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November 12, 2019 07:01AM
Dear Experts,

I'm trying to convert FreeSurfer surfaces to afni.
I run this command line and I got this error.
I tried to download a new FreeSurfer license but I still got the same error:

francesca-desktop:/opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP> @SUMA_Make_Spec_FS  -NIFTI -sid PP

FreeSurferEnv.csh (vers=13) requires csh/tcsh -- current shell:
FreeSurferEnv.csh: CSURF_DIR reset to current dir
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
csurf font changes:
 xset fp default (reset to default)
 xset +fp /opt/csurf/lib/fonts/75dpi-helvetica
 xset fp rehash
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
csurf setenv changes:
 CSURF_DIR=/opt/csurf
 SUBJECTS_DIR=/opt/freesurfer/subjects
 FUNCTIONALS_DIR=/opt/csurf/sessions
 TCL_LIBRARY=/opt/csurf/tcltktix/lib/noarch/tcl8.5
 TK_LIBRARY=/opt/csurf/tcltktix/lib/noarch/tk8.5
 [dist=Ubuntu]
 pre-appended to LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
  + /opt/csurf/tcltktix/lib/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/gsl/lib/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/lib/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/afni/lib/Linux-x86_64
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
pre-appended to csh path:
  + /opt/csurf/afni/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/mni_autoreg/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/tcltktix/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/bin/noarch
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
other setenv changes (mostly bak compat):
 FREESURFER_HOME=/opt/csurf (mri_surf2surf)
 AFNI_PLUGINPATH=/opt/csurf/afni/lib/Linux-x86_64
 DIAG=0x4040 (surfer bins 2000)
 MRI_DIR=/opt/csurf (surfer bins 2000)
 PERL5LIB=/opt/csurf/mni_autoreg/perl (MNI)
 MNI_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/csurf/mni_autoreg/cfg (MNI)
 LANG=en_US (RH9)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FreeSurfer0.8 from CSURF_DIR=/opt/csurf
MGH freesurfer from FSURF_DIR=/opt/freesurfer

surf directory found at './subjects/fsaverage-ADDITIONS/surf'

consider running program from './subjects/fsaverage-ADDITIONS'
program failure: exiting...

francesca-desktop:/opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP> @SUMA_Make_Spec_FS -fspath /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP -NIFTI -sid PP

FreeSurferEnv.csh (vers=13) requires csh/tcsh -- current shell:
FreeSurferEnv.csh: CSURF_DIR reset to current dir
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
csurf font changes:
 xset fp default (reset to default)
 xset +fp /opt/csurf/lib/fonts/75dpi-helvetica
 xset fp rehash
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
csurf setenv changes:
 CSURF_DIR=/opt/csurf
 SUBJECTS_DIR=/opt/freesurfer/subjects
 FUNCTIONALS_DIR=/opt/csurf/sessions
 TCL_LIBRARY=/opt/csurf/tcltktix/lib/noarch/tcl8.5
 TK_LIBRARY=/opt/csurf/tcltktix/lib/noarch/tk8.5
 [dist=Ubuntu]
 pre-appended to LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
  + /opt/csurf/tcltktix/lib/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/gsl/lib/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/lib/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/afni/lib/Linux-x86_64
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
pre-appended to csh path:
  + /opt/csurf/afni/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/mni_autoreg/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/tcltktix/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/bin/Linux-x86_64
  + /opt/csurf/bin/noarch
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
other setenv changes (mostly bak compat):
 FREESURFER_HOME=/opt/csurf (mri_surf2surf)
 AFNI_PLUGINPATH=/opt/csurf/afni/lib/Linux-x86_64
 DIAG=0x4040 (surfer bins 2000)
 MRI_DIR=/opt/csurf (surfer bins 2000)
 PERL5LIB=/opt/csurf/mni_autoreg/perl (MNI)
 MNI_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/csurf/mni_autoreg/cfg (MNI)
 LANG=en_US (RH9)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FreeSurfer0.8 from CSURF_DIR=/opt/csurf
MGH freesurfer from FSURF_DIR=/opt/freesurfer

++ creating directory './SUMA' for results...
-- found 6 LH surfaces
-- found 6 RH surfaces
mri_convert -ot nii /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/mri/orig.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/orig.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/mri/orig.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/orig.nii...
++ created AFNI file './SUMA/PP_SurfVol.nii'
Made roi label table for AFNI - fs_table.niml.lt
mri_convert -ot nii mri/T1.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/T1.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/T1.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/T1.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/aparc+aseg.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aparc+aseg.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/aparc+aseg.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aparc+aseg.nii...
++ 3drefit: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
++ Authored by: RW Cox
** AFNI converts NIFTI_datatype=8 (INT32) in file aparc+aseg.nii to FLOAT32
     Warnings of this type will be muted for this session.
     Set AFNI_NIFTI_TYPE_WARN to YES to see them all, NO to see none.
++ Processing AFNI dataset aparc+aseg.nii
 + loading and re-writing dataset aparc+aseg.nii (./aparc+aseg.nii in NIFTI storage)
++ 3drefit processed 1 datasets
Program 3dmerge
++ 3dmerge: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
3dmerge: edit and combine 3D datasets, by RW Cox
++ default -1dindex = 0
++ default -1tindex = 1
++ editing input dataset in memory (64.0 MB)
.
-- Wrote edited dataset: ./aparc+aseg_rank.nii
++ 3drefit: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
++ Authored by: RW Cox
++ Processing AFNI dataset aparc+aseg_rank.nii
 + loading and re-writing dataset aparc+aseg_rank.nii (./aparc+aseg_rank.nii in NIFTI storage)
++ 3drefit processed 1 datasets

