Re: [Condor-users] Matlab and Condor

[Robert Parrott <parrott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How are you invoking matlab from condor?

Do you use the "-nojvm -nodisplay" options? The error appears to be 
related to X11.

rob

On Dec 7, 2004, at 2:44 AM, Robert Tafner wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> we are using Matlab in addition to Condor. But there are several
> problems with the version 6.5 and 7.0
>
> 6.5 starts quite normal but gives an SegFault at the beginning of
> the job. Afterwards everthing is ok and the job is successfully
> completed. It looks like this:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                               < M A T L A B >
>                   Copyright 1984-2002 The MathWorks, Inc.
>                       Version 6.5.0.180913a Release 13
>                                 Jun 18 2002
>
> ^G
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> --------       Segmentation violation detected at Mon Dec  6
> 15:30:28
> 2004------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
>
> Configuration:
>   MATLAB Version:   6.5.0.180913a (R13)
>   Operating System: Linux 2.6.8-1-k7 #1 Thu Oct 7 02:47:47 EDT
> 2004 i686  Window System:    No active display
>   Current Visual:   None
>   Processor ID:     x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 2, AuthenticAMD
>   Virtual Machine:  Java is not enabled
>
> Register State:
>   eax = 00000000   ebx = 401f6bf0
>   ecx = ffffffff   edx = 00004944
>   esi = 40212640   edi = 00000000
>   ebp = bfffcc58   esp = bfffcc40
>   eip = 401f0430   flg = 00010216
>
> Stack Trace:
>   [0] libmwmpath.so:mpCombinePathName(0x40212640, 0, 0x40209c60
> "toolbox_cache.xml", 0x401fec79) + 32 bytes  [1]
> libmwservices.so:svGetToolboxCacheFile~(76, 0x40056a3c,
> 0xbfffdf58, 0x40028f2a) + 48 bytes  [2]
> matlab:mnRunLoginScript~(32, 0x4020a69c "AnViL!", 32, 0x40028d9a)
> + 155 bytes  [3] matlab:mnParser~(0x411e7edc, 0x080c4e48,
> 0xbffffb30, 0xbfffdf90) + 660 bytes  [4] matlab:main~(2,
> 0xbffffba4, 0xbffffbb0, 0) + 2799 bytes  [5]
> libc.so.6:__libc_start_main~(0, 0xbffffcc1
> "XKEYSYMDB=/opt/matlab6.5/X11/app..", 0xbffffcf5
> "MATLABPATH=/opt/matlab6.5/toolbo..", 0xbffffd1d
> "SHELL=/bin/bash") + 264 bytes  [6] 0xbffffcba(0x3662616c,
> 0x622f352e, 0x672f6e69, 0x38786e6c)
>
> Please follow these steps in reporting this problem to The
> MathWorks so that we have the best chance of correcting it:
>
>   1. Send this crash report to segv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for automated
> analysis.     For your convenience, this information has been
> recorded in:       /tmp/matlab_crash_dump.2608
>
>   2. Also, if the problem is reproducible, send the crash report
> to     support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx along with:
>        - A specific list of steps that will reproduce the problem
>        - Any M, MEX, MDL or other files required to reproduce the
> problem       - Any error messages displayed prior to this crash
> report     A technical support engineer will contact you with
> further information.
>
> Thank you for your assistance.  Please save your workspace and
> restart MATLAB before continuing your work.
>
> > > > > MATLAB program terminated.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> We are using the version 7.0 too. But all jobs are rejected after
> a while with this error message:
> 005 (110.000.000) 12/06 11:46:58 Job terminated.
>         (0) Abnormal termination (signal 11)
>         (0) No core file
>                 Usr 0 00:00:01, Sys 0 00:00:00  -  Run Remote
> Usage                Usr 0 00:00:00, Sys 0 00:00:00  -  Run Local
> Usage                Usr 0 00:00:01, Sys 0 00:00:00  -  Total
> Remote Usage                Usr 0 00:00:00, Sys 0 00:00:00  -
> Total Local Usage        0  -  Run Bytes Sent By Job
>         0  -  Run Bytes Received By Job
>         0  -  Total Bytes Sent By Job
>         0  -  Total Bytes Received By Job
> ...
>
> We are using Debian Testing and Condor 6.7.2. Maybe anyone can
> help us. It would be great to find out who produces the error
> Matlab or Condor...
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert
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