"You cant use “MATLAB_R2011a_Student” with os x yosemite"

I've installed OS X Yosemite on my MAC. But when I try to open Matlab I have the message: "You cant use this app version “MATLAB_R2011a_Student” with this version of OS X. You have MATLAB_R2011a_Student” MATLAB Release 2011a." How can I fix this problem?

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Well you're using an antique version of MATLAB that was released 3 years prior to your new operating system so I'm not too surprised. But I'm hearing that MATLAB doesn't run on Yosemite even for people on R2014a and R2014b. So you may be out of luck until they come out with a patch. I think there was a patch for some old versions of OSX or MATLAB but I didn't pay too much attention because I don't have a mac. You can search the forum for Yosemite to find those posts. Click on the yosemite tag shown above.

[John Kelly]

Starting with R2014b, MATLAB is supported on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). There is a patch for MATLAB R2012a through R2014a.

To resolve issues starting MATLAB on Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) visit: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/159016

[William]

This is an arrogant and absolutely useless reply.

For anyone reading this, Image Analyst is incorrect. The advice provided by Mateusz below is correct -- updating both Java and X11 to the latest versions resolved this problem for me, restoring matlab r2011a to full functionality under OSX Yosemite.

[Image Analyst]

There is nothing incorrect about what John or I said. People WERE having trouble running MATLAB on Yosemite, just like I said . People were out of luck until they came up with a patch, just like I said . Fortunately there is now a patch for certain versions , and it's here as well as on a blue sticky note at the top of the screen. You can also find patch information by searching the forum for Yosemite, just like I said .

[Clay Campaigne]

I had the java.lang.NullPointerException followed by abrupt closing of the application in the current Yosemite version. Student version R2014a.

The link for the patch, namely R2014a_patch_1098655.dmg.zip, on this page is currently dead. Absent any helpful material online from mathworks, I got a working but unverified patch from a sketchy link on stack overflow. (Using MATLAB with OS X 10)

I already had up-to-date Java and OSX. It was replacing info.plist in "MATLAB/Contents", and placing the new "patch" folder in the "MATLAB/java" that made it work.

[Image Analyst]

Call them up on the phone. They will help you out and get you working. They give free telephone help for all installation issues, even the student version.

Answer 2

[Mateusz]

You just have to update Java and X11 to the newest version. Since then my Matlab 2010b, 2011a and 2011b work perfectly.

Cheers

[Tiago Ferreira]

After updating Java it will probably ask you to install a legacy version of Java 6. Seems to be working fine after that update

[Lourenço Peixoto]

Thank you! I have updated Java and installed newest version of X11. Now my Matlab 2011 is working perfectly!

[Brooks Emerick]

This worked for me. Thank you. I have another problem, however. In the dock, my MATLAB logo still has an ``X'' through it and I can't start MATLAB using the dock icon. I can get it running using the terminal. Is there any way to get the icon working? Thanks in advance.

Answer 3

[Asim Mazin]

I am running MATLAB 2010a Student Version just fine except the help product doesn't function. If anyone has a solution please post.

[Charles Flaum]

You need these steps to run MATLAB 2010 (a/b) on Yosemite:

1. Install X11 (XQuartz 2.7.7)
2. Download the Java Patch for Matlab 2011a from the Mathworks website
3. Copy the contents of the mounted virtual disk with the patch to a folder on your hard drive.
4. Edit the patch app on the hard drive by opening its contents and modifying the enclosed script file main.scpt to replace all instances of 2011a by 2010a (or 2010b, if that is what you have).
5. Run the patch program.
6. enjoy.

Matlab 2010 a/b will work after just step 1. But the help menus require the java patch.

[Charles Flaum]

Update on the above: Instead of steps 3-5, you can simply copy the "patch" folder enclosed in the patch file (matlab/java/patch) into the java folder in the contents of your MATLAB 2010a app.