[daip] Re: AIPS data access problem

[Eric Greisen]

Adam Fallon writes:
 > Hi Eric, I am have another AIPS problem that I can't figure out...I have
 > some data that I worked with a few years ago that I again need to
 > access.  It is under a different user number than what I use now, but when
 > I try to start AIPS with the old user number, it fails becuase of a disk
 > problem (see attached log).  If I start AIPS with a different user
 > number and then change USERID to the old one, the catalog appears empty.
 > 
 > I know the data still exist becuase I can display the catalog of the old
 > user number using the idl "aipsdir.pro" utility.
 > 
 > What would be the most simple way to access these data? I was thinking to
 > some how manually change the user number to my current one - is this
 > possible?
 > 
 > Thank you for your help,
 > Adam.
 > traviata> aips tst notv
 >  
 > You have a choice of 12 printers.  These are:
 >  
 >     No. [ type  ] Description
 > -------------------------------------------------------------
 >      1. [     PS] HP 4100 in 1328 
 >      2. [     PS] HP 4MP in 1414 
 >      3. [     PS] HP 4050 in 1008 
 >      4. [     PS] HP 4500 Color in 1008 
 >      5. [     PS] HP 4MP dup-land in 1414 
 >      6. [     PS] HP 4MP dup-port in 1414 
 >      7. [     PS] HP 4100 dup-land in 1328 
 >      8. [     PS] HP 4100 dup-port in 1328 
 >      9. [     PS] HP 4050 dup-land in 1008 
 >     10. [     PS] HP 4050 dup-port in 1008 
 >     11. [     PS] HP 6MP in 1334 
 >     12. [PREVIEW] GNU Ghostscript X-windows previewer 
 > -------------------------------------------------------------
 >  
 > START_AIPS: Enter your choice, or the word QUIT [default is 1]: 2
 > START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the HP 4MP in 1414 
 > START_AIPS:  - system name hp_1414, AIPS type PS
 >  
 > START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
 > DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.006
 >   (Using private file /home/pollux/afallon/.dadevs for DADEVS.PL)
 >                   /AIPSDATA/BOHEME_1 is currently unavailable.
 >                   /AIPSDATA/BOHEME_2 is currently unavailable.
 >                   /AIPSDATA/BOHEME_3 is currently unavailable.
 >                   /AIPSDATA/BOHEME_4 is currently unavailable.
 >    Disk 1 (1) is /AIPSDATA/BOHEME_5
 >                   /AIPSDATA/BOHEME_6 is currently unavailable.
 >    Disk 2 (2) is /AIPSDATA/ATTILA_1
 >    Disk 3 (3) is /AIPSDATA/ATTILA_2
 >                   /AIPSDATA/ATTILA_3 is currently unavailable.
 >    Disk 4 (4) is /AIPSDATA/CASTOR_2
 >    Disk 5 (5) is /AIPSDATA/CASTOR_1
 > 
 > Tape assignments: 
 >    Tape 1 is REMOTE
 >    Tape 2 is REMOTE
 >  
 > START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on TRAVIATA asynchronously...
 > Starting up 31DEC03 AIPS with normal priority
 > Begin the one true AIPS number 2 (release of 31DEC03) at priority =   0 
 > AIPS 2: You are NOT assigned a TV device or server
 > AIPS 2: You are NOT assigned a graphics device or server
 >  ZMSGOP: FILE DA01:MSD001000.001;      NOT FOUND
 > MSGWRT ERROR      2 AT OPEN                                             
 > AIPS 2: Enter user ID number
 > ?DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.006
 > 210
 > AIPS 2:                          31DEC03 AIPS:
 > AIPS 2:      Copyright (C) 1995-2003 Associated Universities, Inc.
 > AIPS 2:            AIPS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY;
 > AIPS 2:                 for details, type HELP GNUGPL
 > AIPS 2: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
 > AIPS 2: under certain conditions; type EXPLAIN GNUGPL for details.
 > AIPS 2: Previous session command-line history *not* recovered.
 > AIPS 2: TAB-key completions enabled, type HELP READLINE for details.
 > AIPS 2: ZFIO: OPER = READ LUN = 27 NREC =      345
 > AIPS 2: ZFI2: REQUEST FOR BYTES 352257 THRU = 353280 BEYOND EOF = 352256
 > AIPS 2: ZERROR: IN ZFI2   ERRNO = 22 (Invalid argument)
 > AIPS 2: DISK PROBLEM   CODES:       3      0
 > >mcat
 > AIPS 2: SYMBOL?       MCAT
 > >help
 > AIPS 2: SYMBOL?       HELP
 > >quit
 > AIPS 2: SYMBOL?       QUIT
 > >exit
 > AIPS 2: SYMBOL?       EXIT
 > >AIPS 2: ZABORS: signal 2 received
 > AIPS 2: ABORT!
 > 

It would appear that the SAVE-GET file for user 210 is damaged or too
old and hence short.

cd /AIPSDATA/BOHEME_5
ls -laF SGD*.05U*

rm SGD05U001.05U\;

Then start aips for that user.

Another thing that worries me though.  Were the old data originally
generated on another computer and then just copied over?  If so, was
that computer the same byte order as the present one?  Linux is one
order; Solaris and Mac are the other.  They are not compatible.

Eric Greisen