Discussion:
MikTex 2.8 and Windows 2.8
Tom Backer Johnsen
2010-01-23 08:22:04 UTC
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I wonder if there is an issue in some way or another with the
combination above, in a slightly complex situation. I use a MacBook
Pro with the latest operating system. On this machine I have a
Paralells virtual machine with Windows 7 installed and updated. When
downloading and running a Basic Miktex 2.8 installer I always get an
error somewhere in the process and not in the same place. I have tried
downloading the installer from several different sites with the same
effect.

Any suggestions on where the error might be?

Tom
Tom Backer Johnsen
2010-01-23 15:27:26 UTC
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I sj\hold read proof on my own question. It is of course Windows 7.

Tom
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I wonder if there is an issue in some way or another with the
combination above, in a slightly complex situation. I use a MacBook
Pro with the latest operating system. On this machine I have a
Paralells virtual machine with Windows 7 installed and updated. When
downloading and running a Basic Miktex 2.8 installer I always get an
error somewhere in the process and not in the same place. I have
tried downloading the installer from several different sites with the
same effect.
Any suggestions on where the error might be?
Tom
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Reinhard Kotucha
2010-01-23 23:49:21 UTC
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Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I sj\hold read proof on my own question. It is of course Windows 7.
Tom
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I wonder if there is an issue in some way or another with the
combination above, in a slightly complex situation. I use a MacBook
Pro with the latest operating system. On this machine I have a
Paralells virtual machine with Windows 7 installed and updated. When
downloading and running a Basic Miktex 2.8 installer I always get an
error somewhere in the process and not in the same place. I have
tried downloading the installer from several different sites with the
same effect.
Any suggestions on where the error might be?
With the information you provide we can only guess. Phrases like
"I always get an error somewhere in the process..." are not very
helpful. Many error messages on Windows are indeed incomprehensible.
But if you don't understand them yourself, please post them to the
list. For the Windows experts on the mailing list, they *are* helpful.

Regards,
Reinhard
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Tom Backer Johnsen
2010-01-26 14:27:57 UTC
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When using the Basic installer downloaded (using Mozilla Firefox,
version 3.6) from the server in Denmark I get the error message:

...\mik23586\euenc.tar.lzma

When downloading from the tug basic-miktex-2.8.3582 site I get the
following message:

Invalid package archive file.

The same message is given when downloading from the Dante site, etc..
The downloaded files also varies in size, 14.2 MB, 21.1 MB and 102 MB

Tom
Post by Reinhard Kotucha
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I sj\hold read proof on my own question. It is of course Windows 7.
Tom
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I wonder if there is an issue in some way or another with the
combination above, in a slightly complex situation. I use a MacBook
Pro with the latest operating system. On this machine I have a
Paralells virtual machine with Windows 7 installed and updated. When
downloading and running a Basic Miktex 2.8 installer I always get an
error somewhere in the process and not in the same place. I have
tried downloading the installer from several different sites with the
same effect.
Any suggestions on where the error might be?
With the information you provide we can only guess. Phrases like
"I always get an error somewhere in the process..." are not very
helpful. Many error messages on Windows are indeed incomprehensible.
But if you don't understand them yourself, please post them to the
list. For the Windows experts on the mailing list, they *are* helpful.
Regards,
Reinhard
Reinhard Kotucha
2010-01-27 00:35:29 UTC
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Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
When using the Basic installer downloaded (using Mozilla Firefox,
...\mik23586\euenc.tar.lzma
I don't see any error message. Sorry.

Regards,
Reinhard
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Tom Backer Johnsen
2010-01-29 18:20:17 UTC
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More on the same problem:

Summary: I am unable to install the "Basic miktex 2.8" on Windows (both
7 and NT) running in a Parallells virtual machine on a MacBook Pro.

