thanks. gonna install Ubuntu 7.10 now.
i will keep my suse 10.3 installed and hopefully get it working sooner or later.
thanks again everyone for the helpful responses.
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Technical Discussion » houdini wont start past connecting to license server
- Tarkus
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Technical Discussion » houdini wont start past connecting to license server
- Tarkus
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has anyone found a fix to this issue? i really want to get setup properly with a stable distro running my VFX packages. should i install ubuntu 7.10 that came out yesterday? or should i try out fedora 7?? (wait for fedora 8?)
also another thing. i am having a hard time deciding if i should try KDE/Qt.. i have always used Gnome/GTK, as KDE seems ugly imo and not as well polished as gnome can be. but Qt seems interesting.. any suggestions here? does one play better with houdini/realflow than the other?
this is really disapointing that my experieince setting up my work environment in linux has been such a nightmare.
thanks in advance guys. would really like to get this setup working.
also another thing. i am having a hard time deciding if i should try KDE/Qt.. i have always used Gnome/GTK, as KDE seems ugly imo and not as well polished as gnome can be. but Qt seems interesting.. any suggestions here? does one play better with houdini/realflow than the other?
this is really disapointing that my experieince setting up my work environment in linux has been such a nightmare.
thanks in advance guys. would really like to get this setup working.
Technical Discussion » houdini wont start past connecting to license server
- Tarkus
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thanks. so what is your recommended solution to keeping up-to-date with software and technologies, but also having a stable cg/vfx workstation? an Enterprise linux? (from Redhat or Novell)
i would be using this system both as a workstation and desktop. i would prefer to have one partition/os for both in conjunction.. but for desktop i enjoy having bleeding-edge technology (XGL, compiz-fusion, newest distros, etc.. although im not even sure if houdini works while compiz is running?) and it seems that it might be a good idea to have one partition with a stable enterprise linux (for vfx work). and another partition with a community maintaned version of the distro (desktop, etc..).
let me know what you think is most suitable.. my only draw to windows is that i will have editing software in windows… video/audio editing is almost non-existent in linux (the OSS alternatives are garbage right now). other than that there is no reason why i would use windows. its slow and hogs all my resources. (dont even get me started with vista).. i mean the school i am planning on attending has a houdini/nuke certification course i might be taking. and both those applications run great on linux. i have also heard great things about maya and realflow in a linux environment.
now. i know i may get very biased opinions on the topic of linux distros.. but what do you think is a safe approach for me to get a good desktop/workstation setup?
thanks again for all the help so far, i appreciate it very much guys.
i would be using this system both as a workstation and desktop. i would prefer to have one partition/os for both in conjunction.. but for desktop i enjoy having bleeding-edge technology (XGL, compiz-fusion, newest distros, etc.. although im not even sure if houdini works while compiz is running?) and it seems that it might be a good idea to have one partition with a stable enterprise linux (for vfx work). and another partition with a community maintaned version of the distro (desktop, etc..).
let me know what you think is most suitable.. my only draw to windows is that i will have editing software in windows… video/audio editing is almost non-existent in linux (the OSS alternatives are garbage right now). other than that there is no reason why i would use windows. its slow and hogs all my resources. (dont even get me started with vista).. i mean the school i am planning on attending has a houdini/nuke certification course i might be taking. and both those applications run great on linux. i have also heard great things about maya and realflow in a linux environment.
now. i know i may get very biased opinions on the topic of linux distros.. but what do you think is a safe approach for me to get a good desktop/workstation setup?
thanks again for all the help so far, i appreciate it very much guys.
Technical Discussion » houdini wont start past connecting to license server
- Tarkus
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when i run ‘hscript’ or ‘hbatch’ i get the same output in the terminal:
hbatch Version 9.0.725 (Compiled on 09/20/07)
No licenses could be found to run this application.
Please check for a valid license server host
getting houdini working is becoming such a headache. i would hate to switch to windows. but its becoming the only clear solution. any suggestions?
hbatch Version 9.0.725 (Compiled on 09/20/07)
No licenses could be found to run this application.
Please check for a valid license server host
getting houdini working is becoming such a headache. i would hate to switch to windows. but its becoming the only clear solution. any suggestions?
