ModelSim XE and WindowsXP

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Nemesis 21 years ago

Hi all, I'm trying to install ModelSim XE (both II and III) on a WindowsXP box but I can't get it working when I login as a simple no privileged User.

I installed the software logged as Administrator, and I loaded the license.dat file, in this situation the software works correctly, but when I use the computer as a normal User (I'm not the Administrator of that computer) ModelSim doesn't work, It prints and error like this:

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Your evaluation license has been invalidated because a text file necessary for licensing cannot be written.

In order to continue with the evaluation of Modelsim you will need to correct the error, re-install the evaluation copy and re-request an evaluation license from Model Technology.

Evaluation Error: 104

----------------------------------------------------------------------

I also changed the permissions on the ModelSim folder, and gave full controll on it, but nothing changed.

Is there a way of using ModelSim not being Administrator on WindowsXP?

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Eric DELAGE 21 years ago

ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as a normal user?

Eric

Nemesis wrote:

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Eric DELAGE 21 years ago

ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as a normal user?

Eric

Nemesis wrote:

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Eric DELAGE 21 years ago

ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as a normal user?

Eric

Nemesis wrote:

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Eric DELAGE 21 years ago

ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as a normal user?

Eric

Nemesis wrote:

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Nemesis 21 years ago

Mentre io pensavo ad una intro simpatica "Eric DELAGE" scriveva:

Now I can't control (I'll see tomorrow) but the error says that a "text file" cannot be written. However I'll try setting this environment variable.

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Nemesis 21 years ago

Mentre io pensavo ad una intro simpatica "Nemesis" scriveva:

I checked, the environment variable is correct. Today I saw that if I open the licensing wizard before opening ModelSim, it correctly reports that the license is valid, but when I open ModelSim as User it stops working.

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Eric DELAGE 21 years ago

I never use the licensing wizard because it does nothing more than setting the variable and checking the hostid (which is unnecessary if you ask for your license through a direct internet connection).

Are you using WinXP Pro? Are the WinXP permissions correctly set (installation directory, user directory where ModelSim will create a default modelsim.ini)?

Eric

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Nemesis 21 years ago

Mentre io pensavo ad una intro simpatica "Eric DELAGE" scriveva:

I'm using WinXP Pro, I have "full control" on the ModelSim directory. Probably it is trying to write into another directory where it can't. I really don't know.

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