[GRASSLIST:10607] Re: problems with GIS managerRe: GRASS 6.1c vs
gis.m error
Michael Barton
michael.barton at asu.edu
Mon Feb 27 11:13:33 EST 2006
There seeems to be a problem with this binary. There was a display issue
that Glynn fixed last week. I'm not sure it's related or not. The fact that
this binary is missing a monitorcap file is suspicious. It suggests that
there may also be other parts missing.
Michael
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> From: "Patton, Eric" <epatton at nrcan.gc.ca>
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:56:53 -0400
> To: 'Vishal Mehta ' <vishalm1975 at gmail.com>, 'Michael Barton '
> <michael.barton at asu.edu>
> Cc: "'Ing.Peter Misovic '" <peter.misovic at gmail.com>, 'Multiple recipients of
> list ' <GRASSLIST at baylor.edu>
> Subject: RE: [GRASSLIST:10604] Re: problems with GIS managerRe: GRASS 6.1c vs
> gis.m error
>
> Michael and Vishal,
>
> I think I may have reproduced the same error as Vishal here. I downloaded
> Generic Linux Binary Feb.25, as well as gis.m tar package dated Feb24th.
> After a regular install (i.e., tar xvf Grass 6.1 cvs, extracted gis.m to
> $GISBASE/etc, copied gis.m to $GISBASE/etc/scripts, copied v.what/ and
> monitorcap to $GISBASE/etc) Grass starts ok - the display manager launches,
> and no errors are reported on the CLI. Trying to start x0 gives the
> following error:
>
> Could not execute monitor: No such file or directory
> No socket to connect to for monitor <x0>.
> Problem selecting x0. Will try once more
> No socket to connect to for monitor <x0>.
>
> A similar message is produced for every other monitor. I also noticed that
> in the Feb.25th Grass 6.1 binary, there is no monitorcap file in
> $GISBASE/etc. I believe there used to a be a monitorcap file here a few
> weeks ago, because I remember having to remove/overwrite it with the one
> from the gis.m tarfile. Is this normal?
>
> If I close the display manager and try to lauch the gis manager, I get:
>
> Could not execute monitor: No such file or directory
>
> Map display 1 window builds, but as I've had happen before, the splash
> screen displays and freezes in the middle of the screen.
>
> When I kill the Map Display 1 window, the following messages are given on
> the CLI:
>
> Collecting map names for current mapset <PERMANENT>...
> forcing ......
> g.remove region=mon_1
> REMOVE [mon_1]
> region definition
>
> Hope this helps isolate the problem,
>
>
> ~ Eric.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-GRASSLIST at baylor.edu
> To: Michael Barton
> Cc: Ing.Peter Misovic; Multiple recipients of list
> Sent: 2/27/2006 2:48 AM
> Subject: [GRASSLIST:10604] Re: problems with GIS managerRe: GRASS 6.1cvs
> gis.m error
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I just tried removing and re-installing the same binary(although i have
> not yet tried compiing from source as you suggest).
> Please note, about both the Feb 20 and Feb 25 cvs binaries, there is NO
> MONITORCAP file at all! Hence i get a series of errors at this point...
>
> Then, to get past the initial errors i keep getting, i copy your gis.m
> script and folder as well as your monitorcap file.
>
> Only after this does GRASS start, and then i get the errors in starting
> a monitor that we have been discussing.
>
> Does this give you any pointers to the problem?
> -vishal
>
> On 2/27/06, Michael Barton < michael.barton at asu.edu
> <mailto:michael.barton at asu.edu> > wrote:
>
> This monitorcap file does not belong with the version of GRASS you say
> you downloaded ( grass6.1.cvs-i686-pc-linux-gnu-25_02_2006). It should
> look different.
>
> This makes me think that there is some kind of problem with your source
> download or another issue with mixed versions and files.
>
> I suggest you do a completely clean download of GRASS and a make clean
> before you compile.
