This chapter includes the following:
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If you've already installed an evaluation version of
QNX SDP 6.5.0,
and you've purchased and received a commercial QNX license
or you've received an evaluation extension license,
please go to
“Commercializing your evaluation software,”
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- Because of some hard-coded paths, don't install QNX SDP on a disk other
than C:.
- In order to install QNX SDP, the QNX license file must be writable by everyone.
If the installer stops and warns you that this file isn't writable,
you can make it so by right-clicking on
C:\Program Files\QNX Software Systems\license and choosing
Properties.
Make sure that the “Read-only” attribute isn't checked,
click Apply, and then click OK.
(Ref# 62419)
- After you install 6.5.0 SP1, your system's start menu includes
folders for QNX Software Development Platform 6.5.0 and
QNX Software Development Platform 6.5.0 SP1.
Use the 6.5.0 folder for starting the IDE, license management, and so on;
use the 6.5.0 SP1 folder for starting the uninstaller.
- We provide the Korn shell (ksh.exe), which
you'll find under ${QNX_HOST}/usr/bin
(e.g. C:\QNX650\host\win32\x86\usr\bin). You
may want to create desktop shortcuts for the executables you'll use often.
- On Windows, the QNX-provided echo.exe
interprets the Windows \ separator as an escape
character. As a result, environment variable settings won't
work if you use \ as a path separator; use
/ instead. (Ref# 19924)
- If your PATH contains quotation marks, ln-w
doesn't work properly. (Ref# 20046)
- If you install 6.5.0, and you then install 6.3.2, you need to move the
cleanup utility QNXWinCleanup.exe from
$QNX_HOST to C:\WINDOWS.
(Ref# 56879)
Host OS:
- Windows 7 Professional 32- and 64-bit
- Windows Vista Business 32- and 64-bit
- Windows XP Professional SP3
- Windows 2000 SP4
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Minimum
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Recommended |
| Processor
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Pentium III, 700 MHz
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Pentium 4, 2 GHz or more |
| RAM
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256 MBa
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512 MBa |
| Disk space
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2.5 GBa
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3.4 GBa |
| Monitor
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1024×768
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1280×1024 |
a Windows Vista requires an additional 512 MB of available RAM
and disk space.
The System Profiler in the IDE requires a minimum
color depth of 16 bits.
QNX SDP 6.5.0 SP1 requires 260 MB of disk space;
the version for x86 targets requires 150 MB.
To install QNX SDP 6.5.0 SP1, do the following:
- Boot into Windows and log in as the system administrator.
- If you're using Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable
User Account Control (UAC). (Ref# 77791).
- Log in to your myQNX account on our website, and
then go to the Download area.
- Download the QNX SDP 6.5.0 SP1 package,
qnxsdp-6.5.0SP1-nnnnnnnnnnnn-win32.exe,
where nnnnnnnnnnnn is a build number.
The package is an executable (.exe) file.
Windows might insert a number in square brackets before the first
period in the filename, but
these extra characters shouldn't cause any problems.
- Verify that the checksum of the package matches the one given in
the Download area.
- Double-click the installer file in Windows Explorer or run it at
the command line.
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- Windows XP may display a security warning when you install
QNX SDP.
You can verify the archive's checksum when you download the file from
our website.
- Java's AWT and Swing aren't supported in 16 color mode; they require a
minimum of 256 colors.
If you get a message, “Unable to run in graphical mode,”
run the installer in console mode, by typing this in a DOS prompt window:
drive:\qnxsdp-6.5.0SP1-nnnnnnnnnnnn-win32.exe -console
where drive is the drive letter for your CD drive, and
nnnnnnnnnnnn is the appropriate build number.
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- Follow the instructions on your screen.
- Log out and back in again, so that the environment is set up correctly.
The QNX Momentics Tool Suite and certain related products require
activation.
If you don't activate the product within the specified timeframe, the
product will cease to function until you activate it.
No personal data is transferred during the activation process.
If your license key indicates that you have a “named user”
license, the activation requires that you provide an email address.
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If you install QNX SDP
using a third-party windows explorer (e.g. Total Commander), the
installer doesn't display the Activation window once the installation
is complete.
