Hi Lin, First of all, I would suggest sticking to a single processor until you have a protocol that works. Previously you had an issue with the addition of ions to your .top file. In your protocol, it's not mentioned. Have you made sure that issue is cleared?
Cheers, Tsjerk On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 5:25 AM, Justin A. Lemkul <jalem...@vt.edu> wrote: > > > On 1/9/10 10:42 PM, Chih-Ying Lin wrote: >> >> Hi >> I did the EM and the potential energy went to the very negative number. >> But the simulaiton broke in the PR step. >> Thank you >> Lin >> > > Saying the system broke is useless. There will certainly be some > information in the .log file (LINCS warnings, etc). If that is the case, > then you need to follow the standard advice that is always given in such > cases: > > http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Errors#LINCS.2fSETTLE.2fSHAKE_warnings > http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Terminology/Blowing_Up > > If you want more detailed advice, provide real output - information from how > well the EM converged, messages in the .log file (unless it's just LINCS > stuff, see the above links). Also realize that EM does not always remove > all potentially problematic contacts. Your system may require a bit more > finesse. > > -Justin > > -- > ======================================== > > Justin A. Lemkul > Ph.D. Candidate > ICTAS Doctoral Scholar > MILES-IGERT Trainee > Department of Biochemistry > Virginia Tech > Blacksburg, VA > jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080 > http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin > > ======================================== > -- > gmx-users mailing list gmx-us...@gromacs.org > http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users > Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! > Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interface > or send it to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org. > Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/mailing_lists/users.php > -- Tsjerk A. Wassenaar, Ph.D. Computational Chemist Medicinal Chemist Neuropharmacologist -- gmx-users mailing list gmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interface or send it to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org. Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/mailing_lists/users.php