It is likely that you can use genconf to replicate a single hexane
    in a small box (using editconf) to get something close to the right
    density and size. This will have more hexane molecules in it,
    because some will be removed when you use this box to solvate the PE
    later. Equilibrate this box for a while.<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">

    <br>
    </div></blockquote><div> Thank you Justin and Mark for suggestions.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">
Take your straight-chain PE and simulate it in vacuo for a bit until
    you get a reasonable-looking non-extended conformation that will fit
    in your intended box size. Use editconf to put your desired box
    around that.<br></div></blockquote><div><br> Is it not simpler if I take this PE in the right box size (editconf) and use <br><br><i><span>genbox -cp </span></i> non-extended-PE in vacuo<i><span>.gro    -ci  
Hexane.gro    -o   -nmol 110     </span></i><br><br>so that I have exact number of solvet. (so no need to worry about removal of some hexane after insertion PE when using command below:)<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">
    <br>
    Then genbox -cp -cs equilibrated-hexane just like
    one does for protein-in-water. This will already be about the right
    size<br></div></blockquote><div><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font color="#888888">
    <br>
    Mark</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
    <br>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div>2- As I compress the system (NPT equilibrated to density of
          0.62 g/l) chain takes a realistic shape, which is not
          extended. NVT on this configuration sometimes cause the chain
          to a more straight chain.Now I extracted a frame from NPT a
          little before equilibration (density 0.5, and actually this is
          the density I want)  and equilibrated by NVT and no crash
          happened. As I asked in previous message I only want to assure
          if I can extract a frame ( even density is not equilibrated)
          followed by NVT to equilibbrate and use this as production
          runs.?<br>
          <br>
        </div>
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          <br>
          -Justin<br>
          <br>
          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
            /genbox -cp PE60.gro -ci Hexane.gro -o PE60-110Hex.gro -nmol
            110        /
            <div>
              <div><br>
                <br>
                /since chains is completely extended ( ~ 16 nm) I am
                using a cubic box of 20 nm and add 110 hexane which
                gives a very low density./<br>
                <br>
                //<br>
                <br>
                Can you please let me know how else genbox can be
                employed for this purpose&gt;? ( if there is a better
                way of doing this)<br>
                <br>
                Also, If I compress to a density higher than needed, can
                I view the density profile and read off the time that
                gives the desired density and extract that frame ( with
                command above) followed by NVT to equilibrate and use
                that as prodcution run?<br>
                <br>
                Please help me with this.<br>
                Thanks a lot,<br>
                Moeed<br>
                ===========================================<br>
                <br>
                step 449800, will finish Tue Mar 15 11:23:55 2011<br>
                step 449900, will finish Tue Mar 15 11:23:55 2011<br>
                [node5:09563] *** Process received signal ***<br>
                [node5:09563] Signal: Segmentation fault (11)<br>
                [node5:09563] Signal code: Address not mapped (1)<br>
                [node5:09563] Failing at address: 0xffffffff80849dc0<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 0] /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [0x3a2660eb10]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 1] mdrun_mpi [0x4f0155]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 2] mdrun_mpi(gmx_pme_do+0x216d)
                [0x4f9c1d]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 3] mdrun_mpi(do_force_lowlevel+0x21c8)
                [0x49c658]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 4] mdrun_mpi(do_force+0xc59) [0x50db19]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 5] mdrun_mpi(do_md+0x5623) [0x43e353]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 6] mdrun_mpi(mdrunner+0xa07) [0x435e07]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 7] mdrun_mpi(main+0x1269) [0x443319]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 8]
                /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x3a25e1d994]<br>
                [node5:09563] [ 9] mdrun_mpi [0x420449]<br>
                [node5:09563] *** End of error message ***<br>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
                mpirun noticed that process rank 0 with PID 9563 on node
                node5.reyclus.loc exited on signal 11 (Segmentation
                fault).<br>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
                <br>
                <br>
                <br>
                pbc              =  xyz                  <br>
                      ;        Run control                   integrator
                         =  md                dt                  =
                 0.002               nsteps              =  1000000
                ;5000         nstcomm             =  100           <br>
                ;        Output control<br>
                nstenergy           =  100                nstxout      
                      =  100                 nstvout             =  0<br>
                nstfout             =  0<br>
                nstlog              =  1000           nstxtcout        
                 =  1000                 <br>
                ;        Neighbor searching<br>
                nstlist             =  10               ns_type        
                    =  grid               <br>
                ;        Electrostatics/VdW<br>
                coulombtype         =  PME                    vdw-type  
                         =  Shift             rcoulomb-switch     =  0  
                               rvdw-switch         =  0.9 ;0            
                  <br>
                ;        Cut-offs<br>
                rlist               =  1.25                 rcoulomb    
                       =  1.25 ;1.1           rvdw                =  1.0
                              <br>
                ;        PME parameters<br>
                fourierspacing      =  0.12               fourier_nx    
                     =  0<br>
                fourier_ny          =  0<br>
                fourier_nz          =  0<br>
                pme_order          =  4                 ewald_rtol      
                   =  1e-5<br>
                optimize_fft      =  yes<br>
                <br>
                ;        Temperature coupling   Tcoupl              =
                 v-rescale                 tc-grps             =  System
                 ;HEX                   tau_t               =  0.1    
                ;0.1           ref_t               =  300     ;300      
                   ;        Pressure coupling<br>
                Pcoupl              =  no;berendsen            
                Pcoupltype          =  isotropic               tau_p    
                          =  0.5                ;0.5   compressibility  
                  =  4.5e-5 4.5e-5         ref_p               =  30  
                 30             <br>
                ;        Velocity generation               gen_vel      
                      =  yes                 gen_temp            =
                 300.0               gen_seed            =  173529      
                          <br>
                ;        Bonds<br>
                constraints             = all-bonds            
                 constraint-algorithm = lincs<br>
              </div>
            </div>
          </blockquote>
          <br>
          -- <br>
          ========================================<br>
          <br>
          Justin A. Lemkul<br>
          Ph.D. Candidate<br>
          ICTAS Doctoral Scholar<br>
          MILES-IGERT Trainee<br>
          Department of Biochemistry<br>
          Virginia Tech<br>
          Blacksburg, VA<br>
          jalemkul[at]<a href="http://vt.edu" target="_blank">vt.edu</a> | (540) 231-9080<br>
          <a href="http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin" target="_blank">http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin</a><br>
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