Here my steps and where I'm stuck: I'm on Mac OS X running VMWare running Ubuntu 11.04: 1- Go to web page to download quartus 2 11.0 2- Download 11.0_quartus_free_linux.sh 3- chmod +x ./11.0_quartus_free_linux.sh 4- sudo ./11.0_quartus_free_linux.sh Creating directory 11.0_quartus_free_linux Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing Quartus II Web Edition (Free)....................................................................................................................................................................................................... altera_installer/bin/altera_installer_gui: error while loading shared libraries: libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory So I try sudo apt-cache search libz the lib that are there seem to be already installed.... Check on the forum and Google and the installation instruction without founding the way to fix that. Does anyone have a way to troubleshoot this? Best Regards, # ##################################################### # UPDATE: [SOLVED] Ubuntu 11.10 # ##################################################### see link http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33857

If you are installing in a 64-bit machine, then you need apt-get install ia32-libs Cheers, Dave

That was fast! thx, after installing the package ia32-libs the installation when further and after sometimes the installation windows appears and click next next it's installing the software right now. Question: I have found also Quartus II Software Programmer Version 11.0 for Linux does it will be install with Quartus II Web Edition? If so what will be it's PATH? Best Regards,

You don't need to install the programmer if you have Quartus installed. You will need to setup a udev rules file for USB-Blaster to work # 51-usbblaster.rules# # * Use lsusb to see the 'Altera' bus and device number. # The device node is then /dev/bus/usb/<bus>/<device># # * use jtagconfig to detect devices on the usbblaster# BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" Cheers, Dave

So the installation finish nicely and quartus start, Here the output of my installation (also test the uninstall): I notice some error related to E: cannot change locale (en_US): No such file or directory and There was an error connecting to the Internet. Please verify your proxy information and ensure your computer is connected to the Internet. There was an error connecting to the Internet: (There was an error connecting to the Internet. Please verify your proxy information and ensure your computer is connected to the Internet.) OUTPUT:::::::::::::: pastebin.com/RykLmWrP Next will try to setup udev! Thx Dave! Best Regards,

Hi, So here my status: I start quartus but I'm not able to see the USB blaster from the Hardware setup of the programmer? Here some details: 1- cd ~/altera/11.0/quartus/bin 2- ./quartus 3- Tools/Programmer 4- Hardware setup (No Hardware???) So the udev rules have been created: cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-usbblaster.rules # 51-usbblaster.rules# # * Use lsusb to see the 'Altera' bus and device number. # The device node is then /dev/bus/usb/<bus>/<device># # * use jtagconfig to detect devices on the usbblaster# BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" lsusb Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 09fb:6001 Altera Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub The udev have change the rights: ll /dev/bus/usb/001/004 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 3 2011-08-25 11:12 /dev/bus/usb/001/004 dmesg [ 5023.270108] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 [ 5023.452903] usb 1-1: config 1 interface 0 altsetting 0 bulk endpoint 0x81 has invalid maxpacket 64 [ 5023.452908] usb 1-1: config 1 interface 0 altsetting 0 bulk endpoint 0x2 has invalid maxpacket 64 So any clue why quartus doesn't detect the USB blaster? Do I need to do something else? Best Regards, kap

How to install Quartus II Web Edition Software on Ubuntu 11.04

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Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
Thanks for a quick reply. My set-up is VirtualBox 4.1.4, Ubuntu 11.04, Mac OS 10.6.8, Quartus 11.0sp1 (different from yours). The file usr/sbin/firefox doesn't seem to exist! Rather, it is usr/bin/firefox. I have also tried usr/lib/firefox-7.0.1/firefox.sh. Both launch firefox from the terminal but with errors. Both files are recognised by Quartus in that I don't get their warning window but nothing more happens. Clicking on its icon, firefox opens fine by the way. Any thoughts?
Many thanks, David.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
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Thanks for a quick reply. My set-up is VirtualBox 4.1.4, Ubuntu 11.04, Mac OS 10.6.8, Quartus 11.0sp1 (different from yours).

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The version should not matter.

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The file usr/sbin/firefox doesn't seem to exist! Rather, it is usr/bin/firefox.

