problem with do_forward_solution: cannot read the coord transform

I tried to use mne_do_forward_solution, below, but got a complaint about my transform. A dump of the transform contents looks OK to me.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
-Jeff

I think there are some issues with which directories
mne_do_forward_solution looks for the specified trans file and it varies
with how you call the --trans option and which MNE build you are using.
I'm not sure what specifically is the issue here but I'd try the
following:

Rename your trans file to end in -trans.fif (i.e no 2 at the end) and
place it in the same directory as the --meas file and use --trans default.

All disclaimers apply :stuck_out_tongue:

Regards,
Hari

The --trans option overrides any searching. I also tried the regular -trans file and the default stored in mri/sets, same problem.
Thanks,
-Jeff

hi Jeff,

that's weird. Can you put the files somewhere to give it a try? e.g. dropbox

Alex

I haven't been able to get it to work well on my data either, but I have
been too busy to track it down. If you want an immediate solution, just
save the MRI set and use the MRI instead of the trans information.

D

Alexandre Gramfort wrote:

Please consult the manual section 3.11. The files read with the --trans option are text files which are not produced by MNE. This option is included mainly for backwards compatibility. Any fif file containing the head/MRI coordinate transformation is specified with the --mri option. Section 3.11. of the manual also describes how the transformation file is automatically looked up if neither --mri nor --trans is present.

- Matti

Matti,

I have tried again. I re-did the coordinate alignment using mne_analyse,
as follows:

Alex, Matti, et al.,

I placed a file in my DropBox:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74096906/MNE_Archive.zip

It has four files:
A1_smpl.edf
A1_smpl.fif
gsn257.elp
COR-xxxxxx.fif

Please see my last email regarding these. Thanks,
-Jeff