[daip] Problems with AIPS

[Eric Greisen]

On 3/25/2020 4:47 PM, Salvador Curiel via Daip wrote:
> Hola,
>
> I am having problems with the AIPS install in a MacBook Pro, with 
> macOS version 10.13.6. I had installed AIPS version 31DIC18 and it was 
> working fine. However a few days ago I started having problems with 
> the TV server. After several attempts to fix it, I decided to install 
> the latest version 31DIC20.  This did not fix the problem. The TV 
> server does not start. I reinstalled  XQuartz terminal, thinking that 
> this may be the problem. It did not fix the problem.
>
> The AIPS_MSGSRV and TEKSRV windows do seem to start ok. Using the 
> Activity Monitor I see that the TVSERVER.EXE appears to be running.
>
> I include here the output that I obtain when starting AIPS. I hope 
> that can help me to fix this problem. Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Salvador
>
> ============================================================================
>
> AIPS_VERSION=/Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/31DEC20
> START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the
> START_AIPS: - system name , AIPS type
>
>
> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
> DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.018
> (Using global default file 
> /Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for DADEVS.PL)
> Disk 1 (1) is /Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> Disk 2 (2) is /Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> Disk 3 (3) is /Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_3
> Disk 4 (4) is /Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_4
> Disk 5 (5) is /Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_5
> Disk 6 (6) is /Users/scuriel/scuriel/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_6
>
> 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 31DEC20 AIPS with normal priority
> Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC20) at priority =   0
> AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server   1
> AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server   1
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> ?DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.018
> 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!!!
> XAS: ***  Using shared memory option for speed ***
> XAS: Using screen width 2710 height 902,
>   max grey level 8191 in 16 grey-scale memories
> Shared memory id failure: Cannot allocate memory
> XASERVERS: Start graphics server TEKSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C
> XASERVERS: Start message server MSGSRV on localhost, DISPLAY :0
> Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C
>
>
>
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The critical message is the Shared memory id failure.  Mac OS limits the 
size of shared memory,  You need to edit the file /etc/sysctl.conf.  You 
might already have one so copy it to your work directory and edit it.  
Usually you do not have one and so you should just create it in your 
work area and after it is ready "sudo sp sysctl.conf /etc".  
Instructions on the contents may be found in the AIPS Manager FAQ page 
(www.aips.nrao.edu/aipsmgr/index.html).  You will have to reboot after 
putting the file in /etc.  You can test if it worked with"sysctl kern.sysv"

Eric Greisen



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