[Q-e-developers] NEB.x "from test_input_xml: Empty input file .. stopping"

Paolo Giannozzi paolo.giannozzi at uniud.it
Tue Jan 6 21:46:13 CET 2015


I don't' know why you get that specific error message, but there are
several errors in your input. Once fixed, I do not see anything wrong,
at least not with the latest version

Paolo

On Tue, 2015-01-06 at 23:36 +0800, Kun Wang wrote:
> Hi, dear professor,
>      Now I'm applying neb.x ( Version is QE5.0.2) to calculate the
> potential energy of the pathway given by CPMD. But when I submit the
> file, it always reminds me that "from test_input_xml: Empty input
> file .. stopping". I checked the input file many times as the tutorial
> of the website, but I cannot find any problem.
> Here I have copied the submission file:
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> 
> #PBS -V
> #PBS -l nodes=1:ppn=8
> #PBS -l walltime=00:10:00
> #PBS -N ALB-H2.neb
> 
> 
> cd $PBS_O_WORKDIR/
> 
> 
> . enable_arcus_mpi.sh
> 
> 
> mpirun $MPI_HOSTS neb.x -in ALB-H2.neb.in
> 
> 
> I'm not sure if there is any problem about the submission of mpirun. I
> also attached the input file (ALB-H2.neb.in) and output file
> (ALB-H2.neb.o280753 and ALB-H2.neb.e280753). I tried to use pw.x code
> to run it but it also failed. How can I submit this job. 
>      Is there any differences from that submitting a job of cp.x code?
> Every jobs I submitted before  are successful only change the keyword
> of neb.x to cp.x in the submission file.
> Many thanks
> Best
> KUN WANG
>       
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BEGIN
BEGIN_PATH_INPUT
&PATH
   string_method = 'neb',
   ds = 4.D0,
   opt_scheme = 'broyden',
   num_of_images = 8,
   k_max = 0.6D0,
   k_min = 0.4D0,
   path_thr = 0.2D0,
   use_freezing = .TRUE.,
/
END_PATH_INPUT
BEGIN_ENGINE_INPUT
&CONTROL
   title = ' ALB ' ,
   calculation = 'relax' ,
   verbosity = 'default',
   restart_mode = 'from_scratch' ,                 
   outdir = './boh' ,
   pseudo_dir = './boh' ,
   prefix = 'ALB-H2' ,
   iprint = 1,
/ 
&SYSTEM
  nosym = .true.,
  ibrav = 8, 
  celldm(1) = 11.157,
  celldm(2) = 0.7571, 
  celldm(3) = 2.4590,
  nat = 40,                       
  ntyp = 4,
  ecutwfc = 40 ,
  ecutrho = 400 ,
  nr1b = 12,
  nr2b = 12,
  nr3b = 12,                   
  input_dft = 'PBE'
/ 
&ELECTRONS
  conv_thr  = 1.0D-6,
  mixing_beta = 0.3D0,
/ 
&IONS
  pot_extrapolation = "second_order",
  wfc_extrapolation = "second_order",
/
ATOMIC_SPECIES
 Li 6.941  Li.pbe-n-van.UPF
 H  1.00d0 H.pbe.UPF
 B  10.81d0 B.pbe.UPF
 N  14.00d0 N.pbe.UPF 
BEGIN_POSITIONS
FIRST_IMAGE
ATOMIC_POSITIONS { angstrom }
  Li      5.179205510    3.352454035    8.312421428 0 0 0 
  Li     -2.227190452   -3.352454035   15.571409787 0 0 0
  Li     -5.179205510    5.587423392   -8.312421428 0 0 0
  Li      8.131231152   -1.117484678   -1.053396027 0 0 0
  H       5.496457830    2.364115055    5.120255169 0 0 0
  H       2.805274218    2.534637118    9.149050595 0 0 0
  H      -2.544437480   -2.364115055   12.379254111 
  H       0.146738723   -2.534637118   16.408091871 0 0 0 
  H      -5.496457830    4.599084412   -5.120255169 0 0 0 
  H      -2.805274218    4.769606475   -9.149050595 0 0 0 
  H       8.448472888   -0.129145698    2.138749065 0 0 0 
  H       5.757289276   -0.299665116   -1.890072819 0 0 0 
  H      -5.496457830   -2.364115055   -5.120255169 0 0 0 
  H      -2.805274218   -2.534637118   -9.149050595 0 0 0 
  H       8.448472888    2.364115055    2.138749065 0 0 0 
  H       5.757289276    2.534637118   -1.890072819 0 0 0 
  H       5.496457830   -0.129145698    5.120255169 0 0 0 
  H       2.805274218   -0.299665116    9.149050595 0 0 0 
  H      -2.544437480    4.599084412   12.379254111 0 0 0 
  H       0.146738723    4.769606475   16.408091871 0 0 0
  H       4.384603597    3.352454035    6.462259154 0 0 0
  H       6.403837990    3.352454035    6.617519747 0 0 0
  H       3.572708173    3.352454035   10.358696776 
  H      -1.432588539   -3.352454035   13.721247512 0 0 0 
  H      -3.451796473   -3.352454035   13.876561023 0 0 0 
  H      -0.620693115   -3.352454035   17.617685135 0 0 0 
  H      -4.384603597    5.587423392   -6.462259154 0 0 0 
  H      -6.403837990    5.587423392   -6.617519747 0 0 0 
  H      -3.572708173    5.587423392  -10.358696776 0 0 0 
  H       7.336618655   -1.117484678    0.796750372 0 0 0
  H       9.355853048   -1.117484678    0.641463320 0 0 0
  H       6.524702064   -1.117484678   -3.099681958 0 0 0
  B       5.446133078    3.352454035    5.839999674 0 0 0
  B      -2.494091561   -3.352454035   13.099040951 
  B      -5.446133078    5.587423392   -5.839999674 0 0 0
  B       8.398148136   -1.117484678    1.418988685 0 0 0
