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Honored ContributorOh, hang on ...
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub Which version of VMWare are you running? I tried the latest version last week and it could not capture the Altera device properly from a Windows 7 host, with Ubuntu guest OS. I resorted to an Ubuntu Wubi install (uses a binary blob on my Windows 7 partition), since I wanted the USB-Blaster access directly from Linux. The alternative methods to getting things working are; a) Run the JTAG server on your host machine. (I'm not sure this is possible from a MAC host). b) Run usbip on the host machine and then connect the USB-Blaster to your virtual machine via a network connection. http://usbip.sourceforge.net/ Since you are running a MAC, this last option might work for you. I tested it the other day; a PowerPC QorIQ P2020 processor with a USB-Blaster plugged into a USB port, usbip running on that machine, and then connected my Ubuntu Wubi system via a usbip client. Quartus on the Ubuntu Wubi system correctly detected the device (as a local USB-Blaster) and I was able to download a configuration to a BeMicro-SDK kit (connected to the PowerPC). I'd be interested in hearing if usbip works for you on a MAC. Cheers, Dave
