Ok I adjusted the bbregister file to say fsvol.mgz in the location you specified and got this error a bit later on in the bbregister output:

setenv SUBJECTS_DIR /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry
cd /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay
/usr/local/freesurfer/bin/bbregister --s lindsay --mov hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz --dti --init-fsl --reg register.dat

$Id: bbregister,v 1.49.2.2 2013/02/23 01:32:22 mreuter Exp $
Linux lotfi 3.2.0-38-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 19 12:18:21 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
FREESURFER_HOME /usr/local/freesurfer
mri_convert hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz ./tmp.bbregister.15807/template.nii
mri_convert hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz ./tmp.bbregister.15807/template.nii
$Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16 mreuter Exp $
reading from hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz...
TR=17843.91, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
i_ras = (-0.991204, -0.025762, 0.129811)
j_ras = (-0.0259819, 0.999662, 0)
k_ras = (0.129768, 0.00337275, 0.991539)
writing to ./tmp.bbregister.15807/template.nii...
fslregister --s lindsay --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15807/template.nii --reg ./tmp.bbregister.15807/reg.init.dat --niters 1 --maxangle 90 --nobetmov --tmp ./tmp.bbregister.15807/fslregister --dof 6 --fsvol.mgz brainmask
ERROR: Flag --fsvol.mgz unrecognized.
--s lindsay --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15807/template.nii --reg ./tmp.bbregister.15807/reg.init.dat --niters 1 --maxangle 90 --nobetmov --tmp ./tmp.bbregister.15807/fslregister --dof 6 --fsvol.mgz brainmask
mri_segreg --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15807/template.nii --init-reg ./tmp.bbregister.15807/reg.init.dat --out-reg ./tmp.bbregister.15807/bbr.pass1.dat --subsamp-brute 100 --subsamp 100 --tol 1e-4 --tol1d 1e-3 --brute -4 4 4 --surf white --gm-proj-frac 0.5 --gm-gt-wm 0.5
regio_read_register(): No such file or directory
Could not open ./tmp.bbregister.15807/reg.init.dat
mri_segreg --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15807/template.nii --init-reg ./tmp.bbregister.15807/bbr.pass1.dat --out-reg register.dat --brute -0.1 0.1 0.1 --interp trilinear --wm-proj-abs 2 --tol 1e-8 --tol1d 1e-3 --c0 0 --mincost register.dat.mincost --dof 6 --nmax 36 --param register.dat.param --surf white --cur-reg ./tmp.bbregister.15807/reg.curopt.dat --gm-proj-frac 0.5 --nsub 1 --gm-gt-wm 0.5
regio_read_register(): No such file or directory
Could not open ./tmp.bbregister.15807/bbr.pass1.dat
Cleaning up
 
Started at Mon Mar 25 13:24:53 EDT 2013
Ended   at Mon Mar 25 13:25:00 EDT 2013
BBR-Run-Time-Sec 7
 
bbregister Done
To check results, run:
tkregister2 --mov hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz --reg register.dat --surf


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Douglas N Greve <greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> wrote:

Corinna, can you edit $FREESURFER_HOME/bin/bbregister? If so, change the following line

From
  set cmd = (fslregister --s $subject --mov $regvol --reg $InitReg \
      --niters 1 --maxangle 90 --tmp $tmpdir/fslregister \
      --dof $FSLDOF --fsvol $fsvol)
To
    set cmd = (fslregister --s $subject --mov $regvol --reg $InitReg \
      --niters 1 --maxangle 90 --tmp $tmpdir/fslregister \
      --dof $FSLDOF --fsvol $fsvol.mgz)

It is just the very last part that is changed where I added ".mgz" to $fsvol

Re-run bbregister and let me know if this works.

doug



On 03/25/2013 01:11 PM, Corinna Bauer wrote:
yes, this file exists.


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Douglas N Greve <greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu <mailto:greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>> wrote:

    Can you verify that
    /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay/mri/brainmask.mgz
    exists?
    doug


    On 03/25/2013 12:55 PM, Corinna Bauer wrote:

        sure. Here is the dng.log.

