MATLAB: Do I receive “license manager error -9” when I run MATLAB 6.0 (R12) with a dongle
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I receive the following error message when I run MATLAB 6.0 (R12) with a dongle:
license manager error -9
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This error can result from trying to run MATLAB 6.0 (R12) with an MATLAB 5.3 (R11) or older dongle. Make sure you are using the MATLAB 6.0 (R12) dongle with MATLAB 6.0 (R12).
If you are using the MATLAB 6.0 (R12) dongle and still receive this error, send your license.dat file (from $MATLABROOT\bin\win32) and a brief description of the problem to MathWorks Technical Support. Note that $MATLABROOT is your root MATLAB directory.
NOTE: If you are attempting to run MATLAB R12 on Windows XP with a dongle, this configuration is not supported. While not supported, this configuration may work with a modified dongle driver. See the related solution 1-18YBS "Why do I have problems installing MATLAB R12.x on Windows XP with a dongled license?" for more information.
MATLAB 6.0 (R12) is not officially supported under Linux Mandrake 8.x, RedHat 7.1, or SuSE 7.2.
MATLAB 6.0 (R12) is officially supported under Linux distributions with a 2.2.x kernel. For more information on the system requirements for MATLAB 6.0 (R12), please see pages 1-5 through 1-7 of the "Installation Guide for UNIX for MATLAB 6.0 (R12)".
However, MATLAB 6.1 (R12.1) is officially supported under Linux distributions with a 2.4.x kernel.
Because the MATLAB Student Version 6.0 (R12) was released before Windows XP, it has not been tested against Windows XP. However, the MATLAB Student Version 6.0 (R12) does run under Windows XP without Service Pack 1.
At this time the only known workaround is to uninstall Windows XP Service Pack 1.
If you have other questions regarding using the MATLAB Student Version 6.0 (R12) with Windows XP, please see the solution attached the bottom of this page.
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