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This page is for posting "strange" things that happen, particularly with the Teer machines. If we can get them explained and solved - great! If not - at least you will know you were not alone! The machines to avoid are given below.
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As of 08:31, 3 September 2014 (EDT) Avoid
Teer 4, 12, 13, 15, 18, 25, 27, 34, 38, and 39
MATLAB LAPACK Issue
Some people reported an error with LAPACK when using polyval on MATLAB.
- Date(s): 9/2/2014
- Machines: Teer 4, 12, 13, 25 - but only some people, not all
- Solution: Log in to a different machine...
MATLAB R2013a vs. R2014a
Some people type matlab &
and an older version of MATLAB comes up.
- Date(s): 9/2/2014
- Machines: Teer 15, 27, 34
- Solution: Log in to a different machine...
evince SettingsDaemon
When starting emacs, a strange error (or hundreds of them show up) saying:
** (evince:####): WARNING **: Failed to create dbus proxy for org.gnome.SettingsDaemon: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon': no such name
- Date(s): Starting two years ago, continuing on
- Machines: All Teer
- Solution: It still works...hit enter to get to a new command prompt but evince should be working
Xlib: extension missing
Occasionally, the error message comes up with graphical programs saying:
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display "localhost:10.0".
- Date(s): Starting two years ago, continuing on
- Machines: All Teer
- Solution: The graphical programs still work...hit enter to get to a new command prompt but the graphical program should be working