diff --git a/AMDiS/libtool b/AMDiS/libtool
index 2972e4e6d433c76d54ad955d7217ff0c788c9954..41ace2e6aa8dc61f34efef5d3ac31a4138c1ba01 100755
--- a/AMDiS/libtool
+++ b/AMDiS/libtool
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
 
 # A sed program that does not truncate output.
-SED="/usr/bin/sed"
+SED="/bin/sed"
 
 # Sed that helps us avoid accidentally triggering echo(1) options like -n.
-Xsed="/usr/bin/sed -e 1s/^X//"
+Xsed="/bin/sed -e 1s/^X//"
 
 # The HP-UX ksh and POSIX shell print the target directory to stdout
 # if CDPATH is set.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ available_tags=" CXX F77"
 
 # ### BEGIN LIBTOOL CONFIG
 
-# Libtool was configured on host p1s046:
+# Libtool was configured on host NWRW15:
 
 # Shell to use when invoking shell scripts.
 SHELL="/bin/sh"
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ fast_install=yes
 
 # The host system.
 host_alias=
-host=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+host=i686-pc-linux-gnu
 host_os=linux-gnu
 
 # The build system.
 build_alias=
-build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
 build_os=linux-gnu
 
 # An echo program that does not interpret backslashes.
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ AR="ar"
 AR_FLAGS="cru"
 
 # A C compiler.
-LTCC="/licsoft/libraries/openmpi/1.2.6/64bit/bin/mpicc"
+LTCC="gcc"
 
 # LTCC compiler flags.
 LTCFLAGS="-g -O2"
 
 # A language-specific compiler.
-CC="/licsoft/libraries/openmpi/1.2.6/64bit/bin/mpicc"
+CC="gcc"
 
 # Is the compiler the GNU C compiler?
 with_gcc=yes
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ with_gcc=yes
 EGREP="grep -E"
 
 # The linker used to build libraries.
-LD="/usr/x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64"
+LD="/usr/bin/ld"
 
 # Whether we need hard or soft links.
 LN_S="ln -s"
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ dlopen_self=unknown
 dlopen_self_static=unknown
 
 # Compiler flag to prevent dynamic linking.
-link_static_flag=""
+link_static_flag="-static"
 
 # Compiler flag to turn off builtin functions.
 no_builtin_flag=" -fno-builtin"
@@ -325,10 +325,10 @@ variables_saved_for_relink="PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_RUN_PATH GCC_EXEC_PREFIX COM
 link_all_deplibs=unknown
 
 # Compile-time system search path for libraries
-sys_lib_search_path_spec=" /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/../lib64/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../lib64/ /lib/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /lib/../lib64/ /usr/lib/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/../lib64/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../ /lib/ /usr/lib/"
+sys_lib_search_path_spec=" /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../../i386-redhat-linux/lib/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../../i386-redhat-linux/lib/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../ /lib/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /lib/ /usr/lib/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/"
 
 # Run-time system search path for libraries
-sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="/lib /usr/lib /usr/X11R6/lib64/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib64 /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/local/lib64 /usr/local/lib /opt/kde3/lib64 /opt/kde3/lib /opt/gnome/lib64 /opt/gnome/lib /lib64 /lib /usr/lib64 /usr/lib /opt/cluster/intel/cce/9.1.042/lib /opt/cluster/intel/fce/9.1.036/lib /opt/cluster/Pathscale3.0/lib/2.9.99 /opt/cluster/Pathscale3.0/lib/2.9.99/32 /work/licsoft/compilers/pgi/linux86-64/6.2/lib /work/licsoft/compilers/pgi/linux86-64/6.2/libso "
+sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="/lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/octave-2.9.9 /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib "
 
 # Fix the shell variable $srcfile for the compiler.
 fix_srcfile_path=""
@@ -6760,7 +6760,7 @@ build_old_libs=`case $build_libtool_libs in yes) $echo no;; *) $echo yes;; esac`
 # End:
 # ### BEGIN LIBTOOL TAG CONFIG: CXX
 
-# Libtool was configured on host p1s046:
+# Libtool was configured on host NWRW15:
 
