Installing LabVIEW on Linux through WINE?

[Dinoyan]

can you install labVIEW on imac????

[Ido_Wolf]

Originally Posted by Dinoyan

can you install labVIEW on imac????

WINE is also supported in Mac, so if we manage to install it through WINE, I don't think the hosting operating system would matter much.

In addition, my teammate installed LabVIEW on some sort of virtual machine that he used back then, where he could "slide" in and out of his VM-installed Windows 7. It was kinda cool and it worked pretty fast, but he had some sort of connection issues keeping him from connecting to our cRIO. He managed to solve it lately so I'll ask him all about it the next time I see him.

[DominickC]

Remember, Wine Is Not an Emulator.

I'm running on a (worse-for-wear) mid 2011 MacBook Pro 13" with 8gb of RAM and a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Within said Mac, I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate via Parallels Desktop Build 7.0.14920 (Revision 689535; August 30, 2011). This allowed our team to run every piece of the FRC LabVIEW Software (sans Kinect), as well as run the robot at the WPI Regional, due to a failed harddrive in our dedicated DS.

To get your virtual machine to properly interface with the FMS during competition and robot during the build, you must use the handy "Network" dropdown menu under Devices on the upper Mac menu bar. During an actual match or tethered testing, you'll want to select Ethernet-->Bridged. During the build season, you must select AirPort-->Bridged to interface with the DLink.

Once you have properly bridged your network connections, you'll need to go to "Open Network and Sharing Center"-->"Change Adapter Settings"-->Right click your NIC-->"Properties"-->"Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)''-->''Properties''-->"Use the following IP address''-->IP: 10.te.am.9, Subnet: 255.0.0.0''-->Ok x2. You're all set. (Note: Keep your wireless/wired settings on Mac OS X clear, as if you were about to brows the open internet.)

Optionally, you can use BetterTouchTool (free) to configure gestures to toggle between Windows 7 and Mac OS X. Both Windows and BetterTouchTool run as smooth as butter, and I would argue that Windows runs much better under Parallels.

If you need any help with Parallels, drop me a PM. I can most certainly offer more detailed install instructions.

Dom

[Greg McKaskle]

I generally have pretty good luck using LV on VMs, and they are used extensively for development. I have no experience with WINE and LV RT. RT relies on quite a few drivers. You may want to replicate this question to the NI forums and see if they have suggestions.

Greg McKaskle

[Ido_Wolf]

DominickC - I know Wine is not an emulator (obviously), I mentioned VM's as a side note because it seemed to work well with my teammate's Mac, so if that Mac user in this thread is looking for a solution whether it's a VM or not, Parallels is probably the way to go.

Greg - I might go for a VM eventually but I tend to get things working with Wine most of the time, so I'll give it a few more days before I give up. I'm not a student anymore and I have quite a bit of free time on my hands during this season so you know, worths a shot
Also, regarding the NI forums suggestion - will do tomorrow. Thank you!