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New ContributorQuartus Prime Lite crash after programming the DE10 Lite
Could you open the Programmer standalone without invoking Quartus in the first place?
Will you observe the same issue happening when exiting the programmer software?
There are a few things that you can troubleshoot:
1. Try restarting Quartus and your computer. This can help clear any temporary issues that may be causing the error.
2. Check your system resources, including memory, CPU usage, and disk space. Make sure you have enough available resources to run Quartus.
3. Try disabling any antivirus or firewall software temporarily, as they may be interfering with Quartus.
4. Run Quartus as administrator.
5. Disable all the software running behind in the background.
6. Try Quartus Prime Lite 22.1 or 23.1 instead
7. Test on a different computer – If possible, ask a classmate to try your setup on their machine to rule out system-specific issues.
Regards,
Richard Tan
Super ContributorThank you for acknowledging the solution provided. I'm pleased to know that your issue has been addressed.
If anyone has a similar issue as the original poster (OP), please leave a comment so I can get a sense of how many people are affected.
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Thank you and have a great day!
Best Regards,
Richard Tan
jdomingoI am seeing this issue on all of my lab's computers with Quartus Prime Lite 24. Computers are on Windows 11 24H2. It seems a specific workflow causes Quartus to become unresponsive.
Launch Quartus > Launch Programmer through Quartus (Tools > Programmer) > Close Programmer (immediate close, no issue) > Attempt to close Quartus (via File > Exit or with X in top right); Quartus becomes unresponsive and needs a force close.
Issue occurs with and without loading/running a project in Quartus and/or Programmer, though we did try relocating the project files to a more straightforward location and running them from there.
Issue occurs with and without have a Cyclone device connected to the computer.
Issue occurs with and without launching Quartus with admin rights and/or on an admin profile.
USB Blaster drivers have been tried with "bundle" installation and manual installation.
Workflows that do work:
Launch Quartus > Launch Programmer from Quartus > Close Quartus; which prompts to close both Quartus and Programmer > Both apps close with no issue.
Launching Quartus and Programmer as separate apps in either order allows either/both apps to be closed cleanly in any order.
For now, these workarounds are acceptable to our users.
Using Quartus Prime Lite 23, the issue does not happen on the same computers, same process--though we would prefer not to revert back to version 23.
