[mapserver-users] Image handling error

[Steve Lime]

I didn't see any replies so figured I'd chime in. Anyway, just because
GDAL is on the system doesn't mean
mapserver knows about it. Have folks confirmed MapServer was indeed
compiled with GDAL support?

Steve

>>> On 9/2/2008 at 5:42 AM, in message <48BD18A9.30305 at uni-koeln.de>,
Christian
Willmes <c.willmes at uni-koeln.de> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to set up a WMS using Mapserver.
> On my local System I get it to work using vector data (shapefiles)
and 
> raster data input.
> On the public webserver from our universities computing centre, I
don't 
> get it to work with 'quite' similar setup as on my local test system

> (problem is, I don't get admin rights to configure it my self on the

> server, so I have to ask the admins for every installation etc).
> Just using vector data it works fine, but by using raster data input
I 
> get the following message:
> 
> <-----
> msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 
> 'srtm_elevation'.
> msDrawRaster(): Image handling error. Unrecognized or unsupported
image 
> format
> drawEPP(): Image handling error. EPPL7 support is not available.
> ------->
> 
> I asked the admins to check the gdal installation on the server. It 
> seems all is installed properly. The raster format I'm using is 
> supported according to the gdalinfo output the admins provided me:
> 
> <------
> a0646 at lvr18$ gdalinfo --formats
> Supported Formats:
>  [...]
>  GTiff (rw+): GeoTIFF
>  [...]
>  PNG (rw): Portable Network Graphics
>  JPEG (rw): JPEG JFIF
>  [...]
>  BMP (rw+): MS Windows Device Independent Bitmap
> ----->
> 
> I converted the data to the four above mentioned formats (wich are 
> supported by the servers GDAL installation according to gdalinfo).
But 
> its all the same error on the server. These data are all works fine
on 
> my local setup with mapserver.
> 
> There was a similar Thread a month ago 
>
(http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2008-August/057027.html)

> on this list. But
> as far as I can see no resolution for the problem? Is this problem 
> solved meanwhile?
> 
> Thanks very much in advance!
> 
> Best regards,
> Christian
> 
> -- 
> Christian Willmes
> AG GIS & Fernerkundung		| GIS & RS Group
> Geographisches Institut		| Institute of Geography
> Universität Köln		| University of Cologne
> http://www.geographie.uni-koeln.de/gis/ 
> Tel.: +49 (0)221 470 7431
> 
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