Technical Discussion » houdini wont start past connecting to license server
- Tarkus
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alright, so i tried putting _NULL in after init-functions in the sesinetd script like you said. and now i don't get the “log_daemon_msg: command not found” error message when i try to start/stop the license server. but rather it fails to stop the license server (starting works afaik). it outputs the following when i run “/etc/init.d/sesinetd stop”:
Stopping Houdini License server FAILED
if i try starting it (/etc/init.d/sesinetd start), then it just outputs normally:
Starting Houdini License server.
but my problem still persists and it wont let me get go past this screen when i try running “houdini” or “hkey”.
usually after its done connecting it should open a new dialog to install non-commercial or commercial licenses.. but i am unable to get to that dialog. it just closes and i cant go further.
i also tried running “export HOUDINI_ENABLE_THREADED_UI=0 ”. and it didnt make any difference.
any suggestions? if i cant get this working, what would you suggest? fedora or ubuntu? im also planning on running maya and realflow. i heard they run great in openSUSE 64-bit thats why i want to get this setup. thanks for the replies and help.
Stopping Houdini License server FAILED
if i try starting it (/etc/init.d/sesinetd start), then it just outputs normally:
Starting Houdini License server.
but my problem still persists and it wont let me get go past this screen when i try running “houdini” or “hkey”.
usually after its done connecting it should open a new dialog to install non-commercial or commercial licenses.. but i am unable to get to that dialog. it just closes and i cant go further.
i also tried running “export HOUDINI_ENABLE_THREADED_UI=0 ”. and it didnt make any difference.
any suggestions? if i cant get this working, what would you suggest? fedora or ubuntu? im also planning on running maya and realflow. i heard they run great in openSUSE 64-bit thats why i want to get this setup. thanks for the replies and help.
Technical Discussion » houdini wont start past connecting to license server
- Tarkus
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hmm, where exactly do i type “HOUDINI_ENABLE_THREADED_UI=0”.. and like i said i am almost certain it has to do with the license server.. because if i try running hkey. all i get is the loading window (connecting to license server..) and it never actually opens the dialogue for installing a commercial or non-commercial license..
thanks again.
thanks again.
Technical Discussion » houdini wont start past connecting to license server
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hi, i just installed openSUSE 10.3 (64-bit). and i installed the correct 64-bit version of houdini 9. i am using an AMD64 Athlon X2 4400+, and an NVidia Geforce 7800GT, and i have the drivers installed properly. (glxgears runs steady at 16000fps).
now i know that i installed it correctly because i have done it in ubuntu before, and it worked fine. here is the problem after running “source houdini_setup” and then “houdini”, the splash screen comes up as normal, then it disapears, and sometimes i see the window box “connecting to license server” and then it closes and houdini never launches, and sometime it just closes right after the splash, and does even get to connecting window..
i tried starting the liscence server by running “/etc/init.d/sesinetd start”. i get the following output in the terminal:
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 163: log_daemon_msg: command not found
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 165: log_end_msg: command not found
when i try running “/etc/init.d/sesinetd stop”. i get the following output:
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 172: log_daemon_msg: command not found
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 174: log_end_msg: command not found
so i think it has to do with the license server.. i have tried re-installing houdini. and still same problem persists..
thanks in advance everyone. i would love to get houdini working on openSUSE.. if its not possible.. then what would be the best operating system to run.. i am also planning on running maya and realflow (i know they are rpm based and dont support ubuntu). does fedora work better than openSUSE?
now i know that i installed it correctly because i have done it in ubuntu before, and it worked fine. here is the problem after running “source houdini_setup” and then “houdini”, the splash screen comes up as normal, then it disapears, and sometimes i see the window box “connecting to license server” and then it closes and houdini never launches, and sometime it just closes right after the splash, and does even get to connecting window..
i tried starting the liscence server by running “/etc/init.d/sesinetd start”. i get the following output in the terminal:
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 163: log_daemon_msg: command not found
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 165: log_end_msg: command not found
when i try running “/etc/init.d/sesinetd stop”. i get the following output:
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 172: log_daemon_msg: command not found
/etc/init.d/sesinetd: line 174: log_end_msg: command not found
so i think it has to do with the license server.. i have tried re-installing houdini. and still same problem persists..
thanks in advance everyone. i would love to get houdini working on openSUSE.. if its not possible.. then what would be the best operating system to run.. i am also planning on running maya and realflow (i know they are rpm based and dont support ubuntu). does fedora work better than openSUSE?
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