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Modelsim_AE and Ubuntu 10.1 problem

Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor II
‎12-10-2010 04:25 PM
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Hi all! 

 

I've just installed Quartus II 10.1 in Ubuntu 10.1. No problem there. I've also installed ModelSim_AE in Linux, and no problem either. 

 

The problem comes when I want to open ModelSim. I go to the path where I've installed ModelSim and execute Vsim > ./vsim. And it gives the next error: 

Unable to find the license file. It appears that your license file environment variable (e.g., LM_LICENSE_FILE) is not set correctly. Unable to checkout a license. Vsim is closing. ** Fatal: Invalid license environment. Application closing. I've installed a License, following the steps detailed in http://philpem.me.uk/elec/fpga/quartus-ubuntu/ . Here you can see a screenshot of my license setup: 

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/2677/screenshotxgzb.th.png (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/screenshotxgzb.png/) 

 

I've also tried to open ModelSim from Quartus, configuring the path for Modelsim in /opt/Altera/10.1/modelsim_ae/bin (that's where I've installed ModelSim), but when I try to run an RTL Simulation it gives the next error: 

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/5000/screenshot1vtk.th.png (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/screenshot1vtk.png/) 

 

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Any suggestion? 

 

Thank you!
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Altera_Forum
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‎12-10-2010 05:47 PM
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ModelSim (even Altera Edition) doesn't use the Quartus II Tools > License Setup license, you must use the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable set to the location of the license as indicated in the error

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