[daip] AIPS 31DEC07 on Mac OS X 10.4.9
Eric Greisen
egreisen at nrao.edu
Tue Apr 10 11:18:22 EDT 2007
John Cannon writes:
> I am updating AIPS from 31DEC06 to 31DEC07 on a Mac (PowerPC) running
> OS X 10.4.9. I have followed the same steps you suggested when I
> installed 31DEC06 (i.e., performed a laptop installation; see your
> message below), but I have run into a problem that I cannot seem to
> work out. I hope you might be able to help me solve this issue.
>
> I have worked on data for various projects with the 31DEC06 version
> of AIPS, and thus have data with multiple user numbers. All of the
> data files are located in the same directory; however, some user
> numbers "see" all of their data, while others do not.
Is this a directory that has been used only on this machine - i.e.
these data are all generated with a MacPPC?
>
> For example, user number 2420 (1V8) has 34 data files in the data
> directory (named *.1V8*), and these load into aips fine:
>
> Hawkeye <8> aips
> START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the VVO Computer Lab
> START_AIPS: - system name mcx_3, AIPS type PS
> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
> (Using global default file /Volumes/MyData/myApplications/DA00/
> DADEVS.LIST for DADEVS.PL)
> Disk 1 (1) is /Volumes/MyData/LOCALHOST_1
>
> Tape assignments:
> Tape 1 is REMOTE
> Tape 2 is REMOTE
> START_AIPS: I am GUESSING you are at a workstation called localhost
> START_AIPS: Starting TV servers on localhost asynchronously
> START_AIPS: - with Internet Sockets...
> START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on LOCALHOST asynchronously...
> Starting up 31DEC07 AIPS with normal priority
> Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC07) at priority = 0
> AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server 2
> AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server 2
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> ?XASERVERS: Start TV LOCK daemon TVSERV on localhost
> TVSERVER: Starting AIPS TV locking, Inet domain
> XASERVERS: Start XAS on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> XAS: ** TrueColor FOUND!!!
> XASERVERS: Start graphics server TEKSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> XASERVERS: Start message server MSGSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> XAS: *** Using shared memory option for speed ***
> XAS: Using screen width height 1910 1100, max grey level 255
> 2420
> AIPS 1: 31DEC07 AIPS:
> AIPS 1: Copyright (C) 1995-2007 Associated Universities, Inc.
> AIPS 1: AIPS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY;
> AIPS 1: for details, type HELP GNUGPL
> AIPS 1: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
> AIPS 1: under certain conditions; type EXPLAIN GNUGPL for details.
> AIPS 1: Previous session command-line history recovered.
> AIPS 1: TAB-key completions enabled, type HELP READLINE for details.
> AIPS 1: Recovered POPS environment from last exit
> >mc
> AIPS 1: Catalog on disk 1
> AIPS 1: Cat Usid Mapname Class Seq Pt Last access Stat
> AIPS 1: 1 2420 IC2574 .HI . 1 MA 10-APR-2007 09:56:29
> AIPS 1: 2 2420 HOI .HA . 1 MA 29-NOV-2006 14:18:08
> AIPS 1: 3 2420 HOI .70 . 1 MA 10-APR-2007 08:48:33
> AIPS 1: 4 2420 HOII .HA . 1 MA 29-NOV-2006 14:17:55
> AIPS 1: 5 2420 HOII .70 . 1 MA 29-NOV-2006 14:17:59
> AIPS 1: 6 2420 IC2574 .HA . 1 MA 10-APR-2007 08:47:50
> AIPS 1: 7 2420 IC2574 .70 . 1 MA 10-APR-2007 08:52:49
>
> However, user number 2500 (1XG) has more than 500 files in the data
> directory, but none load into AIPS:
>
> Hawkeye <9> aips
> START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the VVO Computer Lab
> START_AIPS: - system name mcx_3, AIPS type PS
> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
> (Using global default file /Volumes/MyData/myApplications/DA00/
> DADEVS.LIST for DADEVS.PL)
> Disk 1 (1) is /Volumes/MyData/LOCALHOST_1
>
> Tape assignments:
> Tape 1 is REMOTE
> Tape 2 is REMOTE
> START_AIPS: I am GUESSING you are at a workstation called localhost
> START_AIPS: Starting TV servers on localhost asynchronously
> START_AIPS: - with Internet Sockets...
> START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on LOCALHOST asynchronously...
> Starting up 31DEC07 AIPS with normal priority
> Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC07) at priority = 0
> AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server 2
> AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server 2
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> ?XASERVERS: Start TV LOCK daemon TVSERV on localhost
> TVSERVER: Starting AIPS TV locking, Inet domain
> XASERVERS: Start XAS on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> XAS: ** TrueColor FOUND!!!
> XASERVERS: Start graphics server TEKSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> XASERVERS: Start message server MSGSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> XAS: *** Using shared memory option for speed ***
> XAS: Using screen width height 1910 1100, max grey level 255
> MakeLink: bind error (INET): Address already in use
Note this error. It takes time for the Inet socket to clear
after you exit. Note that one can say RESTART rather than exit and
change to a new user number. This reduces problems with servers
coming and going.
> TVSERVER told to shut down by XAS
> XAS: Quitting NOW.
> 2500
> AIPS 1: 31DEC07 AIPS:
> AIPS 1: Copyright (C) 1995-2007 Associated Universities, Inc.
> AIPS 1: AIPS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY;
> AIPS 1: for details, type HELP GNUGPL
> AIPS 1: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
> AIPS 1: under certain conditions; type EXPLAIN GNUGPL for details.
> AIPS 1: Previous session command-line history recovered.
> AIPS 1: TAB-key completions enabled, type HELP READLINE for details.
> AIPS 1: Recovered POPS environment from last exit
> >uc
> AIPS 1: Catalog on disk 1
> AIPS 1: Cat Usid Mapname Class Seq Pt Last access Stat
> >mc
> AIPS 1: Catalog on disk 1
> AIPS 1: Cat Usid Mapname Class Seq Pt Last access Stat
>
> Do you have any ideas on what might cause this issue?
Check the inputs to mcat and ucat. Perhaps USERID is set to
something other than 0 or 2500.
>
> What I hope is a small issue: on exiting AIPS (with "kleenex"), I
> get the following:
>
> >kleenex
> AIPS 1: Begin check for any 'standard' scratch files
> AIPS 1: Scratch files -- destroyed: 0 still active: 0
> AIPS 1: User 2500: 367 messages, oldest written 09-APR-2007 09:47:32
> AIPS 1: Deleted 0 messages
> AIPS 1: Saved POPS environment in area named 'LASTEXIT'
> ZSSSO2 connect (INET): Connection refused
This is because the TV in this session failed to start and so is
already gone.
Eric Greisen
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