 # Shell to use when invoking shell scripts.
 SHELL="/bin/sh"
@@ -6782,12 +6782,12 @@ fast_install=yes
 
 # The host system.
 host_alias=
-host=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+host=i686-pc-linux-gnu
 host_os=linux-gnu
 
 # The build system.
 build_alias=
-build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
 build_os=linux-gnu
 
 # An echo program that does not interpret backslashes.
@@ -6798,13 +6798,13 @@ AR="ar"
 AR_FLAGS="cru"
 
 # A C compiler.
-LTCC="/licsoft/libraries/openmpi/1.2.6/64bit/bin/mpicc"
+LTCC="gcc"
 
 # LTCC compiler flags.
 LTCFLAGS="-g -O2"
 
 # A language-specific compiler.
-CC="/licsoft/libraries/openmpi/1.2.6/64bit/bin/mpiCC"
+CC="g++"
 
 # Is the compiler the GNU C compiler?
 with_gcc=yes
@@ -6813,7 +6813,7 @@ with_gcc=yes
 EGREP="grep -E"
 
 # The linker used to build libraries.
-LD="/usr/x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64"
+LD="/usr/bin/ld"
 
 # Whether we need hard or soft links.
 LN_S="ln -s"
@@ -6887,7 +6887,7 @@ dlopen_self=unknown
 dlopen_self_static=unknown
 
 # Compiler flag to prevent dynamic linking.
-link_static_flag=""
+link_static_flag="-static"
 
 # Compiler flag to turn off builtin functions.
 no_builtin_flag=" -fno-builtin"
@@ -6942,11 +6942,11 @@ striplib="strip --strip-unneeded"
 
 # Dependencies to place before the objects being linked to create a
 # shared library.
-predep_objects="/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../lib64/crti.o /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/crtbeginS.o"
+predep_objects="/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/crtbeginS.o"
 
 # Dependencies to place after the objects being linked to create a
 # shared library.
-postdep_objects="/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/crtendS.o /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../lib64/crtn.o"
+postdep_objects="/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/crtendS.o /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../crtn.o"
 
 # Dependencies to place before the objects being linked to create a
 # shared library.
@@ -6954,11 +6954,11 @@ predeps=""
 
 # Dependencies to place after the objects being linked to create a
 # shared library.
-postdeps="-lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -libverbs -lrt -lnuma -ldl -lnsl -lutil -ldl -lstdc++ -lm -lgcc_s -lpthread -lc -lgcc_s"
+postdeps="-lstdc++ -lm -lgcc_s -lc -lgcc_s"
 
 # The library search path used internally by the compiler when linking
 # a shared library.
-compiler_lib_search_path="-L/usr/lib64 -L/licsoft/libraries/openmpi/1.2.6/64bit/lib -L/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2 -L/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../lib64 -L/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib -L/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../.."
+compiler_lib_search_path="-L/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../.."
 
 # Method to check whether dependent libraries are shared objects.
 deplibs_check_method="pass_all"
@@ -7038,10 +7038,10 @@ variables_saved_for_relink="PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_RUN_PATH GCC_EXEC_PREFIX COM
 link_all_deplibs=unknown
 
 # Compile-time system search path for libraries
-sys_lib_search_path_spec=" /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/../lib64/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../lib64/ /lib/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /lib/../lib64/ /usr/lib/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/../lib64/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/ /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../ /lib/ /usr/lib/"
+sys_lib_search_path_spec=" /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../../i386-redhat-linux/lib/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../../i386-redhat-linux/lib/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/../../../ /lib/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /lib/ /usr/lib/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/ /usr/lib/"
 
 # Run-time system search path for libraries
-sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="/lib /usr/lib /usr/X11R6/lib64/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib64 /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/local/lib64 /usr/local/lib /opt/kde3/lib64 /opt/kde3/lib /opt/gnome/lib64 /opt/gnome/lib /lib64 /lib /usr/lib64 /usr/lib /opt/cluster/intel/cce/9.1.042/lib /opt/cluster/intel/fce/9.1.036/lib /opt/cluster/Pathscale3.0/lib/2.9.99 /opt/cluster/Pathscale3.0/lib/2.9.99/32 /work/licsoft/compilers/pgi/linux86-64/6.2/lib /work/licsoft/compilers/pgi/linux86-64/6.2/libso "
+sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="/lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/octave-2.9.9 /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib "
 
