Demeter not working on Windows 8.1 64bit

14 Jan 2014

-- just to be clear, the pasted section of the log is not the bottom part.
 It is followed by many more lines containing gnu plot settings (but no
"plot" commands).

Cheers,

Kevin

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Kevin Jorissen
wrote:

> Out of curiosity, I installed 09.19 on a fresh Win8.1 64bit under VMWare.
>  No problems during installation.  I opened the cyanobacteria.prj data from
> Bruce's sample data repo in Athena.  After clicking around a few times
> (specifically, clicking the green arrow and the magnifying glass+red curve
> next to it in the toolbar of the plot window), I caused a "gnu plot.exe has
> stopped working" error.  Going into the monitor for the plotting log, I see
> a similar x-range problem as discovered by Robert Gordon:
>
> ## energy quadrant
>
> set title "{/*1.6 Energy}"
>
> set xlabel "{/*1.4 Energy&{aa}(eV)}"
>
> set ylabel "{/*1.4 x{/Symbol m}(E)}"
>
> #set xrange [ 11918.952 : 11918.952 ]
>
> plot 'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_lydqknai' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 2,\
>
>      'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_kpklgmnh' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 1,\
>
>      'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_djrhchms' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 3,\
>
>      'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_geakjukk' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 4
>
>
> ## k quadrant
>
> set title "{/*1.5 k-space}"
>
> set xlabel "{/*1.2 Wavenumber&{aa}({\305}^{-1})}"
>
> set ylabel "{/*1.2 k^{2} {\267} {/Symbol c}(k)&{aa}({\305}^{-2})}"
>
> set xrange [ 0 : 0 ]
>
> plot 'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_vyutwjzc' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 1
>
>
> ## R quadrant
>
> set title "{/*1.5 R-space}"
>
> set xlabel "{/*1.2 Radial distance&{aa}({\305})}"
>
> set ylabel "{/*1.2 {/*1.25 |}{/Symbol c}(R){/*1.25 |}&{aa}({\305}^{-3})}"
>
> set xrange [ 0 : 0 ]
>
> plot 'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_qeqqfnof' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 1,\
>
>      'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_njjlolaa' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 2
>
>
> ## q quadrant
>
> set title "{/*1.5 q-space}"
>
> set xlabel "{/*1.2 Wavenumber&{aa}({\305}^{-1})}"
>
> set ylabel "{/*1.2 {/*1.25 Re[}{/Symbol c}(q){/*1.25 ]}&{aa}({\305}^{-2})}"
>
> set xrange [ 0 : 0 ]
>
> plot 'C:\Users\jorissen\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_ydrraees' using
> 1:2 with lines ls 1
>
>
> So, I'm not offering anything new in this message, but perhaps confirming
> someone else's experience can help.  To be clear, this VM has never seen
> any kind of Demeter, perl, gnu plot, ... before this experiment.  It's a
> clean Windows (I only added java and feff9 on it at an earlier time) and
> current with all windows updates.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Robert Gordon wrote:
>
>> Installing 0.9.19 overtop of 0.9.18.2 and Athena works fine.
>>
>> Installing 0.9.19 clean (deleting demeter directory under appdata/roaming)
>> 2nd attempt to open file in DAthena results in only 1 mini-graph.
>>
>> Ranges are 0 for Emin/max, kmin/max, Rmin/max - putting a valid range
>> restores
>> full graph e.g. Rmin = 0 , Rmax = 6 gives full-size R-space graph...ditto
>> for fixing other
>> ranges. Fixed 3 out of 4 and read in a new file...obtained 3
>> mini-graphs...reset q range
>> as well and that one appears too.
>>
>> Exited. Restarted. Read in file -
>> Show Command Buffer/Plot Buffer
>> ## energy quadrant
>> set title "{/*1.6 Energy}"
>> set xlabel "{/*1.4 Energy&{aa}(eV)}"
>> set ylabel "{/*1.4 x{/Symbol m}(E)}"
>> #set xrange [ 11870.11617648 : 11870.11617648 ]
>> plot 'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_vlxtfjcm' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 2,\
>>      'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_tfoziltm' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 1,\
>>      'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_fthredqy' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 3,\
>>      'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_iebbuian' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 4
>>
>> ## k quadrant
>> set title "{/*1.5 k-space}"
>> set xlabel "{/*1.2 Wavenumber&{aa}({\305}^{-1})}"
>> set ylabel "{/*1.2 k^{2} {\267} {/Symbol c}(k)&{aa}({\305}^{-2})}"
>> set xrange [ 0 : 0 ]
>> plot 'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_xizghpwm' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 1
>>
>> ## R quadrant
>> set title "{/*1.5 R-space}"
>> set xlabel "{/*1.2 Radial distance&{aa}({\305})}"
>> set ylabel "{/*1.2 {/*1.25 |}{/Symbol c}(R){/*1.25 |}&{aa}({\305}^{-3})}"
>> set xrange [ 0 : 0 ]
>> plot 'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_nwtxpqxm' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 1,\
>>      'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_vysurgrh' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 2
>>
>> ## q quadrant
>> set title "{/*1.5 q-space}"
>> set xlabel "{/*1.2 Wavenumber&{aa}({\305}^{-1})}"
>> set ylabel "{/*1.2 {/*1.25 Re[}{/Symbol c}(q){/*1.25
>> ]}&{aa}({\305}^{-2})}"
>> set xrange [ 0 : 0 ]
>> plot 'C:\Users\ragordon\AppData\Roaming\demeter\stash\gp_hxroumyr' using
>> 1:2 with lines ls 1
>>
>> unset multiplot
>>
>>
>>
>> So, seems to be setting the xranges to zero for a clean install these
>> plots, and gnuplot
>> doesn't plot if no xrange. If I reset, then I can move around and use
>> DAthena 9.19
>> without issue...DArtemis is still an unhappy DHuntress with fpj files...
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/14/2014 3:28 PM, Bruce Ravel wrote:
>>
