monist - Simulations for Brains

Faq - Questions, problems, pitfalls

Download/Installation | Content/Usage | Authoring | Server/Firewall | Support

Download / Installation

I started the installer, but nothing happens
Especially on older notebooks, and in case of installation from cdrom the preparation step can take several minutes.
I just installed Monist, but whenever I try to log on I get a "wrong password" / "no connection" message, what's going on?
You must be on-line for first login, as your authentification data must be downloaded.
You might be off-line, our server might be down, you might have received wrong authentification information.
I just upgraded Monist, but whenever I try to log on I get a "wrong password" / "no connection" message, what's going on?
In case you reinstalled MySql, there might be a database problem: Look for a file named my.ini in the windows directory, and (re)move it.

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Content / Usage

I just installed Monist, but there's no content at all.
You have to download it first: Select the entry "Download from server" in the main menu, and choose the courses / units you are interested in.

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Authoring

How do I create my own course?
Please consult the on-line help via the help menu, or ask for a preparatory training.
As the online help is not yet complete, feel free to report special editing problems, and ask questions about particular problems like 'how to pack your applet into a link'.
I would like to use my big simulation in monist courses.
Please ask us for help to create, and provide a version of your software, that can automatically be downloaded, when needed in a monist unit or course.
Can anyone publish units on the Monist server?
In principle yes, but we get informed about any publishing per email. This is our first step into reviewing, and quality assurance.
I'd like to publish my courses for the attendees of a particular seminar / class only.
Ask us to create a user group for this purpose. Afterwards you will be able to publish your content for that group only.
I have published my course twice. How to remove the duplicate entry on the server?
There is no way yet, but asking us to do that.
I'm afraid to loose my units. Is there any way to create a backup?
You can save units, and courses into a file using the entry "Export" in the context menu of the navigator tree. There is an "Import" entry too ...
You can make a complete backup by saving (zipping) the directories C:\mysql\data, and C:\Programs\Monist\data (or rather those with similar names).

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Server / Firewall

I can configure my router/firewall, any ports I should forward/open?
Monist uses ports 5858, and 5959 (tcp, outgoing).
The talker uses ports 2809, and 2810 (tcp, outgoing).
I cannot use ports 5858, and 5959 ...
Under these circumstances there's no way to connect to our server.
You can change the ports for off-line use. Please ask for instructions how to do this.
There is already a mysql database running on my system.
If you are familiar with sql, have a look into the textfile resources/mysql.sql
Otherwise feel free to ask for instructions how to prepare mysql for Monist.
We have got a shared database in our cippool / intranet workgroup.
Please ask for instructions how to set up and configure Monist for shared database/rpc usage.

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Support

Ask for further support at: support@monist.de Please attach the files monist.log, and monist.log1 from the monist installation directory to all problem / bug reports.
Visit our contact page.

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