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sam135
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2 years ago

Is there a problem with executing Questa FSE using WSL?

Hi, I have trouble using Questa FSE. It seems that installation and license registration are ok, because i can run the questiona for a while.(i can see Questa GUI for a while) However, the Questa...
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sam135
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2 years ago
There was a problem with the license because the mac address in the WSL is not static.

I solved the problem by adding some script to the bashrc.
for example,
```
wantmac=[mac address you need]
mac=$(ip link show bond0 | awk '/ether/ {print $2}')
if [[ $mac != $wantmac ]]; then
sudo ip link add name bond0 type bond mode active-backup
sudo ip link set dev bond0 address $wantmac
fi

export LM_LICENSE_FILE=/mnt/e/License/[License file path]:$LM_LICENSE_FILE
```

I referred to the post below.