>>> On 01/14/2014 04:11 PM, Robert Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Matt, Shoaib (and Bruce lurking in the luminiferous ether),
>>>>
>>>> I have 8.1 x64 on my laptop and just upgraded to 0.9.19 - clean install.
>>>> I can offer some additional details on this problem.
>>>>
>>>> I read in a file in DAthena, extracted the chi(k) and saved the project.
>>>> All buttons worked. When the file was read in, 4 mini-graphs displayed,
>>>> and I could select k, E, R as desired for full graph.
>>>>
>>>> The second time I run it, reading in the exact same file, only the
>>>> energy mini-graph
>>>> displays and the E,k and R buttons no longer produce any graphs.
>>>>
>>>>  From the clean install, I saved the DAthena.prj. I started DArtemis,
>>>> read in the DAthena.prj
>>>> file, haven't tried fitting but saved the DArtemis fpj file.
>>>> If I try re-opening the fpj file I just saved in DArtemis, DArtemis
>>>> crashes,
>>>> but re-opening the DAthena prj file after starting DArtemis is not a
>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>> In DAthena, if I go to the appdata/roaming/demeter directory and delete
>>>> the demeter.ini file,
>>>> DAthena will display all 4 mini-graphs when I open the prj file and the
>>>> k,R,E buttons work.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Robert,
>>>
>>> If you are inclined to help me with some troubleshooting, I have a
>>> request.
>>>
>>> If you can recreate the situation where only the energy part of the
>>> quad plot is displayed and the plot buttons stop working, could you
>>> tell me a couple things:
>>>
>>>   1. What are the values for the plotting ranges in E, k, R, and q?
>>>      The reason I ask is that I stumbled upon a situation where Emin,
>>>      Emax, kmin, etc all got set to zero (as did a bunch of other
>>>      parameters).  I could not figure out how to reproduce that
>>>      problem, but it would be helpful to know if it happened to
>>>      someone else.
>>>
>>>   2. In the Monitor menu, click on "Show command buffer".  In the
>>>      "Plot buffer" at the bottom of the window scroll up just a little
>>>      bit to where you'll see lines that say things like
>>>
>>>         plot '/home/bruce/.horae/stash/gp_vdnzxmxl' using 1:2 with
>>> lines ls 1,\
>>>              '/home/bruce/.horae/stash/gp_wfaastqg' using 1:2 with
>>> lines ls 2
>>>
>>>      What I want to know is if the 8 random characters after
>>>      "stash/gp_" are the same or different (as in my example here).
>>>
>>> In short, I want to know if you have seen some problems I have
>>> observed by not been able to reproduce.
>>>
>>>
>>> 0.9.19 does not appear to be one of my better packaging efforts, alas.
>>>
>>> B
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  I uninstalled and went back to 0.9.18.2. DAthena seems to work - all 4
>>>> mini-graphs, and E,k,R work.
>>>> DArtemis still opens, reads DAthena.prj but crashes when trying to read
>>>> fpj file created under 0.9.18.2.
>>>>
>>>> Going back to the last 0.8.0nn versions, no crashes from Artemis or
>>>> Athena.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> -R.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/14/2014 12:38 PM, Matt Newville wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Shoaib,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Shoaib Muhammad
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have recently upgraded my computer to Windows 8.1 Pro x64 and after
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> upgrade I can’t run Athena and Artemis. The problem symptoms are:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1-      If I use Demeter version 0.9.13, Athena opens but when I try
>>>>>> to open
>>>>>> previously saved file, Athena simply crashes without showing any
>>>>>> error.
>>>>>> Artemis also shows similar behavior.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2-      By using latest build Demeter 0.9.19, Athena behavior is
>>>>>> slightly
>>>>>> different it opens the files and show the plot. But pressing the E,k,R
>>>>>> buttons does not change the plot. Artemis still crashes by opening any
>>>>>> project file without any error.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have tried following things, installed in compatibility mode of
>>>>>> Windows7.
>>>>>> Athena worked fine only once after installing in compatibility mode.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Installed in different drives but situations remains the same. Tried
>>>>>> to “run
>>>>>> as Admin” but no improvement.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Installed Demeter on three different computers running Windows 8.1
>>>>>> x64 but
>>>>>> similar behavior is received.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kindly suggest me some work around because I have to use Demeter on
>>>>>> almost
>>>>>> daily basis. I have attached log file obtained from Demeter 0.9.13
>>>>>> running
>>>>>> under Window 8.1 x64.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shoaib Muhammad
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Department of Energy Science
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sungkyunkwan University
>>>>>>
>>>>>> South Korea
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I think you might be in mostly uncharted waters with 64-bit Windows
>>>>> 8.
>>>>>   I have access to many Windows machines, but I don't know of any
>>>>> 64-bit Windows 8.1 machines in our group.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you're up for it, it might be worth installing demeter from source
>>>>> from the github repository, following
>>>>> http://bruceravel.github.io/demeter/pods/installation.pod.html
>>>>> and asking for help if you get stuck.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure it would be a great help to others if you did this....
>>>>>
>>>>> --Matt
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> --
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