[Pw_forum] pw.x does not work

Pablo García Risueño garcia.risueno at gmail.com
Mon Sep 17 11:03:58 CEST 2012


Hi! The problem is that this concrete version is expected to be well suited
to some additional code that other scientist wrote some years ago, so we
agreed I would use this version to avoid further problems...



2012/9/17 Yue-Wen Fang <yuewen.fang at gmail.com>

> Dear Pablo,
>
> I think you'e better use the latest version.
>
>
> 2012/9/17 Pablo García Risueño <garcia.risueno at gmail.com>
>
>> Dear Fang. I also tried with calculation='scf' in the control block (I
>> think it is actually default), but the result is the same (actually I think
>> I am running the version 2.1.4). The complete output is
>>
>>  Program PWSCF     v.2.1.4  starts ...
>>      Today is 17Sep2012 at 10:54: 6
>>
>>      Ultrasoft (Vanderbilt) Pseudopotentials
>>
>>      Current dimensions of program pwscf are:
>>      ntypx =10   npk =40000  lmax = 3
>>      nchix = 6  ndmx = 2000  nbrx =14 nqfx = 8
>>  ASIER: minus_q: T
>>
>>
>>      bravais-lattice index     =            2
>>      lattice parameter (a_0)   =      10.2000  a.u.
>>      unit-cell volume          =     265.3020 (a.u.)^3
>>      number of atoms/cell      =            2
>>      number of atomic types    =            1
>>      kinetic-energy cutoff     =      12.0000  Ry
>>      charge density cutoff     =      48.0000  Ry
>>      convergence threshold     =      1.0E-06
>>      beta                      =       0.7000
>>      number of iterations used =            8  plain     mixing
>>      Exchange-correlation      =  SLA  PZ   NOGX NOGC (1100)
>>      iswitch =  0
>>
>>      celldm(1)=  10.200000  celldm(2)=   0.000000  celldm(3)=   0.000000
>>      celldm(4)=   0.000000  celldm(5)=   0.000000  celldm(6)=   0.000000
>>
>>      crystal axes: (cart. coord. in units of a_0)
>>                a(1) = ( -0.500000  0.000000  0.500000 )
>>                a(2) = (  0.000000  0.500000  0.500000 )
>>                a(3) = ( -0.500000  0.500000  0.000000 )
>>
>>      reciprocal axes: (cart. coord. in units 2 pi/a_0)
>>                b(1) = ( -1.000000 -1.000000  1.000000 )
>>                b(2) = (  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000 )
>>                b(3) = ( -1.000000  1.000000 -1.000000 )
>>
>>
>>      PSEUDO 1 is Si         zval =  4.0   lmax= 1   lloc= 0
>>      (in numerical form:   431 grid points, xmin =  0.00, dx = 0.0000)
>>
>>      atomic species   valence    mass     pseudopotential
>>         Si             4.00    28.08600     Si( 1.00)
>>
>>      48 Sym.Ops. (with inversion)
>>
>>
>>    Cartesian axes
>>
>>      site n.     atom                  positions (a_0 units)
>>          1           Si  tau(  1) = (   0.0000000   0.0000000
>> 0.0000000  )
>>          2           Si  tau(  2) = (   0.2500000   0.2500000
>> 0.2500000  )
>>
>>      number of k points=    2
>>                        cart. coord. in units 2pi/a_0
>>         k(   1) = (   0.2500000   0.2500000   0.7500000 ), wk =
>> 1.5000000
>>         k(   2) = (   0.2500000   0.2500000   0.2500000 ), wk =
>> 0.5000000
>>
>>      G cutoff =  126.4975  (   1459 G-vectors)     FFT grid: ( 16, 16, 16)
>>      nbndx  =    16  nbnd   =     4  natomwfc =     8  npwx   =     186
>>      nelec  =    8.00 nkb   =     8  ngl    =      43
>>
>>
>>      Initial potential from superposition of free atoms
>>
>>      starting charge    7.99901, renormalised to    8.00000
>>  T F
>>
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> 2012/9/17 Yue-Wen Fang <yuewen.fang at gmail.com>
>>
>>>  calculation CHARACTER*Default:* 'scf'
>>>
>>> a string describing the task to be performed:
>>>    'scf',
>>>    'nscf',
>>>    'bands',
>>>    'relax',
>>>    'md',
>>>    'vc-relax',
>>>    'vc-md'
>>>
>>>    (vc = variable-cell).
>>>
>>>
>>> 2012/9/17 Pablo García Risueño <garcia.risueno at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Dear Fang
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much. The input is a very standard one:
>>>>
>>>> &control
>>>>     prefix='silicon',
>>>>     pseudo_dir='/users/sol/risueno/Asier/esp4/pseudo'
>>>>     outdir = '.',
>>>>  /
>>>>  &system
>>>>     ibrav=  2, celldm(1) =10.2, nat=  2, ntyp= 1,
>>>>     ecutwfc = 12.0,
>>>>  /
>>>>  &electrons
>>>>  /
>>>> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>>>>  Si  28.086  Si.vbc.UPF
>>>> ATOMIC_POSITIONS
>>>>  Si 0.00 0.00 0.00
>>>>  Si 0.25 0.25 0.25
>>>> K_POINTS
>>>>    2
>>>>    0.25 0.25 0.75 3.0
>>>>    0.25 0.25 0.25 1.0
>>>>
>>>> It corresponds to a tutorial example. If I use the input below, the
>>>> result is the same
>>>>
>>>> &control
>>>>     prefix='nickel'
>>>>     outdir='.'
>>>>     pseudo_dir = '/users/sol/risueno/Asier/esp4/pseudo',
>>>>  /
>>>>  &system
>>>>     ibrav=2, celldm(1) =6.48, nat=1, ntyp=1,
>>>>     ecutwfc = 24.0, ecutrho = 288.0,
>>>>     occupations='smearing', smearing='marzari-vanderbilt', degauss=0.02
>>>>     nspin = 2,  starting_magnetization(1)=0.7,
>>>>  /
>>>>  &electrons
>>>>  /
>>>> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>>>>  Ni 58.69 NiUS.RRKJ3.UPF
>>>> ATOMIC_POSITIONS
>>>>  Ni 0.0 0.0 0.0
>>>> K_POINTS
>>>>  60
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.0625000   1.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.1875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.8125000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.9375000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.1875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.3125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.4375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.9375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.4375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.9375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.9375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.5625000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.5625000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.5625000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.6875000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.6875000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.8125000  0.8125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.1875000   1.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.8125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.4375000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.5625000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.5625000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.6875000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.3125000  0.3125000   1.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.3125000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>
