Very frustrating
I have been trying to install Houdini and I have not been able to do.

:cry:
I have uninstalled and installed several times.
When I try to use the Houdini Master, it does not work properly, all the menus are empty. There are not fonts associated to the menus.

How can I uninstall the license manager?
How can I clean the computer from all the related files?
How can I install the apprentice properly?

I am using the version for Windows. I have Windows Xp.
Thanks
Hb

It sounds like your graphics card isn't supported, or perhaps you need to download more recent drivers. Menus with no text often indicates this.

Cheers,

J.C.

Hi
Here is my sesi_diagnostic.txt file

Can you check it to see if there is anything I need to fix ?
thanks
ungria

Diagnostic Output:
==================
If you are having licensing problems, please save this information and email it
to support@sidefx.com.

License Administrator output:
=============================
Generated on: Wed Jun 23 14:07:03 2004
Local host name: HUNGRIA
Local server code: 1073b573
Local ip address: 127.0.0.1
License server name: hungria
License server server code: 1073b573
Server ip address: 127.0.0.1
License server is running: Yes
Has SERVER license: Yes
License server version: 7.0.99
May modify server from this machine: Yes
License Administrator version: 6.1.208
Http proxy host: (none)
Using standalone mode: Yes
Can retrieve http://license.sidefx.com/index.php: [license.sidefx.com] Yes

Installed licenses:
LicID Platform Product Ver Avail Expiry
—– ——– ——- — —– ——
22f5a54d Generic Houdini-Master-NonCommercial 6.5 1/1 20-jul-2004
+.+.+.+
3d168856 Generic Render-NonCommercial 6.5 1/1 20-jul-2004
+.+.+.+
b661c841 Generic Houdini-Select-NonCommercial 6.5 1/1 20-jul-2004
+.+.+.+
748f3960 Generic Houdini-Halo-NonCommercial 6.5 1/1 20-jul-2004
+.+.+.+
9e636ad8 Generic Houdini-Escape-NonCommercial 6.5 1/1 20-jul-2004
+.+.+.+

sesictrl -i output:
===================
—– SERVER hungria ——–
Lic 22f5a54d: 1 “Houdini-Master-NonCommercial 6.5” Generic 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+
1 licenses free

Lic 3d168856: 1 “Render-NonCommercial 6.5” Generic 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+
1 licenses free

Lic b661c841: 1 “Houdini-Select-NonCommercial 6.5” Generic 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+
1 licenses free

Lic 748f3960: 1 “Houdini-Halo-NonCommercial 6.5” Generic 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+
1 licenses free

Lic 9e636ad8: 1 “Houdini-Escape-NonCommercial 6.5” Generic 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+
1 licenses free




hserver -l output:
==================
Hostname: HUNGRIA
Uptime: 0:01:23
License Server: hungria
Server Version: sesinetd7.0.99
Version: Houdini7.0.99
ReadAccess: +.+.+.*
WriteAccess: +.+.+.*

297 of 511 Mb available
CPU Usage: 1% load
0 active tasks (1 slots)



licenses file:
==============
## Side Effects Software License File
#
# For license information, please contact:
# Side Effects Software Inc.
# 477 Richmond St. West, Suite 1001
# Toronto, Ontario, Canada
# M5V 3E7
# licensemanager@sidefx.com
# http://www.sidefx.com [sidefx.com]
#
# NOTE: This file may be modified by the licensee
#

# Key installed 16:50:46 06/18/04
SERVER HUNGRIA 1073b573 4c55b71421daa388915b6baf54d9ff0c604323f5ada6f1

# Key installed 19:13:24 06/20/04
LICENSE Generic Render-NonCommercial 6.5 1 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+ HUNGRIA \
3d168856 nrhrX1gvZCEwmwQwGImWmXZVIqWuh5OSOfZ72XevSk3mXwY7eX76yH2

# Key installed 19:13:26 06/20/04
LICENSE Generic Houdini-Escape-NonCommercial 6.5 1 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+ \
hungria 9e636ad8 \
Yh175PUNLb6FcqNqhY0xHL3ufzkKSeauGP6SVra9l0o3B7h74V8Sz91

# Key installed 19:15:31 06/20/04
LICENSE Generic Houdini-Halo-NonCommercial 6.5 1 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+ \
hungria 748f3960 \
RcWGKfsoIuh3E5of6eFwzFz@jwJyUieJZXQ@Nj+E4Nvc1QYqJOeQT71

# Key installed 19:16:30 06/20/04
LICENSE Generic Houdini-Select-NonCommercial 6.5 1 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+ \
hungria b661c841 \
WZNY+VvkRLUjGuOSJX+7YCQy0HBajheDzWVVFs6c6I6Xm1KSG+QQah3

# Key installed 19:47:10 06/20/04
LICENSE Generic Houdini-Master-NonCommercial 6.5 1 20-jul-2004 +.+.+.+ \
HUNGRIA 22f5a54d \
xatlZQFXy+3l3ElS5AjAnd8m5D3aY8x3VYmjvd@0IJV52dNZqTyg5p3

As I said, this is probably related to your graphics card. All the material you posted is about the licensing, which seems to be fine since you can run Houdini.

Cheers,

J.C.

Hi
Here are the descriptions of the graphic card:
Graphic processor: GeForce4 420 Go
Bus Type: AGP 4X
BIOS Version: 4.17.00.59.f9
On-Board Memory: 32 MB
IRQ: 10
TV Encoder Type: Integrated (MV)
System Information:
System Processor: Intel Pentium 4 with SSE2
Total Physical Memory: 552,632 KB
Free Physical Memory: 238,356 KB
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or better

Do I have hope?
Thanks

I use a geforce2 go in my laptop and Houdini always runs fine.
Have you tried downloading the lastest drivers?

Also might be worth trying different refresh rates, screen res and making sure you are in the highest supported colour mode.

Hi
My laptop only supports 60 hertz . Is it too low?
I have the latest driver installed.

Thanks

Hi
The problem was with the graphic card driver.
I downloaded the latest driver.
It self installed, but it did not work. After trying so many things,
I executed all the executabble files in the Nvidia folder, and eureka, it worked!!!!!!

Thanks

ungria