[gmx-users] LINCS WARNING: How to correct LINCS WARNINGs

Mr.Sridhar sridhar at www.cdfd.org.in
Sat May 3 15:40:02 CEST 2003


Dear gmx users,

I was running a MD simulation of a 49 aa protein in spc216 water. I used
the GROMOS96 force field. The .mdp file is attached. The program ran well
for some and then started giving LINCS warnings like "relative constraint
deviation after LINCS:"  and " bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:"
etc. The program got terminated prematurely after some such warnings.

Could anybody explain what these warnings mean and how to overcome them.


Thanking you

sridhar.

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Step 531694, time 1063.39 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 0.012529 (between atoms 422 and 423) rms 0.000569
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    422    423   53.3    0.0995   0.1013      0.1000
    422    424   47.9    0.1052   0.0999      0.1000

Step 531695, time 1063.39 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 0.103722 (between atoms 422 and 424) rms 0.004843
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    422    423   89.9    0.1013   0.1030      0.1000
    422    424   90.1    0.0999   0.1104      0.1000

Step 531696, time 1063.39 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 0.165007 (between atoms 422 and 423) rms 0.008281
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    422    423   90.0    0.1030   0.1165      0.1000
    422    424   90.0    0.1104   0.1081      0.1000

Step 531697, time 1063.39 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 15.816898 (between atoms 422 and 423) rms 0.708829
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    420    421   41.6    0.1225   0.1365      0.1230
    422    423   90.2    0.1165   1.6817      0.1000
    422    424   85.4    0.1081   0.0852      0.1000
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531697

Step 531698, time 1063.4 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 0.868689 (between atoms 422 and 424) rms 0.061591
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    420    422   96.9    0.1394   0.2395      0.1330
    422    423   70.4    1.6817   0.1540      0.1000
    422    424   92.6    0.0852   0.1869      0.1000
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531698

Step 531699, time 1063.4 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 12.338169 (between atoms 422 and 423) rms 0.555821
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    418    419   35.3    0.1664   0.1401      0.1530
    419    420   37.2    0.1232   0.1575      0.1530
    420    421   84.0    0.0752   0.1554      0.1230
    420    422   65.5    0.2397   0.2030      0.1330
    422    423   89.6    0.1541   1.3338      0.1000
    422    424   94.5    0.1870   0.2125      0.1000
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531699
           Step           Time         Lambda      Annealing
         531700     1063.40002        0.00000        1.00000

   Rel. Constraint Deviation:  Max    between atoms     RMS
       Before LINCS         25.493540    422    423   1.159729
        After LINCS         3.092451    422    424   0.149503


Step 531700, time 1063.4 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 3.092451 (between atoms 422 and 424) rms 0.149503
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    418    419   37.2    0.1394   0.1507      0.1530
    420    422   91.4    0.2019   0.2175      0.1330
    422    423   90.8    1.3267   0.2066      0.1000
    422    424   90.2    0.2113   0.4092      0.1000
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531700
   Energies (kJ/mol)
       G96Angle    Proper Dih.  Improper Dih.          LJ-14     Coulomb-14
    1.76596e+03    5.06114e+02    5.95908e+02    2.70890e+02    5.18845e+03
        LJ (SR)        LJ (LR)   Coulomb (SR)      Potential    Kinetic En.
    1.95515e+04   -3.79527e+02   -1.42572e+05   -1.15073e+05    1.03516e+05
   Total Energy    Temperature Pressure (bar)
   -1.15569e+04    1.49685e+03   -2.84462e+04


Step 531701, time 1063.4 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 9.955848 (between atoms 422 and 423) rms 0.465480
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    418    419   30.2    0.1510   0.1715      0.1530
    420    421   41.8    0.1066   0.1352      0.1230
    420    422   88.6    0.2179   0.1378      0.1330
    422    423   89.0    0.2070   1.0956      0.1000
    422    424   91.8    0.4099   0.3958      0.1000
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531701

Step 531702, time 1063.4 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 4.915229 (between atoms 422 and 424) rms 0.237329
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    416    418   32.5    0.1478   0.1587      0.1470
    418    419   46.8    0.1712   0.1680      0.1530
    418    425   30.3    0.1537   0.1616      0.1530
    419    420   36.6    0.1653   0.1576      0.1530
    420    421   32.3    0.1349   0.1347      0.1230
    420    422   90.1    0.1376   0.2191      0.1330
    422    423   90.1    1.0937   0.2855      0.1000
    422    424   90.0    0.3951   0.5915      0.1000
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531702

Step 531703, time 1063.41 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 67.352615 (between atoms 422 and 423) rms 5.152792
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    399    401  108.2    0.1471   0.4118      0.1470
    401    402   99.5    0.1530   0.4215      0.1530
    401    414   65.8    0.1536   0.7877      0.1530
    414    415   77.1    0.1236   0.7751      0.1230
    414    416  137.0    0.1340   2.1632      0.1330
    416    417   61.9    0.1005   2.3163      0.1000
    416    418   43.7    0.1585   3.0239      0.1470
    418    419  145.4    0.1678   2.3647      0.1530
    418    425   54.9    0.1615   2.6423      0.1530
    419    420   70.3    0.1574   2.7906      0.1530
    420    421   76.4    0.1345   0.7065      0.1230
    420    422   85.8    0.2188   7.0590      0.1330
    422    423   92.7    0.2852   6.8353      0.1000
    422    424   88.5    0.5908   6.3748      0.1000
    425    426  133.7    0.1231   0.9381      0.1230
    425    427   97.3    0.1334   0.9812      0.1330
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531703

