X Rules wrote:
Thanks Justin.
Here is the quoted error:
------------------------------------------------------------------------

/processing topology...
Generated 2211 of the 2211 non-bonded parameter combinations
Generating 1-4 interactions: fudge = 0.5
Generated 2211 of the 2211 1-4 parameter combinations
Excluding 3 bonded neighbours molecule type 'Protein_chain_A'
Excluding 2 bonded neighbours molecule type 'SOL'
Excluding 1 bonded neighbours molecule type 'CL'
processing coordinates...
double-checking input for internal consistency...

ERROR 1 [file protein.top, line 9279]:
  ERROR: One of the box lengths is smaller than twice the cut-off length.
  Increase the box size or decrease rlist.


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Program grompp, VERSION 4.5.3
Source code file: grompp.c, line: 1104

Fatal error:
There was 1 error in input file(s)
For more information and tips for troubleshooting, please check the GROMACS
website at http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Errors
-------------------------------------------------------

"Three Little Fonzies" (Pulp Fiction)/
------------------------------------------------------------------------
and the mdp
------------------------------------------------------------------------
/; Lines starting with ';' ARE COMMENTS
; Everything following ';' is also comment

title           = Energy Minimization   ; Title of run

; The following line tell the program the standard locations where to find certain files
cpp             = /usr/bin/cpp  ; Preprocessor

; Define can be used to control processes
define          = -DFLEXIBLE

; Parameters describing what to do, when to stop and what to save
integrator = steep ; Algorithm (steep = steepest descent minimization) emtol = 1.0 ; Stop minimization when the maximum force < 1.0 kJ/mol nsteps = 5000 ; Maximum number of (minimization) steps to perform nstenergy = 1 ; Write energies to disk every nstenergy steps
energygrps      = System        ; Which energy group(s) to write to disk

; Parameters describing how to find the neighbors of each atom and how to calculate the interactions ns_type = simple ; Method to determine neighbor list (simple, grid)
coulombtype     = PME   ; Treatment of long range electrostatic interactions
rcoulomb        = 1.0           ; long range electrostatic cut-off
rvdw            = 1.0           ; long range Van der Waals cut-off
constraints     = none          ; Bond types to replace by constraints
pbc             = xyz           ; Periodic Boundary Conditions (yes/no)/
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope you can locate my error here!!


The error would imply that the box you have set up is < 2.0 nm, given the cutoffs here. How did you define the box (editconf command)? What is your box size (last line of the .gro file or in the header of a .pdb)?

-Justin



 > Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:09:32 -0500
 > From: jalem...@vt.edu
 > To: gmx-users@gromacs.org
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] Error on Box Length when adding ions (gromacs 4.5.3/Charmm27/Tip3p)
 >
 >
 >
 > X Rules wrote:
 > > I am having problems with grompp with my system.
 > >
 > > I am using Gromacs 4.5.3
 > > FF = Charmm27 beta
 > > WT = TIP3P (recommended and its claimed its not too different than
 > > Charmms TIP3P)
 > >
 > > during minimization with pbc, I get the error about box length being
 > > small if I add neutralizing ions (I do not get this error in just
 > > water+protein system).
 > >
 >
 > Providing your actual sequence of commands, .mdp file(s), and the actual
 > (quoted) error message is the only way to diagnose what's going on.
 >
 > > Also I have tried increasing my box length upto a cube of 40 Angstroms
 > > and still get the error ( I have a tiny 50 residue protein).
 > >
 > > IS IT A BUG or I am doing something wrong.
 > >
 >
> You're probably doing something wrong, but it's impossible to say what. Please
 > provide more detail.
 >
 > -Justin
 >
 > >
 > > I can add more information if needed.
 > >
 > > Thanks,
 > >
 >
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 >
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