 # Fix the shell variable $srcfile for the compiler.
 fix_srcfile_path=""
@@ -7065,7 +7065,7 @@ include_expsyms=""
 
 # ### BEGIN LIBTOOL TAG CONFIG: F77
 
-# Libtool was configured on host p1s046:
+# Libtool was configured on host NWRW15:
 
 # Shell to use when invoking shell scripts.
 SHELL="/bin/sh"
@@ -7087,12 +7087,12 @@ fast_install=yes
 
 # The host system.
 host_alias=
-host=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+host=i686-pc-linux-gnu
 host_os=linux-gnu
 
 # The build system.
 build_alias=
-build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
 build_os=linux-gnu
 
 # An echo program that does not interpret backslashes.
@@ -7103,7 +7103,7 @@ AR="ar"
 AR_FLAGS="cru"
 
 # A C compiler.
-LTCC="/licsoft/libraries/openmpi/1.2.6/64bit/bin/mpicc"
+LTCC="gcc"
 
 # LTCC compiler flags.
 LTCFLAGS="-g -O2"
@@ -7112,13 +7112,13 @@ LTCFLAGS="-g -O2"
 CC="g77"
 
 # Is the compiler the GNU C compiler?
-with_gcc=
+with_gcc=yes
 
 # An ERE matcher.
 EGREP="grep -E"
 
 # The linker used to build libraries.
-LD="/usr/x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64"
+LD="/usr/bin/ld"
 
 # Whether we need hard or soft links.
 LN_S="ln -s"
@@ -7346,10 +7346,10 @@ variables_saved_for_relink="PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_RUN_PATH GCC_EXEC_PREFIX COM
 link_all_deplibs=unknown
 
 # Compile-time system search path for libraries
-sys_lib_search_path_spec=" /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/ /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/ /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/ /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib/ /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/../../../x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/ /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/../../../ /lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/ /lib/ /usr/lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.5/ /usr/lib/"
+sys_lib_search_path_spec=" /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/../../../../i386-redhat-linux/lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/../../../../i386-redhat-linux/lib/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/../../../i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/ /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/../../../ /lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/ /lib/ /usr/lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/ /usr/lib/"
 
 # Run-time system search path for libraries
-sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="/lib /usr/lib /usr/X11R6/lib64/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib64 /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/local/lib64 /usr/local/lib /opt/kde3/lib64 /opt/kde3/lib /opt/gnome/lib64 /opt/gnome/lib /lib64 /lib /usr/lib64 /usr/lib /opt/cluster/intel/cce/9.1.042/lib /opt/cluster/intel/fce/9.1.036/lib /opt/cluster/Pathscale3.0/lib/2.9.99 /opt/cluster/Pathscale3.0/lib/2.9.99/32 /work/licsoft/compilers/pgi/linux86-64/6.2/lib /work/licsoft/compilers/pgi/linux86-64/6.2/libso "
+sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="/lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/octave-2.9.9 /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib "
 
 # Fix the shell variable $srcfile for the compiler.
 fix_srcfile_path=""
diff --git a/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.cc b/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.cc
index 760ccf38b72a9f8ae41ce19f5c6083bdc8a91820..08603d8b6eeed9bd47ecde8aaf81baae8c1f1bac 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.cc
+++ b/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.cc
@@ -412,13 +412,12 @@ namespace AMDiS {
 	std::string valueFilename("");
 	GET_PARAMETER(0, mesh->getName() + "->value file name", &valueFilename);     
 	if (valueFilename.length()) {     
-	  ValueReader::readValue(valueFilename.c_str(),
+	  ValueReader::readValue(valueFilename,
 				 mesh,
 				 solution,
 				 mesh->getMacroFileInfo());
 	  mesh->clearMacroFileInfo();
 	}
-	
 		