Some reflections on what had happened lead me to think that there are
than more sources of errrors here. One is the download itself, which
seems to break down easily, leading to an incomplete download. This is
on what I regard as a very good connection at my office at my university
(Bergen, Norway), one which has never given any problems before. In
other words, I do have a problem with the downloads from the MikTeX
mirrors to the Mac. In order to eliminate possible problems there, I
downloaded the file to a different machine (my Windows domenico
web server), transferred the file to a memory stick, and attempted to
install the file on the Mac from the memory stick. I started the
install program on the Mac from the same file on the memory stick three
times. The install broke down at different places, but each time with
the same error, "Windows API error 2: The system cannot find the file
specified":

First time: miktex-dict-english.tpm
Second: miktex-omega-bin-2.8.tpm
Third: miktex-bin-2.8.tpm

In other words, the error is variable. Thinking that the connection to
the memory stick itself might be a problem, I then copied the install
file to a file in the virtual machine, and then got the same message,
but referring to a still different file: miktex-hunspell-bin-2.8.tpm. A
second attempt from this install file gave the same error as the first
attempt above. Strange.

I am way out of my depth here, but could it be that the machine is
simply too fast for the install program? I have very limited experience
with Apple and OSX (bought the machine a month ago, but I have used
Windows machines intensively from the very beginning), but I have never
encountered anything like this before with any other installs.

Tom
Post by Reinhard Kotucha
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
When using the Basic installer downloaded (using Mozilla Firefox,
...\mik23586\euenc.tar.lzma
I don't see any error message. Sorry.
Regards,
Reinhard
Tom Backer Johnsen
2010-01-26 15:03:08 UTC
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Another down load from the Danish site, this time using Internet Explorer:

Windows API error 2: cannot find ... \geometry.tpm

at the very beginning of the install. A previous download from the same
site with the same tool came almost to the end of the install before
reporting a missing file.

I see no consistencies here, other than the simple fact that none of the
installs work.

Tom
Post by Reinhard Kotucha
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I sj\hold read proof on my own question. It is of course Windows 7.
Tom
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I wonder if there is an issue in some way or another with the
combination above, in a slightly complex situation. I use a MacBook
Pro with the latest operating system. On this machine I have a
Paralells virtual machine with Windows 7 installed and updated. When
downloading and running a Basic Miktex 2.8 installer I always get an
error somewhere in the process and not in the same place. I have
tried downloading the installer from several different sites with the
same effect.
Any suggestions on where the error might be?
With the information you provide we can only guess. Phrases like
"I always get an error somewhere in the process..." are not very
helpful. Many error messages on Windows are indeed incomprehensible.
But if you don't understand them yourself, please post them to the
list. For the Windows experts on the mailing list, they *are* helpful.
Regards,
Reinhard
Tom Backer Johnsen
2010-02-08 14:18:03 UTC
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With help from the Parallels people the cause of the installation
problem for Windows 7 under a Parallels virtual machine on a Mac was
found. It was enough to turn off the iAntiVirus program. Then the
install ran fine.

Tom
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
Windows API error 2: cannot find ... \geometry.tpm
at the very beginning of the install. A previous download from the
same site with the same tool came almost to the end of the install
before reporting a missing file.
I see no consistencies here, other than the simple fact that none of
the installs work.
Tom
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
I sj\hold read proof on my own question. It is of course Windows 7.
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
Tom
I wonder if there is an issue in some way or another with the
combination above, in a slightly complex situation. I use a
MacBook >> Pro with the latest operating system. On this machine I
have a >> Paralells virtual machine with Windows 7 installed and
updated. When >> downloading and running a Basic Miktex 2.8
installer I always get an >> error somewhere in the process and not
in the same place. I have >> tried downloading the installer from
several different sites with the >> same effect.
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
Post by Tom Backer Johnsen
Any suggestions on where the error might be?
With the information you provide we can only guess. Phrases like "I
always get an error somewhere in the process..." are not very
helpful. Many error messages on Windows are indeed incomprehensible.
But if you don't understand them yourself, please post them to the
list. For the Windows experts on the mailing list, they *are* helpful.
Regards,
Reinhard
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Nitsan Ben-Gal
2010-02-08 17:45:47 UTC
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Hi All,

I hope you can help me with this. I have used LaTex to create homework
assignments for my students and write my dissertation without any
difficulty. But in trying to create a poster and more recently trying to
write a journal article I keep having the same issues, and cannot produce
any output. I am currently working with the class "elsarticle" and cannot
even run the template file. Here is my input and output, excluding all
the commented out options in the input.

