Re: [PyMOL] Suse 10 and PyMOL crashes

[Peter A. M. <pa...@co...>]

Hi,

> I have tried 0.99 rc6 and rc7, and the 1.00 beta 01 that is described as
> "for testing on 64-bit linux", all with the same result. PyMOL appears
> to start normally

Good troubleshooting procedure....I've had no problems w\ 0.99rc9 on suse
10.0 (single cpu though...so smp/threading issues would be a place to
look).  One thing you don't mention is if you're using the binary or
source version (trying both shouldn't make a difference, but is
straightfoward enough that it's worth checking).

> But as soon any object (either ccp4 map or coordinates) is read in, the
> whole machine irretrievably crashes.

Could you provide more details on how it crashes (exceptions, core dumps,
x-windows freeze, machine catches fire)?

> Any suggestions would be much appreciated as we are stumped. We are
> about to try different OpenGL / nvidia driver combinations but I thought
> I'd see if anyone else had had similar experiences so far.

I was having sporadic issues a few months back with pymol sporadically
freezing the x-server (and ending up with a process that would refuse to
stop, even when killed by root); is this what you mean by the whole
machine crashing?  If so, check the list archive for details (the short
version is that it could be caused by issues w\ binary graphics card
drivers, and a possible fix is to use the open source drivers).

Good luck,

Pete


Pete Meyer
Fu Lab
BMCB grad student
Cornell University