        Corinna

        On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Douglas N Greve
        <greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu <mailto:greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>
        <mailto:greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

        <mailto:greve@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>>> wrote:


            Hi Corinna, can you run

            fslregister --debug --s lindsay --mov
            hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz --reg fsl.reg.dat
        --niters 1
            --maxangle 90 --nobetmov --tmp ./tmp.fslregister --dof 6
        --fsvol
            brainmask |& tee dng.log

            and send me the dng.log?

            doug


            On 03/25/2013 12:39 PM, Corinna Bauer wrote:
            > Hello all,
            >
            > I am attempting to run bbregister on 4D HARDI data that
        has already
            > been motion, eddy, and epi-distortion corrected in fsl.
        I run
            the command:
            > bbregister --s lindsay --mov
        hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz
            --dti
            > --init-fsl --reg register.dat and get a number of errors
        that
            seem to
            > begin in the mri_convert section as seen below.
            > Any insight?
            >
            > Cheers,
            > Corinna
            >
            > FREESURFER_HOME /usr/local/freesurfer
            > mri_convert hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
            > mri_convert hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
            > $Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16
        mreuter Exp $
            > reading from hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz...
            > TR=17843.91, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
            > i_ras = (-0.991204, -0.025762, 0.129811)
            > j_ras = (-0.0259819, 0.999662, 0)
            > k_ras = (0.129768, 0.00337275, 0.991539)
            > writing to ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii...
            > fslregister --s lindsay --mov
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
            > --reg ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat --niters 1
        --maxangle 90
            > --nobetmov --tmp ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister
        --dof 6 --fsvol
            > brainmask
            >
            > Log file is
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat.fslregister.log
            >
            > Mon Mar 25 12:22:23 EDT 2013
            > --s lindsay --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii --reg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat --niters 1 --maxangle 90
            > --nobetmov --tmp ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister
        --dof 6 --fsvol
            > brainmask
            > $Id: fslregister,v 1.34.2.2 2012/11/08 16:18:56 greve Exp $
            > lotfi
            > Linux lotfi 3.2.0-38-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 19
        12:18:21 UTC
            > 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
            > nIters 1
            > --------------------------------------
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay
            > mri_convert ERROR: could not determine file for
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay/mri/ERROR:
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister.nii
            > mri_convert ERROR: could not determine file for
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay/mri/ERROR:
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister.nii
            >
            > mri_convert: extra arguments ("not" and following)
            >
            > type mri_convert -u for usage
            >
            > --------------------------------------
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay
            > mri_convert ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
            >
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii
        --frame 0
            > mri_convert ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
            >
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii
        --frame 0
            > $Id: mri_convert.c,v 1.179.2.7 2012/09/05 21:55:16
        mreuter Exp $
            > reading from ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii...
            > TR=17843.91, TE=0.00, TI=0.00, flip angle=0.00
            > i_ras = (-0.991204, -0.025762, 0.129811)
            > j_ras = (-0.0259819, 0.999662, 0)
            > k_ras = (0.129768, 0.00337275, 0.991539)
            > keeping frame 0
            > writing to
            ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii...
            > Mov determinant is -6.125
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay
            > tkregister2_cmdl --mov
            >
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii --reg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/reg0.15393.dat
        --regheader
            > --fslregout ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat.fsl.mat0
        --s lindsay
            > --noedit
            > tkregister_tcl /usr/local/freesurfer/tktools/tkregister2.tcl
            > INFO: no target volume specified, assuming FreeSurfer
        orig volume.
            > target  volume orig
            > movable volume
            ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii
            > reg file ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/reg0.15393.dat
            > LoadVol        0
            > ZeroCRAS       0
            > $Id: tkregister2.c,v 1.121.2.1 2011/03/28 20:25:16 greve
        Exp $
            > Diagnostic Level -1
            > INFO: loading target
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay/mri/orig.mgz
            > Ttarg: --------------------
            > -1.000   0.000   0.000   128.000;
            >  0.000   0.000   1.000  -128.000;
            >  0.000  -1.000   0.000   128.000;
            >  0.000   0.000   0.000   1.000;
            > INFO: loading movable
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii
            > Tmov: --------------------
            > -1.750   0.000   0.000   112.000;
            >  0.000   0.000   2.000  -60.000;
            >  0.000  -1.750   0.000   112.000;
            >  0.000   0.000   0.000   1.000;
            > mkheaderreg = 1, float2int = 0
            > Computing reg from header (and possibly input matrix)
            > ---- Input registration matrix (computed) --------
