Dear Soumyadip,

I got a reply from Gaussian help about the same issue previously as below:

"This description suggests that there is a problem between GaussView and the OpenGL driver in the more recent Ubuntu.  We do deliver a software only version of OpenGL, MesaGL, as part of the distribution.   So try 

gv  -soft

to start GaussView with the MesaGL.

            I will note that saving images is a commonly broken issue because it is performed by generating the image in an off screen buffer and then saving that to disk to avoid limitations due to screen resolution.   This is not something which other products which rely on OpenGL need, i.e. video games, so it does not get much testing from the vendors.

          So you might find that there is an update from the graphics adapter vendor or even Ubuntu which can address this.   It may also be possible to downgrade the driver similar to what we do with MesaGL but using MesaGL should let you get the images you need and if you need more performance from the vendor hardware accelerated driver for other functions use the default mode for gv."

Regards,

Milan

Alternative solutions:

* VMD + Render(Tachyon):

* Avogadro:

* Gabedit

It is the same as in Windows OS.

Soumyadip Ray I had also faced similar issue with Ubuntu+GV. If this is not solved yet, there is the alternative by plotting them with VMD. If you need, I might send you a small script.

Otherwise, use GV with windows. Or you may install WINE followed by GV(W) in Ubuntu. This is pretty straight forward.

Prasanta Bandyopadhyay could you please send me the script "VMD" for plotting the Gaussian 09 molecule image?

Thanks & regards,

Milan

Milan Sil

This is just a low/medium level script and I made it in my own way. Please modify when necessary and share if there are good modifications.

save the file as anyname.vmd & I guess you have homo.cube in the working directory (such as /home/milan/homo.cube)

script starts

#!/usr/local/bin/vmd

# VMD script written by save_state $Revision: 1.47 $

# VMD version: 1.9.3

set viewplist {}

set fixedlist {}

proc vmdrestoremymaterials {} {

set mlist { Opaque Transparent BrushedMetal Diffuse Ghost Glass1 Glass2 Glass3 Glossy HardPlastic MetallicPastel Steel Translucent Edgy EdgyShiny EdgyGlass Goodsell AOShiny AOChalky AOEdgy BlownGlass GlassBubble RTChrome }

set mymlist [material list]

foreach mat $mlist {

if { [lsearch $mymlist $mat] == -1 } {

material add $mat

}

}

material change ambient Opaque 0.000000

material change diffuse Opaque 0.650000

material change specular Opaque 0.500000

material change shininess Opaque 0.534020

material change mirror Opaque 0.000000

material change opacity Opaque 1.000000

material change outline Opaque 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Opaque 0.000000

material change transmode Opaque 0.000000

material change ambient Transparent 0.000000

material change diffuse Transparent 0.650000

material change specular Transparent 0.500000

material change shininess Transparent 0.534020

material change mirror Transparent 0.000000

material change opacity Transparent 0.300000

material change outline Transparent 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Transparent 0.000000

material change transmode Transparent 0.000000

material change ambient BrushedMetal 0.080000

material change diffuse BrushedMetal 0.390000

material change specular BrushedMetal 0.340000

material change shininess BrushedMetal 0.150000

material change mirror BrushedMetal 0.000000

material change opacity BrushedMetal 1.000000

material change outline BrushedMetal 0.000000

material change outlinewidth BrushedMetal 0.000000

material change transmode BrushedMetal 0.000000

material change ambient Diffuse 0.000000

material change diffuse Diffuse 0.620000

material change specular Diffuse 0.000000

material change shininess Diffuse 0.530000

material change mirror Diffuse 0.000000

material change opacity Diffuse 1.000000

material change outline Diffuse 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Diffuse 0.000000

material change transmode Diffuse 0.000000

material change ambient Ghost 0.000000

material change diffuse Ghost 0.000000

material change specular Ghost 1.000000

material change shininess Ghost 0.230000

material change mirror Ghost 0.000000

material change opacity Ghost 0.100000

material change outline Ghost 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Ghost 0.000000

material change transmode Ghost 0.000000

material change ambient Glass1 0.000000

material change diffuse Glass1 0.500000

material change specular Glass1 0.650000

material change shininess Glass1 0.530000

material change mirror Glass1 0.000000

material change opacity Glass1 0.150000

material change outline Glass1 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Glass1 0.000000

material change transmode Glass1 0.000000

material change ambient Glass2 0.520000

material change diffuse Glass2 0.760000

material change specular Glass2 0.220000

material change shininess Glass2 0.590000

material change mirror Glass2 0.000000

material change opacity Glass2 0.680000

material change outline Glass2 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Glass2 0.000000

