Installing Quartus on Linux

I've just installed Quartus II 7.1 on ubuntu 7.04 and quartus crashes.

I've debugged using LD_DEBUG=files, and last lines show:

18216: file=libnss_mdns.so.2 [0]; needed by quartus [0]

18216: file=libnss_mdns.so.2 [0]; generating link map

18216: dynamic: 0xb5db4864 base: 0xb5db2000 size: 0x000029d0

18216: entry: 0xb5db28b0 phdr: 0xb5db2034 phnum: 4

18216:

18216:

18216: calling init: /lib/libnss_mdns.so.2

18216:

18216: opening file=/lib/libnss_mdns.so.2 [0]; direct_opencount=1

So it seems that error is in those libraries... any suggestions to fix it?

what version of libnss_mdns is installed on your running Quartus Linux?

Thanks

We've been running Quartux X.X on Ubuntu Dapper for over a year now...

It would be nice if Altera would embrace the 'apt-get' way of installing applications - would make running apps in linux as easy as windows.

If I could just type:

"sudo apt-get install quartus"

and then have quartus show up as a menu item and working that would beat the heck out of tar balls and the like...

Anyway - yes, Quartus works but you have to install it manually, much like Red Hat wants you to...

I'm having the same problem with 7.1 on Ubuntu 7.04. Quartus 7.0 works pretty well, but 7.1 segfaults immediately on startup.

Has anyone been able to make headway on this?

Thanks,

Steve

OK, I'm not sure why, but now Quartus 7.1 is working fine on my Ubuntu 7.04 desktop.

I really don't think I've changed anything to get this to work. It crashed a bunch of times in a row, then started working.

It still always crashes if I start the TimeQuest analyzer gui and selection the tools->options. This failure was also present in Quartus 7.0. Seems to be font related.

If I figure out what changed on my system to make this suddenly start to work I'll post an update. For not it's a mystery.

Rgds,

Steve

Is it still working for you?

I'm having no luck with Feisty... segmentation faults on every attempt.

:eek:

Hi Jon;

Yes, it's mostly working for me. I can't use the timequest GUI without a seg fault, and I can't open the main settings dialog, but other then that it's working OK.

If you're getting a segfault immediately on startup, try deleting the hidden MainWin config folder in your home directory. I'm not at the computer that has this installed right now, so I'm not 100% sure of the name of this folder, but I think it was something like ~/.mw

When I removed that folder I things started working better for me.

Good luck,

Steve

One other option: Try CENTOS. It's really a GPL release for RHEL which is officially support, but you can download it for free.. It works great with all RedHat Enterprise software.

Pete

Thank you for your help - I just got it working.

I am not sure if this step was or should have been necessary, but the act of installing the service pack for v7.1 made it work.

I had be operating under the assumption that the version I downloaded included the service pack - maybe it didn't or maybe it did... I dunno.

It's working - and that's all I ask for...

As for Centos... we used (in the past) Centos on some servers here... have since moved on to a better place with ubuntu-server installations. Centos, Red Hat and any derivatives including Fedora are not welcome here.

Finally, we've managed to create .deb files out of working installations of Quartus 7.1 - this makes installing Quartus on ubuntu boxes is as simple as point and click - something Red Hat and the like don't and won't support.

I'd share our .deb files with ubuntu fans but I need Altera's permission. Anyone? Altera?

Jon

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Thank you for your help - I just got it working.

I'd share our .deb files with ubuntu fans but I need Altera's permission. Anyone? Altera?

Jon

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I would be interested in the .deb file if you are willing to share. I can't speak for Altera. I suspect they don't care about the software being given away given the license ($$$) is still required.

If it is possible, please contact me to let me know what the verdict is.

Best Regards,

Paul