In https://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/630-making-mo-figures-in-gabedit-using.html I mentioned that g09w doesn't seem to handle my .chk files for linux (G09D).
If you have gaussian for linux (e.g. G09D), then you can set up a small linux installation on windows, install gaussian there and run formchk in the linux environment.
The guide assumes that you don't really know much about linux, or virtual machines. There are plenty of screenshot -- probably too many -- but if you work through them one by one it should be easy to get set up.
1. Install virtualbox
Go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Download "VirtualBox 5.1.2 for Windows hosts"
Download the "VirtualBox 5.1.2 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack" as well.
It doesn't have to be version 5.1.2. Download whatever the latest version is.
Run the installation file for virtual box.
2. Install linux in the virtual machine
Assuming that you have cheap and fast internet, download the netinst version of debian.
https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
You'll want the AMD64 iso file: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.5.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso
You can also download this via bittorrent: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.5.0/amd64/bt-cd/debian-8.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso.torrent
Start virtualbox and set up a new machine.
Then install linux: Note that at no point are any changes made to your Windows harddrive. All changes are made to a file that virtualbox uses as a harddrive for the virtual machine (i.e. your linux installation)
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| NO changes are made to your 'real' harddrive, so don't panic. |
3. Install gaussian in the linux virtual machine
For this you will need to figure out how to transfer files between the machines. The easiest, most dependable way is via sftp.
To do this you will need to download and install filezilla: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
Do that. It's easy.
Next, configure your virtual machine to set up port forwarding.
Start your linux installation (e.g. hit the Start button in VirtualBox)
First figure out what your IP address is. Log in using the username and password you created when you installed linux.
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| ip addr |
Next configure virtualbox: (leave linux running in the background)
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| Hit connect |
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| Sure |
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| Yes |
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| Create a new directory on the linux computer |
It should now look like this (look at the right column)
Transfer your files (navigate to the correct directory in the left column, select files and drag them across)
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| Select and drag |
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| Copied |
cd ~/g09
Then run
chmod ug+x formchk
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| Check |
4. Transfer .chk files from windows host to linux guest
You'll transfer the files using filezilla as shown before. Connect to sftp://127.0.0.1, port 2222, and go to the g09 directory where your formchk file is.
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| Like so |
5. Convert .chk files to .fchk files
In the linux computer, change directory to g09 and run formchk
./formchk example.chk4. Transfer .chk files from windows host to linux guestThe ./ before formchk is important
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| running formchk |
Then transfer the file back using filezilla:
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| refresh |
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| See the files |
6. Shutdown linux
E.g. by running
sudo shutdown -h now
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| shutdown |
All in all the linux install takes about 1.1 Gb -- this could probably be cut down to 100-200 Mb, and the set up can be improved quite easily. However, this is the most straightforward set-up that I can think of without having to do customisation.
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| +1.1 Gb |