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10 years ago

Can't run simulation on linux

Hello!

i've install Quartus II web edition v15 with modelsim. When I try to run simulation from Quartus, it's write in the log


Info (22036): Successfully launched NativeLink simulation (quartus_sh -t "/home/ellar/bin/altera/15.0/quartus/common/tcl/internal/nativelink/qnativesim.tcl" --rtl_sim "camera" "camera")
Info (22036): For messages from NativeLink execution see the NativeLink log file /home/ellar/Work/PLIS/MY/camera/camera_nativelink_simulation.rpt

and nothing else happens.

camera_nativelink_simulation.rpt:


Info: Start Nativelink Simulation process
Info: NativeLink has detected Verilog design -- Verilog simulation models will be used
========= EDA Simulation Settings =====================
Sim Mode              :  RTL
Family                :  cycloneive
Quartus root          :  /home/ellar/bin/altera/15.0/quartus/linux64/
Quartus sim root      :  /home/ellar/bin/altera/15.0/quartus/eda/sim_lib
Simulation Tool       :  modelsim-altera
Simulation Language   :  verilog
Simulation Mode       :  GUI
Sim Output File       :  
Sim SDF file          :  
Sim dir               :  simulation/modelsim
=======================================================
Info: Starting NativeLink simulation with ModelSim-Altera software
Sourced NativeLink script /home/ellar/bin/altera/15.0/quartus/common/tcl/internal/nativelink/modelsim.tcl
Warning: File camera_run_msim_rtl_verilog.do already exists - backing up current file as camera_run_msim_rtl_verilog.do.bak4
Info: Spawning ModelSim-Altera Simulation software 

When I try to run the modelsim manually with command
/home/ellar/bin/altera/15.0/modelsim_ase/linuxaloem/vsim

I've receive the following message:


Error in startup script: 
Initialization problem, exiting.
Initialization problem, exiting.
    while executing
"InitializeINIFile quietly"
    invoked from within
"ncFyP12 -+"
    (file "/mtitcl/vsim/vsim" line 1)
** Fatal: Read failure in vlm process (0,0)

Is there any way to resolve this problem?

6 Replies

  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    It seems to relate to installation issue. Can you try reinstallation to see if it helps. Also, you may try with other Quartus II version to see if same issue exist?

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    Hi ellar,

    Do you have Windows platform to try the Modelsim? I use Windows and there seems to be no similar issue observation.
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    Thank you for your answers!

    I will try to reinstall it today? but when I was trying to use it on Debian it was the same trouble. I suggested that the problem is in operation system and reinstall it to Fedora 21. It is not possible for me to work on Windows, so, Linux only.
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    Well, fedora is not an supported OS. I would suggest you use the supported OS for linux instead e.g. redhat 5 and 6. But you can give it a try!

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    Well, fedora is not an supported OS. I would suggest you use the supported OS for linux instead e.g. redhat 5 and 6. But you can give it a try!

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    This error is used by a freetype version conflict - which is why it won't work on any recent Linux distribution. Have a look here:

    https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/altera_design_software#with_freetype2_2.5.0.1-1

    (Error message in link slightly different, but I resolved the same error by using the older freetype library.)