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Phil_W
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3 years ago

Questa Not Launching - Fatal License Error

Unable to run Questa Intel FPGA Starter Edition. I have a free license from the Self Service Licensing Center, lmutil lmdiag recognises the license file from LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variables so that all seems set up correctly. No other errors are reported from lmutil lmdiag - not sure how to proceed from here...

Do I need to have Quartus Prime Pro of the same version as the Questa tool installed? Currently I am one behind (22.3) on my Quartus.

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  • RichardT_altera's avatar
    RichardT_altera
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    3 years ago

    You should be able to open Questa without the Quartus installed.

    Could you check whether the license.dat file HOSTID is matched with your machine?


    You may checkout this public video on how to solve the error:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FvXga4f1A


    Best Regards,

    Richard Tan

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    Please be informed that there will be delay in response in the following week due to holiday season.


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    RichardT_altera
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    3 years ago

    Wishing you a Happy New Year 2023!

    Do you able to resolve the issue? Do you need further help in regards to this case?


    Best Regards,

    Richard Tan


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    RichardT_altera
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    3 years ago

    As we do not receive any response from you on the previous question/reply/answer that we have provided. I now transition this thread to community support. Please login to ‘https://supporttickets.intel.com’, view details of the desire request, and post a feed/response within the next 15 days to allow me to continue to support you. After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. The community users will be able to help you on your follow-up questions.


    Thank you.


    Best Regards,

    Richard Tan


    p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel Support are helpful, please feel free to give best answer or rate 4/5 survey.