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Altera_Forum
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13 years ago

I can't launch modelsim-altera software

Hi everyone.

I am using Quartus II 9.0 Web Edition and Modelsim-Altera 6.4a Starter Edition under win7 and win8.I'm getting the same error in both OS.

After compiling,when I start the simulation,I got three errors:

Error: Can't launch ModelSim-Altera Simulation software -- make sure the software is properly installed and the environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE or MGLS_LICENSE_FILE points to the correct license file.

Error: NativeLink simulation flow was NOT successful

Error: Quartus II Full Compilation was unsuccessful. 3 errors, 5 warnings

I uninstall QuartusII and Modelsim-Altera and install again many times , but it wasn't work.

Please help me

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    13 years ago

    TomRadfahrer ... this is rather odd! I have been trying to run the ModelSim with Quartus II version 12.0, 12.0sp2 and now 12.1 ... same issue with my inability to run ModelSim. Now ... why would it work on Red Hat as they should be practically the same? Interesting ... not sure if it has to do with a 64bit vs. 32bit issue ... ????

    Thanks for the insight! :)
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    Altera_Forum
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    12 years ago

    I just worked thorough a very similar issue. turns outin my case, I had to install libxft2:i386.

    Sadly the Quartus generated log mentioned nothign about it. I found out by trying to run modelsim_ase/linux_aloem/vsim directly.
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    JFrye7
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    5 years ago

    I fail to see how this RHEL vs CentOS or rhel_60 vs linuxaloem would affect whether or not the tool needs a license. I am having this problem on Ubuntu 18.04 right now.