Can't run the version of modelsim packaged with Quartus 18.0

SDe_J · ‎08-29-2018

I installed Quartus 18, as I will be working with a stratix 10 FPGA. When I try to run modelsim using the vsim command I get this error:

Error in startup script: couldn't load file "$HOMEDIR/intelFPGA/18.0/modelsim_ase/linuxaloem/Img1.4.2/libtkimgwindow1.4.2.so": libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Initialization problem, exiting.
 
Initialization problem, exiting.
 
    while executing
"!ASSERT! {!$vsimPriv(StandaloneMode)} "Cannot use file [info script] in -batch mode""
    invoked from within
"ncFyP12 -+"
    (file "/mtitcl/vsim/commands.tx_" line 1)
    invoked from within
"source /mtitcl/vsim/commands.tx_"
    ("package ifneeded VCommands 1.0" script)
    invoked from within
"package require VCommands"
    invoked from within
"ncFyP12 -+"
    (file "/mtitcl/vsim/vsim" line 1)
** Fatal: Read failure in vlm process (0,0)

The file '$HOMEDIR/intelFPGA/18.0/modelsim_ase/linuxaloem/Img1.4.2/libtkimgwindow1.4.2.so' does exist. I've tried searching for a solution online, but I haven't had any success.

I am running this on scientific linux 6.5 (64bit). I have had no issues with the modelsim versions included with Quartus 16.1 and 17.1

Thank you for your assistance

sstrell · ‎08-29-2018

I'm not sure what the issue is with Modelsim, but are you using the Pro edition of 18.0? S10 is only supported in Pro.

SDe_J · ‎08-29-2018

Yes, I am using the pro version of 18.0

Vicky1 · ‎08-30-2018

Hi,

Kindly refer the below link & follow the steps,

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/altera-www/global/en_US/pdfs/literature/ug/ug-20093.pdf

Let me know if this has helped resolve the issue you are facing or if you need any further assistance.

Best Regards

Vikas Jathar

(This message was posted on behalf of Intel Corporation)

SDe_J · ‎08-30-2018

Hi Vicky,

Thank you for the reply. The instructions in the document you linked are not helpful, as I am unable to start the modelsim program. When I try, I get the error shown above.

Abe · ‎08-30-2018

Hi,

The issue is coz Linux distro is missing few libraries that are needed by ModelSim to work. You will have to install all the required dependancies for ModelSim and Quartus to work .

at the terminal prompt type the following command and press Enter;

sudo apt-get install libtk-img

or just try

sudo apt-get install libtkimgwindow1.4.2.so

Use the same method to install any missing libraries it mentions as missing or file not found.

After installing these missing packages you should be able to open ModelSim / Quartus.

arod412 · ‎08-31-2018

I can also confirm what Abraham was talking about. I had a similar issue since I am running CentOS 64-bit and the installation did not take care of dependencies involving 32-bit libraries.

SDe_J · ‎09-01-2018

Thanks for the tips. I was able to get it working buy installing zlibrary.i686 using this command:

sudo yum install zlibrary.i686

zlib is the rhel version of libtk-img