 	// === do global refinements ===
 	if (initFlag.isSet(INIT_GLOBAL_REFINES)) {
diff --git a/AMDiS/src/ProblemVec.cc b/AMDiS/src/ProblemVec.cc
index d3df02329d248e94296352687d05a2ab039242c0..5e4e8ad76841f651e9ddb3d8b92edb0ebc24b213 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/ProblemVec.cc
+++ b/AMDiS/src/ProblemVec.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "Flag.h"
 #include "TraverseParallel.h"
 #include "VtkWriter.h"
+#include "ValueReader.h"
 
 namespace AMDiS {
 
@@ -191,14 +192,25 @@ namespace AMDiS {
 		      &globalRefinements);
 
 	// Initialize the meshes if there is no serialization file.
-	for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(meshes.size()); i++) {
-	  if (initFlag.isSet(INIT_MESH) && 
-	      meshes[i] && 
-	      !(meshes[i]->isInitialized())) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(meshes.size()); i++)
+	  if (initFlag.isSet(INIT_MESH) && meshes[i] && !(meshes[i]->isInitialized()))
 	    meshes[i]->initialize();	    
+
+	// === read value file and use it for the mesh values ===
+	std::string valueFilename("");
+	GET_PARAMETER(0, meshes[0]->getName() + "->value file name", &valueFilename); 
+	if (valueFilename.length()) {     
+	  ValueReader::readValue(valueFilename,
+				 meshes[0],
+				 solution->getDOFVector(0),
+				 meshes[0]->getMacroFileInfo());
+	  meshes[0]->clearMacroFileInfo();
+	}
+
+	// === do global refinements ===
+	for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(meshes.size()); i++)
+	  if (initFlag.isSet(INIT_MESH) && meshes[i])
 	    refinementManager->globalRefine(meshes[i], globalRefinements);
-	  }
-	}	
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.cc b/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.cc
index 9988d5a67800558ac8b4b5b9713c3a0ce6ad1ae6..819a01ab306c5824f85a59203ff683d31f43726d 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.cc
+++ b/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.cc
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@ namespace AMDiS {
    * macroFileInfo. The function now reads the corresponding value file and
    * copies the values to the correct positions in the DOF vector.
    */
-  void ValueReader::readValue(const char *filename,
+  void ValueReader::readValue(const std::string filename,
 			      Mesh *mesh,
 			      DOFVector<double> *dofVector,
 			      MacroInfo *macroFileInfo)
   {
     FUNCNAME("ValueReader::readValue()");
 
-    TEST_EXIT(filename)("no file specified; filename NULL pointer\n");
-    TEST_EXIT(strlen(filename) < static_cast<unsigned int>(127))
-      ("can only handle filenames up to 127 characters\n");
+    TEST_EXIT(filename != "")("Filename not specified!\n");
     TEST_EXIT(mesh)("no mesh specified\n");
     TEST_EXIT(dofVector)("no DOF vector specified\n");
     TEST_EXIT(macroFileInfo)("no MacroInfo specified\n");
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ namespace AMDiS {
     std::string line;
 
     // open the file and read the data to the vector values.
-    std::ifstream file(filename, std::ifstream::in);
+    std::ifstream file(filename.c_str(), std::ifstream::in);
 
     while (!file.eof()) {
       getline(file, line);
diff --git a/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.h b/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.h
index 56218bbc67bed14d4f02f6b6b363bfd80e3712a3..c10a476bced14ed40909605d3cf5559515b77b96 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.h
+++ b/AMDiS/src/ValueReader.h
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 
 namespace AMDiS {
 
-  // ===========================================================================
-  // ===== class ValueReader ===================================================
-  // ===========================================================================
-
   /** \ingroup Input
    *  
    * \brief
@@ -41,10 +37,8 @@ namespace AMDiS {
   class ValueReader
   {
   public:
-    /** \brief
-     * Copies the values of a value file to a DOF vector.
-     */
-    static void readValue(const char *filename,
+    /// Copies the values of a value file to a DOF vector.
+    static void readValue(const std::string filename,
 			  Mesh *mesh,
 			  DOFVector<double> *dofVector,
 			  MacroInfo *macroFileInfo);