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Nativelink Error When Running ModelSim

Altera_Forum
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Hello all, 

 

I'm trying to run a ModelSim simulation of my project. I just installed ModelSim, and haven't gotten it to work with Quartus yet. I am running Quartus Prime Standard Edition, as well as ModelSim 10.4b Custom Altera Version (I'm not sure why it's custom...). There error comes about when I run Tools -> Run Simulation Tool -> RTL Simulation 

http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11776&stc=1  

 

I've checked the rpt file, and its completely empty, giving me no clues there. 

 

Here is Tools -> Options -> EDA Tool Options: 

http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11774&stc=1  

 

After looking around a bit, I added a trailing slash to the directories. That did not solve the issue for me. Here is the Assignment -> Settings -> Simulation page: 

 

http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11775&stc=1  

 

 

If anyone can help me get this running, it would be greatly appreciated!
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Altera_Forum
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Hi, 

 

no idea about the particular problem in your case, but I had something similar when I first tried to use Nativelink on Linux. I started ModelSim manually from a shell, and there it revealed more helpful error messages (the errors were Linux-related, so I guess the details about my case don't matter here). 

 

Therefore I'd recommend to start ModelSim (the executable is called "vsim") from your installation directory using a command prompt. Maybe it spits out some more helpful diagnostics. 

 

 

Best regards, 

GooGooCluster
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Altera_Forum
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I'll give it a shot. However, running ModelSim *not* from Quartus doesn't yield any errors. Are you running any commands in the shell? Or are you starting the shell, and then running the EDA sim from Quartus?

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Altera_Forum
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This issue was not solved, however, I copied the file I wanted to simulate to a new project, and am trying to simulate it there. I don't have the error in the new project. Rather than try to solve this issue, I am just going to move on with this workaround.

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