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Hello -

I am trying to launch GRASS GIS 6.4.0svn(TclTk) for the first time on Windows Vista-32 Home Premium, and am receiving a sequence of error messages following  location/mapset window.

(I ran an advanced install of all applications on 6/26/09, downloaded sample data sets for both SD and NC, and specified directories for location/mapset as shown in the first-timse user tutorial).

The error occurs after I click "Enter GRASS". Program starts to launch, then I get an error message:
"g.region.exe has stopped working"

I have two options: 'Check online for a solution and close' or just 'close'. 

After clicking either of above, I then get:
"Error setting region (Problem with g.region?): child killed: unknown signal"

Again I get the same options to close as above, and another error message:
"g.proj.exe has stopped working"

Then a final message:
g.proj or projection error: child killed: unknown signal

An "Error in startup script" then appears, listing approx. 8 application/programming areas where errors seem to have occurred.

Then the program shuts down, except the command prompt screen remains.

I am not new to GIS, but have little background in programming and no idea how to troubleshoot this. None of the issues or tickets within the GRASS site appear to address this problem either.

Any suggestions out there?  I look forward to digging into the GRASS, so help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Pete Sullivan



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Hi Peter,

does
g.region -p
work? That's essentially a test if GDAL works.

Markus

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Peter Sullivan<[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hello -
>
> I am trying to launch GRASS GIS 6.4.0svn(TclTk) for the first time on
> Windows Vista-32 Home Premium, and am receiving a sequence of error messages
> following  location/mapset window.
>
> (I ran an advanced install of all applications on 6/26/09, downloaded sample
> data sets for both SD and NC, and specified directories for location/mapset
> as shown in the first-timse user tutorial).
>
> The error occurs after I click "Enter GRASS". Program starts to launch, then
> I get an error message:
> "g.region.exe has stopped working"
>
> I have two options: 'Check online for a solution and close' or just
> 'close'.
>
> After clicking either of above, I then get:
> "Error setting region (Problem with g.region?): child killed: unknown
> signal"
>
> Again I get the same options to close as above, and another error message:
> "g.proj.exe has stopped working"
>
> Then a final message:
> g.proj or projection error: child killed: unknown signal
>
> An "Error in startup script" then appears, listing approx. 8
> application/programming areas where errors seem to have occurred.
>
> Then the program shuts down, except the command prompt screen remains.
>
> I am not new to GIS, but have little background in programming and no idea
> how to troubleshoot this. None of the issues or tickets within the GRASS
> site appear to address this problem either.
>
> Any suggestions out there?  I look forward to digging into the GRASS, so
> help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Pete Sullivan
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> grass-windows mailing list
> [hidden email]
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-windows
>
>
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From: [hidden email]
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: [GRASS-windows] please help - GRASS crashes at start-up
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 23:09:46 -0400

Markus,

Hi, and apologies for the much-delayed response, been off-line for a bit. I would still like to resolve the original problem. You asked if g.region works.   I'm not entirely sure how to test whether or not it does....but the sequence of error messages I get includes "g.region.exe has stopped working"  so I assume the answer is no.

I read a follow-up from another user that suggested it might be a security issue w/ vista. I will try that angle and let you know if sucessful. If you have any other thoughts I would appreciate it.

Cheers,

Pete

> Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:04:02 +0200
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-windows] please help - GRASS crashes at start-up
> From: [hidden email]
> To: [hidden email]
> CC: [hidden email]
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> does
> g.region -p
> work? That's essentially a test if GDAL works.
>
> Markus
>
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Peter Sullivan<[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Hello -
> >
> > I am trying to launch GRASS GIS 6.4.0svn(TclTk) for the first time on
> > Windows Vista-32 Home Premium, and am receiving a sequence of error messages
> > following  location/mapset window.
> >
> > (I ran an advanced install of all applications on 6/26/09, downloaded sample
> > data sets for both SD and NC, and specified directories for location/mapset
> > as shown in the first-timse user tutorial).
> >
> > The error occurs after I click "Enter GRASS". Program starts to launch, then
> > I get an error message:
> > "g.region.exe has stopped working"
> >
> > I have two options: 'Check online for a solution and close' or just
> > 'close'.
> >
> > After clicking either of above, I then get:
> > "Error setting region (Problem with g.region?): child killed: unknown
> > signal"
> >
> > Again I get the same options to close as above, and another error message:
> > "g.proj.exe has stopped working"
> >
> > Then a final message:
> > g.proj or projection error: child killed: unknown signal
> >
> > An "Error in startup script" then appears, listing approx. 8
> > application/programming areas where errors seem to have occurred.
> >
> > Then the program shuts down, except the command prompt screen remains.
> >
> > I am not new to GIS, but have little background in programming and no idea
> > how to troubleshoot this. None of the issues or tickets within the GRASS
> > site appear to address this problem either.
> >
> > Any suggestions out there?  I look forward to digging into the GRASS, so
> > help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Pete Sullivan
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > grass-windows mailing list
> > [hidden email]
> > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-windows
> >
> >

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Peter,

no problem - meanwhile there is a new version out:
http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/binary/mswindows/native/WinGRASS-6.4.0SVN-r38537-1-Setup.exe

Perhaps it already solved the problem?

Best
Markus

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Peter Sullivan<[hidden email]> wrote:

> Markus,
>
> Hi, and apologies for the much-delayed response, been off-line for a bit. I
> would still like to resolve the original problem. You asked if g.region
> works.   I'm not entirely sure how to test whether or not it does....but the
> sequence of error messages I get includes "g.region.exe has stopped
> working"  so I assume the answer is no.
>
> I read a follow-up from another user that suggested it might be a security
> issue w/ vista. I will try that angle and let you know if sucessful. If you
> have any other thoughts I would appreciate it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
>> Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:04:02 +0200
>> Subject: Re: [GRASS-windows] please help - GRASS crashes at start-up
>> From: [hidden email]
>> To: [hidden email]
>> CC: [hidden email]
>>
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> does
>> g.region -p
>> work? That's essentially a test if GDAL works.
>>
>> Markus
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Peter Sullivan<[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello -
>> >
>> > I am trying to launch GRASS GIS 6.4.0svn(TclTk) for the first time on
>> > Windows Vista-32 Home Premium, and am receiving a sequence of error
>> > messages
>> > following  location/mapset window.
>> >
>> > (I ran an advanced install of all applications on 6/26/09, downloaded
>> > sample
>> > data sets for both SD and NC, and specified directories for
>> > location/mapset
>> > as shown in the first-timse user tutorial).
>> >
>> > The error occurs after I click "Enter GRASS". Program starts to launch,
>> > then
>> > I get an error message:
>> > "g.region.exe has stopped working"
>> >
>> > I have two options: 'Check online for a solution and close' or just
>> > 'close'.
>> >
>> > After clicking either of above, I then get:
>> > "Error setting region (Problem with g.region?): child killed: unknown
>> > signal"
>> >
>> > Again I get the same options to close as above, and another error
>> > message:
>> > "g.proj.exe has stopped working"
>> >
>> > Then a final message:
>> > g.proj or projection error: child killed: unknown signal
>> >
>> > An "Error in startup script" then appears, listing approx. 8
>> > application/programming areas where errors seem to have occurred.
>> >
>> > Then the program shuts down, except the command prompt screen remains.
>> >
>> > I am not new to GIS, but have little background in programming and no
>> > idea
>> > how to troubleshoot this. None of the issues or tickets within the GRASS
>> > site appear to address this problem either.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions out there?  I look forward to digging into the GRASS, so
>> > help is greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > Pete Sullivan
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