EECE 379 - Using Max+PlusII on the Sun Workstations

Using Max+PlusII on the Sun Workstations

Some Sun workstations run Solaris (SunOS 5.x) and some run SunOS 4.x. The command uname -sr will show you the version of the operating system in use. MaxPlusII is only available on under Solaris (SunOS 5). Select the Openwindows menu option after you log in. To run the Max+Plus II software on a Solaris (Sun OS 5.x) workstation you should add the following lines to the end of your .cshrc.solaris file:

set maxplus2 = /nfs/wilton/export/altera/maxplus2
set path = ($path $maxplus2/bin)
setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE $maxplus2/adm/license.dat
setenv MWFONT_CACHE_DIR /tmp

If you don't already have a .cshrc.solaris file use the following command to create the file:

   cat ~elec379/.cshrc.altera > ~/.cshrc.solaris

If you do already have a .cshrc.solaris file use the following command to append the required lines:

   cat ~elec379/.cshrc.altera >> ~/.cshrc.solaris

[note that the name of the file is .cshrc.solaris not .cshrc.local]

To run Max+PlusII use the command: max2win

You have been assigned a limited amount of disk space (quota). Use the command quota -v to find out how much you've used and your limit. After finishing an assignment you'll probably want to keep your .vhd and .scf files and delete everything else.

Netscape has a 5 MB default disk cache size. You'll probably want to set the disk cache size to zero (under Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Cache) and clear the disk cache if you use Netscape.

If you encounter ``RPC: NFS timeout'' errors or long delays, try running the software on the workstation it is installed on. To do this type the command: ssh wilton to log into the remote machine.

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