On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM, kilucas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On May 16, 2:32 pm, William Stein <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:01 AM, kilucas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I'm using the VMWare Player v2.5.2 and Sage 3.4.1 on a LAN-connected >> > laptop with no firewall and am confused about how to reach the sage >> > command line. >> >> > If I run the VMWare Player from Windows, and use it to open sage_vmx >> > I'm offered a menu of 4 choices: notebook, off, manage, sage (which >> > says it's the option to reach the command, as I desire). If I type >> > "sage" (without using the "notebook" options first) lots of text >> > scrolls by, I see a brief message about the sage version and typing >> > notebook() to get a GUI, but then I'm returned to the 4 option menu >> > with a login prompt. Attempts to type mathematical expressions are >> > interpreted as attempts to login. >> >> > If I choose the "notebook" menu option (which returns me to the 4 >> > option menu again) before typing "sage", I get the same effect. >> >> > So how should I reach the command line please or does any of this >> > signify a prob lem with my set up? >> >> The Sage binary evidently doesn't work at all on your computer, perhaps >> because >> it may be built with optimizations that your computer's CPU doesn't provide. >> If you do: >> >> login: login >> >> then type "sage" at the prompt, you'll probably get an error message, >> and if you read >> it, then it will probably explain that the Sage binary is too >> optimized for your computers >> architecture. >> >> You'll have to wait until we produce a less optimized binary (it's on >> the todo list), or you'll have to build >> one yourself for now. Alternatively of course, you can always >> usehttp://sagenb.org. >> > > William > > Thanks for the guidance - I'm certainly beginning to wonder if some > combination of my implemenattion, sage and my brain is incompatible > here ;-) > > Just before I give up can I just check I'm trying your experiment > above correctly. When you say "login: login" is that the same as > typing "login" at the "sage login:" prompt below the 4 menu options > (notebook, off, manage, sage)? > > And when you say to type "sage" at the prompt, I've presumed you mean > that I type "sage" in response to the subsequent password request. Is > that correct? > > If I do this I don't get the compatibility warning that you mention. > Instead I get: > > A line begining "Linux sage 2.6.17-12-386 ..." > A paragraph about programs in Ubuntu being free software. > A reminder there is absoluetly no warranty > A prompt that says "lo...@sage :~$"
Type "sage" at the $ prompt, e.g., lo...@sage :~$ sage Wiliam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
