DFT optimized failed and Bad termination exit code 255


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Please try this input file to get a converged DFT solution
start molecule

title "solvation"
charge 0

geometry units angstroms autosym 0.2
  C       -2.16792895    -0.76286432    -0.03368798
  C       -0.84576223    -0.82921793    -0.05399091
  H       -2.67099034     0.18265039     0.04473144
  H       -2.77136442    -1.65109566    -0.09507467
  C       -0.09318252     0.46372095     0.03650672
  C       -0.06766891    -2.11581233    -0.16170888
  H       -0.74672312    -2.95798497    -0.21903223
  H        0.58193686    -2.25345048     0.69603582
  H        0.56243634    -2.11910020    -1.04469127
  O       -0.59478922     1.54163458     0.12791735
  O        1.21721017     0.28045421     0.00407983
  C        2.03870872     1.43317391     0.08584505
  H        3.05456309     1.07076390     0.04463603
  H        1.86053152     1.95677305     1.01453598
  H        1.83930801     2.09756937    -0.74320229
end

basis spherical
 * library 6-311G**
end

cosmo
 dielec 6.533
end

dft
 xc b3lyp
 mult 1
 direct
 smear
 convergence ncydp 0 damp 45 dampon 1d99 dampoff 1d-4
end
set quickguess t

task dft optimize
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