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From: AMIT PALIWAL (paliwal_at_jhu.edu)
Date: Sun May 09 2004 - 09:48:37 CDT

Hi John,
here is what it prints out...
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Info) VMD for WIN32, version 1.8.2 (December 4, 2003)
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) OpenGL renderer: MOBILITY RADEON 9000 DDR x86/SSE2
Info) Features: STENCIL MSAA(17377136) MDE CVA MTX TCM PP
Info) Textures: 2-D (2048x2048), , Multitexture (6)
Info) Spaceball driver not installed. Spaceball interface disabled.
Info) No joysticks found. Joystick interface disabled.
Found 33 plugins or data handlers in directory
        'C:/Program Files/University of Illinois/VMD/plugins/WIN32/molfile'.
The AutoIMD package is not supported by this platform

vmd > Info) Using plugin dcd for coordinates from file C:/Documents and Settings
/Amit/Desktop/data/pressure/simulation/denat_1bar.dcd
Info) Finished with coordinate file C:/Documents and Settings/Amit/Desktop/data/
pressure/simulation/denat_1bar.dcd.
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thanks,
Amit.

----- Original Message -----
From: John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2004 9:24 am
Subject: Re: vmd-l: trouble loading dcd files

>
>
> Amit,
> Can you tell us what video board you're using? I assume that
> you've only recently started using VMD on this machine? I suspect
> that there's something amiss with your graphics drivers causing the
> strange problems displaying the structure. What does VMD print in
> the text console when it first starts? Those first messages will tell
> us a lot about the graphics configuration on your machine. I'd
> recommendchecking to see if there are newer drivers available for
> your video card,
> as that tends to solve problems like the one you're describing.
>
> Thanks,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
>
> On Sun, May 09, 2004 at 12:43:13AM -0400, AMIT PALIWAL wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I have the latest VMD version 1.8.2 instaled on windows xp
> system and am trying to load a NAMD generated dcd file. VMD does
> load it and shows correct number of frames but fails to display it
> properly. Even if I create a rep in graphics window and select
> all- it shows everything in white and looks like only the waters
> are represented even then. Selecting protein with its segname also
> fails to show anything. I have even tried loading the PSF first
> i.e. loading it and then leaving it highlighted in menu and then
> opening DCD file but no improvements. Is it a bug? or I am missing
> something basic...
> > thanks,
> > Amit.
>
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