R2012b Unattended installation Paths

What is the proper file/path structure when installing silently? The Matlab installer does not find any products to install (other than the license manager).

I have a folder with Matlab, Matlab_common, and a number of toolboxes in .zip format. I also have matlab_R2012b_win64_installer.zip, and I have uncompressed this to a matlab_R2012b_win64_installer directory. I have created the installer_input.txt file, and have my license file on hand.

When I launch setup, it (automatically) steps through the first few steps until it gets to the "Select products to install" screen and stops. The only product listed is the License Manager. I have tried a dozen variations of working directory and different placement of the installer_input.txt file to no avail.

What am I missing?

Answer 1

[Tony Skalski]

I called support and they helped me get the files in the correct place.

The Matlab and toolbox .zip files need to be in matlab_R2012b_win64_installer\archives\common, or matlab_R2012b_win64_installer\archives\win64, according to the filename.

Once I put the files in the correct place the installer is now working as desired.

[Image Analyst]

All I can say is I never do that. I just download all the installers to some arbitrary folder on my secondary hard drive and run it out of there and it runs just fine. I don't have to put any special files inside any special folders.

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

Just run the set up program. I never unzip any files. It does that automatically. FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#During_installation.2C_MATLAB_crashes.2C_hangs.2C_gives_an_error_message_or_otherwise_does_not_install_correctly.

Answer 3

[Tony Skalski]

Sorry, matlab_R2012b_win64_installer.zip in my first post should have been matlab_R2012b_win64_installer.exe. This is one of 13 files I downloaded (matlab and few toolboxes). They are all .zips except for matlab_R2012b_win64_installer.exe and they are all in an install folder. The setup.exe referred to in the noninteractive installation guide is within matlab_R2012b_win64_installer.exe. I unzipped this file and put the contents into a new directory at the same level as the .zips.

So setup.exe is three directories below the .zip files and is not finding the .zips. What is the proper structure for these files?