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My guess is that virtuoso that you're running is not the virtuoso from the IC installation, but an alias or a wrapper script, and this is not passing the arguments through to the executable.

Check what "which virtuoso" responds with, or what "alias virtuoso" responds with. 

From a little experiment, I can reproduce your problem by doing:

alias virtuoso='virtuoso &'

and then using:

virtuoso -sdp

gives this issue (the clue is the [1] nnnnn output which suggests that something has been backgrounded).

If that's what you've done, and it's a bash alias, then you could use this instead:

alias virtuoso='virtfunc(){ virtuoso "$@" & }; virtfunc'

This creates a temporary function, and allows the arguments to be passed before it backgrounds the process.

Andrew.

Thanks for the reply Andrew, yes there is an alias in the source script. 

Please see the results below 

which virtuoso
virtuoso: aliased to virtuoso &

Also I see the 95541 & 95543 license options available in the CIW -> OPTIONS -> LICENSES menu

Does this enable me to use the VSDP option and also to generate s-parameters for on-chip components ??

Sounds as if you might be using csh not bash, in which case using:

alias virtuoso 'virtuoso \!* &'

would solve the problem. As for usage of VSDP, I wouldn't say I have much experience of using VSDP, so I'd advise you to look at Virtuoso System Design Platform Multi-Technology Simulation Demonstration (there are other rapid adoption kits available - go to http://support.cadence.com then pick Resources->Rapid Adoption Kits and in the Search in Rapid Adoption Kits box (not the search at the very top of the page), type "VSDP" and you'll find a few relevant kits.

Andrew.

Sounds as if you might be using csh not bash, in which case using:

alias virtuoso 'virtuoso \!* &'

would solve the problem. As for usage of VSDP, I wouldn't say I have much experience of using VSDP, so I'd advise you to look at Virtuoso System Design Platform Multi-Technology Simulation Demonstration (there are other rapid adoption kits available - go to http://support.cadence.com then pick Resources->Rapid Adoption Kits and in the Search in Rapid Adoption Kits box (not the search at the very top of the page), type "VSDP" and you'll find a few relevant kits.

Andrew.

Thanks for the reply Andrew, 

The server where I am accessing virtuoso doesn't have internet access so clicking on any of the RAKs etc.. don't work 

Hence can you please suggest alternate method to access the videos/documents ?

No, you'll have to access it from somewhere that does have internet access... (like you do to respond here). You can also use the Cadence Online Support app from the app store/play store.

Andrew.