[gdal-dev] OBus error when writing GeoTiffs

[Frank Warmerdam]

Chris Garrard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've compiled GDAL 1.5.3 on Solaris 10, using internal support for tiff 
> and gtiff.  When I try to create a new GTiff using gdal_translate, it 
> fails with "OBus Error".  That's all the information I get.
> 
> The problem is only with writing GTiffs, not reading them.  I can 
> convert a tiff to another format, get information about them with 
> gdalinfo, and am using them with MapServer built with GDAL support.  I 
> can write to other formats without a problem.

Chris,

Any chance of running things in gdb or dbx and getting a traceback?

I assume this is Solaris on Sparc?  Often problems on this architecture
are byte order or "double alignment" issues.

Is this a 32bit or 64 bit build?  Are you using the GNU or Sun tool chains?

Best regards,
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