Input:

\documentclass[preprint,12pt,authoryear]{elsarticle}

\usepackage{amssymb}

\journal{Nuclear Physics B}

\begin{document}
\begin{frontmatter}

\title{Blahdiddy blah}
\author{me}
\address{}

\begin{abstract}
\end{abstract}

\begin{keyword}
\end{keyword}

\end{frontmatter}

\section{}
\label{}

\begin{thebibliography}{00}

\bibitem[ ()]{}

\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}

\endinput


("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\keyval.sty"
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
\***@toks@=\toks14
)
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\graphics.sty"
Package: graphics 2009/02/05 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\trig.sty"
Package: trig 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
)
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\00miktex\graphics.cfg"
File: graphics.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 graphics configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
)
Package graphics Info: Driver file: dvips.def on input line 91.

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\dvips.def"
File: dvips.def 1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file (DPC,SPQR)
))
\***@req@height=\dimen104
\***@req@width=\dimen105
)
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\psnfss\pifont.sty"
Package: pifont 2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a Pi font support (SPQR)
LaTeX Font Info: Try loading font information for U+pzd on input line
63.

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\psnfss\upzd.fd"
File: upzd.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/pzd.
)
LaTeX Font Info: Try loading font information for U+psy on input line
64.

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\psnfss\upsy.fd"
File: upsy.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/psy.
)

The build description window at this point says "GUI framework cannot be
initialized and proceeds to open a dvi of the last thing I produced.

I do have the upsy and upzd files, from 2006 according to my computer.

Sorry about the glut of info, I didn't know what would be useful.

Any help would be appreciated!

Sincerely,
Nitsan Ben-Gal
Philip G. Ratcliffe
2010-02-08 21:49:10 UTC
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Post by Nitsan Ben-Gal
I hope you can help me with this. I have used LaTex to
[snip]
even run the template file. Here is my input and output,
excluding all
the commented out options in the input.
\documentclass[preprint,12pt,authoryear]{elsarticle}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\journal{Nuclear Physics B}
\begin{document}
\begin{frontmatter}
\title{Blahdiddy blah}
\author{me}
\address{}
\begin{abstract}
\end{abstract}
\begin{keyword}
\end{keyword}
\end{frontmatter}
\section{}
\label{}
\begin{thebibliography}{00}
\bibitem[ ()]{}
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}
\endinput
[snip]
Works perfectly for me. Can you confirm that the relevant dvi file is NOT
produced?

Cheers, Phil
Nitsan Ben-Gal
2010-02-08 22:13:33 UTC
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No output is produced at all. For some reason, when no output is
produced, the last output opens up in my dvi viewer, but no new output
is produced (at the end of the build file I get 0 pages output).

Sincerely,
Nitsan Ben-Gal

On Mon, 8
Post by Philip G. Ratcliffe
Post by Nitsan Ben-Gal
I hope you can help me with this. I have used LaTex to
[snip]
even run the template file. Here is my input and output,
excluding all
the commented out options in the input.
\documentclass[preprint,12pt,authoryear]{elsarticle}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\journal{Nuclear Physics B}
\begin{document}
\begin{frontmatter}
\title{Blahdiddy blah}
\author{me}
\address{}
\begin{abstract}
\end{abstract}
\begin{keyword}
\end{keyword}
\end{frontmatter}
\section{}
\label{}
\begin{thebibliography}{00}
\bibitem[ ()]{}
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}
\endinput
[snip]
Works perfectly for me. Can you confirm that the relevant dvi file is NOT
produced?
Cheers, Phil
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Reinhard Kotucha
2010-02-09 00:48:06 UTC
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Post by Nitsan Ben-Gal
Sorry about the glut of info, I didn't know what would be useful.
Hi,
don't worry about the glut of info. Your input file is very helpful
and it's quite nice that you removed everything which is not needed in
order to reproduce the problem. However, I can't reproduce your
problem here with TeX Live 2008 and TeX Live 2009.

