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Fpga_Egr_2025
Occasional Contributor
Occasional ContributorQuestasim FSE license setup
Hi, I generated a fixed node license for Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition SW-QUESTA to enable my Questasim FSE (Quartus Prime 24.1) from intel self service license portal . The .dat lic...
You may delete the MGLS_LICENSE_FILE environment variable or update its value to point to your correct license path.
It looks like Questa is currently using MGLS_LICENSE_FILE, but the path specified is invalid or does not exist (as you stated).
This is likely the root cause of the issue.
The MGLS_LICENSE_FILE takes precedence over LM_LICENSE_FILE settings.
Regards,
Richard Tan
RichardT_altera
Super Contributor
Super ContributorCan you search for intelqsimstarter feature in your license.dat file? Example:
If not, you will need to generate a Questa*- FPGA Starter Edition (License: SW-QUESTA) license file and add the license path in the environment variable setting. e.g. LM_LICENSE_FILE.
Regards,
Richard Tan
Fpga_Egr_2025Occasional Contributor
Occasional ContributorYes i do see "intelqsimstarter" in my license file :
