Matlab 2006a Fails to Install on Intel Mac

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Hi all,

I've read with interest the recent posts on running Matlab on Intel-based Macs.

My problem is that I can't seem to even install the latest release that I have (2006a) on
my new PowerBook Pro at all. The licence manager starts up but never completes,
and when I called Mathworks for help they tell me that Matlab is not supported on
Intel Macs.

Despite this, it seems many people on the forum are running the program. Any
suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks,
Charles.
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Thanks, that does seem to start the program. Now the difficulty is that, after two or
three commands, the X11 window no longer accepts my keyboard inputs, or does so
extremely slowly.

Any further help would be appreciated.

Charles.


On Wed, 28 June, 2006 2:46 pm, Daniel Shima wrote:
> Are you starting MATLAB by first opening a Terminal or X11 window and
> typing the following two commands at the prompt?
>
> (For your installation, the first command will probably be different
> depending on where you MATLAB bin folder lives.)
>
> $ cd /Applications/MATLAB71/bin
> $ ./matlab -nojvm
>
> Double-clicking the MATLAB alias on the Desktop is presently not how
> one starts MATLAB on Intel Macs.
>
> Daniel Shima
> Vanderbilt Vision Research Center
>
>
> On 6/28/06, ccollin@... <ccollin@...> wrote:
>> An update: I've been able to install the OSX version of Matlab, but it will not run.
>> Specifically, the intro screen for Matlab appears for a second, then the program shuts
>> down without any error messages.
>>
>> PowerBook Pro, Intel
>> OS X 10.4.6
>> Matlab Release 2006a
>>
>> Has anyone else experienced this sort of problem?
>>
>> Charles.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 27 June, 2006 2:44 pm, charlescollinphd wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I've read with interest the recent posts on running Matlab on Intel-based Macs.
>> >
>> > My problem is that I can't seem to even install the latest release that I have
>> (2006a)
>> > on
>> > my new PowerBook Pro at all. The licence manager starts up but never completes,
>> > and when I called Mathworks for help they tell me that Matlab is not supported on
>> > Intel Macs.
>> >
>> > Despite this, it seems many people on the forum are running the program. Any
>> > suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Charles.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Post your message to: psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com
>> > Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.
>> > Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.
>> > http://psychtoolbox.org
>> >
>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Charles A. Collin, Ph.D.
>> Université d' Ottawa
>> École de Psychologie
>> 125, rue Université
>> Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 408C
>> Ottawa, Ontario.
>> K1N 6N5
>>
>> Téléphone: 613-562-5800 #4296
>> Courriel: ccollin@...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Post your message to: psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com
>> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.
>> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.
>> http://psychtoolbox.org
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> Post your message to: psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com
> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.
> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.
> http://psychtoolbox.org
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


--
Charles A. Collin, Ph.D.
Université d' Ottawa
École de Psychologie
125, rue Université
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 408C
Ottawa, Ontario.
K1N 6N5

Téléphone: 613-562-5800 #4296
Courriel: ccollin@...
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Update: ML 7.2 seems to work fine in a terminal window (at least so far). But I
continue to have problems in an X11 window.

Charles.

On Wed, 28 June, 2006 3:40 pm, ccollin@... wrote:
> Thanks, that does seem to start the program. Now the difficulty is that, after two or
> three commands, the X11 window no longer accepts my keyboard inputs, or does so
> extremely slowly.
>
> Any further help would be appreciated.
>
> Charles.
>
>
> On Wed, 28 June, 2006 2:46 pm, Daniel Shima wrote:
>> Are you starting MATLAB by first opening a Terminal or X11 window and
>> typing the following two commands at the prompt?
>>
>> (For your installation, the first command will probably be different
>> depending on where you MATLAB bin folder lives.)
>>
>> $ cd /Applications/MATLAB71/bin
>> $ ./matlab -nojvm
>>
>> Double-clicking the MATLAB alias on the Desktop is presently not how
>> one starts MATLAB on Intel Macs.
>>
>> Daniel Shima
>> Vanderbilt Vision Research Center
>>
>>
>> On 6/28/06, ccollin@... <ccollin@...> wrote:
>>> An update: I've been able to install the OSX version of Matlab, but it will not run.
>>> Specifically, the intro screen for Matlab appears for a second, then the program
>>> shuts
>>> down without any error messages.
>>>
>>> PowerBook Pro, Intel
>>> OS X 10.4.6
>>> Matlab Release 2006a
>>>
>>> Has anyone else experienced this sort of problem?
>>>
>>> Charles.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 27 June, 2006 2:44 pm, charlescollinphd wrote:
>>> > Hi all,
>>> >
>>> > I've read with interest the recent posts on running Matlab on Intel-based Macs.
>>> >
>>> > My problem is that I can't seem to even install the latest release that I have
>>> (2006a)
>>> > on
>>> > my new PowerBook Pro at all. The licence manager starts up but never completes,
>>> > and when I called Mathworks for help they tell me that Matlab is not supported on
>>> > Intel Macs.
>>> >
>>> > Despite this, it seems many people on the forum are running the program. Any
>>> > suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Charles.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Post your message to: psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com
>>> > Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.
>>> > Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.
>>> > http://psychtoolbox.org
>>> >
>>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charles A. Collin, Ph.D.
>>> Université d' Ottawa
>>> École de Psychologie
>>> 125, rue Université
>>> Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 408C
>>> Ottawa, Ontario.
>>> K1N 6N5
>>>
>>> Téléphone: 613-562-5800 #4296
>>> Courriel: ccollin@...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Post your message to: psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com
>>> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.
>>> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.
>>> http://psychtoolbox.org
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Post your message to: psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com
>> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.
>> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.
>> http://psychtoolbox.org
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Charles A. Collin, Ph.D.
> Université d' Ottawa
> École de Psychologie
> 125, rue Université
> Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 408C
> Ottawa, Ontario.
> K1N 6N5
>
> Téléphone: 613-562-5800 #4296
> Courriel: ccollin@...
>
>
>
>
> Post your message to: psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com
> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.
> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.
> http://psychtoolbox.org
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>


--
Charles A. Collin, Ph.D.
Université d' Ottawa
École de Psychologie
125, rue Université
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 408C
Ottawa, Ontario.
K1N 6N5

Téléphone: 613-562-5800 #4296
Courriel: ccollin@...