CCL: Need your help about " RESTARTED DUE TO LINMIN FAILURE ".



 Sent to CCL by: "Ross Walker" [ross#,#rosswalker.co.uk]
 Hi Andrew,
 Please see: http://amber.scripps.edu/Questions/linmin.html
 You are also probably better posting questions about amber to the amber mail
 reflector. See http://amber.scripps.edu for details on how to subscribe.
 All the best
 Ross
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 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: owner-chemistry() ccl.net [mailto:owner-chemistry()
 ccl.net]
 > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 02:24
 > To: Walker, Ross
 > Subject: CCL: Need your help about " RESTARTED DUE TO LINMIN
 > FAILURE ".
 >
 >
 > Sent to CCL by: Andrew Turner [andrew.turner**ed.ac.uk]
 >
 > Hongqing,
 >
 > I think we need some more detail here to be able to help.
 > What sort of
 > system are you studying?
 >
 > Most often minimization problems are caused by a bad starting
 > structure.
 > What sort of configuration are you using? Can you check for bad
 > contacts? Your electrostatic energy is getting out of control
 > which is
 > also suggestive of a bad starting configuration.
 >
 > You could try restraining the ions and letting the water relax first
 > before minimizing the whole system.
 >
 > Andy
 >
 > Hongqing He leohhqa/sohu.com wrote:
 > > Sent to CCL by: "Hongqing  He" [leohhq~!~sohu.com]
 > > Dear colleagues,
 > >
 > > There is an error in "Minimising the structure".
 > >
 > > Here is the input file:
 > > intial minimisation solvent + ions
 > >  &cntrl
 > >   imin   = 1,
 > >   maxcyc = 1000,
 > >   ncyc   = 500,
 > >   ntb    = 1,
 > >   cut    = 10
 > >  /
 > > Here is a part of the output file:
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >       1       8.2637E+11     1.0194E+11     2.6974E+13
 > O       26108
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    45960.0689  ANGLE   =     1519.6372  DIHED
 >   =     3968.5744
 > >  VDWAALS = *************  EEL     =  -188894.8931  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2165.8427  1-4 EEL =    19481.8190
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >      50      -4.8729E+04     1.5562E+02     3.0359E+04
 > O       45560
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    44692.2739  ANGLE   =     1763.6515  DIHED
 >   =     3988.5936
 > >  VDWAALS =    71542.7480  EEL     =  -192261.8813  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2126.4422  1-4 EEL =    19419.0077
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     100      -8.9496E+06     2.3719E+09     5.8696E+11
 > O        7118
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3056  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6536  EEL     = -9078085.4300  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     150      -1.2010E+07     4.2881E+09     1.0612E+12
 > O        7118
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3077  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6553  EEL     = *************  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     200      -7.7833E+07     1.8184E+11     4.4999E+13
 > H2      44119
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3142  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6611  EEL     = *************  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     250      -1.4221E+07     6.0226E+09     1.4904E+12
 > O        7118
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3085  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6561  EEL     = *************  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     300      -5.3996E+07     8.7448E+10     2.1640E+13
 > H2      44119
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3146  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6615  EEL     = *************  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     350      -7.2116E+06     1.5344E+09     3.7971E+11
 > H2      44119
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3227  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6687  EEL     = -7340037.9689  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     400      -2.0690E+07     1.2787E+10     3.1644E+12
 > H2      44119
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3166  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6633  EEL     = *************  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     450      -8.1457E+07     1.9918E+11     4.9291E+13
 > O        7118
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3125  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6596  EEL     = *************  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >
 > >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX
 > NAME    NUMBER
 > >     500      -3.0695E+07     2.8206E+10     6.9800E+12
 > H2      44119
 > >
 > >  BOND    =    39871.3155  ANGLE   =     1816.8594  DIHED
 >   =     3994.3607
 > >  VDWAALS =    61240.6623  EEL     = *************  HBOND
 >   =        0.0000
 > >  1-4 VDW =     2110.8874  1-4 EEL =    19406.8604
 > RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
 > >
 > >      .... RESTARTED DUE TO LINMIN FAILURE ...
 > >
 > > Does anybody tell me how to solve it?
 > >
 > > Thanks a lot.
 > >
 > > Hongqing>
 > >
 > >
 >
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