>
> Michael
>
> __________________________________________
> Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
> School of Human Evolution and Social Change
> Arizona State University
> Tempe, AZ 85287-2402
>
> phone: 480-965-6213
> fax: 480-965-7671
> www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton>
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> _____
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> From: Vishal Mehta < vishalm1975 at gmail.com
> <mailto:vishalm1975 at gmail.com> >
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:02:16 +0530
> To: Michael Barton < michael.barton at asu.edu
> <mailto:michael.barton at asu.edu> >
> Cc: "Ing.Peter Misovic" < peter.misovic at gmail.com
> <mailto:peter.misovic at gmail.com> >, Multiple recipients of list <
> GRASSLIST at baylor.edu <mailto:GRASSLIST at baylor.edu> >
> Subject: Re: problems with GIS managerRe: GRASS 6.1cvs gis.m error
>
>
> Hi Mike,
> After entering grass, i saw that The grassrc6 file did have "MONITOR:
> X1" - which i deleted. I also checked the monitorcap file, which did not
> have duplicates.
>
> I'm still getting the same errors. copied below is the monitorcap file:
>
> any other suggestions? thanks much for your reply..- vishal
>
> #
> # Monitorcap file: describes the monitors available to your
> # users. Fields:
> # driver name :
> # actual program name :
> # short description presented to users :
> # the names of two fifo files for interprocess communication :
> # full pathname of tty from which device must be started (if any) :
> # message user gets if driver is started from wrong tty
> #
> x0:driver/XDRIVER:X-windows graphics display: \
> dev/fifo.1a dev/fifo.1b \
> ::any terminal
> x1:driver/XDRIVER:X-windows graphics display: \
> dev/fifo.2a dev/fifo.2b \
> ::any terminal
> x2:driver/XDRIVER:X-windows graphics display: \
> dev/fifo.3a dev/fifo.3b \
> ::any terminal
> x3:driver/XDRIVER:X-windows graphics display: \
> dev/fifo.4a dev/fifo.4b \
> ::any terminal
> x4:driver/XDRIVER:X-windows graphics display: \
> dev/fifo.5a dev/fifo.5b \
> ::any terminal
> x5:driver/XDRIVER:X-windows graphics display: \
> dev/fifo.6a dev/fifo.6b \
> ::any terminal
> x6:driver/XDRIVER:X-windows graphics display: \
> dev/fifo.7a dev/fifo.7b \
> ::any terminal
> CELL:driver/CELL:Create GRASS Raster File: \
> dev/fifo.8a dev/fifo.8b \
> ::any terminal
> #sunview:driver/SUNVIEW:Sun graphics display: \
> # dev/fifo.9a dev/fifo.9b \
> # ::any terminal
> #4105:driver/4105:Tektronix 4105: \
> # dev/fifo.10a dev/fifo.10b \
> # ::any terminal
> #iris:driver/IRIS:Silicon Graphics IRIS Workstation: \
> # dev/fifo.11a dev/fifo.11b \
> # ::any terminal
> #sun:driver/SUNCORE:Sun Core graphis display: \
> # dev/fifo.12a dev/fifo.12b \
> # ::any terminal
> #IGRAPH:driver/IGRAPH:Intergraph graphics display: \
> # dev/fifo.13a dev/fifo.13b \
> # ::any terminal
> #mass:driver/MASS:Masscomp graphics display: \
> # dev/fifo.14a dev/fifo.14b \
> # ::any terminal
> PNG:driver/PNG:Create PNG Map: \
> dev/fifo.16a dev/fifo.16b \
> ::any terminal
>
> On 2/26/06, Michael Barton < michael.barton at asu.edu
> <mailto:michael.barton at asu.edu> > wrote:
>
>
>
> Vishal,
>
> This is a different issue from what Peter reported. It sounds like there
> is a problem with your installation. I'd start by looking at the
> .grassrc6 file in your home directory. If there is a line that specifies
> a monitor to start, delete it. Next I'd look at the monitorcap file that
> should be in $GISBASE/etc/.
>
> See if you have one. If you do, look at it with a text editor. It should
> have one line for each potential display monitor it can open. There
> should not be any duplicates. I've had duplicates show up in a Mac build
> recently.
>
> In a strange, unrelated problem (but then again, maybe not), that has
> affected a student in my lab who updated to the newest Cygwin binary.
> Whenever he starts GRASS, it opens a saved workspace file even though he
> doesn't explicitly instruct it to do so.