Step 531704, time 1063.41 (ps)  LINCS WARNING
relative constraint deviation after LINCS:
max 7430.121582 (between atoms 399 and 400) rms 615.946228
bonds that rotated more than 30 degrees:
 atom 1 atom 2  angle  previous, current, constraint length
    291    292   49.8    0.1528   0.1751      0.1530
    292    293   49.1    0.1248   0.1386      0.1250
    292    294   89.7    0.1248   1.4936      0.1250
    385    387   44.9    0.1468   0.2220      0.1470
    387    388   43.4    0.1528   0.2223      0.1530
    387    390   63.7    0.1529   5.2034      0.1530
    390    391   57.4    0.1229   5.1592      0.1230
    390    392  122.2    0.1333   5.5198      0.1330
    392    393   67.7    0.1486  74.0389      0.1470
    392    396   98.4    0.1472   4.4359      0.1470
    393    394   75.9    0.1547  73.2845      0.1530
    393    397  148.6    0.1580  71.4154      0.1530
    394    395  101.8    0.1530   6.9962      0.1530
    395    396   56.6    0.1529   2.1316      0.1530
    397    398   68.8    0.1264  25.7745      0.1230
    397    399   82.0    0.1473 745.0591      0.1330
    399    400   85.0    0.1120 743.1122      0.1000
    399    401   71.7    0.4113 756.2589      0.1470
    401    402   63.6    0.4210 487.8731      0.1530
    401    414   78.2    0.7868 851.3060      0.1530
    402    403   86.8    0.1661 861.5334      0.1530
    403    404  108.1    0.1543  75.6322      0.1530
    404    405   77.1    0.1471  42.6452      0.1470
    405    406  108.2    0.1000   2.0902      0.1000
    405    407  122.6    0.1339   4.2094      0.1340
    407    408   60.1    0.1339   2.8116      0.1340
    407    411   58.5    0.1339   2.8097      0.1340
    408    409   48.9    0.0999   0.1603      0.1000
    408    410   49.1    0.0999   0.1606      0.1000
    411    412   49.0    0.0999   0.1607      0.1000
    411    413   49.7    0.0999   0.1627      0.1000
    414    415   58.2    0.7741 124.7148      0.1230
    414    416  114.9    2.1606 111.0335      0.1330
    416    417  158.1    2.3135  40.3120      0.1000
    416    418  162.7    3.0202  39.1527      0.1470
    418    419  162.6    2.3618  23.2176      0.1530
    418    425  146.8    2.6391  22.8310      0.1530
    419    420  130.7    2.7872  11.2242      0.1530
    420    421  119.4    0.7057   3.8447      0.1230
    420    422   66.6    7.0503   5.1704      0.1330
    422    423   89.0    6.8269   1.9886      0.1000
    422    424   89.2    6.3670   2.8379      0.1000
    425    426  151.7    0.9369   9.4031      0.1230
    425    427  144.4    0.9800   9.8162      0.1330
    427    428  138.6    0.1226   1.8137      0.1470
    427    431   66.9    0.1116   1.6430      0.1470
    428    432   45.0    0.1603   0.4833      0.1530
    429    430   82.5    0.1534   0.0428      0.1530
    430    431  109.2    0.1615   0.0695      0.1530
Constraint error in algorithm Lincs at step 531704

t = 1063.408 ps: Water molecule starting at atom 6070 can not be settled.
Check for bad contacts and/or reduce the timestep.Wrote pdb files with previous and current coordinates

Step 531704  Warning: pressure scaling more than 1%, mu: 1.26865 1.26865 1.26865
There were 2 inconsistent shifts. Check your topology
Grid: 7 x 8 x 7 cells
Grid: -2147483648 x -2147483648 x -2147483648 cells
Fatal error: ci = -1 should be in 0 .. -1 [FILE nsgrid.c, LINE 210]
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;
;	User swetha
;	FULL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS - Echi MUTANT D27W
;
title               =  Echi MUTANT D27W
cpp                 =  /usr/bin/cpp
constraints         =  all-bonds
integrator          =  md
dt                  =  0.002	; ps !
nsteps              =  1000000	; total 2000 ps.
nstcomm             =  1
nstxout             =  50
nstvout             =  0
nstfout             =  0
nstlog              =  10
nstenergy           =  10
nstlist             =  5
ns_type             =  grid
rlist               =  1
rcoulomb            =  1
rvdw                =  1.4
fourierspacing      =  0.12
fourier_nx	    =  0
fourier_ny	    =  0
fourier_nz	    =  0
pme_order	    =  4
ewald_rtol	    =  1e-5
optimize_fft	    =  yes
; Berendsen temperature coupling is on in two groups
Tcoupl              =  berendsen
tc-grps		    =  protein sol   CL-
tau_t               =  0.1     0.1   0.1  
ref_t               =  300     300   300 
; Energy monitoring
energygrps          =  protein sol  CL-
; Isotropic pressure coupling is now on
Pcoupl              =  berendsen
Pcoupltype          =  isotropic
tau_p               =  0.5
compressibility     =  4.5e-5
ref_p               =  1.0
; Generate velocites is on at 300 K.
gen_vel             =  yes
gen_temp            =  300.0
gen_seed            =  173529



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