EDK 9.2i install issues in Linux

I know Xilinx does not officially support anything other than RedHat
Enterprise Linux, yet so many people have installed it on other
versions such as Ubuntu, Gentoo, etc. I am trying to install it on
openSuse 10.3 and am having a very difficult time. The instructions I
have say to run ./setup in the root of the CD. It runs but very
quickly and no error messages are given either. Cd into <EDKDVD>/bin/
lin and try to run ./setup there and it runs quickly and nothing
happens either. Try running ./_setup and get errors about missing
libraries, so I manually add the path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Then try
again and I get errors about the XILINX environment variable not being
set. I have no clue what to set this too and have tried many different
places. Right now I just have it pointing to /opt/Xilinx/.

Then finally the installer runs. Enter my registration ID and it says
it is invalid. I think some variable or file is misplaced. Does anyone
have any advice on what I should do? I am a student and have contacted
my professor about this issue and detailed it with him but am not sure
if he has opened a case with Xilinx support or if he will.

jaymode@gmail.com wrote:
> I know Xilinx does not officially support anything other than RedHat
> Enterprise Linux, yet so many people have installed it on other
> versions such as Ubuntu, Gentoo, etc. I am trying to install it on
> openSuse 10.3 and am having a very difficult time. The instructions I
> have say to run ./setup in the root of the CD. It runs but very
> quickly and no error messages are given either. Cd into <EDKDVD>/bin/
> lin and try to run ./setup there and it runs quickly and nothing
> happens either. Try running ./_setup and get errors about missing
> libraries, so I manually add the path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Then try
> again and I get errors about the XILINX environment variable not being
> set. I have no clue what to set this too and have tried many different
> places. Right now I just have it pointing to /opt/Xilinx/.

You need to have ISE (or Webpack) installed before you can install EDK. 
If that is not installed, then install it first. Then point the XILINX 
variable at that when you are installing EDK.

On Jan 24, 3:29 pm, jaym wrote:
> [...] It runs but very
> quickly and no error messages are given either. [...]

I had run previous versions of WebPack on Gentoo without too much
trouble, but when it came time to replace that distribution I selected
Fedora Core 7 hoping things would go even smoother due to its relation
with Red Hat. Unfortunately I had the problem with the installation
programs quitting without any errors. After searching a lot I found
one instruction about changing the configuration for SELinux to allow
everything. Doing that did indeed solve the problem.

-- Jecel

Thank you both. It turns out that the way my school changed the DVDs
caused some sort of issue. When using the actual EDK dvd the install
went fine. Now I am running into a little bit of a different problem
dealing with the cable connection in EDK. The cable connects and
starts talking to the board but terminates very quickly. This is the
output that I am getting:


XMD%
Processor(s) in System ::

Microblaze(1) : microblaze_0
Address Map for Processor microblaze_0
  (0000000000-0x00003fff) dlmb_cntlr    dlmb
  (0000000000-0x00003fff) ilmb_cntlr    ilmb
  (0x81000000-0x8100ffff) Ethernet_MAC  mb_plb
  (0x81400000-0x8140ffff) Rotarybutton  mb_plb
  (0x81420000-0x8142ffff) LEDs_8Bit     mb_plb
  (0x81440000-0x8144ffff) LCD   mb_plb
  (0x81460000-0x8146ffff) DIP_Switches_4Bit     mb_plb
  (0x81480000-0x8148ffff) Buttons_4Bit  mb_plb
  (0x81600000-0x8160ffff) xps_iic_J2    mb_plb
  (0x81620000-0x8162ffff) xps_iic_J1    mb_plb
  (0x81800000-0x8180ffff) xps_intc_0    mb_plb
  (0x83c00000-0x83c0ffff) xps_timer_2   mb_plb
  (0x83c20000-0x83c2ffff) xps_timer_1   mb_plb
  (0x84000000-0x8400ffff) RS232_DTE     mb_plb
  (0x84020000-0x8402ffff) RS232_DCE     mb_plb
  (0x84400000-0x8440ffff) debug_module  mb_plb
  (0x89000000-0x89ffffff) FLASH mb_plb
  (0x8c000000-0x8fffffff) DDR_SDRAM     mb_plb

Info:Reusing A0038001 key.
Info:Reusing 24038001 key.
Info:Connecting to cable (Usb Port - USB21).
Info:Checking cable driver.
Info:Overriding Xilinx file <> with local file </opt/EDK/bin/lin/>
Info:File version of /usr/share/xusbdfwu.hex = 1030.
Info: WinDriver v9.10 Jungo (c) 1997 - 2007 Build Date: Dec 12 2007
X86 32bit 09
:05:45.
Info:Cable connection failed.
Error:ERROR:MDT -

-- Error in XMD Initialization. Type "exit" to Quit XMD

I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki and used the 9.10
version of Windriver because of the kernel in opensuse. Will using the
driver from here work:
http://www.rmdir.de/~michael/xilinx/

Will it also allow me to use the board from Windows also?

Thanks again.
Jay