Indigo Renderer Forum

Sorry guys. I'm a total noob about Ubuntu.
I want to install Indigo (tar.gz) in Linux, but I don't know even the basic step of whatsoever software installation.

Could anybody help me out with a small step-by-step guide?

Don't take anything for granted: total noob means I can only START Ubuntu.

Thank you a lot in advance.

Hey,

I never used indigo on linux but try this:

open the terminal

Terminal hint:
A key feature of the linux terminal (and others, in fact) is that you can use TAB to auto-complete directory and filenames (and in linux, there is autocomplete for commands and other things too), that will same you having to type complicated filenames over and over

..okay thanks guys!
Don't know exactly what I'm doing, but I'm doing it

Installation went well: indigo 2.4.10 for Linux 64bits is running.
But I don't get it to recognize my license key.

Every time I click over Licensing, an error window comes up saying something concerning a wrong mac address.

Same error appears in the licensing window, in the hardware key zone (mac_addr failed or something similar). Copy and paste the hardware key from the txt files doesn't work. I cannot paste anything into this slot.
The lower window seems alright, instead, as I see my complete license code.

The curious part is that I have a pc and not a mac

Pibuz wrote:But I don't get it to recognize my license key.
Every time I click over Licensing, an error window comes up saying something concerning a wrong mac address.

This is because You registered your Indigo version on your Windows installation.
The registration demands a mac address (some "id" thing about the Network Card afaik).
The value of this ID is different for each Operation System and also (afaik) after each new fresh installation on a machine.

I have the same problem running WIN & OSX on my iMac...

Since you are running Linux now too, I would like to request a quick 5min benchmark from you, comparing win vs Linux performance.
If I'm correct Linux build should be way faster >>link

Zom-B wrote:

Pibuz wrote:The registration demands a mac address (some "id" thing about the Network Card afaik).
The value of this ID is different for each Operation System and also (afaik) after each new fresh installation on a machine.

I have the same problem running WIN & OSX on my iMac...

Actually, the MAC adress is unique to a network adapter. It is(well should be ) the only network adapter with this ID in the whole world and it does not change when you reinstall you computer.

The issue here could be that the CPU id result differs on other OSs but i don't think so.

Most likely your machine has multiple network adapters(each has a different MAC address) and Indigo picks the wrong one in linux as the order of the network adapters is probably not the same as in windows. Indigo just picks the first one, afaik. (I may be wrong. Never looked at that part of Indigo)

ok...all right..well: how to fix this?
Because at the moment I run Indigo on Linux with a 0.7Mpixels limit...

Pibuz wrote:ok...all right..well: how to fix this?
Because at the moment I run Indigo on Linux with a 0.7Mpixels limit...

Looking at your earlier post,

Pibuz wrote:Same error appears in the licensing window, in the hardware key zone (mac_addr failed or something similar).

It looks like Indigo has a problem getting the mac adress in the first place. My previous post was more or less directed at Zom-B

I don't know how you could possibly fix that issue but i will consult the all knowing google for a while. Will be back soon - hopefully with answers

Thanks for clearing things up for me fused
My iMac has a Ethernet port & a Wlan Port btw.

Hey Pibuz,

I can't really find anything helpful... I'm also quite a linux noob
Have you maybe not configured your network adapters yet?

Zom-B wrote:Thanks for clearing things up for me fused
My iMac has a Ethernet port & a Wlan Port btw.

np, mate

HMM don't really know..
As I was telling Lycium, my Linux section is managed by a friend, temporary unavailable. I can remember he installe version 2.0.12 on Linux and that it worked perfectly (no ports or addresses issues), so there sure is a way to fix this. Yes. Ask my friend when he comes back home.

BTW, do you job and save my A**! (obviusly )

Pibuz wrote:BTW, do you job and save my A**! (obviusly )