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class=422270518-17022011>Just reporting back to the brain-trust in case someone
else in the future reports the same problem. At least this will be in the
archives.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=422270518-17022011>Full points to Arlindo on this one.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=422270518-17022011>One the newer Debian (etch) system, upgraded the libc
and grads then worked. So - old libc version was the
culprit.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=422270518-17022011></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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class=422270518-17022011>As part of the upgrade system - the installation said
that gdm (login manager) would have to be restarted. So, after testing
grads .. rebooted (just to be sure) and ... oopps .. X wouldn't start as the
graphic card module was now broken. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=422270518-17022011>Re-installed the old libc and got X back .. and lost
grads.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=422270518-17022011>Given the RedHat system is ancient, I'm not even
willing to even try to change libc on that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=422270518-17022011>Good thing the Debian system doesn't have too much
going on it - so a full rebuild to a new version of Debian is now on the order
sheet... and the RedHat version is frozen at 2.0.5 until the machine is
retired.....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=422270518-17022011>ron</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Goodson,Ron [Edm] <BR><B>Sent:</B>
February 17, 2011 9:16 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'GrADS Users Forum'<BR><B>Subject:</B>
RE: [gradsusr] GrAds 2.0a7 and beyond - floating point
exception<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=023541316-17022011><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>hmmmm 2.3.4 on both computers. Thanks Arlindo -- I'll
give that a shot.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=023541316-17022011><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>('though I hate to think of the depencies-worm-can I'll be
opening up.....)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org
[mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Arlindo da
Silva<BR><B>Sent:</B> February 16, 2011 6:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B> GrADS Users
Forum<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gradsusr] GrAds 2.0a7 and beyond - floating point
exception<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Ron,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV> Sometimes this floating point error means an incompatible version of
libc. What is the result of</DIV>
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<DIV>% ldd --version</DIV>
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<DIV>You should have at least GNU libc 2.5; anything earlier will not
work.</DIV>
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<DIV> Arlindo</DIV>
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