Hi Tracy,

it looks like there is some line before the email address, and before the other 2 lines as well. If you cat the .license they should show up as three consecutive lines with no blank lines between them. Try looking at it in emacs.

cheers Bruce

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009, tracy butler wrote:

I've pasted the error message (and all the preceding command lines) below. I'm using the latest version of ubuntu in virtualbox. I made the .license file w/ pico, and it looks fine to me, but it's just not working.

Thanks for any help!

tracy

tracy@covet:~$ tcsh

covet:~> setenv FREESURFER_HOME /usr/local/freesurfer

covet:~> source $FREESURFER_HOME/SetUpFreeSurfer.csh

-------- freesurfer-Linux-centos4_x86_64-stable-pub-v4.5.0 --------

Setting up environment for FreeSurfer/FS-FAST (and FSL)

FREESURFER_HOME /usr/local/freesurfer

FSFAST_HOME /usr/local/freesurfer/fsfast

FSF_OUTPUT_FORMAT nii

SUBJECTS_DIR /usr/local/freesurfer/subjects

MNI_DIR /usr/local/freesurfer/mni

covet:~> more /usr/local/freesurfer/.license

tab2006@med.cornell.edu

8222

*CTAeXNprjJ6

covet:~> tkmedit bert orig.mgz

OpenGL Warning: Failed to connect to host. Make sure 3D acceleration is enabled for this VM.

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ERROR: Invalid FreeSurfer license key found in license file /usr/local/freesurfer/.license

If you are outside the NMR-Martinos Center,

go to http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu to

get a valid license file (it's free).

If you are inside the NMR-Martinos Center,

make sure to source the standard environment.

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