27:51 CDT

Hi,

I am trying to install VMD on my Linux box. I have problem opening a
graphic interface. I followed the instruction on
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/current/linuxrelnotes.html and here
is the output from the debugger:

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[yzhang_at_localhost ~]$ local/biosoftw/bin/vmd -debug
***
*** Running VMD in debugger, type 'run' at debugger prompt
***
GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.1post-1.20040607.43rh)
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This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"...(no debugging
symbols found)...Using host libthread_db library
"/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".

(gdb) run
Starting program: /home/yzhang/local/biosoftw/lib/vmd/vmd_LINUX
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 2770624 (LWP 4771)]
Info) VMD for LINUX, version 1.8.4 (April 17, 2006)
Info) http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
Info) Email questions and bug reports to vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
Info) Please include this reference in published work using VMD:
Info) Humphrey, W., Dalke, A. and Schulten, K., `VMD - Visual
Info) Molecular Dynamics', J. Molec. Graphics 1996, 14.1, 33-38.
Info) -------------------------------------------------------------
Info) Multithreading available, 1 CPU detected.
Info) OpenGL renderer: MOBILITY FIREGL T2 Pentium 4 (SSE2) (FireGL)
(GNU_ICD)
Info) Features: STENCIL RN MDE CVA MTX PP PS GLSL(OVF)

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 2770624 (LWP 4771)]
0x012525fe in s6644 () from /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri//fglrx_dri.so
(gdb) q
The program is running. Exit anyway? (y or n) y
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Can anyone tell me how do I proceed?

Thanks!
Yuan