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SeongLim
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1 year ago

[USB-Blaster] Detected as "USB-Blaster Variant" on SLES12 – Causing Detection Issues

Hi, I'm facing an issue where the USB-Blaster is automatically detected as USB-Blaster [Variant] in a Linux environment (SLES12), instead of the standard USB-Blaster. Because of this, my system is ...
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WZ2
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1 year ago

Hi there,

If downgrading the kernel resolves the issue, it's likely that there's a conflict between the kernel and jtagd, although I'm not exactly sure what causes it.

My suggestion is to try downloading a newer version of the Quartus Programmer to update the JTAG driver.

After downloading and installing it, you can reboot the system to apply the new driver.

Before using it, you may want to run killall jtagd to stop any existing instances, then go to the newly installed directory and run ./jtagconfig to check if the device is detected correctly.

https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/819137/819162?filename=QuartusProProgrammerSetup-24.1.0.115-linux.run

Best regards,

WZ