(Ref# 59359)
Workaround: Open the QNX SDP Activation dialog by selecting
from the Start menu, or by entering the following at the command prompt:
drive:\Program Files\QNX Software Systems\bin\qnxactivate -a
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If your development host is connected to the Internet, you
can activate QNX SDP automatically.
If your machine isn't connected to the Internet, you must
activate your software manually from a machine that is, by doing the
following:
- In the QNX SDP Activation dialog, click Activate Manually.
The Manual Activation dialog appears with an activate-prompt key.
This dialog has a button that you can use to save the activate-prompt key
in a file,
drive:\Program Files\QNX Software Systems\license\activate_prompt_key.txt,
where drive is the name of the drive where you installed
QNX SDP.
Using this file eliminates the need to retype the key, which can be
error-prone.
- Transfer the activate-prompt key to the machine that's connected
to the Internet.
- Go to our website,
www.qnx.com,
log in to your myQNX account, and choose
Manual Product Activation.
- Enter the activate-prompt key into the form that appears, and then
click Generate Response Key.
This will return an activate-response key.
- Copy the activate-response key and paste it in a file.
- Transfer the file into
drive:\Program Files\QNX Software Systems\license\activate_response_key.txt
on your QNX SDP development host.
- If you closed the QNX SDP Activation dialog, open it again
by selecting
from the Start menu, or by entering the following at the command prompt:
drive:\Program Files\QNX Software Systems\bin\qnxactivate -a
- Choose Activate Manually, and use the Load Response from File button
to load the activate-response key, and then click Activate.
If you choose not to activate at the time of installation, you can activate
later by selecting
from the Start menu, or by entering the following at the command prompt:
drive:\Program Files\QNX Software Systems\bin\qnxactivate -a
where drive is the name of the drive where you installed
QNX SDP.
If you installed an evaluation copy
of QNX SDP 6.5.0, and you've now
received a commercial QNX license, do the following to add your
commercial license:
- Choose
from the Start menu, or enter the following at the command prompt:
base_directory\install\qnxsdp\6.5.0\AddLicense.exe
where base_directory is where you installed QNX SDP (see
“Determining your base directory,”
below).
- In the QNX SDP License Key Entry dialog, fill in the field with the
license-key information.
- When you've finished entering the information, click Add to save
the license-key information and configure your QNX SDP tools to use
this file.
- After entering the license key, you'll be presented with the appropriate
license agreement.
You'll need to accept it in order to successfully add a license.
To uninstall QNX SDP, do the following:
- Log in as a user with system-administrator privileges.
- If you're using Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable
User Account Control (UAC). (Ref# 77791).
- Do one of the following:
- Choose
from the Start menu.
or:
- Choose Add or Remove Programs from the Control Panel, select
“QNX Software Development Platform 6.5.0SP1”,
and then click the Remove button.
or:
- On Windows Vista or Windows 7, choose Programs and Features,
select
“QNX Software Development Platform 6.5.0SP1”, and then click
Uninstall/Change.
or:
- Go to the directory that contains the QNX650 folder and run
QNX650\_uninstall\qnxsdp\6.5.0SP1\uninstaller.exe.
- When prompted, restart your machine.
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When you uninstall QNX SDP, Windows schedules the
uninstaller for removal the next time you restart your system.
If you don't restart your system, and you reinstall QNX SDP, its
uninstaller will be removed the next time you restart your system.
(Ref# 62183)
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- In some cases, if you uninstall QNX SDP, the Add or Remove Programs
window still lists some BSPs and DDKs.
Press F5 while in Add or Remove Programs to refresh the list and
show what's actually installed.
- If the uninstaller doesn't fully remove all the components, you can use
the QNXWinCleanup utility to clean up your machine.
You can find this utility and documentation for it in the
Utilities directory on the DVD, or on our website.
- If you have other versions of QNX SDP installed, you need to explicitly
choose which version of it that you want to use after you uninstall
6.5.0 SP1.
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To determine the base directory for QNX SDP, open a command shell
and use the qconfig command.
For example:
C:\>qconfig
QNX Installations
Installation Name: QNX Software Development Platform 6.5.0
Version: 6.5.0
Base Directory: C:/QNX650/
QNX_HOST: C:/QNX650/host/win32/x86/
QNX_TARGET: C:/QNX650/target/qnx6/
The base directory in this example is C:/QNX650/,
but it could be different on your machine, depending on
where you installed QNX SDP.