[Kstars-devel] Re: Getting Started

Laudis Radium laudis.radium at gmail.com
Fri Apr 8 19:04:36 CEST 2011 

Hi all,
Please ignore the following point in my earlier mail
After running *sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa-dev freeglut3-dev
mesa-common-dev*, stars look better. But there is still issues with
textures.

 Today the stars look same as the attachment of previous mail.

Regards
Laurad.

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Laudis Radium <laudis.radium at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
> Thanks a lot for the help. Now I have modified ~/.bashrc and ~/.gitconfig
> And Alexey's instructions worked well.
>
> After installing and running kstars, I found the following.
> 1. If I use QPainter, the software runs very slow (hangs). OpenGL mode
> works fine. I have kept star density very low (about 10%)
> 2. In OpenGL mode, stars looked very weird. After running *sudo apt-get
> install libglu1-mesa-dev freeglut3-dev mesa-common-dev*, stars look
> better. But there is still issues with textures.
>
>
> 3. I cant see globular clusters. Ex: If I search for M13, it slews to the
> position of M13 but there is nothing there. Just empty space. But I can see
> galaxies and nebulae.
>
> I have attached the screenshot of my kstars window (before installing the
> packages mentioned in bold letters).
>
> Here is what I see on terminal when I run kstars.
>
> laurad at laurad-desktop:~$ $KDEDIR/bin/kstars
> kstars(23286) main: Date string:  ""
> kstars(23286) SimClock::setUTC: "Thu Apr 7 17:05:23 2011"
> kstars(23286) SimClock::setUTC: is dateTime valid?  true
> kstars(23286) SimClock::setUTC: "Setting clock:  UTC: 2011-04-07T17:05:23
> JD: 2,455,659.21"
> kstars(23286) KStarsDateTime::fromString: Date string:  ""
> kstars(23286) KStarsDateTime::fromString: "Could not parse Date/Time
> string: " ""
> kstars(23286) KStarsDateTime::fromString: "Valid date formats: "
> kstars(23286) KStarsDateTime::fromString:   1950-02-25   ;
> 1950-02-25T05:30:00
> kstars(23286) KStarsDateTime::fromString:   25 Feb 1950  ;  25 Feb 1950
> 05:30:00
> kstars(23286) KStarsDateTime::fromString:   Sat Feb 25 1950  ;  Sat Feb 25
> 05:30:00 1950
> kstars(23286) SimClock::setUTC: "Thu Apr 7 17:05:24 2011"
> kstars(23286) SimClock::setUTC: is dateTime valid?  true
> kstars(23286) SimClock::setUTC: "Setting clock:  UTC: 2011-04-07T17:05:24Z
> JD: 2,455,659.21"
> kstars(23286) DeepStarComponent::openDataFile: Processing
> "unnamedstars.dat" , HTMesh Level 3
> kstars(23286) DeepStarComponent::openDataFile:   Sky Mesh Size:  512
> kstars(23286) DeepStarComponent::DeepStarComponent: Loaded catalog file
> "unnamedstars.dat" (hopefully)
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD61,421 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD10,700 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD20,794 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD2,151 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD190,248 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD142,860 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD1,581 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD1,581 not
> found."
> kstars(23286) ConstellationLines::ConstellationLines: "Star HD98,230 not
> found."
> Could not find texture ""
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Catalina (1999 XN120)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Catalina (2005 JQ5)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Catalina (2005 JY126)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Catalina-LINEAR (2004
> EW38)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Catalina-NEAT (2005
> JD108)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Christensen (2006
> WY182)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Korlevic (1999 WJ7)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (1998 VS24)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (1999 XB69)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2000 QJ46)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2001 CV8)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2001 MD7)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2001 YX127)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2002 AR2)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2002 CW134)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2002 EJ57)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2002 JN16)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2002 LZ11)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2003 HT15)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2003 KV2)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2003 UY275)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2004 CB)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2004 FY140)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2004 HC18)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2004 WR9)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR (2005 YQ127)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR-Catalina (2003
> WC7)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR-NEAT (2001 BB50)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR-NEAT (2001 TU80)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR-NEAT (2003 CP7)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LINEAR-NEAT (2003 XD10)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LONEOS (1999 RO28)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LONEOS (2004 VR8)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LONEOS (2005 GF8)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LONEOS (2005 SB216)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LONEOS-Christensen (2005
> RV25)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LONEOS-Hill (2005 XA54)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/LONEOS-Tucker (1998
> QP54)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/NEAT (2003 QX29)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/NEAT-LONEOS (2003
> SQ215)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Siding Spring (2006
> HR30)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Spacewatch (2005 JN)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Spacewatch (2006 XG16)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "P/Spacewatch-LINEAR (2004
> DO29)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Broughton (2006 OF2)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Catalina (2006 CK10)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Catalina-Christensen
> (2006 YC)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Catalina-LINEAR (2004
> DZ61)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (1999 XS87)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2000 CT54)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2000 SV74)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2000 WM1)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2001 RX14)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2002 CE10)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2002 VQ94)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2003 WT42)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2004 RG113)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2004 YJ35)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2005 YW)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2006 VZ13)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2006 XA1)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR (2007 JA21)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LINEAR-NEAT (2001 HT50)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LONEOS (2001 OG108)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/LONEOS (2005 EL173)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Lemmon (2006 WD4)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Siding Spring (2006
> HW51)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Spacewatch (1997 BA6)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Spacewatch (2000 OF8)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Spacewatch (2004 HV60)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Spacewatch (2006 GZ2)"
> kstars(23286) KSComet::KSComet: Didn't get it:  "C/Vaisala (1942 EA)"
> No sample buffer; can't use multisampling (antialiasing)
> Bus::open: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
> IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
> "moon06"
> "moon05"
> "moon04"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> "moon06"
> "moon06"
> "moon06"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> kstars(23286) ObservingList::slotLoadWishList: No WishList Saved yet
> kstars(23286) SimClock::start: "Starting the timer"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> "moon04"
> "moon05"
> "moon05"
> "moon04"
> kstars(23286) KStars::datainitFinished: The current Date/Time is:
> "2011-04-07T17:05:27"
> kstars(23286) KStars::KStars: glibc >= 2.1 detected.  Using GNU extension
> sincos()
> Initializing texcoord arrays...
> "moon05"
> "moon04"
> FPS: 0.33
>
> Regards,
> Laurad
>
>
>
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