  N       3.406414235    3.352454035    9.340401073 
  N      -0.454397590   -3.352454035   16.599389432 0 0 0
  N      -3.406414235    5.587423392   -9.340401073 0 0 0
  N       6.358434585   -1.117484678   -2.081375672 0 0 0
INTERMEDIATE_IMAGE
ATOMIC_POSITIONS { angstrom }
  Li      5.179205510    3.352454035    8.312421428
  Li     -2.227190452   -3.352454035   15.571409787
  Li     -5.179205510    5.587423392   -8.312421428
  Li      8.131231152   -1.117484678   -1.053396027
  H       5.496457830    2.364115055    5.120255169
  H       2.805274218    2.534637118    9.149050595
  H      -2.550406599   -2.158736088   12.217643392
  H       0.146738723   -2.534637118   16.408091871
  H      -5.496457830    4.599084412   -5.120255169
  H      -2.805274218    4.769606475   -9.149050595
  H       8.448472888   -0.129145698    2.138749065
  H       5.757289276   -0.299665116   -1.890072819
  H      -5.496457830   -2.364115055   -5.120255169
  H      -2.805274218   -2.534637118   -9.149050595
  H       8.448472888    2.364115055    2.138749065
  H       5.757289276    2.534637118   -1.890072819
  H       5.496457830   -0.129145698    5.120255169
  H       2.805274218   -0.299665116    9.149050595
  H      -2.544437480    4.599084412   12.379254111
  H       0.146738723    4.769606475   16.408091871
  H       4.384603597    3.352454035    6.462259154
  H       6.403837990    3.352454035    6.617519747
  H       3.685888595    3.361741095   10.987570971
  H      -1.432588539   -3.352454035   13.721247512
  H      -3.451796473   -3.352454035   13.876561023
  H      -0.620693115   -3.352454035   17.617685135
  H      -4.384603597    5.587423392   -6.462259154
  H      -6.403837990    5.587423392   -6.617519747
  H      -3.572708173    5.587423392  -10.358696776
  H       7.336618655   -1.117484678    0.796750372
  H       9.355853048   -1.117484678    0.641463320
  H       6.524702064   -1.117484678   -3.099681958
  B       5.446133078    3.352454035    5.839999674
  B      -2.494038643   -3.352697457   13.096818406
  B      -5.446133078    5.587423392   -5.839999674
  B       8.398148136   -1.117484678    1.418988685
  N       3.460194515    3.351538559    9.320504010
  N      -0.454397590   -3.352454035   16.599389432
  N      -3.406414235    5.587423392   -9.340401073
  N       6.358434585   -1.117484678   -2.081375672 
LAST_IMAGE
ATOMIC_POSITIONS { angstrom }
  Li      5.179205510    3.352454035    8.312421428
  Li     -2.227190452   -3.352454035   15.571409787
  Li     -5.179205510    5.587423392   -8.312421428
  Li      8.131231152   -1.117484678   -1.053396027
  H       5.496457830    2.364115055    5.120255169
  H       2.805274218    2.534637118    9.149050595
  H      -2.583623053   -1.796043321   11.942259573
  H       0.146738723   -2.534637118   16.408091871
  H      -5.496457830    4.599084412   -5.120255169
  H      -2.805274218    4.769606475   -9.149050595
  H       8.448472888   -0.129145698    2.138749065
  H       5.757289276   -0.299665116   -1.890072819
  H      -5.496457830   -2.364115055   -5.120255169
  H      -2.805274218   -2.534637118   -9.149050595
  H       8.448472888    2.364115055    2.138749065
  H       5.757289276    2.534637118   -1.890072819
  H       5.496457830   -0.129145698    5.120255169
  H       2.805274218   -0.299665116    9.149050595
  H      -2.544437480    4.599084412   12.379254111
  H       0.146738723    4.769606475   16.408091871
  H       4.384603597    3.352454035    6.462259154
  H       6.403837990    3.352454035    6.617519747
  H       3.867962597    3.405017208   11.871667333
  H      -1.432588539   -3.352454035   13.721247512
  H      -3.451796473   -3.352454035   13.876561023
  H      -0.620693115   -3.352454035   17.617685135
  H      -4.384603597    5.587423392   -6.462259154
  H      -6.403837990    5.587423392   -6.617519747
  H      -3.572708173    5.587423392  -10.358696776
  H       7.336618655   -1.117484678    0.796750372
  H       9.355853048   -1.117484678    0.641463320
  H       6.524702064   -1.117484678   -3.099681958
  B       5.446133078    3.352454035    5.839999674
  B      -2.494938244   -3.336255921   13.078032615
  B      -5.446133078    5.587423392   -5.839999674
  B       8.398148136   -1.117484678    1.418988685
  N       3.582212196    3.348395246    9.295632682
  N      -0.454397590   -3.352454035   16.599389432
  N      -3.406414235    5.587423392   -9.340401073
  N       6.358434585   -1.117484678   -2.081375672 
END_POSITIONS
  K_POINTS { gamma }
#  CELL_PARAMETERS { angstrom }
#  5.904030116    0.000000000    0.000000000
#  0.000000000    4.469941201    0.000000000
#  0.000000000    0.000000000   14.518010056
END_ENGINE_INPUT
END  


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