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              <div>Hello</div>
              <div>I want to run a simulation in gromacs/4.0.7 because
                this version supports v-rescale option for thermostat
                and I need that.</div>
              <div>tcoupl=v-rescale</div>
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    Do the job properly, and install 4.5.4 for better parallel
    performance and more bug fixes. <br>
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              <div><strong>in this version the grompp command does not
                  need -np option. please let me know how I can specify
                  the number of processors for my job.</strong></div>
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    See
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              <div>&nbsp;</div>
              <div>I use a <strong>.ll</strong> file to submit my job.
                in this file the command line is:</div>
              <div><strong><font color="#7f007f">mpiexec mdrun_mpi -v -s
                    topol.tpr -np 8</font></strong></div>
              <div>(this is a coomand line which I used previously in my
                .ii file for gromacs/3.3</div>
              <div>is this command line suitable for version 4/0/7 as
                well or I should change something?</div>
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    It will work in 4.0.7 and 4.5.4 using all the processors available
    to mpiexec, and the "-np 8" is ignored.<br>
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    Mark<br>
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              <div>&nbsp;</div>
              <div>Thanks in advance</div>
              <div>D.Aghaie<br>
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                --- On <b>Fri, 4/8/11, Justin A. Lemkul <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jalemkul@vt.edu">&lt;jalemkul@vt.edu&gt;</a></i></b>
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                From: Justin A. Lemkul <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jalemkul@vt.edu">&lt;jalemkul@vt.edu&gt;</a><br>
                Subject: Re: [gmx-users] unable to equilibrate protein
                in membrane with NPT<br>
                To: "Discussion list for GROMACS users"
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gmx-users@gromacs.org">&lt;gmx-users@gromacs.org&gt;</a><br>
                Date: Friday, April 8, 2011, 5:32 PM<br>
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                  Peter C. Lai wrote:<br>
                  &gt; Hello again<br>
                  &gt; <br>
                  &gt; In my protein-membrane-water-ion system (inserted
                  via g_membed) I have run a 1ns NVT equilibration with
                  the protein restrained and now I am trying to
                  equilibrate with NPT and LINCS/mdrun is crashing after
                  about 5000 iterations.<br>
                  &gt; <br>
                  &gt; Here is my NPT mdp file:<br>
                  &gt; <br>
                  &gt; define&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =-DPOSRES<br>
                  &gt; integrator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= md<br>
                  &gt; ; Start time and timestep in ps<br>
                  &gt; tinit&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 0<br>
                  &gt; dt&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 0.002<br>
                  &gt; nsteps&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 500000<br>
                  &gt; init_step&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 0<br>
                  &gt; comm-mode&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = Linear<br>
                  &gt; nstcomm&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 1<br>
                  &gt; comm-grps&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = Protein_POPC SOL_CL<br>
                  &gt; nstxout&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; save
                  coordinates every 0.2 ps<br>
                  &gt; nstvout&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; save velocities
                  every 0.2 ps<br>
                  &gt; nstenergy&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; save energies
                  every 0.2 ps<br>
                  &gt; nstlog&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; update log file
                  every 0.2 ps<br>
                  &gt; continuation&nbsp; &nbsp; = yes<br>
                  &gt; constraint_algorithm = lincs&nbsp; &nbsp; ; holonomic
                  constraints<br>
                  &gt; constraints&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= all-bonds&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; all bonds (even
                  heavy atom-H bonds)<br>
                  &gt; lincs_iter&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; accuracy of
                  LINCS<br>
                  &gt; lincs_order&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; also related to
                  accuracy<br>
                  &gt; ns_type&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= grid&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ; search
                  neighboring grid cells<br>
                  &gt; nstlist&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; 10 fs<br>
                  &gt; rlist&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 1.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; short-range
                  neighborlist cutoff (in nm)<br>
                  &gt; rlistlong&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 1.4<br>
                  &gt; rcoulomb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 1.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; short-range
                  electrostatic cutoff (in nm)<br>
                  &gt; rvdw&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 1.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; short-range van
                  der Waals cutoff (in nm)<br>
                  &gt; vdwtype&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= switch<br>
                  &gt; rvdw_switch&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 0.8<br>
                  &gt; coulombtype&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= PME<br>
                  &gt; pme_order&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; cubic
                  interpolation<br>
                  &gt; fourierspacing&nbsp; = 0.16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ; grid spacing
                  for FFT<br>
                  &gt; tcoupl&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = Nose-Hoover<br>
                  &gt; tc-grps&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= Protein POPC SOL_CL<br>
                  &gt; tau-t&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 0.5 0.5 0.5<br>
                  &gt; ref-t&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = 300 300 300<br>
                  &gt; gen-vel&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = no<br>
                  &gt; pcoupl&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = Parrinello-Rahman&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;
                  Pressure coupling on in NPT<br>
                  &gt; pcoupltype&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = semiisotropic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;<br>
                  &gt; tau_p&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 5.0&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;;
                  time constant, in ps<br>
                  &gt; ref_p&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= 1.01325 1.01325<br>
                  &gt; compressibility = 4.5e-5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4.5e-5<br>
                  &gt; <br>
                  &gt; Any suggestions?<br>
                  <br>
                  Try using the Berendsen barostat.&nbsp; P-R allows for
                  wider oscillations that can lead to instability in
                  incompletely equilibrated systems.<br>
                  <br>
                  -Justin<br>
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                  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>
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