Hi Rebecca - Perhaps the beta version of Ferret v5.22 might work better for you? It was ported to AIX by a colleague in Germany. You can get the executables tar file at: http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/Ferret/Downloads/beta_releases.html Good luck! Kevin Rebecca Fahey wrote: > Correction: The version that I was trying to install is actually 4.45 of > ferret. > > >Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 15:29:11 -0400 > >To: contact_ferret@pmel.noaa.gov > >From: Rebecca Fahey <faheyra@ornl.gov> > >Subject: Ferret Installation problem on AIX 5.1 > > > >I just tried to install Ferret 5.51 on an IBM Power 4 system and an IBM > >Power 3 system both of which are running AIX 5.1. Other specifics about > >the systems are contained below. When I try to execute ferret on either > >system, I receive the error message show below. Is there a known work > >around to this problem? Is it possible to obtain source code and try > >compiling it on my system? > > > >ERROR MESSAGE: > > > ferret > >Could not load program ferret: > >Symbol resolution failed for ferret because: > > Symbol poll (number 24) is not exported from dependent > > module /unix. > > Symbol select (number 28) is not exported from dependent > > module /unix. > > Symbol unload (number 33) is not exported from dependent > > module /unix. > >Examine .loader section symbols with the 'dump -Tv' command. > > > >SYSTEM SPECIFICS for the IBM Power 4: > > > uname -a > >AIX cheetah0033 1 5 00207D8A4C00 > > > >SYSTEM SPECIFICS for the IBM Power 3: > > > uname -a > >AIX eagle163s 1 5 000101454C00 > > > > > >Rebecca Fahey > >Center for Computational Science > >Oak Ridge National Laboratory > >email: faheyra@ornl.gov > >phone: 865-574-5068 > > Rebecca Fahey > Center for Computational Science > Oak Ridge National Laboratory > email: faheyra@ornl.gov > phone: 865-574-5068 -- Kevin O'Brien UW/JISAO Research Scientist NOAA/PMEL/TMAP 206-526-6751 http://tmap.pmel.noaa.gov