Notice: SessionAtlases.niml already exists, appending to it aparc+aseg_rank.
mri_convert -ot nii mri/aparc.a2009s+aseg.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aparc.a2009s+aseg.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/aparc.a2009s+aseg.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aparc.a2009s+aseg.nii...
++ 3drefit: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
++ Authored by: RW Cox
** AFNI converts NIFTI_datatype=8 (INT32) in file aparc.a2009s+aseg.nii to FLOAT32
     Warnings of this type will be muted for this session.
     Set AFNI_NIFTI_TYPE_WARN to YES to see them all, NO to see none.
++ Processing AFNI dataset aparc.a2009s+aseg.nii
 + loading and re-writing dataset aparc.a2009s+aseg.nii (./aparc.a2009s+aseg.nii in NIFTI storage)
++ 3drefit processed 1 datasets

Notice: SessionAtlases.niml already exists, appending to it aparc.a2009s+aseg.
Program 3dmerge
++ 3dmerge: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
3dmerge: edit and combine 3D datasets, by RW Cox
++ default -1dindex = 0
++ default -1tindex = 1
++ editing input dataset in memory (64.0 MB)
.
-- Wrote edited dataset: ./aparc.a2009s+aseg_rank.nii
++ 3drefit: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
++ Authored by: RW Cox
++ Processing AFNI dataset aparc.a2009s+aseg_rank.nii
 + loading and re-writing dataset aparc.a2009s+aseg_rank.nii (./aparc.a2009s+aseg_rank.nii in NIFTI storage)
++ 3drefit processed 1 datasets

Notice: SessionAtlases.niml already exists, appending to it aparc.a2009s+aseg_rank.
mri_convert -ot nii mri/aseg.auto.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aseg.auto.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/aseg.auto.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aseg.auto.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/aseg.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aseg.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/aseg.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/aseg.nii...
++ 3drefit: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
++ Authored by: RW Cox
** AFNI converts NIFTI_datatype=8 (INT32) in file aseg.nii to FLOAT32
     Warnings of this type will be muted for this session.
     Set AFNI_NIFTI_TYPE_WARN to YES to see them all, NO to see none.
++ Processing AFNI dataset aseg.nii
 + loading and re-writing dataset aseg.nii (./aseg.nii in NIFTI storage)
++ 3drefit processed 1 datasets

Notice: SessionAtlases.niml already exists, appending to it aseg.
Program 3dmerge
++ 3dmerge: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
3dmerge: edit and combine 3D datasets, by RW Cox
++ default -1dindex = 0
++ default -1tindex = 1
++ editing input dataset in memory (64.0 MB)
.
-- Wrote edited dataset: ./aseg_rank.nii
++ 3drefit: AFNI version=AFNI_2011_12_21_1014 (Aug 28 2014) [64-bit]
++ Authored by: RW Cox
++ Processing AFNI dataset aseg_rank.nii
 + loading and re-writing dataset aseg_rank.nii (./aseg_rank.nii in NIFTI storage)
++ 3drefit processed 1 datasets

Notice: SessionAtlases.niml already exists, appending to it aseg_rank.
mri_convert -ot nii mri/brain.finalsurfs.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brain.finalsurfs.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/brain.finalsurfs.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brain.finalsurfs.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/brain.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brain.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/brain.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brain.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/brainmask.auto.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brainmask.auto.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/brainmask.auto.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brainmask.auto.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/brainmask.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brainmask.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/brainmask.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/brainmask.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/norm.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/norm.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/norm.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/norm.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/nu.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/nu.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/nu.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/nu.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/lh.ribbon.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/lh.ribbon.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/lh.ribbon.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/lh.ribbon.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/rh.ribbon.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/rh.ribbon.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/rh.ribbon.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/rh.ribbon.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/wm.asegedit.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/wm.asegedit.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/wm.asegedit.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/wm.asegedit.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/wm.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/wm.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/wm.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/wm.nii...
mri_convert -ot nii mri/wm.seg.mgz /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/wm.seg.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from mri/wm.seg.mgz...
TR=2300.00, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-1, -3.72529e-09, 3.72529e-09)
j_ras = (0, -1.16415e-10, -1)
k_ras = (0, 1, -1.22236e-09)
writing to /opt/freesurfer/subjects/PP/./SUMA/wm.seg.nii...
-- running 'mris_convert lh.smoothwm lh.smoothwm.asc'
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
GNU libc version: 2.27
ERROR: Systems running GNU glibc version greater than 2.15
  require a newly formatted license file (it's free). Please
  download a new one from the following page:
  [surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reading lh.smoothwm.asc ...
Performing affine transform...
Writing surface...
-- running 'mris_convert lh.pial lh.pial.asc'
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
GNU libc version: 2.27
ERROR: Systems running GNU glibc version greater than 2.15
  require a newly formatted license file (it's free). Please
  download a new one from the following page:
  [surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--     Error ConvertSurface (SUMA_ConvertSurface.c:589):
if_name lh.pial.asc not found.
failure: could not create surface lh.pial.gii

--> is your FreeSurfer license installed?
program failure: exiting...

Thanks for the help!

Best
Francesca
Subject Author Posted

@SUMA_Make_Spec_FS error

Frastra November 12, 2019 07:01AM

Re: @SUMA_Make_Spec_FS error

rick reynolds November 14, 2019 08:28PM