Problem running paraFoam on OpenFOAM 1.5

sonny · June 6, 2009, 13:38

Hey Guys

I have just installed OpenFOAM 1.5 and was also able to compile paraview 3.3 on ubuntu 9.04 after so much hassle. I am able to run blockMesh and icoFoam but each time I try running paraFoam I get the folowing error message:

Segmentation fault
I am a new linux user and need someone to guide on solving this problem. Thanks in advance.

Sonny

Ahmed · June 6, 2009, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonny

Hey Guys

I have just installed OpenFOAM 1.5 and was also able to compile paraview 3.3 on ubuntu 9.04 after so much hassle. I am able to run blockMesh and icoFoam but each time I try running paraFoam I get the folowing error message:

Segmentation fault
I am a new linux user and need someone to guide on solving this problem. Thanks in advance.

Sonny

would it be possible for you to read the following article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmentation_fault
it might help you pin pointing the cause

Kenny · June 6, 2009, 17:37

Use foam to vtk and then use paraview 3.4 downloaded form their site. Forget parafoam.

Wesley · June 6, 2009, 20:24

I would second using paraview with VTK. I am new to OpenFOAM and am running on a system where I could not compile the paraview that came with OpenFOAM. Converting to VTK seems to work just fine for me.

I was playing around with the icoFoam example. The command I used at the prompt was:
foamToVTK -case cavity

Then I starte paraview and opend the VTK directory in the case.

June 6, 2009, 13:38	Problem running paraFoam on OpenFOAM 1.5	#1
sonny New Member Sunny Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hey Guys I have just installed OpenFOAM 1.5 and was also able to compile paraview 3.3 on ubuntu 9.04 after so much hassle. I am able to run blockMesh and icoFoam but each time I try running paraFoam I get the folowing error message: Segmentation fault I am a new linux user and need someone to guide on solving this problem. Thanks in advance. Sonny

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Kenny New Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 10 Rep Power: 16	Use foam to vtk and then use paraview 3.4 downloaded form their site. Forget parafoam.

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Wesley New Member Wesley T. Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 17	I would second using paraview with VTK. I am new to OpenFOAM and am running on a system where I could not compile the paraview that came with OpenFOAM. Converting to VTK seems to work just fine for me. I was playing around with the icoFoam example. The command I used at the prompt was: foamToVTK -case cavity Then I starte paraview and opend the VTK directory in the case.