OMNeT++4.0 - IDE does not start

[Ali Dabirmoghaddam]

Hi folks,

I have just installed OMNeT++4.0 on an Ubuntu 9.10 box (core 2 quad intel with 2 GB memory). I can run all the sample simulations successfully (i.e. OMNeT++ Tkenv works fine), but I fail to get the IDE to work. Every time that I run 'omnetpp' in the terminal, it first asks me for the workspace, and then an empty error-like window pups up titled 'Omnetpp', but there is no message in it! It seems that there should be something wrong with eclipse, but I have no idea as to what it could be. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
--Ali

[Rudolf Hornig]

This is a known problem caused by he incompatibility between eclipse 3.4 and certeain versions of XULRunner components (coming with firefox)

See the bottom of page (first issue):

http://www.omnetpp.org/pmwiki/index.php?n=Main.Omnetpp4

Rudolf

[nagi reddy]

Hi Ali,

When you type omnetpp in the terminal it will ask you for workspace path, mention  path of the drive where you have installed your omnetpp then it should start and you can work with your samples.

All the best
Reddy

[Ali Dabirmoghaddam]

Thanks Rudolf. Based on what you mentioned, I found a solution in some older posts in omnetpp mailing list. Just for the record, here I quote the steps:

1. Install Ubunu eclipse.
2. Delete file: org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_3.4.1.v3449c.jar from /omnetpp-4.0/ide/plugins
3. Copy file: org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_3.5.1.v3555a.jar from /usr/lib/eclipse/plugins/ to /omnet-4.0/ide/plugins

After this, you should have the omnet IDE working.

Once again I appreciate your help, Rudolf.

--Ali

[Rudolf Hornig]

Yes, it's a problem between swt in eclipse 3.4 version and the mozilla xulrunner...

This will be resolved once we move to omnetpp 4.1 which will come with an IDE based on eclipse 3.5.1.

Until then, this is a usable workaround...

Rudolf

[chirag vala]

Hello sir i install sucessfully installed Omnetpp 4.2.2 in to Ubantu 11.04 ..

  when the final installation going to over when try to run omnetpp at that it gives me message
            " Starting IDE..........."

           But it doesn't give any kind of IDE on to the dispaly .....what should be problem ???

            And in verification i seen verification screen but that shown in to when type omnetpp ???????


Please reply fast so i can do further work..............