Mentor Graphics ModelSim5.7d Fatal Error

I get a


# 0 0x0057ac02: '<unknown (@0x57ac02)> + 0xd2b52'
# 1 0x0057adc2: '<unknown (@0x57adc2)> + 0xd2d12'

# Corrupt Call Stack

** Fatal: (SIGSEGV) Bad pointer access. Closing vsim.
** Fatal: vsim is exiting with code 211.

error when i'm invoking ModelSim from FPGA-Advantage.

It works on its own so there is no licence issue. anyone?

my best guess is that u do not have a printer installed on ur pc.
if so just install any printer and it should work fine.
the error is because of the message u get while starting fa62 regarding the printer.
one more soln could be to replace modeltech.exe from exempler folder in to modelsim folder.
let me know which one worked for you.
stop the modeltech demon before the replacement and reboot
hoxk

i don't have a printer installed, i have FIVE.

i tryied moving the modetech.exe file from
C:\Program Files\FPGAdvPersonal61\Exemplar\bin\win32
to
C:\Program Files\FPGAdvPersonal61\Modeltech\win32pe

but still it didn't work.

I've read that other people had the 211 error as well but they don't seem to have an answer yet as well.

It's really pissing me off not being able to simulate my design after all this time working on it.

Do you have anything else on mind? there is a solution to every problem.

thanx

and to the

C:\Program Files\FPGAdvPersonal61\Hds\resources\downstream\modelsim

still comes up with the same error. plus that modelsim comes up for a split second and disapears as sson as it reads the error.

as far as the modeltech.exe file there are 2 of them in 4 different folders.

they all have the same names but they differ in size. the first of them is 334KB and the other is 707KB.

they play around in the following 4 folders:

C:\...\...\Hds\bin
C:\...\...\Modeltech\win32pe
C:\...\...\Exemplar\bin\win32 and
C:\...\...\Hds\resousces\downstream\modelsim

(i think one of those destinations i added it myself by mistake so it is not by default located there. i can't remember which one though.)

also in the design manager of FPGA-Advantage in Options-Main-User Variables you have the names and values of the applications.

I think i've tried all possible compinations with the files into different folders with the appropiate value at the variables field.

nothing yet...