10-30-2017 12:46 AM
Hi All,
I was trying to make some room on my drive by removing Vivado 2016.3. When I launch the uninstaller, I get an error message:
There was an error loading installation data. Please refer to the log file (...) for more information.
The log file is attached to this post.
I had the same kind of trouble when I installed Vivado 2017.3. There, I was able to install only when I ran the installer from sudo bash. If launched in a normal shell, I would also get NullPointerExceptions and graphical issues in the installer.
I'm working on Ubuntu 16.04.
10-30-2017 03:17 AM
The solution is to use the xsetup tool that is stored in the correct location. For every Vivado version, there are TWO copies of the xsetup tool!
1) /opt/Xilinx/Downloads/Vivado_2017.3/xsetup
2) /opt/Xilinx/.xinstall/Vivado_2017.3/xsetup
You must use the second tool, as the first one will not work.
Also, you need to run it from a sudo bash, just running it as sudo will not work.
I don't understand why Xilinx puts two copies of the tool on my disk, and why only one of them will work.
10-30-2017 01:01 AM
Hi @welo_zhaw,
Try to delete the contain of AppData\Roaming\Xilinx\Vivado. You will find this directory in USER directory.
After deleting this content , check whether you face this java Nullpointer error or not.
Regards,
hemangd
10-30-2017 01:07 AM
10-30-2017 02:12 AM
Hi @welo_zhaw,
Usually, when you write pwd in tcl console, it lets you know the default working directory that is used when the Vivado tool is opened.
Regards,
hemangd
10-30-2017 03:03 AM
10-30-2017 03:17 AM
The solution is to use the xsetup tool that is stored in the correct location. For every Vivado version, there are TWO copies of the xsetup tool!
1) /opt/Xilinx/Downloads/Vivado_2017.3/xsetup
2) /opt/Xilinx/.xinstall/Vivado_2017.3/xsetup
You must use the second tool, as the first one will not work.
Also, you need to run it from a sudo bash, just running it as sudo will not work.
I don't understand why Xilinx puts two copies of the tool on my disk, and why only one of them will work.