DriveSuma not driving

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1

Hi there,

I am trying to learn how to drive suma from the command line by following the example from this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaN1Om3EZuQ&list=PL_CD549H9kgqSs51SCNZQ4q57IguXvFI8&index=6

I am using this code (running from inside the SUMA folder of my subject)

#!/bin/tcsh

## Set up vars
set subj = P007_FR
set spec_file = {$subj}_lh.spec
set surf_vol = {$subj}_SurfVol+orig

## Set up afni vars
set portnum = `afni -available_npb_quiet`
setenv SUMA_DriveSumaMaxWait "30"


# Open surface
suma \
	-echo_edu \
	-npb $portnum \
	-spec $spec_file \
	-sv $surf_vol &

sleep 1

# Give side view for LH
DriveSuma \
	-echo_edu \
	-npb $portnum \
	-com viewer_cont -key 'Ctrl+left'

But I am getting this error

Error SUMA_niml_call (SUMA_niml.c:597):
WriteCheck timed out (> 30000 ms).
--     Error SUMA_SendToSuma (SUMA_niml.c:4335):
Failed in SUMA_niml_call
--     Error DriveSuma (SUMA_DriveSuma.c:58):
Failed to initialize SUMA_SendToSuma
--     Error SUMA_SendToSuma (SUMA_niml.c:4363):
You must call SUMA_SendToSuma with action 0 before action 1.
No Communcation cleanup done.
oo     Warning SUMA_ProcessCommand (SUMA_driver.c:628):
Failed in SUMA_SendToSuma
Communication halted.

Does anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong?

Thank you for your help,

Harriet

2

Update - this code works on my local computer, but does not run on my university’s remote computer.

The IT person suggested it could be a problem with some of my environment variables.

Could someone suggest what environment variables I should check given the above error to try get DriveSuma working on my remote machine?

Or perhaps another thing to check/ try? Has anyone encountered anything like this before?

Thank you for your help,

Harriet

3

Hi Harriet,

Your script worked perfectly on my (local) system so an environmental variable is a possibility. Do you have any text output other than what you initially posted?

Thanks,
Peter

4

To be sure, are you even able to run suma on that remote computer?
Try simply running “suma” by hand. That might fail in such a case.

  • rick
5

Hi both,

Trying to drive suma again (a couple years on)

Run suma works fine on my remote machine:

#!/bin/tcsh
set portnum = 0
suma \
	-onestate \
	-npb ${portnum} \
	-spec $data_dir/SUMA/${spec} \
	-sv $data_dir/SUMA/${sv} &

But drive suma does not:

DriveSuma \
	-npb ${portnum} \
	-com viewer_cont -key '.'

I get the following:

WriteCheck timed out (> 300000 ms).
--     Error SUMA_SendToSuma (SUMA_niml.c:4347):
Failed in SUMA_niml_call
--     Error DriveSuma (SUMA_DriveSuma.c:58):
Failed to initialize SUMA_SendToSuma
--     Error SUMA_SendToSuma (SUMA_niml.c:4375):
You must call SUMA_SendToSuma with action 0 before action 1.
No Communcation cleanup done.
oo     Warning SUMA_ProcessCommand (SUMA_driver.c:628):
Failed in SUMA_SendToSuma
Communication halted.

Any suggestions?

6

Howdy-

Just to check, what is your AFNI version:

afni -ver

on that system?

--pt

7

Hi, thanks for getting back

afni -ver output
Precompiled binary linux_openmp_64: Mar 1 2023 (Version AFNI_23.0.07 'Commodus')

Just realised there was a bit more message (about the sumarc file), so here is the whole output in case that is important:

tcsh suma_drive
[1] 51418

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #1/18(Local Domain Parent), loading ...
SUMA_niml_call: Contacting on tcp:127.0.0.1:1032 (6), maximum wait 300.000 sec
(You can change max. wait time with env. SUMA_DriveSumaMaxWait)
.....................................
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #2/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #3/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
...
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #4/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #5/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #6/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #7/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #8/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #9/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #10/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #11/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
...
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #12/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #13/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
...
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #14/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #15/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
......
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #16/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #17/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
......
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSurface #18/18 (mappable via Local Domain Parent), loading ...
....oo Warning suma (SUMA_suma.c:1201):

No sumarc file found. You should create one by running the following:

          suma -update_env

I also recommend you run 'suma -update_env' whenever you update AFNI.

See details for -environment and -update_env options in suma -help's output.

....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-- Error SUMA_niml_call (SUMA_niml.c:607):
WriteCheck timed out (> 300000 ms).
-- Error SUMA_SendToSuma (SUMA_niml.c:4347):
Failed in SUMA_niml_call
-- Error DriveSuma (SUMA_DriveSuma.c:58):
Failed to initialize SUMA_SendToSuma
-- Error SUMA_SendToSuma (SUMA_niml.c:4375):
You must call SUMA_SendToSuma with action 0 before action 1.
No Communcation cleanup done.
oo Warning SUMA_ProcessCommand (SUMA_driver.c:628):
Failed in SUMA_SendToSuma
Communication halted.

++ Should be up and working now...

8

Hi there, I am still getting this error. Does anyone know how to fix it?

As a reminder, the code works on my local computer but not on the university's remote machine which I am trying to use for this job.

Any help very appreciated!

9

Did you try the command recommended in the message?

10

That worked! Thank you :)