install.ptf missing

Altera_Forum · ‎04-05-2005

The following error is generated whenever image (happens on ecos and linux) is

tried to flash into the nios2 cyclone evaluation board.

no install.ptf file found at /cygdrive/u/altera/quartus42/sopc_builder/bin/europ

a/europa_utils.pm line 1756.

And the file is really missing in my insallation directory.

Beacuse of this Iam able to build the projects (ecos and linux), but cannot download

to the board.

Any help please ?

If you have the install.ptf file in your system, can u mail me?

Altera_Forum · ‎04-06-2005

install.ptf is generated by SOPC builder, and contains the location of all components installed on your system. If you start and stop SOPC builder that will create the file for you.

Altera_Forum · ‎04-06-2005

I tried starting and starting SOPC Builder, still same problem

When I tried to Generate System from the SOPC Builder the following message is reported

Altera SOPC Builder Version 4.20 Build 178

# 2005.04.06 10:26:12 (*) mk_custom_sdk starting# 2005.04.06 10:26:12 (*) Reading project U:/altera/kits/nios2/examples/verilog/niosII_cyclone_1c20/standard/std_1c20.ptf.

# 2005.04.06 10:26:13 (*) Finding all CPUs# 2005.04.06 10:26:13 (*) Finding all available components

no install.ptf file found at u:/altera/quartus42/sopc_builder/bin/europa/europa_utils.pm line 1756.

Error in processing. System NOT successfully generated.

Altera_Forum · ‎04-06-2005

install.ptf file is created in folder where current desktop directory is located

which is normally Documents and Settings\<current user> .

The tools search for install.ptf always in Documents and Settings\<current user>

directory

Once I used a multi desktop software, which set the current desktop directory in some

other folder. install.ptf was created in that folder, but the tool searched in

Documents and Settings\<current user>

Now I reset the current desktop to the orginal directory and the error vanished.

Altera_Forum · ‎04-07-2005

java problems while generating install.ptf

I get the following message when I try to rebuild

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>

--- Quote Start ---

make -s all

Creating C:Documents...

sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment at - line 417.

Creating and...

sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment at - line 417.

Creating Settingswehrch3b.sopc_builder/install.ptf...

sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment at - line 417.[/b]

--- Quote End ---

The clean removes install.ptf but the rule for creating it again can has problems

while calling 'sopc_builder'

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>

--- Quote Start ---

my $javax = "";

if ($jre_dir eq "") { $jre_dir = get_quartus_jre($quartus_dir); }

if ($jre_dir ne "") { $javax = get_java_exe($jre_dir,$shelled); }

if (! -x $javax )

{

$javax = get_java_exe($sopc_builder . "/bin/jre1.4",$shelled);

}

if (! -x $javax )

{

die "sopc_builder: unable to locate Java runtime environment";

}[/b]

--- Quote End ---

On the other hand if I open Quartus and the sopc_builder the install.ptf file

is generated correctly.

All my colleagues have the same problem. What's wrong in our installation.

We use Quartus 4.2 + Service Pack 1 and Nios 1.1.0

Altera_Forum · ‎04-07-2005

I found the solution.

alteras sopc_builder is not correct !

In the perl-file usually located in C:\altera\quartus42\sopc_builder\bin\sopc_builder replace:

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--- Quote Start ---

if (! -x $javax )

{

$javax = get_java_exe($sopc_builder . "/bin/jre1.4",$shelled);

}[/b]

--- Quote End ---

by

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>

--- Quote Start ---

if (! -x $javax )

{

$javax = get_java_exe("$quartus_dir"."/bin/jre",$shelled);

}[/b]

--- Quote End ---

Open the Nios IDE shell and execute the following line

chmod +x /cygdrive/altera/quartus42/bin/jre/bin/java.exe

Now the rebuild should work.

Altera_Forum · ‎04-08-2005

I was wrong

The sopc_builder script is already working fine.

The only thing that has to be changed is the access-right

of java.exe like described above.

This seems to be a fault of Nios installation.

I was told that this problem will be solved in the next version (5.0)

of Nios IDE