>
> Michael
> __________________________________________
> Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
> School of Human Evolution and Social Change
> Arizona State University
> Tempe, AZ 85287-2402
>
> phone: 480-965-6213
> fax: 480-965-7671
>
> www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton>
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton>
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Vishal Mehta < vishalm1975 at gmail.com
> <mailto:vishalm1975 at gmail.com> >
> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:07:43 +0530
> To: Michael Barton < michael.barton at asu.edu
> <mailto:michael.barton at asu.edu> >
> Cc: "Ing.Peter Misovic" < peter.misovic at gmail.com
> <mailto:peter.misovic at gmail.com> >, Multiple recipients of list <
> GRASSLIST at baylor.edu <mailto:GRASSLIST at baylor.edu> >
> Subject: Re: problems with GIS managerRe: GRASS 6.1cvs gis.m error
>
> Hi,
>
> i've been trying to install GRASS, on my Ubunty Hoary distribution, the
> GRASS distribution Generic GNU/Linux (ia32)
> <http://grass.itc.it/grass61/binary/linux/snapshot/>
> <http://grass.itc.it/grass61/binary/linux/snapshot/> (generated
> weekly):
>
> I downloaded grass6.1.cvs-i686-pc-linux-gnu-25_02_2006
> but am having problems as soon as i 'enter GRASS'. I've tried updating
> the scripts you mention in the last email from your website but still
> get the same error
> On the command window i get:
>
> Could not execute monitor: No such file or directory
> No socket to connect to for monitor <x3>.
> Problem selecting x3. Will try once more
>
> and the error log in the GIS Manager is:
> child process exited abnormally
> while executing
> "exec -- d.mon start=x3 >@ stdout 2>@ stderr"
> ("eval" body line 1)
> invoked from within
> "eval exec -- $cmd $args >@ stdout 2>@ stderr"
> (procedure "run" line 2)
> invoked from within
> "run "d.mon start=$mon""
> invoked from within
> "if ![catch {open "|d.mon -L" r} input] {
> while {[gets $input line] >= 0} {
> if {[regexp -nocase "$mon.*not running" $line]} {
> r..."
> (procedure "Dm::displmon" line 3)
> invoked from within
> "Dm::displmon x3"
> invoked from within
> ".mainframe.frame.pw1.f0.frame.rb3 invoke"
> ("uplevel" body line 1)
> invoked from within
> "uplevel #0 [list $w $cmd]"
> (procedure "tk::CheckRadioInvoke" line 3)
> invoked from within
> "tk::CheckRadioInvoke .mainframe.frame.pw1.f0.frame.rb3"
> (command bound to event)
>
> PLease help!
> vishal
>
> On 2/26/06, Michael Barton < michael.Sbarton at asu.edu
> <mailto:michael.Sbarton at asu.edu> > wrote:
>
>
>
> The new GIS Manager (gis.m) is in beta testing and I've been fixing bugs
>
> regularly.
>
> Please update to the most current version (24 February 2006). You can
> get
> this by updating from the cvs and recompiling or by getting the package
> off
>
> my website <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton/files/grass_gismgr>
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton/files/grass_gismgr>
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton/files/grass_gismgr>
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton/files/grass_gismgr>
> ...and replacing the files in $GISBASE/etc/gm with those in the package
> you
> download.
>
> Michael
> __________________________________________
> Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
> School of Human Evolution and Social Change
> Arizona State University
> Tempe, AZ 85287-2402
>
> phone: 480-965-6213
> fax: 480-965-7671
> www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton>
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton>
> <http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ecmbarton>
>
>
>
>> From: "Ing.Peter Misovic" < peter.misovic at gmail.com
> <mailto:peter.misovic at gmail.com> <mailto:peter.misovic at gmail.com>
> <mailto:peter.misovic at gmail.com> >
>> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:34:57 +0100
>> To: GRASSLIST < GRASSLIST at baylor.edu <mailto:GRASSLIST at baylor.edu> >
>> Subject: [GRASSLIST:10572] GRASS 6.1cvs gis.m error
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> I'd like to ask you for help with gis.m Grass manager. Manager is not
>> starting properly 'cause it is crashing with following error :
>>
>> GRASS 6.1.cvs (spearfish):/ > gis.m
>> PNG: GRASS_TRUECOLOR status: TRUE
>> PNG: collecting to file: dispmon_1.ppm,
>> GRASS_WIDTH=640, GRASS_HEIGHT=482
>> Graphics driver [gism] started
>> ERROR: PNG: couldn't open output file dispmon_1.ppm
>> ERROR eof from graphics driver.
>>
>>
>>
>> And if I press Enter in error window, gis.m starts, but no work is
>> possible at all. My Grass version is
>> grass-6.1.cvs_src_snapshot_2006_02_20 .
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your help,
>> Peter Misovic
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