material change transmode Glass2 0.000000

material change ambient Glass3 0.150000

material change diffuse Glass3 0.250000

material change specular Glass3 0.750000

material change shininess Glass3 0.800000

material change mirror Glass3 0.000000

material change opacity Glass3 0.500000

material change outline Glass3 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Glass3 0.000000

material change transmode Glass3 0.000000

material change ambient Glossy 0.000000

material change diffuse Glossy 0.650000

material change specular Glossy 1.000000

material change shininess Glossy 0.880000

material change mirror Glossy 0.000000

material change opacity Glossy 1.000000

material change outline Glossy 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Glossy 0.000000

material change transmode Glossy 0.000000

material change ambient HardPlastic 0.000000

material change diffuse HardPlastic 0.560000

material change specular HardPlastic 0.280000

material change shininess HardPlastic 0.690000

material change mirror HardPlastic 0.000000

material change opacity HardPlastic 1.000000

material change outline HardPlastic 0.000000

material change outlinewidth HardPlastic 0.000000

material change transmode HardPlastic 0.000000

material change ambient MetallicPastel 0.000000

material change diffuse MetallicPastel 0.260000

material change specular MetallicPastel 0.550000

material change shininess MetallicPastel 0.190000

material change mirror MetallicPastel 0.000000

material change opacity MetallicPastel 1.000000

material change outline MetallicPastel 0.000000

material change outlinewidth MetallicPastel 0.000000

material change transmode MetallicPastel 0.000000

material change ambient Steel 0.250000

material change diffuse Steel 0.000000

material change specular Steel 0.380000

material change shininess Steel 0.320000

material change mirror Steel 0.000000

material change opacity Steel 1.000000

material change outline Steel 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Steel 0.000000

