Altera Complete Design Suite Release 11.0 INSTALL.TXT ================================================================= This file describes how to install the Altera software in the Altera Complete Design Suite. WHATS NEW IN 11.0 ----------------- * Better compression of installation files for Windows. The sizes of the downloaded components are reduced by at least 30% , and up to 50%. This reduces your download times and intermediate disk space required. * Installing Quartus II now installs Nios II Embedded Design Suite automatically. The Nios II Embedded Design Suite contains the Nios II Software Build Tools For Eclipse and Nios II GCC4 Toolchain. This is a required component. * The Nios II IDE / Nios II GCC3 Toolchain / Nios II C2H components are now offered as a Legacy package and optional installation component. * DSP Builder MATLAB integration improvements on Linux: DSP Builder is now invoked using a new dsp_builder.sh wrapper script, which permits starting MATLAB with working DSP Builder integration. This REPLACES previous modifications done to ~/.matlab7rc.sh and ~./matlab/startup.m to update MATLAB to know about DSP Builder. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS: ------------------- >>>> Microsoft Windows operating systems ...... type: E:> setup.exe >>>> Linux operating system distributions ..... type: ( ensure you have an X DISPLAY ) $ ./setup ALTERA SOFTWARE INSTALLER ------------------------- The Altera Software Installer is a common installation framework for all products in the Altera software design suite. The Altera Software Installer installs Altera Software for the following formats: DVD, one-click product self-extracting install files, and the web-based download installer tool. The "setup" program automatically launches the Altera Software Installer on the Altera Complete Design Suite DVD and on individual software installations. The Altera Software Installer program files reside under the altera_installer/bin directory. You can run the Altera Software Installer directly by executing altera_installer/bin/altera_installer_cmd. HELP ---- For on-line help type: $ ./setup --help OR > setup.exe --help MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ================================================================= Windows ------- Due to a problem with some 64-bit Windows XP configurations, the installer may fail. For more information on this problem, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base, KB925336. To work around this problem, download and install the patch file for Windows Server 2003, x64 Edition (KB925336) which is also applicable to 64-bit Windows XP. The patch is available from the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336 Linux ----- Red Hat Linux-based systems require 32-bit versions of the X libraries and glibc for the installer to run correctly. Use 'rpm' or 'yum' to install the following 32-bit packages on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems: glibc.i686 libXext.i386 libX11.i386 libXau.i386 libXdmcp.i386 freetype.i386 fontconfig.i386 expat.i386 Other distributions may require similar/equivalent packages using the appropriate package management software tools. GUI-BASED INSTALLATION ================================================================= 1. For downloaded files installations, skip to step 2. For DVD installations, insert the Altera Complete Design Suite DVD. If your computer is configured with autorun functionality when you insert the DVD, an image displaying various installation options appears. Click on a selection in the image. If you do not see this screen follow these remaining steps: a. Linux operating systems only: Make sure you have a valid X display for a GUI (e.g. make sure DISPLAY is set). b. Browse to the root directory of the DVD or extraced files. Run the setup program located in this root folder: Linux: $ cd $ ./setup Microsoft Windows: Double click or run setup.exe 2. The Altera Software Installer GUI automatically appears and guides you through the installation process. 5. The software will get installed. 5. When installation completes, a altera_installer.log file is generated in the destination/target directory of the installed software. View this file for detailed information about the installation. 6. The console output of the setup is redirected to the file /tmp/altera_setup.log. COMMAND-LINE-BASED INSTALLATION ================================================================= 1. Open a command prompt (CMD.EXE on Windows or terminal shell on Linux) 2. Change the current directory to the root location of the DVD or extracted files. For example, the following command changes the current C: drive to the E: drive. Microsoft Windows: C:\> e: (if DVD maps to the "E:" drive) Linux: $ cd /mnt/dvd 3. To install the entire Altera Complete Design Suite, run the setup program with the following options: NOTE: On Windows operating systems, altera_installer_cmd must be used, instead of setup.exe Microsoft Windows: E:\> altera_installer\bin\altera_installer_cmd --target=TARGET_DIR --temp=TEMP_DIR --all Linux: /mnt/dvd$ ./setup --target=TARGET_DIR --temp=TEMP_DIR --all ..... where TARGET_DIR is your destination directory. ..... where TEMP_DIR is the temporary location to extract file.s NOTES: 1. Both TARGET_DIR and TEMP_DIR should be an absolute paths where you have write permissions on your file system. On Microsoft Windwos, only direct mapped drive letters are valid (UNC pathnames are not supported for TARGET_DIR). Ensure you have sufficient free disk space in both locations. 2. To install specific software, replace "--all" with "--install PRODUCT" for each product you want to install. 3. By default, extracted files are left in this directory. Add "--remove_temp" to delete extracted files after installation completes. For example, the following command installs both the Quartus II software and Nios II Embedded Design Suite: b. E:\> setup --target=TARGET_DIR --temp=TEMP_DIR --install quartus --install nios2eds Linux: /mnt/dvd$ ./setup --target=TARGET_DIR --temp=TEMP_DIR --install quartus --install nios2eds 4. Text-based installation will proceed and complete. Verbose progress messages are displayed in the console. 5. View the altera_installer.log file in the TARGET_DIR directory for more information about the installation. MORE HELP ================================================================= 1. For online help on installations, visit: http://quartushelp.altera.com/current/mergedProjects/global/install/gl_view_install.htm 2. For more information about Altera software, go to the Design Software Support page at www.altera.com/support/software. For technical support, go to the Altera mySupport website at www.altera.com/mysupport. 3. For a software license to run the Subscription Edition of the Altera software, visit www.altera.com/getmylicense