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0YE0
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2 years ago
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Questa fails to launch (after previously working fine)

Hello, I attempt launching Questa after not accessing it for a couple of weeks, but it is stuck on the black terminal screen (see below). The license file is valid, and Quartus load without a hitch...
  • RichardT_altera's avatar
    RichardT_altera
    2 years ago
    1. Could you try to launch the Questa with admin privileges?
    2. There is a chance that other software on the system may be conflicting with the Questa Tool. Try closing other applications and disabling any anti-virus software temporarily to see if it resolves the issue.
    3. If issue still persists, you might need to reinstall the software (with admin privileges).

    The EDA Tools Options only available in Quartus Standard/lite. Not in Quartus Pro.

    This is due to the Nativelink simulation flow only supported in Quartus Standard/lite.

    Hope that clarify.

    Best Regards,

    Richard Tan

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RichardT_altera
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2 years ago
  1. Could you try to launch the Questa with admin privileges?
  2. There is a chance that other software on the system may be conflicting with the Questa Tool. Try closing other applications and disabling any anti-virus software temporarily to see if it resolves the issue.
  3. If issue still persists, you might need to reinstall the software (with admin privileges).

The EDA Tools Options only available in Quartus Standard/lite. Not in Quartus Pro.

This is due to the Nativelink simulation flow only supported in Quartus Standard/lite.

Hope that clarify.

Best Regards,

Richard Tan

p/s: If you find any answers from the community or Intel Support to be helpful, we encourage you to mark them as the best answer or rate them 4/5 in the survey.

  • 0YE0's avatar
    0YE0
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    2 years ago

    Hi Richard!

    Thanks for your replay, I apologize for not responding earlier, as the notification was sent tomy Junk Mail
    Running the app as Administrator did solve the issue. I can't figure out why that started out of the blue, perhaps a Windows update thing.

    Thanks!