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M1: C vol serial # starting with zero: ERROR:basnb - SECURITY ERROR --Unable to lock license for ngdbuild


Record #2052

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Merged Core

Problem Title:
M1:  C vol serial # starting with zero: ERROR:basnb - SECURITY ERROR
--Unable to lock license for ngdbuild



Problem Description:
Keywords:  SECURITY ERROR, license, ngdbuild

Urgency: Standard

General Description:  There is a bug in the license generation software
that Xilinx uses.  The problem is that the licensing scheme may not work
with an 8-digit Volume Serial Number if it begins with a 0. We have only
seen this occuring on Windows 95 systems.



Solution 1:





Solution 2:

Use the Ethernet address instead of the C:\ drive Volume Serial Number.
To find this address, type the following from an MS-DOS prompt:

%XILINX%\bin\nt\lmutil lmhostid

This will return the 12-digit address that you will give to Customer Service
so they can generate a new license.dat for you.  If this does not return a
12-digit code, your system is not set up to support this solution.



Solution 3:

Use a floating license instead of the node-locked license



End of Record #2052