>>>> &control
>>>>     prefix='nickel'
>>>>     outdir='.'
>>>>     pseudo_dir = '/users/sol/risueno/Asier/esp4/pseudo',
>>>>  /
>>>>  &system
>>>>     ibrav=2, celldm(1) =6.48, nat=1, ntyp=1,
>>>>     ecutwfc = 24.0, ecutrho = 288.0,
>>>>     occupations='smearing', smearing='marzari-vanderbilt', degauss=0.02
>>>>     nspin = 2,  starting_magnetization(1)=0.7,
>>>>  /
>>>>  /
>>>>  &electrons
>>>>  /
>>>> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>>>>  Ni 58.69 NiUS.RRKJ3.UPF
>>>> ATOMIC_POSITIONS
>>>>  Ni 0.0 0.0 0.0
>>>> K_POINTS
>>>>  60
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.0625000   1.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.1875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.8125000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.0625000  0.9375000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.1875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.3125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.4375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.1875000  0.9375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.4375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.3125000  0.9375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.4375000  0.9375000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.5625000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.5625000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.5625000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.6875000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.6875000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.0625000  0.8125000  0.8125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.1875000   1.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.1875000  0.8125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.3125000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.4375000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.3125000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.4375000  0.8125000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.5625000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.5625000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.1875000  0.6875000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.3125000  0.3125000   1.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.3125000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.3125000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.3125000  0.6875000   3.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.4375000  0.4375000   3.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.4375000  0.5625000   6.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.4375000  0.6875000   6.00
>>>>    0.3125000  0.5625000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>    0.4375000  0.4375000  0.4375000   1.00
>>>>    0.4375000  0.4375000  0.5625000   3.00
>>>>
>>>> I am executing pw.x with $ $espresso_dir/bin/pw.x < si.scf.in >
>>>> si.scf.out
>>>>
>>>> Thank you very much, and best regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2012/9/17 Yue-Wen Fang <yuewen.fang at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Pablo,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think you'd better show your input file if possible because the
>>>>> given information is too limited.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards!
>>>>> Yuewen Fang
>>>>>
>>>>>  2012/9/17 Pablo García Risueño <garcia.risueno at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>>  Dear Espresso experts
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am making my first steps in Espresso. Unfortunately, I am still
>>>>>> unable to make it run. After doing $ configure and $ make pw (Espresso 4),
>>>>>> everything is all right. Howver, if I do
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ /users/sol/risueno/Desktop/espresso-5.0.1-GPU/bin/pw.x < si.scf.in> si.scf.out
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No error message appears, but the scf calculation is not performed.
>>>>>> The out file ends with:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      Initial potential from superposition of free atoms
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      starting charge    9.99966, renormalised to   10.00000
>>>>>>  T F
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could anybody help me? Thank you very much
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dr. Pablo García Risueño
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Institut für Physik, Humboldt Universität, Newtonstrasse 15
>>>>>> (Claudia-Draxl Group), 12489 Berlin, Germany
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tel. +49 030 20937904
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> ----
>>>>> Yue-Wen Fang
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>>
>>>> Dr. Pablo García Risueño
>>>>
>>>> Institut für Physik, Humboldt Universität, Newtonstrasse 15
>>>> (Claudia-Draxl Group), 12489 Berlin, Germany
>>>>
>>>> Tel. +49 030 20937904
>>>>
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>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
>> Dr. Pablo García Risueño
>>
>> Institut für Physik, Humboldt Universität, Newtonstrasse 15
>> (Claudia-Draxl Group), 12489 Berlin, Germany
>>
>> Tel. +49 030 20937904
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Dr. Pablo García Risueño

Institut für Physik, Humboldt Universität, Newtonstrasse 15 (Claudia-Draxl
Group), 12489 Berlin, Germany

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