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    HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary (Revised)

    This is a tutorial to install the 3d graphics application Alias Maya 6.5 from the .rmp files you get on the cd if you purchase it. You should copy these to your hard drive, preferably to your home folder.

    This install was made in Ubuntu Hoary 386 with the 2.6.10 kernel. It will also work in Breezy if you install the packages "xlibs" and "xlibs-data". I have no idea if it will work on other systems.

    1. Maya needs the C shell program "csh" so you need to apt-get it.
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install csh
    2. Install the program Alien to convert your maya .rmp files to .deb.
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install alien
    3. Use "sudo alien -cv xxx.rpm": (i for install, v for verbose). Replace the x'es with the correct numbers of your packages.
    Code:
    sudo alien -cv AWCommon-server-6.3-x.xxxx.rpm
    sudo alien -cv AWCommon-6.3-x.xxxx.rpm
    sudo alien -cv Maya6_5-x.x-xxx.xxxx.rpm
    sudo alien -cv Maya6-5-docs_x.x-xxx_xxxx.rpm
    sudo alien -cv Openmotif_2.1.xx-x_xxxx.rpm
    4. Install them with "sudo dpkg -i"
    Code:
    sudo dpkg -i AWCommon-server-6.3-x.xxxx.deb
    sudo dpkg -i AWCommon-6.3-x.xxxx.deb
    sudo dpkg -i Maya6_5-x.x-xxx.xxxx.deb
    sudo dpkg -i Maya6-5-docs_x.x-xxx_xxxx.deb
    sudo dpkg -i Openmotif_2.1.xx-x_xxxx.deb
    5. Create the following links:
    Code:
    sudo ln -s /usr/aw /aw
    cd /usr/aw/maya6.5/lib
    sudo ln -s libawcsprt.so.1 libawcsprt.so
    sudo ln -s libpcwxml.so.1 libpcwxml.so
    6. Maya wants to use the directory /usr/tmp/ for storing temporary files.
    Code:
    sudo mkdir /usr/tmp
    sudo chmod 777 /usr/tmp
    7. Run the license install script "installKey" in /usr/aw/COM/bin/ (you can do this in your window browser, in Gnome - Nautilus). Copy the contents from the licence file you got when you bought/registered the software, in my case it's "aw.dat", into the window that opens. You can also point installKey to the file.

    8. Type "maya" (without "") in console to start, or use Smeg to create a shortcut in the Gnome panel. If you only get some configuration wizard window, and your console displays an error like this:
    Code:
    you@yourhostname:/usr/aw/maya6.5/bin$ Failed to load m5opa from 
    .:lib:../lib:/usr/aw/maya6.5/bin:/usr/aw/maya6.5/bin/..
    /lib:/usr/aw/maya6.5/bin/lib
    Then there is probably something wrong with your licence file (aw.dat). Contact your support/reseller to get a new one.

    9. As you probably will want to use the "Alt-key+mouse button" combination to pan and rotate in your viewport, open System/Preferences/Windows in the upper Gnome panel and change the Movement Key to Control or Super.

    You also need to have graphics drivers (and card) with openGL support, but the drivers you get with Ubuntu will probably work. Otherwise, check the Ubuntu howtos for how to install your driver.

    Good Luck!

    Last edited by johannes; November 22nd, 2005 at 08:22 PM.

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    Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    Did u got the sound scrubbing supports working?
    There's a sound problem in the maya that's i'm using now. The alsa driver isn't working well with the maya i have in ubuntu.

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    Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    Actually I haven't tested that... I will check it and add it to the text if I get it to work.

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    Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    Hey i am new to linux and just switched from windows. ive got my vid drivers working

    i am a 3d student and want to install maya 6.5.
    havent tried yet but sence im new i wanted to clerify some stuff...


    alien -iv AWCommon-server-6.3-x.xxxx.rpm
    alien -iv AWCommon-6.3-x.xxxx.rpm
    alien -iv Maya6_5-x.x-xxx.xxxx.rpm

    where you are putting x's does that mean enter our info? like our kernel version or something or do i actually run that code exactly??

    sudo ln -s /usr/aw /aw

    what exactly does this do?? im not familiar with all commands yet

    i understand the creating the directory so maya has its default place to store temps. still dont quit understand chmod..

    anyways please get back to me. thanx alot for the how to by the way

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    Question Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    I am interested--where did you find the RPM's??--Maya's website??

