AR# 3678: Foundation F1.4: Project Manager slow to open in Windows NT
AR# 3678
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Foundation F1.4: Project Manager slow to open in Windows NT
描述
Keywords: slow, pcm, winnt, hang
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
Under Windows NT, you may notice the Project Manager taking up to 2-3 minutes to open after invoked. This has been seen to be caused by an incompatible version of the Sentinel driver which Foundation uses for the XVHDL keylock.
解决方案
To correct this problem, the current version of the Sentinel driver must first be removed, and then an older, more compatible version of the Sentinel driver may be installed.
1. First, remove the current Sentinel driver. To do this, go to the <ACTIVE>\DRIVERS\WIN_NT directory (where <ACTIVE> is the Foundation design entry install directory, typically C:\ACTIVE or C:\FNDTN\ACTIVE) in the Windows Explorer, and double-click on the program SETUPX86.EXE to invoke the Sentinel Setup program.
2. In the Sentinel Driver Setup Program window, select Functions->Remove Sentinel Driver.
**Note: If you are NOT using the Metamor XVHDL compiler for your design, you may stop here. The Sentinel driver is only required by the XVHDL compiler. Therefore, you do not need to reinstall it if you are not using this VHDL compiler.
3. Next, install the Sentinel driver, ver 5.3. This version of the driver can be found on either the Foundation F1.3 (note: F1.3, NOT F1.4) Design Entry Tools CDROM, or on the Xilinx Web site at: (http://www.xilinx.com/txpatches/pub/swhelp/foundation/sent_53.zip)
3a. From the F1.3 CDROM, use the Explorer to go to the ACTIVE\DRIVERS\WIN_NT directory, and run the program SETUPX86.EXE.
3b. From the SENT_53.ZIP file from the Web site, unzip the file, and then use the Explorer to go to the WIN_NT\ directory. Run the program SETUPX86.EXE.
4. This time, select Functions->Install Sentinel Driver. Verify that the path to the files is correct, and click OK.