[gradsusr] display problem with v.2.1.a3
Jennifer Adams
jma at cola.iges.org
Thu Apr 30 12:10:58 EDT 2015
On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:27 AM, Semyon Grodsky <senya at atmos.umd.edu> wrote:
> Jennifer,
> from windows laptop I use telnet to connect to the Linux RH7 machine and XMing for X11. In this case Grads 2.1.a3 works fine.
Good! I think that means it’s not a GrADS problem.
>
> I am getting display problem when physically log into RH7 machine. In this case 2.0.2 works fine, but 2.1.a1 and 2.1.a3 both fail to display.
I always use SSH from my laptop to connect to Redhat linux systems … I am not sure I can even duplicate this method of running GrADS. I know that unix systems have a GUI interface for logging in directly that looks a bit like a windows desktop, but I have never used it. What happens when you use batch mode and gxprint — do you get a proper graphic that way?
>
> The difference between the two cases is in X11. In the first case it is handled by Xming (not sure, guessing that), in the second case it is handled by RH7 X11 library.
X11 has client/server sides, and I often get them confused. I think it is the X11 server that is on the laptop side, and the client on the redhat linux side. So if you are using the unix GUI, maybe that is employing the older version of the X11 server that has the faulty rendering?
—Jennifer
>
> --Senya
>
>
> On 4/30/2015 11:16 AM, Jennifer Adams wrote:
>> You say it works fine on a windows 8.1 laptop with Xming. What is the system that doesn’t work? —Jennifer
>>
>>
>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Semyon Grodsky <senya at atmos.umd.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Jennifer,
>>> Thanks for coming back on that.
>>> Please see below.
>>> --Senya
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/30/2015 11:02 AM, Jennifer Adams wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Semyon Grodsky <senya at atmos.umd.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear experts,
>>>>>
>>>>> after updating LINUX to RedHat Enterprise 7, grads v 2.1.a3 starts failing
>>>>> to display plots properly. In particular, 2.1.a3 is failing to plot
>>>>> contours (merely plotting contour labels).
>>>> This is probably a symptom of an X11 problem. Are you using COLA’s pre-compiled build on RHEL7, or did you build your own executable from source?
>>> (1) we are using pre-compiled binaries from http://www.iges.org/grads/downloads.html. But they are indicated as RHEL5 (not 7).
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems that this problem is machine dependent and is probably associated
>>>>> with the Cairo rendering in X11. If I log into the same machine, but from
>>>>> windows laptop (XMing), grads works fine.
>>>> What is the non-windows system you are using to login to the linux system that fails to render the graphics properly? If it is a mac, what does it say about versions in the ‘About X11’ pop up window? What version of OS X is running?
>>> It works fine from WINDOWS 8.1 laptop (Dell) with Xming. I don't have a MAC to try.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there any cure for that?
>>>> It is probably going to require a new X11 release, something over which I have no control. I will need more information before submitting a bug report, however.
>>>>
>>>> OS upgrades are always full of unexpected complications! :-(
>>>>
>>>> —Jennifer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> --Senya
>>>>> ------------
>>>>> q config
>>>>> Config: v2.1.a3 little-endian readline grib2 netcdf hdf4-sds hdf5
>>>>> opendap-grids,stn geotiff shapefile cairo
>>>>> Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 2.1.a3
>>>>> Copyright (C) 1988-2015 by the Institute for Global Environment and
>>>>> Society (IGES)
>>>>> This program is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY
>>>>> See file COPYRIGHT for more information.
>>>>>
>>>>> Built Tue Mar 10 12:20:42 EDT 2015 for x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
>>>>>
>>>>> This version of GrADS has been configured with the following options:
>>>>> o Built on a LITTLE ENDIAN machine
>>>>> o Athena Widget GUI DISABLED
>>>>> o Command line editing ENABLED
>>>>> http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
>>>>> o GRIB2 interface ENABLED
>>>>> http://www.ijg.org
>>>>> http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper
>>>>> http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/codes/GRIB2
>>>>> g2clib-1.4.0
>>>>> o NetCDF interface ENABLED
>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf
>>>>> netcdf 4.3.3 of Mar 10 2015 11:30:12 $
>>>>> o OPeNDAP gridded data interface ENABLED
>>>>> o OPeNDAP station data interface ENABLED
>>>>> http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/supplibs.html
>>>>> libgadap 2.0
>>>>> o HDF4 and HDF5 interfaces ENABLED
>>>>> http://hdfgroup.org
>>>>> HDF 4.2r3
>>>>> HDF5 1.8.12
>>>>> o GeoTIFF and KML/TIFF output ENABLED
>>>>> http://www.libtiff.org
>>>>> http://geotiff.osgeo.org
>>>>> o KML contour output ENABLED
>>>>> o Shapefile interface ENABLED
>>>>> http://shapelib.maptools.org
>>>>> o Cairo graphics interface ENABLED
>>>>> http://cairographics.org
>>>>> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman
>>>>> http://www.freetype.org/index2.html
>>>>> http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig
>>>>> Cairo 1.12.16
>>>>> Pixman 0.28.0
>>>>> Freetype 2.4.10
>>>>> Fontconfig 2.9.0
>>>>>
>>>>> For additional information please consult http://iges.org/grads
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Semyon Grodsky
>>>>> Computer and Space Science Building (Bldg. #224), Room 2409
>>>>> Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
>>>>> University of Maryland
>>>>> College Park, MD 20742
>>>>>
>>>>> Phone: 301-405-5330
>>>>> Fax: 301-314-9482
>>>>> E-mail: senya at atmos.umd.edu
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>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jennifer M. Adams
>>>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>>>> 111 Research Hall, Mail Stop 2B3
>>>> George Mason University
>>>> 4400 University Drive
>>>> Fairfax, VA 22030
>>>>
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>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>> Semyon Grodsky
>>> Computer and Space Science Building (Bldg. #224), Room 2409
>>> Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
>>> University of Maryland
>>> College Park, MD 20742
>>>
>>> Phone: 301-405-5330
>>> Fax: 301-314-9482
>>> E-mail: senya at atmos.umd.edu
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>> Jennifer M. Adams
>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>> 111 Research Hall, Mail Stop 2B3
>> George Mason University
>> 4400 University Drive
>> Fairfax, VA 22030
>>
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> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Semyon Grodsky
> Computer and Space Science Building (Bldg. #224), Room 2409
> Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
> University of Maryland
> College Park, MD 20742
>
> Phone: 301-405-5330
> Fax: 301-314-9482
> E-mail: senya at atmos.umd.edu
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Jennifer M. Adams
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
111 Research Hall, Mail Stop 2B3
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
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