[Paraview] frustrated newbie

[Robert Maynard]

Hi,

Currently the client and server versions have to exactly match for a
connection to be made. If you built ParaView from source you need to check
out the release branch in git instead of master which is the current
development version ( 3.11.1 ).

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Pai, Vinay (NIH/NHLBI) [E] <
paiv at nhlbi.nih.gov> wrote:

> How do I get the X thing to display on a remote machine, when I am using
> openmesa???****
>
> ** **
>
> First, my configuration: a 2-machine "cluster" with a total of 3
> quad-cores, running ubuntu natty narwhal. head node IP:a.b.c.d (all 64-bit
> machines)****
>
> My remote machine: win-xp laptop with IP add: a.b.e.f (32-bit machine)****
>
> MPICH1 up and running.  I cannot use MPICH2 since the tomographic
> reconstruction package that I have only works under MPICH1.  The recon****
>
> works fine and dandy within the cluster (so MPI is running, the cluster
> machines are happy with each other, and I can get in with my remote machine
> from home and chat with them nice-and-easy).****
>
> ** **
>
> Now, the paraview bit:****
>
> I downloaded paraview source and did a manual install as per paraview.orgnotes to allow for MPI.  I included OpenMesa in the configuration and the
> paraview installed fine.  I can start up pvserver using mpi and start up
> paraview on the head node and that works.****
>
> ** **
>
> However, my problem is when I am trying to use my laptop in conjunction
> with the cluster.  I have a win32 binary installation of paraview on my
> laptop.****
>
> Well I start up the server on the cluster using:****
>
> mpirun -np 4 pvserver --use-offscreen-rendering****
>
> and it says waiting for client and Connection URL: cs://localhost:11111***
> *
>
> ** **
>
> I start up the laptop paraview and ask it to use the server at a.b.c.d.***
> *
>
> The server on the cluster gives an error message:****
>
> ERROR: In  <dirpath>/vtkSocketCommunicator.cxx, line 823 ****
>
> vtkSocketCommunicator (0x185ecd0): Tag mismatch: got 8843, expecting 99991.
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> It is weird that I downloaded paraview3.10.1 for both win32 and linux
> x86-64, but the paraview version that opens up on my linux box says it is
> 3.11.1****
>
> I am wondering if this is a problem?  I got both softwares from
> http://www.paraview.org/paraview/resources/software.html#latest....****
>
> ** **
>
> I can provide more details on what all I have tried  (basically all the
> stuff that google has thrown up from various paraview-related websites) w/o
> any luck.****
>
> ** **
>
> Vinay****
>
> ** **
>
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Robert Maynard
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