[IDV #QMS-911299]: failure on launching IDV

Hi Petros-

> Thanks, indeed.
> 
> You are almost right! In fact the xorg.conf file hasn't loaded the dri
> module. I just load the glx module instead and the idv now runs perfectly!

Ah, that makes more sense given the error.  Thanks for figuring that
out.

Don Murray
 
> Thanks,
> 
> Petros Katsafados
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:40 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #QMS-911299]: failure on launching IDV
> 
> Hello-
> 
> I apologize for the delay in responding.  Are you running
> the IDV from the console, or are you logging in from
> another computer?
> 
> I googled around on the error message and others have
> run into this problem with applications other than the IDV.
> In your X configuration file, is the direct rendering interface
> (DRI) being loaded?   See the IDV  FAQ on this issue at:
> 
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/Faq.html#dri
> 
> if so, comment out the loading, restart your X server and try
> again.
> 
> Don Murray
> 
> > Full Name: Petros Katsafados
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: University of Athens
> > Package Version: 2.3
> > Operating System: Scientific Linux 5.0 x86_64
> > Hardware: Intel Dual Core 2Gb RAM, i810 graphics driver
> > Description of problem: The error message is:
> >
> > [root@meteo IDV_2.3]# ./runIDV
> > libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5a
> > #
> > # An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine:
> > #
> > #  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x4f7e9577, pid=10324, tid=2760387472
> > #
> > # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (1.5.0_11-b03 mixed mode)
> > # Problematic frame:
> > # C  [libc.so.6+0x6d577]  memset+0x37
> > #
> > # An error report file with more information is saved as
> hs_err_pid10324.log
> > #
> > # If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
> > #   http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
> > #
> > ./runIDV: line 25: 10324 Aborted                 ./jre/bin/${command}
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: QMS-911299
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QMS-911299
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed