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Originally posted by freakypsycho
to be sure: is it your *own* Matlab licence?

O.k., it's your licence. The answer was given while I was typing my message.
Sorry.

Best.

@freakypsycho

Thanks for your help.

Let me say what I want.

I wrote to mathworks in germany to get a demo of matlab for mac OS X (10.2.6)..
They have send me a Passcode (license) some weeks ago and later on (last Thuersday) the CD with Installation guide for X

Now I hope they have send me the correct things ??

The installation was succesfull, the X Window (OroborOSX) works but matlab doesn't start

By restart of the mac the following message is in the window
Waiting of License Manager
Then the LOGIN comes.
Today I have send a mail to mathworks germany.
I hooooooooope the will give me support.

Jochen (GER)

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Originally posted by freakypsycho
traurig,

to be sure: is it your *own* Matlab licence?
Since the Matlab version for OS X is a Unix version (and a damn cheap port :( ) it's a lot harder to install Matlab on multiple computers that you use "personally". Tried to install Matlab on my computer with a version licenced for a colleague (we collaborate in the same work-group, so I deemed it to be o.k.) and I got the same error messages.
My colleague installed Matlab on his own Mac and it worked.
So if it's licensed for a colleague of yours you might try by making him an administrator (if you trust him).

An alternative is to use octave (www.octave.org), which can be installed via fink in no-time. It's a Matlab clone, and I have to confess: I haven't missed Matlab a single day.
O.k.,o.k., the programs are not 100% compatible (perhaps only 95%), however it usually takes little effort to tweak those .m-files to get them running under octave. For more Matlab compatibility, make sure to install the octave-forge package, too (downloadable at sourceforge).

What Matlab-stuff do you specifically need?

Viel Glück!
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i agree, octave is a nice program. one thing i dislike about it, however, is the difference in plotting (i think it uses gnuplot?) so the output vs matlab is a bit different sometimes, which can be bothersome if you are used to matlab graphical output

traurig,
I also could not get Matlab to work with OS 10.2 due to a license manager issue. I had multiple phone conversations with MathWorks' (very patient) tech support, editing the license file, etc. etc.

In the end, the only thing that worked for me was to DISCONNECT my computer from the ethernet network. Once I pulled out the ethernet cable, I could launch Matlab without a problem. Tech support still has no idea why, but it worked for me.

Maybe someone here can explain this.

Hey

despairing users ;-)

I discuss my problem in some groups.
US and germany.
The user and helper were very patient.

But the result of my thinking is that mathworks muss optimize the installation of matlab.
The installation should be like other X programms.
It must be easier!!!!
So it is not very effectiv.
You know I will test only a demo!!!
I and the other user need a lot of time to solve this installation problem.

Jochen

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Originally posted by traurig
But the result of my thinking is that mathworks muss optimize the installation of matlab.
The installation should be like other X programms.
It must be easier!!!!
So it is not very effectiv.

I agree with traurig. For the bunch of money you can expect a more user-friendly installation. However the entire port shows that Mathworks still has no real commitment for the Mac-platform.

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You know I will test only a demo!!!

Well, your experience by now should have turned you off :D

Think about it: what do you need Matlab for (function/toolboxes)?? Find out if Matlab is really irreplacable for your needs. I don't deny that this migth be the case sometimes. But most things can really be done as well by octave (I mean octave is the option if you insist on using Matlab-like syntax, which is sensible if you want to exchange functions with members of the Matlab community).

It might turn out that you could spend that bunch of money on something else (e.g., a new Mac, a nice journey or a ridiculously expensive dinner with friends just to give some examples I can think of).

All the best.