Just discovered that reconfiguration LyX suddenly didn't work because of permission denied. Reconfigured as admin, tried to output the PDF and got this.
File does not exist: C:\lyx_tmpdir.gq4904\lyx_tmpbuf2/newfile.pdf ###################################################### 12:39:56.755: Previewing ... 12:39:56.760: (buffer-view: Ctrl+R) 12:39:56.812: pdflatex "newfile1.tex" 12:39:56.961: This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.11 (MiKTeX 2.9) 12:39:58.467: (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) D:\LyXSVN\LyX2.0.x\src\support\Systemcall.cpp(259): Systemcall: 'pdflatex "newfile1.tex"' finished with exit code 1 Error: Cannot view file ---------------------------------------- File does not exist: C:/lyx_tmpdir.gq4904/lyx_tmpbuf2/newfile1.pdf 12:42:02.362: Error while previewing format: pdf2 ##################################################### This folder contains two files: newfile1.tex.dep-pdf and newfile1.tex Is this useful for helping me further? Thank you very much! 2011/9/14 Christian Wilhelmsen <[email protected]> > I guess I am experiencing some of this problems because I work on a network > station. Even though I have administrator rights, > I just can not get this to work. > > If the LyX installer just could have downloaded MikTex like it did before I > think it would have worked, since 1.6 worked flawlessly on the same (school) > network. > > > 2011/9/13 Brian Linfoot <[email protected]> > >> On 13/09/2011 15:44, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: >> >>> Tried to compile, and get this output from messages: >>> >>> 16:42:41.737: Previewing ... >>> >>> 16:42:41.743: (buffer-view: Ctrl+R) >>> >>> 16:42:41.798: pdflatex "file.tex" >>> >>> 16:42:41.868: This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.11 (MiKTeX 2.9) >>> >>> 16:42:42.829: (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) >>> >>> D:\LyXSVN\LyX2.0.x\src\**support\Systemcall.cpp(259): Systemcall: >>> 'pdflatex "file.tex"' finished with exit code 1 >>> >>> Error: Cannot view file >>> >>> ------------------------------**---------- >>> >>> File does not exist: C:/Users/chriswil.AD/AppData/** >>> Local/Temp/lyx_tmpdir.Hp4684/**lyx_tmpbuf2/file.pdf >>> >>> 16:42:47.585: Error while previewing format: pdf2 >>> >>> >>> >>> I seem to remember having seen this before with LyX 2.0.0 >> >> I suspect your LyX installation possibly has screwed up it's temp >> directory path, >> Do you have an old lyx version on your system? I've had a new LyX setup >> part grab an old set of user preferences >> Suggest you check your lyx temp directory set in tools/preferences matches >> C:/Users/chriswil.AD/AppData/**Local/Temp/ >> Try a file search for file.pdf while you have a coffee break. >> Best to close and reopen LyX after you reset and save any path in >> "preferences". ; "apply " doesn't seem to do the trick reliably >> It gets frustrating but it is sortable; >> Best wishes >> brian >> > >