The excerpt of the log file you submitted doesn't indicate any errors.
If en error occurs, LaTeX complains loudly. Could you send us the
complete log file, please? It's very helpful.

BTW, don't be confused by the messages you see in the log file. Let's
take the first one of the excerpt as an example.

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\keyval.sty"
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
\***@toks@=\toks14
)

The opening brace at the beginning indicates that a file is opened.
It's immediately followed by the name of the file. The closing brace
at the end denotes that this file is closed. Everything between the
filename and the closing braces are informal messages, unless they
explicitly claim that an error occurred. Don't worry about messages
like "\***@toks@=\toks14", even if they sound Chinese or French.

A real error message looks like this:

! LaTeX Error: File `elsarticle.cls' not found.

I got this message when I tried to compile your file with an ancient
version of TeX Live which obviously didn't provide elsarticle.cls.

Please send us your complete log file.

Regards,
Reinhard
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Nitsan Ben-Gal
2010-02-09 09:35:11 UTC
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That is the complete log file. It just ends abruptly right there. Then
the output window says

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\psnfss\upsy.fd")latex.exe: GUI
framework cannot be initialized.
This is BibTex, Version 0.99c (MiKTex 2.8)
The top-level auxiliary file: C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds Paper\IMarticle.aux

I found no \citation commands---while reading file C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds Paper\IMarticle.aux

I found no \bibdata commands---while reading file C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds Paper\IMarticle.aux

I found no \bibstyle command---while reading file
C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds Paper\IMarticle.aux

(There were 3 error messages)

Couldn't find input index file C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds paper\IMarticle nor C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds paper\IMarticle.idx.

Usage: C:\Program Files\MiKTex 2.8\miktex\bin\makeindex.exe [-ilqrcgLT]
[-s sty] [-o ind] [-t log] [-p num] [idx0 idx1 ...]

LaTeX-Result: 0 Error(s), 0 Warning(s), 0 Bad Box(es), 0 Page(s)

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Nitsan


On Tue, 9 Feb
2010, Reinhard
Kotucha
Post by Reinhard Kotucha
Post by Nitsan Ben-Gal
Sorry about the glut of info, I didn't know what would be useful.
Hi,
don't worry about the glut of info. Your input file is very helpful
and it's quite nice that you removed everything which is not needed in
order to reproduce the problem. However, I can't reproduce your
problem here with TeX Live 2008 and TeX Live 2009.
The excerpt of the log file you submitted doesn't indicate any errors.
If en error occurs, LaTeX complains loudly. Could you send us the
complete log file, please? It's very helpful.
BTW, don't be confused by the messages you see in the log file. Let's
take the first one of the excerpt as an example.
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\keyval.sty"
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
)
The opening brace at the beginning indicates that a file is opened.
It's immediately followed by the name of the file. The closing brace
at the end denotes that this file is closed. Everything between the
filename and the closing braces are informal messages, unless they
explicitly claim that an error occurred. Don't worry about messages
! LaTeX Error: File `elsarticle.cls' not found.
I got this message when I tried to compile your file with an ancient
version of TeX Live which obviously didn't provide elsarticle.cls.
Please send us your complete log file.
Regards,
Reinhard
Martin Schröder
2010-02-09 23:08:48 UTC
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Post by Nitsan Ben-Gal
Couldn't find input index file C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds paper\IMarticle nor C:\Users\Nitsan\Desktop\Latex\Inertial
Manifolds paper\IMarticle.idx.
Wild guess: Try a foldername without spaces.

Best
Martin

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