So I played with this some more. The license file had this curious line in it:
300 Your contract does not allow you to use this license type.: u
- which doesn't sound good. So I tried to generate a new one.
This time it looks different - it is twice as long (about 3k) and has some actual hex key strings in it (yay).
Still doesn't work though vsim barfs with this:
c:\intelFPGA\23.1std\questa_fse\win64>vsim
Unable to checkout a license. Make sure your license file environment variable (SALT_LICENSE_SERVER, MGLS_LICENSE_FILE, LM_LICENSE_FILE)
is set correctly and then run 'lmutil lmdiag' to diagnose the problem.
Unable to checkout a license. Vsim is closing.
** Error: Invalid license environment. Application closing.
and if I run lmutil lmdiag, I get this:
c:\intelFPGA\23.1std\questa_fse\win64>lmutil lmdiag
lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2019 Flexera. All Rights Reserved.
FlexNet diagnostics on Mon 12/16/2024 14:32
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License file: c:\Licenses\LR-208719_License.dat
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"intelqsimstarter" v2025.12, vendor: mgcld, expiry: 16-dec-2025
vendor_string: C6EF63B9
uncounted nodelocked license, locked to ethernet address "803f5d06e61b" starts: 16-dec-2024, expires: 16-dec-2025
This is the correct node for this node-locked license
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.. which kinda seems promising but vsim isn't convinced. Can anyone help?
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