            >  0.991   0.026  -0.130   2.508;
            >  0.130   0.003   0.992  -30.941;
            >  0.026  -1.000  -0.000   1.279;
            >  0.000   0.000   0.000   1.000;
            > ---------------------------------------
            > ---- Input registration matrix --------
            >  0.991   0.026  -0.130   2.508;
            >  0.130   0.003   0.992  -30.941;
            >  0.026  -1.000  -0.000   1.279;
            >  0.000   0.000   0.000   1.000;
            > Determinant 1
            > subject = lindsay
            > RegMat ---------------------------
            >  0.991   0.026  -0.130   2.508;
            >  0.130   0.003   0.992  -30.941;
            >  0.026  -1.000  -0.000   1.279;
            >  0.000   0.000   0.000   1.000;
            > FSLOUTPUTTYPE NIFTI
            > tkreg2FSL: mov det = -6.125, ref det = -1
            > Mon Mar 25 12:22:34 EDT 2013
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay
            > flirt.fsl -ref
            >
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister.nii -in
            >
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii
        -bins 256
            > -cost corratio -dof 6 -searchrx -90 90 -searchry -90 90
            -searchrz -90
            > 90 -verbose 0 -omat
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/fslmat0.trans.mat
        -schedule
            > /usr/share/fsl/5.0/etc/flirtsch/xyztrans.sch -init
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat.fsl.mat0
            > ** ERROR (nifti_image_read): failed to find header file for
            > './tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister'
            > ** ERROR:
            >
                   nifti_image_open(./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister):
            > bad header info
            > ERROR: failed to open file
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister
            > ERROR: Could not open image
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister
            > Image Exception : #22 :: Failed to read volume
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister.nii
            > terminate called after throwing an instance of
            'RBD_COMMON::BaseException'
            > Abort (core dumped)
            > Mon Mar 25 12:22:34 EDT 2013
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects/symmetry/lindsay
            > flirt.fsl -ref
            >
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister.nii -in
            >
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/movvol.fslregister.nii
        -bins 256
            > -cost corratio -dof 6 -searchrx -90 90 -searchry -90 90
            -searchrz -90
            > 90 -verbose 0 -omat
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat.fsl.mat
            -init
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/fslmat0.trans.mat
        -schedule
            > /usr/local/freesurfer/bin/flirt.newdefault.20080811.sch
            > ** ERROR (nifti_image_read): failed to find header file for
            > './tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister'
            > ** ERROR:
            >
                   nifti_image_open(./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister):
            > bad header info
            > ERROR: failed to open file
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister
            > ERROR: Could not open image
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister
            > Image Exception : #22 :: Failed to read volume
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/fslregister/refvol.fslregister.nii
            > terminate called after throwing an instance of
            'RBD_COMMON::BaseException'
            > Abort (core dumped)
            > tkregister2_cmdl --s lindsay --mov
            ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
            > --reg ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat --fslreg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat.fsl.mat --noedit
            > tkregister_tcl /usr/local/freesurfer/tktools/tkregister2.tcl
            > ERROR: cannot open
        ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat.fsl.mat
            > cat: ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat: No such file
        or directory
            > tmp: Subscript out of range.
            >
            > Started at Mon Mar 25 12:22:23 EDT 2013
            > Ended   at Mon Mar 25 12:22:34 EDT 2013
            >
            > fslregister Done
            >
            > To check results, run:
            > tkregister2 --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii --reg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat --surf orig
            >
            > mri_segreg --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
        --init-reg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat --out-reg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/bbr.pass1.dat --subsamp-brute 100
            --subsamp 100
            > --tol 1e-4 --tol1d 1e-3 --brute -4 4 4 --surf white
            --gm-proj-frac 0.5
            > --gm-gt-wm 0.5
            > regio_read_register(): No such file or directory
            > Could not open ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.init.dat
            > mri_segreg --mov ./tmp.bbregister.15356/template.nii
        --init-reg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/bbr.pass1.dat --out-reg
        register.dat --brute
            > -0.1 0.1 0.1 --interp trilinear --wm-proj-abs 2 --tol
        1e-8 --tol1d
            > 1e-3 --c0 0 --mincost register.dat.mincost --dof 6
        --nmax 36 --param
            > register.dat.param --surf white --cur-reg
            > ./tmp.bbregister.15356/reg.curopt.dat --gm-proj-frac 0.5
        --nsub 1
            > --gm-gt-wm 0.5
            > regio_read_register(): No such file or directory
            > Could not open ./tmp.bbregister.15356/bbr.pass1.dat
            > Cleaning up
            >
            > Started at Mon Mar 25 12:22:16 EDT 2013
            > Ended   at Mon Mar 25 12:22:34 EDT 2013
            > BBR-Run-Time-Sec 18
            >
            > bbregister Done
            > To check results, run:
            > tkregister2 --mov hardi/ffiltered_func_data_01.nii.gz --reg
            > register.dat --surf
            >
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        http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to
            you in error
            but does not contain patient information, please contact the
            sender and properly
            dispose of the e-mail.



    --     Douglas N. Greve, Ph.D.
    MGH-NMR Center