material change transmode Steel 0.000000

material change ambient Translucent 0.000000

material change diffuse Translucent 0.700000

material change specular Translucent 0.600000

material change shininess Translucent 0.300000

material change mirror Translucent 0.000000

material change opacity Translucent 0.800000

material change outline Translucent 0.000000

material change outlinewidth Translucent 0.000000

material change transmode Translucent 0.000000

material change ambient Edgy 0.000000

material change diffuse Edgy 0.660000

material change specular Edgy 0.000000

material change shininess Edgy 0.750000

material change mirror Edgy 0.000000

material change opacity Edgy 1.000000

material change outline Edgy 0.620000

material change outlinewidth Edgy 0.940000

material change transmode Edgy 0.000000

material change ambient EdgyShiny 0.000000

material change diffuse EdgyShiny 0.660000

material change specular EdgyShiny 0.960000

material change shininess EdgyShiny 0.750000

material change mirror EdgyShiny 0.000000

material change opacity EdgyShiny 1.000000

material change outline EdgyShiny 0.760000

material change outlinewidth EdgyShiny 0.940000

material change transmode EdgyShiny 0.000000

material change ambient EdgyGlass 0.000000

material change diffuse EdgyGlass 0.660000

material change specular EdgyGlass 0.500000

material change shininess EdgyGlass 0.750000

material change mirror EdgyGlass 0.000000

material change opacity EdgyGlass 0.620000

material change outline EdgyGlass 0.620000

material change outlinewidth EdgyGlass 0.940000

material change transmode EdgyGlass 0.000000

material change ambient Goodsell 0.520000

material change diffuse Goodsell 1.000000

material change specular Goodsell 0.000000

material change shininess Goodsell 0.000000

material change mirror Goodsell 0.000000

material change opacity Goodsell 1.000000

material change outline Goodsell 4.000000

material change outlinewidth Goodsell 0.900000

material change transmode Goodsell 0.000000

material change ambient AOShiny 0.000000

material change diffuse AOShiny 0.850000

material change specular AOShiny 0.200000

material change shininess AOShiny 0.530000

material change mirror AOShiny 0.000000

material change opacity AOShiny 1.000000

material change outline AOShiny 0.000000

material change outlinewidth AOShiny 0.000000

material change transmode AOShiny 0.000000

material change ambient AOChalky 0.000000

material change diffuse AOChalky 0.850000

material change specular AOChalky 0.000000

material change shininess AOChalky 0.530000

material change mirror AOChalky 0.000000

material change opacity AOChalky 1.000000

material change outline AOChalky 0.000000

material change outlinewidth AOChalky 0.000000

material change transmode AOChalky 0.000000

material change ambient AOEdgy 0.000000

material change diffuse AOEdgy 0.900000

material change specular AOEdgy 0.200000

material change shininess AOEdgy 0.530000

material change mirror AOEdgy 0.000000

material change opacity AOEdgy 1.000000

material change outline AOEdgy 0.620000

material change outlinewidth AOEdgy 0.930000

material change transmode AOEdgy 0.000000

material change ambient BlownGlass 0.040000

material change diffuse BlownGlass 0.340000

material change specular BlownGlass 1.000000

material change shininess BlownGlass 1.000000

material change mirror BlownGlass 0.000000

material change opacity BlownGlass 0.100000

material change outline BlownGlass 0.000000

material change outlinewidth BlownGlass 0.000000

material change transmode BlownGlass 1.000000

material change ambient GlassBubble 0.250000

material change diffuse GlassBubble 0.340000

material change specular GlassBubble 1.000000

material change shininess GlassBubble 1.000000

material change mirror GlassBubble 0.000000

material change opacity GlassBubble 0.040000

material change outline GlassBubble 0.000000

material change outlinewidth GlassBubble 0.000000

material change transmode GlassBubble 1.000000

material change ambient RTChrome 0.000000

material change diffuse RTChrome 0.650000

material change specular RTChrome 0.500000

material change shininess RTChrome 0.530000

material change mirror RTChrome 0.700000

material change opacity RTChrome 1.000000

material change outline RTChrome 0.000000

material change outlinewidth RTChrome 0.000000

material change transmode RTChrome 0.000000

}

vmdrestoremymaterials

# Atom selection macros

atomselect macro at {resname ADE A THY T

}

atomselect macro acidic {resname ASP GLU

}

atomselect macro cyclic {resname HIS PHE PRO TRP TYR

}

atomselect macro acyclic {protein and not cyclic

}

atomselect macro aliphatic {resname ALA GLY ILE LEU VAL

}

atomselect macro alpha {protein and name CA

}

atomselect macro amino {protein

}

atomselect macro aromatic {resname HIS PHE TRP TYR

}

atomselect macro basic {resname ARG HIS LYS HSP

}

atomselect macro bonded {numbonds > 0

}

atomselect macro buried {resname ALA LEU VAL ILE PHE CYS MET TRP

}

atomselect macro cg {resname CYT C GUA G

}

atomselect macro charged {basic or acidic

}

atomselect macro hetero {not (protein or nucleic)

}

atomselect macro hydrophobic {resname ALA LEU VAL ILE PRO PHE MET TRP

}

atomselect macro small {resname ALA GLY SER

}

atomselect macro medium {resname VAL THR ASP ASN PRO CYS ASX PCA HYP

}

atomselect macro large {protein and not (small or medium)

}

atomselect macro neutral {resname VAL PHE GLN TYR HIS CYS MET TRP ASX GLX PCA HYP

}

atomselect macro polar {protein and not hydrophobic

}

atomselect macro purine {resname ADE A GUA G

}

atomselect macro pyrimidine {resname CYT C THY T URA U

}

atomselect macro surface {protein and not buried

}

atomselect macro lipid {resname DLPE DMPC DPPC GPC LPPC PALM PC PGCL POPC POPE

}

atomselect macro lipids {lipid

}

atomselect macro ion {resname AL BA CA CAL CD CES CLA CL CO CS CU CU1 CUA HG IN IOD K LIT MG MN3 MO3 MO4 MO5 MO6 NA NAW OC7 PB POT PT RB SOD TB TL WO4 YB ZN ZN1 ZN2

}

atomselect macro ions {ion

}

atomselect macro sugar {resname AGLC

}

atomselect macro solvent {not (protein or sugar or nucleic or lipid)

}

atomselect macro glycan {resname NAG BGLN FUC AFUC MAN AMAN BMA BMAN

}

atomselect macro carbon {name "C.*" and not ion

}

atomselect macro hydrogen {name "[0-9]?H.*"

}

atomselect macro nitrogen {name "N.*"

}

atomselect macro oxygen {name "O.*"

}

atomselect macro sulfur {name "S.*" and not ion

}

atomselect macro noh {not hydrogen

}

atomselect macro heme {resname HEM HEME

}

atomselect macro conformationall {altloc ""

}

atomselect macro conformationA {altloc "" or altloc "A"

}

atomselect macro conformationB {altloc "" or altloc "B"

}

atomselect macro conformationC {altloc "" or altloc "C"

}

atomselect macro conformationD {altloc "" or altloc "D"

}

atomselect macro conformationE {altloc "" or altloc "E"

}

atomselect macro conformationF {altloc "" or altloc "F"

}

atomselect macro drude {type DRUD or type LP

}

atomselect macro unparametrized beta save visualization state.

this way, you can plot things without doing repeative works on vmd.

hope this helps.

Dear Prasanta Bandyopadhyay ,

Thank you for your quick answer. And what about WINE? Could you please comment on that?