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Sorry, that was a typo. Its in /usr/bin.

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I have also tried usr/lib/firefox-7.0.1/firefox.sh. Both launch firefox from the terminal but with errors. Both files are recognised by Quartus in that I don't get their warning window but nothing more happens. Clicking on its icon, firefox opens fine by the way. Any thoughts?

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What are the warnings? Paste the output of a bash shell after you type 'firefox'.

If Quartus starts a new shell to launch firefox and the library paths for the libraries that firefox uses are not found, then it might not start.

Cheers,
Dave
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
Here are the warnings (only one really):

failed to create drawable

(firefox:2540): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(firefox:2540): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(firefox:2540): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(firefox:2540): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

Make any sense?
Thanks, David.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
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Make any sense?

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Nope.

I'd recommend Googling for the solution to that first. If you can get firefox to start without issue, then it should start fine from Quartus.

Cheers,
Dave
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
O.K. Thanks for the advice. David.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
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An interesting thread but what got lost in the discussion about USB was Kapare's comment at one spot about no Internet access from within Quartus.
I was wondering whether you had resolved that problem. I am a Mac person and a complete novice at Linux, but got Quartus installed in Ubuntu using VirtualBox and so far this is the only problem I have had. (USB seems alright.) Firefox simply won't open even though the directory in the Quartus options is correct (checked with command line entry, albeit interestingly enough, with a couple of errors as Firefox opens.)
Any advice you could give would be appreciated. Thanks!
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That error have only been seen during the installation and didn't cause problem on my internet connection in the virtual machine.

My advise is that you should check your virtual machine settings to be sure Ethernet settings a properly set. You would found this information on Google and Virtual Box documentations.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
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My setup:
- VirtualBox 4.1.4
- 64-bit Windows 7 host
- 64-bit Ubuntu 11.04 guest
- Quartus 10.1sp1

I had to set Tools->Options, Internet Connectivity, Web browser, to /usr/sbin/firefox, and then Firefox started fine.

Cheers,
Dave
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In VMWare bottom right or in the settings I'm using Bridge Autodetect
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
Thanks for posting. I have since dug deeper and my set-up is now

VirtualBox 4.1.4
64 bit Mac OS 10.6.8
32 bit Ubuntu 11.1 (NB - 32 bits because I've encountered my share of 64 bit problems on the Mac)
Quartus 11.0sp1 installed in /opts/Altera .....
Firefox 7.0.1

In the Quartus Tools/Options the Network Connectivity is /usr/bin/firefox. (It's not in sbin.)
Opening Quartus from the shell and then attempting to access anything in the help file, I got no warning window, implying that the browser's location is valid. However, in the shell I found the printout

Couldn't load XPCOM

and of course, Firefox wasn't therefore opened.

Running /usr/bin/firefox in the shell launches Firefox correctly so I'm pretty certain my Ethernet settings (inherited from my Mac) are correct. However, an obscure warning (see# 34) is generated – a red herring I think.
ldconfig -p shows that the Firefox library is on the library path and in particular libxpcom.so is shown.
As a precaution I installed ia32-libs-multiarch – to no effect.

At this point I'm almost out of ideas! I can only think some library is missing but I have no indication of what it could be.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
Just to close the loop on this ubuntu 11.10 is working fine even the programmer over usb

see that post:

http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33857
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
I just installed Quartus II 11.1sp1 Web Edition under Ubuntu 11.10, and it generated a couple of errors related to this thread. Since the original poster did not post his solution to the pixmap issue, I'll post it here.

The first issue is the default locale. For some reason perl does not pick it up correctly, Qsys generates the messages

Info: Starting classic module elaboration. perl: warning: Setting locale failed. perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: LANGUAGE = (unset), LC_ALL = (unset), LC_CTYPE = "en_US", LANG = "C" are supported and installed on your system. perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
so you have to issue the command

sudo locale-gen en_US
and reboot (I'm not sure if the reboot is required, that was just the advice given on the web).

For the pixmap error, Qsys generates messages like

(java:2050): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
is fixed with

sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-pixbuf
Cheers,
Dave

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