no 'control.txt' file

cargeo95 · August 9, 2022, 00:58

Hello,

I did all the steps but at the end I try to run any example and I get it:

no 'control.txt' file
!!! missing input parameter in control.txt !!!
!!! please check the DIVEMesh User Guide !!!

Can you help me? I don't understand

Captura2.PNG

capture.png

kamath · August 9, 2022, 04:45

Hi Carlos,

I guess you are using Ubuntu on Windows App for this?
Then I also guess you copy pasted the control and ctrl files from the Windows system to the Ubuntu home folder using the Windows explorer.

This will cause the files to have no permissions and therefore "not exist" in the Ubuntu universe.

You can check this by opening the Ubuntu App and navigating to the location of the files (in the Ubuntu app using the cd command, not the windows explorer) and then type:

Code:

ll

You will see a list of permissions next to the files in the folder.
Control.txt and ctrl.txt probably have just ------ next to them.

You can give these files read and write permissions using:

Code:

chmod u+rw control.txt

Code:

chmod u+rw ctrl.txt

This will provide the user (you) the read (r) and write (w) access and therefore programs you initiate can also read and write to these files.

This should sort your issue

cargeo95 · August 9, 2022, 09:38

Hi kamath,

you are amazing. It's working. Thank you a lot!

I already have another question.

when I was doing the installation I wrote "make all -j 4" but my pc has 6 core. How I can change this?

Thank you

kamath · August 9, 2022, 10:30

Thanks

If you have 6 physical cores, you can use

make -j 12

but for mpirun only -n 6

cargeo95 · August 9, 2022, 10:39

Thank you!

Now, I am struggling with paraview, but later i will comment first I try it alone.

Thank you a lot!

August 9, 2022, 00:58	no 'control.txt' file	#1
cargeo95 New Member Carlos ARturo Gómez Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 3	Hello, I did all the steps but at the end I try to run any example and I get it: no 'control.txt' file !!! missing input parameter in control.txt !!! !!! please check the DIVEMesh User Guide !!! Can you help me? I don't understand Captura2.PNG capture.png

August 9, 2022, 04:45		#2
kamath Senior Member Arun Kamath Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 265 Rep Power: 13	Hi Carlos, I guess you are using Ubuntu on Windows App for this? Then I also guess you copy pasted the control and ctrl files from the Windows system to the Ubuntu home folder using the Windows explorer. This will cause the files to have no permissions and therefore "not exist" in the Ubuntu universe. You can check this by opening the Ubuntu App and navigating to the location of the files (in the Ubuntu app using the cd command, not the windows explorer) and then type: Code: ll You will see a list of permissions next to the files in the folder. Control.txt and ctrl.txt probably have just ------ next to them. You can give these files read and write permissions using: Code: chmod u+rw control.txt Code: chmod u+rw ctrl.txt This will provide the user (you) the read (r) and write (w) access and therefore programs you initiate can also read and write to these files. This should sort your issue __________________ Arun X years with REEF3D

August 9, 2022, 10:30		#4
kamath Senior Member Arun Kamath Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 265 Rep Power: 13	Thanks If you have 6 physical cores, you can use make -j 12 but for mpirun only -n 6 __________________ Arun X years with REEF3D

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
how to calculate mass flow rate on patches and summation of that during the run?	immortality	OpenFOAM Post-Processing	104	February 16, 2021 08:46
[foam-extend.org] problem when installing foam-extend-1.6	Thomas pan	OpenFOAM Installation	7	September 9, 2015 21:53
[swak4Foam] Problem installing swak_2.x for OpenFoam-2.4.0	towanda	OpenFOAM Community Contributions	6	September 5, 2015 21:03
"parabolicVelocity" in OpenFoam 2.1.0 ?	sawyer86	OpenFOAM Running, Solving & CFD	21	February 7, 2012 11:44
ParaView Compilation	jakaranda	OpenFOAM Installation	3	October 27, 2008 11:46

August 9, 2022, 09:38		#3
cargeo95 New Member Carlos ARturo Gómez Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 3	Hi kamath, you are amazing. It's working. Thank you a lot! I already have another question. when I was doing the installation I wrote "make all -j 4" but my pc has 6 core. How I can change this? Thank you

August 9, 2022, 10:39		#5
cargeo95 New Member Carlos ARturo Gómez Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 3	Thank you! Now, I am struggling with paraview, but later i will comment first I try it alone. Thank you a lot!