I just tried to install SP2. Everything seemed to go OK except I don't think it actually updated anything. In the "about" menu I still have a blank line below the version 2003 line.
In my experience you can install SP2 again and it will take. I have no idea why this happens but we are looking into it. There seem to be some "flakeys" with the Microsoft installer (which is also why we don't have a small patch available).
Yea, I had problems with the upgade as well. I loaded the CD, followed the instructions - and nothing happened. I finally ended up downloading the update directly from the web site. That worked - although at roughly 100 MBbytes I'm glad I had a T-1.
I have just updated to SP2 from the web site. The about page looks OK, so I think the installation went OK. The only problem I have is that the Authorozed modules on the synthesis menu have disappeared. The modules show up on the about page, so I think the security codes are installed correectly. Does anyone have an idea how I can get to my modules?
As you'll note with the (new) SP3 directions we recommend uninstalling 2003.03 before installing the service pack. Why that should matter is a complete mystery to us (and to Installshield - makers of our installation program - although it seems to occur with a signficant percentage of their customers...). We are working on fixing this issue - and being able to generate smaller patches in the future.
I have uninstalled SP2 and reinstalled SP3 as recommended. My problem still remains. I can see the authorized modules on the about page, but they are not listed in the synthesis pull down menu. Any ideas? By the way, when I opened up sp3 for the first time, it wanted to load common80.wsp for some reason, generating a very interesting display on the work surface.
To be more precise, In the 200209 version of V8 if I clicked on the synthesis menu I would see the PLL and TLINE modules as well as other modules such as filter, A/filter, oscillator, etc. In both SP2 and SP3, I can still see the authorized modules in the about page, but when I click on the synthesis menu, all I see is PLL and TLINE. The other modules do not appear in that menu. Can you tell me how to access the filter sybthesis module?
The menu options in 2002.09 did nothing but bring up a dialog telling you to click the workspace tree. This seemed rather silly so I removed the menu options. This way new users don't get confused by menu options that literally do nothing and my assumption was that experienced users had already been trained to right-click.
So.... explicitly....
" If you right-click the mouse in the workspace tree (usually lower left in GENESYS) on the Synthesis folder and select "Add Passive Filter" (for example) this executes the (optional) passive filter module. The picture below shows that behavior. "
Optionally....
You can use the Workspace / Synthesis menu option and add syntheses there from the New button, as well.
We plan to change this interface in the next major release, since I'm not a fan of right-click as the primary access mechanism. Suggestions are always welcome.
Mark Zachmann
Mark Zachmann
I made this change.
The menu options in 2002.09 did nothing but bring up a dialog telling you to click the workspace tree. This seemed rather silly so I removed the menu options. This way new users don't get confused by menu options that literally do nothing and my assumption was that experienced users had already been trained to right-click.
So.... explicitly....
Optionally....
You can use the Workspace / Synthesis menu option and add syntheses there from the New button, as well.
We plan to change this interface in the next major release, since I'm not a fan of right-click as the primary access mechanism. Suggestions are always welcome.
Common80.wsp - look at my post in the Installation knowledge base here: https://edasupportweb.soco.agilent.com/pls/portal/support.show_topic?id=992.
Mark
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