[mapserver-users] Installation Problem: Black Screen

[Harahap, Zuki]

I faced this problem last week as first time user. On your
demo_init.html file, check the line contain imagepath and imageurl. It
should point to correct directory (create if not exist and check the
permissions as suggested by Filak below.

Zuki
-----Original Message-----
From: Lowell.Filak [mailto:lfilak at medinaco.org]
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 11:14 PM
To: Isai Michel
Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Installation Problem: Black Screen


What are the permissions and ownership on the /tmp directory?

On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Isai Michel wrote:

> Hello:
>
> I am running a Suse 8.0 linux machine and have installed map server.
I
> compiled the files and everything seems to work fine except that when
I run
> the demo test, I get to the template file and their is a big black
spot
> where the map picture should have been rendered.  And yes, I turned
the gif
> files into png files.  Oddly, you can right click the image and choose
to
> save it but when you try to actually save the map pictures (in PNG
format)
> the computer says the file does not exist.  The /tmp directory
(relative to
> the top level domain) is also empty.
>
> Can someone please tell me how to get it to work?  I have spent
several days
> reading all the documentation.  Thank you very much.
>
> Respectfully,
> IML