It is generally preferable to obtain a current Neuron copy from
MSWindows NEURON installation
Linux NEURON Installation using RPM is available from the NEURON site
UNIX NEURON installation

It is generally preferable to obtain a current Neuron copy from www.neuron.yale.edu.

• Troubleshooting:

  If the simulations do not work after downloading a new version of Neuron, there may be inconsistancies between the executable (neuron.exe) and the library files (nrnmech.dll). In this case, it will be necessary to recompile the library files using 'mknrndll' which is provided with the neuron distribution.

  • Start->Program->nrn->mknrndll

  • "Choose directory" -- find the hoc directory underneath where the

    files were unzipped

  • this directory should include 5 mod files: asyn.mod hh9.mod matrix.mod nmda.mod vecst.mod

  • "Make nrnmech.dll" -- this will recompile the library file and

    should allow models to run

MSWindows NEURON installation.

• Download NEURON

• Click save, afterward execute file.

• Follow the setup instructions that appear on the screen. This will install NEURON, the on-line help files, and the NMODL compiler.

• If you wish to install NEURON in a directory other than C:\NRN, do NOT specify a path that contains a space character, e.g. C:\PROGRAM FILES.

  Warning: file names and paths that contain the space character " " can result in NEURON failing to run or to load your model files. If you need to improve the readability of paths or file names, try using the underscore character "_", e.g. C:\COMP_NEUROSCI

  When the installer has finished, please be sure to read $(NEURONHOME)/notes.txt.

Linux NEURON Installation using RPM is available from the NEURON site Package contains precompiled binaries of NEURON v. 5.2 and InterViews v. 14, built under RedHat Linux, with all the hoc, mod, and other files that would be produced if you installed from the sources..

UNIX NEURON installation.

• You will have to compile from source but autoconf makes this relatively painless

• NEURON compiles under all major flavors of UNIX

• eg SOLARIS (native OS), AIX, HPUNIX, etc.

• Go to the NEURON installation page and follow directions.

• Download mod files

• Compile a special

• edit runnrn.sh

  Last updated: Dec 10, 2002 (14:25)

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