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From: Dr. Daniel James White PhD (dan_at_chalkie.org.uk)
Date: Fri Jan 07 2005 - 02:15:08 CST

Hi Axel,

I'm afraid that didn't work,
still the same error,

cheers

Dan

On 6 Jan 2005, at 17:42, Axel Kohlmeyer wrote:

>
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Dr. Daniel James White PhD wrote:
>
> daniel,
>
> please try using
> export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.20
>
> before you start up VMD.
> AFAIK, this is needed for all threaded applications,
> that were compiled under an older installation. i had
> this on several occasions already, also when running
> 32-bit x86 applications under x86_64.
>
> john, if this is a usable workaround, perhaps you could
> put something like the following into the linux specific
> architecture detection code of the vmd startup script:
>
> set kernelmajor=`uname -r | cut -c 1-1`
> set kernelminor=`uname -r | cut -c 3-3`
> if ( $kernelmajor == 2 && $kernelminor > 4 ) then
> setenv LD_ASSUME_KERNEL 2.4.20
> endif
>
> axel.
>
>
> DW> Hi John,
> DW>
> DW> I hadn't used VMD or a while
> DW> after I had upgraded my linux installation
> DW> so I tried to fire it up
> DW> but it quits straight away, after the main little window flashes
> up and
> DW> then vanishes,
> DW> leaving what looks like the process ID in my terminal window before
> DW> returning to the bash prompt.
> DW>
> DW> I removed the old installation, got a new copy, configured and
> DW> installed it,
> DW> then command
> DW> vmd
> DW> gave the same result as before.
> DW>
> DW> system:
> DW> athlon 1.? GHz
> DW> 1.5G ram
> DW> nVidia quadro 980 XGL running 6629 nVidia drivers
> DW> Fedora core linux 3
> DW> kernel 2.6.9-1.667
> DW>
> DW> how can I get more info so you can help me fix this problem
> DW>
> DW> cheers
> DW>
> DW> Dan
> DW>
> DW>
> DW>
> DW>
> DW> Dr. Daniel James White BSc. (Hons.) PhD
> DW> Cell Biology, Ambiotica C242
> DW> Department of biological and environmental science
> DW> PO Box 35
> DW> University of Jyväskylä
> DW> Jyväskylä FIN 40014
> DW> Finland
> DW> +358 14 260 4183 (work)
> DW> +358 468102840 (mobile)
> DW>
> DW> http://www.chalkie.org.uk
> DW> dan_at_chalkie.org.uk
> DW> white_at_cc.jyu.fi
> DW>
> DW>
>
> --
>
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>
>
Dr. Daniel James White BSc. (Hons.) PhD
Cell Biology, Ambiotica C242
Department of biological and environmental science
PO Box 35
University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä FIN 40014
Finland
+358 14 260 4183 (work)
+358 468102840 (mobile)

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