1 Introduction - Common Questions
⇒ Why create a Mumax and Gnuplot installation manual?
The popularization of micromagnetic simulators has become more and more widespread
in the scientific world, examples of these programs are: OOMMF, JOOMMF, Fidimag,
Nnmag, Magnum and Magpar. Mumax searching for its space among the already known
simulators, still presents many doubts and problems at the moment of installation in
Windows (bugs and errors often unknown). As many researchers, like me, do not use
Linux, this ends up making it unusable on the Windows platform. Thinking about it, I
developed this manual on how to install Mumax 3.9.1 and Gnuplot 5.2 on Windows 10
(it can still be used on Windows 7 and 8). This manual is intended for all researchers,
young scientists or even those who already use Mumax on the Linux platform and want
to migrate to the Windows platform. Step-by-step installation can be done both online
and offline. In the offline case, you should download the programs before, this ends up
excluding the possibility that a computer that has ”sensitive data” be connected to the
internet at the time of installing Mumax and Gnuplot.
⇒ Do I have to install all these programs?
Yes. The Windows platform is constantly updating, and these programs from manual
have been included thinking about those who use their computers only for measurements
or data confidential, without internet connection, therefore totally outdated or disabled
of certain essential programs to run the Mumax. These programs will prevent future
upheavals and your computer will stay current with the latest drives available.
⇒ My computer does not have antivirus, can I trust those programs or drives
that are indicated in this manual?
All programs have been tested and verified by antivirus and malwares. Follow the
manual and you will have no problems.
⇒ My computer in the lab has no internet, can I install anyway?
Yes. The installation does not depend on your computer being connected to the
internet. However, you need to download the files (Offline Installer) from this manual to
a computer that has the internet, burn the files to a CD or Pen Drive and copy them to
the computer on which you want to install Mumax. Of course, if your computer is not
performing updates, some errors may occur during the installation, and you will need to
be connected to the internet to install the required drive add-ons.
⇒ Does it work in Mumax version 3.10
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?
I have not tested it yet, do it at your own risk. The procedure is the same, however
the purpose of the manual is to focus on a stable version of Mumax, in this case, version
3.9.1. If it works, give us a comeback.
⇒ There was an error during the installation, what do I do?
Check the error of a print and contact us. You can use the mumax2 forum to ask
your question: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mumax2 or https://www.
researchgate.net/profile/Oreci_Da_Silva
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