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Questa doesn't recognize the license file

DavidTP
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I installed Quartus Prime Edition 21.1 and Questa - Intel FPGA Starter Edition 2021.2

Generated a License with the SSLC and created the enviroment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE.

But when I try to open Questa or do a RTL Simulation from Quartus, it gives a "Fatal License Error", saying: "Unable to chekout a license. Make sure your license file enviroment variable (e.g., LM_LICENSE_FILE) is set correctly and then run 'lmutil lmdiag' to diagnose the problem.", although if I  run 'lmutil lmdiag' in the Windows PowerShell it does detect the license file and shows me it's location.

 

 

I had both programs, Quartus and Questa running on another computer, but as I am now using another PC, I have changed the primary computer ID in the license with the SSLC, but it just doesn't work.

Is there any way to get Questa working in this new PC?

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AR_A_Intel
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Hi

Could you provide the license.dat file for checking? Thanks

 

You can also reply/attach your file in private message.


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AR_A_Intel
Employee
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Hello

 

Welcome to Intel forum. Could you help to regenerate again Questa license in SSLC and try it. Before that, can you help clear your web browsers cache/temporary internet files (if possible, shutdown your PC and restart back) and sign back to SSLC (https://licensing.intel.com/eval-free-licenses ) using Google chrome and see how things go.


DavidTP
Novice
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Hello, that didn't work.

For some reason the computer was no longer active in the SSLC and I couldn't activate it.

 

In the end I decided to create a new computer and sign up for a free license in that one. Once I got the new license I changed the value of LM_LICENSE_FILE to match the new file, but Questa still can't checkout the license. I can't understand why.

AR_A_Intel
Employee
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Hi

Could you provide the license.dat file for checking? Thanks

 

You can also reply/attach your file in private message.


DavidTP
Novice
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For anyone reading this, the license was of FLOAT type.

I changed it to a FIXED type, as he told me. Then, after changing the LM_LICENSE_FILE variable and restart the PC, Questa started working just fine.

AR_A_Intel
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Thanks for your update, hope all is well. This thread will be transitioned to community support. If you have a new question, feel free to open a new thread to get the support from Intel experts. Otherwise, the community users will continue to help you on this thread. Thank you


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