    Cheers!!
    Dean

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    Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    Quote Originally Posted by Boggles3
    Hey i am new to linux and just switched from windows. ive got my vid drivers working

    i am a 3d student and want to install maya 6.5.
    havent tried yet but sence im new i wanted to clerify some stuff...


    alien -iv AWCommon-server-6.3-x.xxxx.rpm
    alien -iv AWCommon-6.3-x.xxxx.rpm
    alien -iv Maya6_5-x.x-xxx.xxxx.rpm
    Fill the x's in with the complete filename of the maya rpm's.

    sudo ln -s /usr/aw /aw

    what exactly does this do?? im not familiar with all commands yet
    It creates a link, /aw, that points to /usr/aw.

    i understand the creating the directory so maya has its default place to store temps. still dont quit understand chmod..
    chmod changes a file or directory's permissions. In this case, `chmod 777` was used, which lets a non-root user (YOU) have read-write access to a directory.

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    Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    hi there... i fallowed ur instructuons and i cant find maya as in the application.., and if i type maya in console it ses unknown command??

    how do i creat a shortcut of something i cant find.. do you know where it puts the file or why i cant find it ??

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    Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    Quote Originally Posted by Boggles3
    hi there... i fallowed ur instructuons and i cant find maya as in the application.., and if i type maya in console it ses unknown command??

    how do i creat a shortcut of something i cant find.. do you know where it puts the file or why i cant find it ??
    Well, did you download the maya rpm's? You have to do that first!! Note that Maya isn't free---you're looking at a hefty purchase.s

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    lol i know it isnt free i bought it .. they have a good student discount.. $400(like i should have even spent that much lol..)

    no but really i have it i bought it a while ago and was running xp. i just switch to linux cuz... well we all know why but im ganna be forced to go back if i cant get maya to run.. i cant go without.. yes i have rpm's.. they are on the install disc.. i got them and ran them.. but when i enter in console nothing happens...

    if i enter the /usr/aw/maya6.5/bin and then do sudo ./maya.bin i get this error

    boggles3@boggles3:/usr/aw/maya6.5/bin$ ./maya.bin
    ./maya.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libMaya.so: cannot open shared
    object file: No such file or directory

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????

    im new to linux and dont want to mess up the os... but if anyone knows how to fix this and can give me a command and explain what it did so that i can still learn..
    thanx

    oh also another thing i noticed if i go into bin through gui and dclick on maya the console flashes but goes away really quike.. ..
    from what i have noticed the maya file is just a command that routs to maya.bin so im assuming it tries to run and hits the same error and quits instead of giving me the error because it is indirect..

    please id love to get this running im exited to be running a full linux os that im actually puting to use

    any one have any ideas...??
    thanx its appriciated

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    Re: HOWTO: Maya 6.5 under Hoary

    Quote Originally Posted by Boggles3
    lol i know it isnt free i bought it .. they have a good student discount.. $400(like i should have even spent that much lol..)

    no but really i have it i bought it a while ago and was running xp. i just switch to linux cuz... well we all know why but im ganna be forced to go back if i cant get maya to run.. i cant go without.. yes i have rpm's.. they are on the install disc.. i got them and ran them.. but when i enter in console nothing happens...

    if i enter the /usr/aw/maya6.5/bin and then do sudo ./maya.bin i get this error

    boggles3@boggles3:/usr/aw/maya6.5/bin$ ./maya.bin
    ./maya.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libMaya.so: cannot open shared
    object file: No such file or directory

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????

    im new to linux and dont want to mess up the os... but if anyone knows how to fix this and can give me a command and explain what it did so that i can still learn..
    thanx

    oh also another thing i noticed if i go into bin through gui and dclick on maya the console flashes but goes away really quike.. ..
    from what i have noticed the maya file is just a command that routs to maya.bin so im assuming it tries to run and hits the same error and quits instead of giving me the error because it is indirect..

    please id love to get this running im exited to be running a full linux os that im actually puting to use

    any one have any ideas...??
    thanx its appriciated
    Alright, slow down

    Cd over to the main maya directory and type `ls`. Post the output here. I'm betting Maya has to startup with a shell script, as usually you can't directly run the main binary.
    Last edited by black hole sun; July 19th, 2005 at 02:32 AM.

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