Hi - do you have more EVs than data points (inputs)? That's not allowed in GLM, and doesn't make sense in modelling terms.... Cheers. On 10 Mar 2010, at 09:44, Chien-Han Lai wrote: > Dear all FSL users: > Sorry to bother you. > Can anybody tells me how to solve the bugs while processing higher > level analysis of FEAT? > Thank you. > Sincerely yours. > Dr. Lai > ln -s ../.files .files > > Higher-level stats > cat ../design.lcon | awk '{ print }' > design.lcon > /usr/local/fsl/bin/flameo --cope=filtered_func_data -- > vc=var_filtered_func_data --mask=mask --ld=stats --dm=design.mat -- > cs=design.grp --tc=design.con --runmode=flame1 > > > > An exception has been thrown > nevs >= ntpts, Singular matrix.Trace: Gsmanager::flame_stage1; > Gsmanager::run. > > Log directory is: stats > Setting up: > ntptsing=1.000000 > 1.000000 > > evs_group=1.000000 > 2.000000 > > No f contrasts > > WARNING: The passed in varcope file, var_filtered_func_data, > contains voxels inside the mask with zero (or negative) values. > These voxels will be excluded from the analysis. > nevs=2 > ntpts=2 > ngs=2 > nvoxels=256207 > Running: > > /bin/rm -f stats/zem* stats/zols* stats/mask* ; /bin/mv dof stats > > Post-stats > child process exited abnormally > while executing > "exec sh -c "${FSLDIR}/bin/remove_ext $cleanedargs" " > (procedure "remove_ext" line 8) > invoked from within > "remove_ext [ lsort -dictionary [ imglob zstat*.* ] ] [ lsort - > dictionary [ imglob zfstat*.* ] ] " > (procedure "feat5:proc_poststats" line 51) > invoked from within > "feat5:proc_poststats $RERUNNING $STDSPACE " > ("-poststats" arm line 6) > invoked from within > "switch -- [ lindex $argv $argindex ] { > > -I { > incr argindex 1 > set session [ lindex $argv $argindex ] > } > > -D { > incr argindex 1 > set..." > ("for" body line 2) > invoked from within > "for { set argindex 1 } { $argindex < $argc } { incr argindex 1 } { > switch -- [ lindex $argv $argindex ] { > > -I { > incr argindex 1 > set ses..." > (file "/usr/local/fsl/bin/feat" line 137) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen M. Smith, Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Director, Oxford University FMRIB Centre FMRIB, JR Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK +44 (0) 1865 222726 (fax 222717) [log in to unmask] http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~steve ---------------------------------------------------------------------------