ModelSim licensing problems after installing Opal Kelly license

are you opening modelsim through quartus? What is your path set to for modelsim (tools=>options=>EDA Tool Options)? When you open modelsim does the modelsim splash screen appear? does it say modelsim altera edition or modelsim altera starter edition?

Essentially I installed 14.1 and found that modelsim altera starter edition didnt seem to get installed just modelsim altera edition in both folders which requires a license, not found a fix yet other than using the path to a previous quartus install...

I have tried running it both from within Quartus II and outside of, both have the same behavior.

Actually, I did not try it before I installed the Opal Kelly license, I just assumed it was the license that I set up that broke it :)

The path is set to C:\altera\14.1\modelsim_ase\win32aloem

The splash says ModelSim Altera 10.3c

On Alteras webpage "ModelSim Altera" and "ModelSim Altera Starter Edition" is the same download though, which I interpret as it will run as the starter edition in case you do not have a license.

I have no other Quartus II install on my computer, but perhaps I should try to install an older version of just ModelSim...

Ok it sounds like your having the same problem I did, I tried the two exe files in the modelsim_ase and modelsim_ae folders in 14.1 and they both opened modelsim altera 10.3c like you did, when i tried the same test using the folders in 14.0 the modelsim_ae opened modelsim altera and modelsim_ase opened the modelsim altera starter edition.

Perhaps installing 14.0 would be a quick fix. I havent opened a service request yet as I had downloaded 14.1 as individual files and was going to try that. (origionally I downloaded the whole thing as a tar from the downloads section).

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I have a problem with my Quartus II installation, specifically that the ModelSim Altera starter edtion will not start, complaining about "Unable to checkout a license".

I am using Quartus II 14.1 on Windows 7.

Ideas are welcome...

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A few days ago when I installed 14.1 under Windows 7, there was a patch for Modelsim on the 14.1 download page. That patch is no longer there. I assume that means the download now has the patch integrated into it.

Try downloading and reinstalling the software. If that does not work, let me know, and I'll see if I kept a copy of the patch.

Cheers,

Dave

I did download that patch a couple of days ago also...?

Anyway, now I downloaded the current installation file for ModelSim 14.1 only (i.e. without Quartus II) and installed it again, and now it works!

Thank you both!

Here's the link to the patch, in case anyone else need it:

https://www.altera.com/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/solutions/rd01122015_819.html