# Magick::ImageMagickError (Postscript delegate failed): **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Forum\ **Created:** [November 13, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/magick-imagemagickerror-postscript-delegate-failed/75763 "2006-11-13T07:02:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dinshaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dinshaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dinshaw)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/magick-imagemagickerror-postscript-delegate-failed/75763/1 "2006-11-13T07:02:05Z")
I there, trying to install rForum for a few hours now. keep getting this error. I have rmagick installed and have tried on edge and also the tar from the rforum site. Any one know where this is comming from ? Thanks, Magick::ImageMagickError (Postscript delegate failed): /app/controllers/captcha\_controller.rb:35:in `get_type_metrics' /app/controllers/captcha_controller.rb:35:in`image’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:1070:in `perform_action_without_filters' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:635:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:641:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:438:in`call’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:640:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:641:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:438:in `call' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:640:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:641:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:438:in`call’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:640:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:641:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:438:in `call' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:640:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:641:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:438:in`call’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:640:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:641:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:438:in `call' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:640:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:641:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:449:in`call’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:640:in `call_filter' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:641:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:449:in `call' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:640:in`call\_filter’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:622:in `perform_action_without_benchmark' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in`perform\_action\_without\_rescue’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/18/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in`perform\_action\_without\_rescue’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/rescue.rb:111:in `perform_action' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:427:in`process\_without\_filters’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:627:in `process_without_session_management_support' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:114:in`process’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:330:in `process' /vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:41:in`dispatch’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:84:in `process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/18/sync.rb:229:in`synchronize’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:83:in `process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel.rb:580:in`process\_client’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel.rb:579:in `process_client' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel.rb:686:in`run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel.rb:686:in `run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel.rb:673:in`run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:267:in `run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:266:in`run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/bin/mongrel\_rails:127:in `run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/lib/mongrel/command.rb:211:in`run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/18/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.4/bin/mongrel\_rails:231 /vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:482:in `load' /vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:337:in`new\_constants\_in’ /vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:482:in `load' /vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/servers/mongrel.rb:48 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/18/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’ /vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:489:in `require' /vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:337:in`new\_constants\_in’ /vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:489:in `require’ /vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:39 script/server:3 Rendering ./vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/templates/rescues/layout.rhtml (internal\_server\_error) ---
**Author:** ![dinshaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dinshaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dinshaw)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/magick-imagemagickerror-postscript-delegate-failed/75763/2 "2006-11-13T12:55:00Z")
Something is broken with your RMagick installation. Please try the latest SVN revision of RForum, it uses [captchator.com](http://captchator.com) for the captcha and doesn’t depend on RMagick any more.