[daip] Classic AIPS 31DEC07 installation problem

[Michael Dahlem]

Hi again,

Many thanks, Eric. Sorry, now I've seen aipsmail on the screen when
it prompted me for the amanager password. daip I thought was for web
problems, but I might have misread the instructions. Anyway, now I
know and I will keep these messages for future reference.

Eric Greisen wrote:
> Michael Dahlem writes:
>   We3 prefer tat people use aipsmail or daip (synonyms actually) to my
> personal e-mail because I am away at times.  I thought that that was
> obvious but I will look again...
> 
>  > After upgrading my operating system from FC4 to FC6 on a Dell
>  > Intel laptop, I have just installed 31DEC07. Everything went
>  > fine (as far as I can tell) up to, and including, INSTEP 4.
>  > 
>  > Only then I was asked for a password, typed in AMANAGER, then
>  > an error message scrolled past, but the installation continued
>  > and a message said that it was all done. However, when I try
>  > to start up AIPS, I run into the following problem (31DEC07 is
>  > defined as the TST version):
> 
>  > AIPS 1: ZOPEN: FILE TSTMEM:MED000000;        NOT FOUND
> 
>  > AIPS 1: DISK PROBLEM   CODES:       2      0
>  >  >mc
>  > AIPS 1: SYMBOL?       MC
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 12 has always been my user ID. That cannot be the problem.
>  > I don't know what's wrong. The "disk" (directory) exists and
>  > there are files in it (from the previous AIPS version). At the
>  > command line AIPS does not read any input, as can be seen from
>  > the error message returned on the "mc" input.
>  > 
>  > Do you have a clue what is wrong (most likely operator error)?
>  > Or what other information should I send to make things clearer?
>  > 
>  > Many thanks in advance for your help!
>  > 
> 
> It appears that those error messages you did not catch are significant
> - since FILAIP is supposed to create the TSTMEM file which was not
> found and then POPSGN is supposed to initialize it.
> 
> Try
> 
> cd $AIPS_ROOT
> source LOGIN.CSH         (or  . LOGIN.SH  for bash shell)
> $CDTST
> 
> RUN FILAIP
> AMANAGER
> 4 2
> 
> RUN POPSGN
> 0 POPSDAT TST
> <cr>
> 
> and be sure to catch what it says.  That AIPS.EXE started suggestes
> that the INSTEP4 actually worked okay but this final bit had trouble.
> 
> Eric Greisen

Yup, whatever went wrong the first time (I did execute the
login shell script), what you suggested has fixed the problem!
I can see the files on disk now, enter AIPS, load one and
display it on the TV screen and manipulate the colour lookup
tables (the only test I've done so far).

Looks like I'm ready for my banana milkshake! ;)

Many thanks again for your help!

Best regards,
Michael