I have some old data that was generated using GRASS5.3 . When I try to
open it in GRASS 6, I get the following errors:
WARNING: Fail of initial read of compressedfile [img.1 in boer]
WARNING: unable to open raster map [img.1 in boer]
ERROR: Unable to open cellfile for [img.1]
It looks like it is the command: "d.rgb red=img.1 green=img.2
blue=img.3", that gives this problem.
A quick google shows that newer versions of GRASS (I haven't used it
now for some time) don't support cell files anymore?
I just need to change some of the colours of the vector maps
overlaying the image, so I don't really want to go through a whole
data transformation/import process. Is the old GRASS 5.3 debian
packages still available for download somewhere? I'm running Debian
Sarge at present and used to run GRASS 5.3 on Knoppix when Sarge was
still the testing version of Debian, so it should run without problems
(if I could get it to install without overwriting any of the GRASS 6
files). Unless of course there is another quick and dirty solution to
my problem :-).
I have some old data that was generated using GRASS5.3 . When I try to
open it in GRASS 6, I get the following errors:
WARNING: Fail of initial read of compressedfile [img.1 in boer]
WARNING: unable to open raster map [img.1 in boer]
ERROR: Unable to open cellfile for [img.1]
It looks like it is the command: "d.rgb red=img.1 green=img.2
blue=img.3", that gives this problem.
A quick google shows that newer versions of GRASS (I haven't used it
now for some time) don't support cell files anymore?
the raster map format hasn't changed at all. If you have problems with
raster maps check the files. I can't find the "Fail of initial read of
compressedfile" error message anywhere- what specific 6.x version is
this?
the vector and sites formats *have* changed from GRASS 5; you will need
to run v.convert or v.convert.all, and v.in.sites or v.in.sites.all to
make them usable with GRASS 6.
I just need to change some of the colours of the vector maps
overlaying the image, so I don't really want to go through a whole
data transformation/import process. Is the old GRASS 5.3 debian
packages still available for download somewhere? I'm running Debian
Sarge at present and used to run GRASS 5.3 on Knoppix when Sarge was
still the testing version of Debian, so it should run without problems
GRASS 5.3 was a development version without release. If you are looking,
look for a package of GRASS 5.4.0. Or download the source code from the
"old versions" section of the GRASS download page compile it yourself: http://hamish.bowman.googlepages.com/debiangisfiles#compile
(that's for GRASS 6, but mostly the same. I have older instructions
buried somewhere if you find you really need them)
(if I could get it to install without overwriting any of the GRASS 6
files).
you can safely have two versions of GRASS installed at the same time.
(hell, I've got 7 different official versions installed right now)
> I have some old data that was generated using GRASS5.3 . When I try to
> open it in GRASS 6, I get the following errors:
> WARNING: Fail of initial read of compressedfile [img.1 in boer]
> WARNING: unable to open raster map [img.1 in boer]
> ERROR: Unable to open cellfile for [img.1]
>
> It looks like it is the command: "d.rgb red=img.1 green=img.2
> blue=img.3", that gives this problem.
>
> A quick google shows that newer versions of GRASS (I haven't used it
> now for some time) don't support cell files anymore?
the raster map format hasn't changed at all.
Well, it has been extended (support for 64-bit offsets on 32-bit
systems, and ability to use gzip compression for integer maps), but
anything which was written by 5.3 can be read by 6.x.
If you have problems with
raster maps check the files. I can't find the "Fail of initial read of
compressedfile" error message anywhere- what specific 6.x version is
this?
He omitted the space between "compressed" and "file"; the error
message is from G__read_row_ptrs():
G_warning(_("Fail of initial read of compressed file [%s in %s]"),
fcb->name, fcb->mapset);
The error indicates either a corrupt cell/fcell file, or a mismatch
between the cellhd file and the cell/fcell file (the cols, rows,
format and compressed fields in the cellhd affect the reading of the
cell/fcell file).