Can't run Autodesk Maya 2008 on RedHat 5

[dannyboy374]

I just downloaded a 30 day trial of RH enterprise 5 for desktop. I need to test and get Maya 2008 x64 working on it before I pay for ongoing support, but each time I try and run it I get a libXp.so.6 is missing error. I've spent hours researching this error, and that file does not exist, and if I install the 32 bit version, it gives me a ELF error. I don't know what else to try, do I need to just use a different distro?

[waterhead]

It looks like libXp.so.6 is part of the x window system. You may get it by updating x, but if you don't have a RHEL subscription, that may be difficult. You can get a 30-day trial subscription for free, and that will allow you to update and install from the Red Hat repositories.

It is possible that you have a newer version of that file. But if the application is looking for a specific version you will get an error. In this case it is usually to make a link to the newer version, and give the link the name of the older version.

You also could install X from source. But this would make your system customized, and hard to update using repositories.

X.Org Wiki - Home

[dannyboy374]

That seemed to solve that problem, now that everythings installed, I get this error, any ideas? I've never seen this one before.

[root@jensen-pc jensen]# csh /usr/autodesk/maya2008-x64/bin/maya
/usr/autodesk/maya2008-x64/bin/maya.bin: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/autodesk/maya2008-x64/lib/libirc.so: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied

[waterhead]

It looks like a permissions problem, but I see that you are already running it as root. Have you tried running as a regular user?

[dannyboy374]

I just tried it as normal user...same issue, is it a permission thing with the libirc.so file? I've tried chmod 777 on that file, should I do something else you think?

[dannyboy374]

I just checked my /lib folder, and the libirc.so file isn't even there..

[waterhead]

It's looking for it in this location:
/usr/autodesk/maya2008-x64/lib/libirc.so

If it isn't there, it may be a problem with the installation. Is it located elsewhere? You can look for it, but first run ths command as root, it will update your system file database.

updatedb

When it finishes, look for the file with this command:

locate libirc.so

Interestingly, I have that file in my Ubuntu system, but it is part of the instant messaging program libpurple. This is then used for the Pidgin IM program. Is this program needed for Maya?

[waterhead]

You also may need to instal some other programs. A little internet search revealed another program that you may need installed. Make sure that you have csh (or tcsh) installed.

Then when starting the program, use this command:

/usr/autodesk/maya2008-x64/bin/maya2008-x64

Of course, make sure the folders exist as I show them, otherwise change the command to what is needed.

If you are using Maya for work, then you must then have a license for it. You should try using the Autodesk support that your employer paid for.

EDIT: This also may be a problem with SELinux. Disable SELinux and see if that helps. If you need SELinux, then you will have to configure it to allow Maya to run.
.: How to disable SElinux in RHEL 5

Here are links to the pages I found helpful:
Issues installing Maya 8 - Ubuntu Forums
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