Labview for Linux. File browser does not display all files.

[apmonte]

We have a copy of Labview for Linux 7.1 installed on a Red Hat Linux platform and I am having problems with the file browser not displaying all of the files or directories. Using ls - l from a shell, these files and directories are clearly there, but the LV file browser does not display them. In some instances the file or directory can be typed in, but not always. Is there a way to correct this behavior?

[Jason_S]

I use LabVIEW 7.1 on a Gentoo box and have never noticed this behavior. Have you found any commonalities in the directories that are not displayed?

[apmonte]

Thanks for the reponse Jason.

In one instance I can not see the symbolically linked directory lv71 under /usr/local/.  In another instance I can not see a linux directory under /usr/local/vxipnp/.  In both cases permission are set to 777.  Typing these in to the filename box above the drop-down (set for view all) will open the contents of these directories for viewing.  Hidden directories don't get displayed either, but I guess that I would expect that. The only other thing I can think to tell you is that I am remotely displaying LV.  If I can provide any further information, please let me know.

Thanks,

Aaron

[Travis_M.]

Hello apmonte,

I have not encountered this sort of behavior before with LabVIEW for Linux.  What is the Red Hat version and version of the Kernel you are running?  I will try to look into this a little more here at NI and let you know if I uncover any additional information.

Regards,
Travis M
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[apmonte]

Hi Travis,

This computer is running Red Hat Fedora.

uname -a returns 2.6.9-1.667 #1 Tue Nov 2 14:41:25 EST 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

Please let me know if I can provide any further information.

Thanks,

Aaron

Edit: Not sure why this posts double spaced.

Message Edited by apmonte on 07-22-2005 11:26 AM

[Travis_M.]

Hello again apmonte,

I attempted to recreate this behavior on a Linux machine here running a Kernel 2.6 build, but could not replicate the issue (even when I gave a file/directory 777 permissions).  This could, however, be related to some issues with the way Linux updated its file searching and directory listing functions with Kernel 2.6.  I believe that the LabVIEW 7.1.1 maintenance release/patch fixed some of these issues.  You might want to install that patch, and mass compile the LabVIEW directory (the LabVIEW mass compile command from the "Tools->Advanced" menu).  You can find links to the patch and a little information on it here: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/AAB2D84EF29F90DA86256F4D00776E5A?OpenDocument.  Please let me know if this does not resolve this issue.


Travis