02-11-2013 12:23 AM
well, at least I made it to this place.
So yeah, as the title states; LabView 2011 student ED not installing on Mac OSX 10.6.8.. all it says is: failed to install... call your local support tech.
yeah right? supposedly the Student edition is not supported.
Any ideas?
02-11-2013 12:32 AM
btw... I got the LabView, Arduino bundle from SparkFun and it came with the serial number and all.
02-11-2013 11:27 AM
I'm not a Mac, user but I think these versions should be fine together. let me see what I can dig up.
-Sam K
LIFA Developer
02-11-2013 12:41 PM
Yes the student edtion of Labview 2011 can be installed on a iMac. The Sparkfun bundle comes with 2 DVDs. One is for Windows. The other is for MAC.
I was able to install the student edition of Labview 2011 on a iMac. However, I was unable to install LIFA because the VI Package Manager said there was permission error. Something about writing files to particular locations on the HD. I did not try to trouble shoot this permission error problem.
hrh1818
02-11-2013 12:47 PM
hrh1818.... any suggestions on my dilema? should I try to delet everything LabView and try from scratch?
The only thing I can think of that I might have done wrong, is that I installed the VI Package Manager for Mac by following the SparkFun links before I even purchased the bundle.... The question is how do I delet or uninstall those files?
02-11-2013 02:20 PM
k7michal,
Can you describe in more detail the steps you take and the error you see and when you see it (with a screenshot if possible).
Possibly related....
Why Does My LabVIEW Installation Fail on Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion)?
Thanks,
-Sam K
LIFA Developer
02-11-2013 06:23 PM
Hello Michal,
I am a neophyte when it comes to trouble shooting installationn problems on a MAC. Hence I can not offer any suggestions. My reply was aimed at Sammy_K to let him know the Sparkfun bundle comes with a MAC version of the Student edition of Labview 2011.
I don't know itf this is important but I am still using OSX Lion. Perhaps using OSX Mountain Lion makes a difference.
hrh1818
02-12-2013 10:22 PM
Hi Sammy.
first of all here is my system in a nut shell:
When I first put the CD in I get this window:
Then I double click on "LabVIEW 2011 Student.mpkg" and then after some installation time I get this window:
Simple as that!
After I tried this a few times and got the same result I tried installing the other items to see if that would make any difference. The only thing I did that I think might be questionable is that I installed the VI manager for mac before any I got this CD.
K7.
02-12-2013 10:44 PM
alright COOL!!!
I followed the instructions on this link:
Why Does My LabVIEW Installation Fail on Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion)?
and it works....
I chose to not install the NI VISA 32bit version.
Now to get moving with Arduino connectivity and some basic examples!!! thank you very much!!
02-13-2013 12:16 PM
Awesome. Glad to hear you were able to get everything up and running.
-Sam K
LIFA Developer