Vivado 2015.2 Cable driver installation problem

[lbpxilinx]

Hi All,

I am currently in the process of installing Vivado 2015.2 on to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. In the Vivado Design Suite User Guide - Release Notes, Installation, and Licensing - UG973 (v2015.1) April 1, 2015 on page 26 under Installing Cable Drivers is states that the cable drivers are not installed automaically in Vivado 2015.1. It then gives the following instruction of how to install them:-

Script Location: <Vivado Install
Dir>/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/
Script Name: install_drivers

I followed this instruction but I get the following error:-

Installing cable drivers.
Script name = /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.2/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/install_drivers
HostName = lincoln-H81M-DS2
Current working dir = /home/lincoln
Kernel version = 3.16.0-43-generic.
Arch = x86_64.
Installer version = 2015
/opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.2/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/install_drivers: 44: /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.2/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/install_drivers: ./install_digilent.sh: not found
/opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.2/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/install_drivers: 46: /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.2/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/install_drivers: ./setup_pcusb: not found
--real rc=127

Driver installation failed.

Digilent Return code = 127
Xilinx Return code = 1
Return code = 1

I have Googled around but have had no luck. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction to solve this problem.

Thanks very much,

Lincoln

[vuppala]

Hi Lincoln,

Check these answer records:

http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/54381.html

http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/29310.html

Thanks,

Vinay

[balkris]

For the Digilent cable, please follow the steps in (http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/59128.html)

Note: This method will work for the Digilent cable but not for the Xilinx USB cable.


For the Xilinx USB Cable, please follow the steps at the link below.

http://www.george-smart.co.uk/wiki/Xilinx_JTAG_Linux

Note: this method has been tested with both Vivado and ISE installed on the Ubuntu OS, it has not been tested with only Vivado installed.

[lbpxilinx]

Hi Balkrishan, Thanks for the reply. The link you provided (http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/59128.html) does not link to any information. Thanks.

[lbpxilinx]

Hi Vinay,

Thanks for the reply.

I am following the link given by yourself

http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/54381.html

The following is an excerpt from the page:-

Limited sudo Access

To get sudo access on a machine, file a helpdesk ticket requesting sudo access to install cable drivers. You can check which commands can be run by running "/tools/xint/bin/sudo -l". To install cable drivers:

1. Go to<Xilinx install>/bin/[lin|lin64] or <Xilinx install>/bin/[lin|lin64] in an installed area.
2. Copy the install_script directory to /tmp.
3. Run "/tools/xint/bin/sudo /tmp/install_script/install_drivers/install_drivers"
4. Run "/tools/xint/bin/sudo chmod 666 /dev/windrvr6"

I tried running "/tools/xint/bin/sudo -l" but I get:-

bash: /tools/xint/bin/sudo: No such file or directory

When I look in the root directory /tools does not exist.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks very much,

Lincoln

[balkris · Accepted solution]

AR# 59128 Is it possible to (re)install the Xilinx USB/Digilent cable drivers without a full reinstall of Vivado Design Suite?

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Description

If the Xilinx USB/Digilent cable driver was not installed when installing Vivado Design Suite or if the Xilinx USB/Digilent cable driver is disabled, is it possible to reinstall the driver without a full reinstallation of Vivado?

Solution

Yes, the driver installers are always supplied with the Vivado installation and are located in <Vivado installation dir>\data\xicom\cable_drivers\

In this directory, there are subdirectories for each OS (nt/nt64) or (lin/lin64)
 

For Windows there is an install_drivers_wrapper batch file which needs to be called with the following arguments:

in 64-bit Windows:

cd <Vivado install path>\data\xicom\cable_drivers\nt64

install_drivers_wrapper.bat <Vivado install path>\data\xicom\cable_drivers\nt64 C<Vivado install path>\install.log <Vivado install path>\

in 32-bit Windows:

cd <Vivado install path>\data\xicom\cable_drivers\nt

install_drivers_wrapper.bat <Vivado install path>\data\xicom\cable_drivers\nt C<Vivado install path>\install.log <Vivado install path>\

For Linux you need to follow the procedure outlined in the readme.txt (<Vivado installation dir>/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/readme.txt):

1) Disconnect all Xilinx USB cables from the host computer.
2) Open a shell or terminal console.
3) Extract the driver script and its support files to a local drive of the machine where the cable will be used by typing:

tar xzvf install_drivers.tar.gz

The extraction creates a directory named install_drivers in the current directory.

4) Navigate to the install_drivers directory by typing:

cd install_drivers

5) Run the script by typing:

./install_drivers

6) When the installation is complete, reconnect the cable.
 
7) Change permissions on the USB / PC4 driver by typing:
 
chmod 666 /dev/windrvr6
 
Note: By default, access to windrvr6 is restricted to root only.
 

This step grants group and user access to the driver.

However, if you reboot your system, access to the driver will revert back to root-only and you will have to repeat step #7 (you do not have to rerun the installation script).

[lbpxilinx]

Thanks Balkrishan and Visay,

I think by navigating to

<vivado>/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers

directory and then running:-

sudo ./install_drivers

was successful, it returned:-

Installing cable drivers.
Script name = ./install_drivers
HostName = lincoln-H81M-DS2
Current working dir = /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2015.2/data/xicom/cable_drivers/lin64/install_script/install_drivers
Kernel version = 3.16.0-43-generic.
Arch = x86_64.
Installer version = 2015
Successfully installed Digilent Cable Drivers
--File /etc/udev/rules.d/52-xilinx-pcusb.rules does not exist.
--File version of /etc/udev/rules.d/52-xilinx-pcusb.rules = 0000.
--Updating rules file.

Digilent Return code = 0
Xilinx Return code = 0
Return code = 0
Driver installation successful.

By looking at the return message it seems to have worked.

Thanks very much,

Lincoln.