[gmx-users] extend a simulation just with xtc file

[Justin Lemkul]

On 8/31/15 11:52 AM, Adriana Garro wrote:
> Dear Gromacs users,
>
> My 100 ns simulation finish but in a wrong way, I knew it when I tried to
> use an analizing tool and the message was the next one
>
> Fatal error:
> Magic Number Error in XTC file (read 0, should be 1995)
>
> It seems that this kind of error is  related to the network file system.
> My first attempt was restart (I am using gromacs 4.5.5)
> mdrun -s topol.tpr -cpi state.cpt
> but of course it finished immediately then I realized that the number of
> steps was reached.
>
> I did a copy of the md.xtc file  while it was running in order to see how
> things were going on, aproximately at 85 ns, so I would like to know if it
> is possible to extend my simulation using this 85ns xtc file. (without
> having cpt file)
>

The .xtc has nothing useful about the state of the simulation.  A set of 
coordinates is inadequate for properly continuing a simulation.

-Justin

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