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

Read this: http://www.altera.com.cn/literature/an/an340.pdf

I have the same problem here. My configuration: OS CentOS 6.4 64 bit, 8 GByte physical RAM 12.1sp1_243_modelsim_ase_linux 12.1sp1_243_quartus_free_linux Cyclone V: 5CGXBC4C6F23C7 I started with a very simple design (8 bit counter) just to learn the tool flow. I can compile this design with almost now warnings, but I cannot simulate it with ModelSim Altera Starter Edition. When reading the Altera documentation my understanding was that I do not need any license file with modelSim Altera Starter Edition. Nevertheless I am asked for it when trying to start a RTL simulation. I tried to start the simulation by choosing tools->run simulation tool->rtl simulation. From the Altera documentation I learned that I need 64bit SW to compile a Cyclone V device; This seems to be true because I tried it with Windows 7 32bit and failed when the fitter tried to get more than 2 GByte of RAM. On the other hand I learned from Altera documentation that ModelSim is 32 bit only. May this be the cause for my problem? Does anybody managed to simulate a Cyclone V device with these SW versions?

--- Quote Start --- 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 --- Quote End --- Are you able to perform Analysis and Elaboration successfully? If yes, try to do RTL Simulation again using NativeLink. --- Quote Start --- I have the same problem here. My configuration: OS CentOS 6.4 64 bit, 8 GByte physical RAM 12.1sp1_243_modelsim_ase_linux 12.1sp1_243_quartus_free_linux Cyclone V: 5CGXBC4C6F23C7 I started with a very simple design (8 bit counter) just to learn the tool flow. I can compile this design with almost now warnings, but I cannot simulate it with ModelSim Altera Starter Edition. When reading the Altera documentation my understanding was that I do not need any license file with modelSim Altera Starter Edition. Nevertheless I am asked for it when trying to start a RTL simulation. I tried to start the simulation by choosing tools->run simulation tool->rtl simulation. From the Altera documentation I learned that I need 64bit SW to compile a Cyclone V device; This seems to be true because I tried it with Windows 7 32bit and failed when the fitter tried to get more than 2 GByte of RAM. On the other hand I learned from Altera documentation that ModelSim is 32 bit only. May this be the cause for my problem? Does anybody managed to simulate a Cyclone V device with these SW versions? --- Quote End --- Try using other older devices such as Cyclone II and see if that works

It works under Win 7 Pro 64 bit and software you mentioned. But I don't use NativeLink. I open the ModelSim, compile manually the project files and start simulating testbench file.

--- Quote Start --- Try using other older devices such as Cyclone II and see if that works --- Quote End --- Same problem with Cyclone II and Cyclone IV devices:( It would be very interesting and helpful for me if anybody can tell that he has managed to use the starter edition of ModelSim-Altera with version 12.1sp1 under Linux. Anybody?

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Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
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! :)
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
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.
JFrye7
New Contributor
6 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.
- PPedr5
  New Contributor
  6 years ago
  Have you checked the software prerequisites? Check them here https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/manual/quartus_install.pdf

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