DE0-Nano Quartus Lite 19.1.0 Linux - Programming Failed - Error (209040): Can't access JTAG chain

Hello,

I am trying to use my DE0-Nano board with Quartus version Lite 19.1.0 (Debian 10) and my_first_fpga example, but I cannot achieve to successfully program the FPGA.

Quartus correctly detects the on-board USB-Blaster:

but after clicking the Start button, it results in Failed progress. The LOAD LED D4 remains turned on for the whole process.

The only errors I see from the console are:

Error (209040): Can't access JTAG chain
Error (209012): Operation failed

Also, quartus_pgm correctly detects the USB-Blaster:

:~$ quartus_pgm -l
Info: *******************************************************************
Info: Running Quartus Prime Programmer
    Info: Version 19.1.0 Build 670 09/22/2019 SJ Lite Edition
    Info: Copyright (C) 2019  Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
    Info: Your use of Intel Corporation's design tools, logic functions 
    Info: and other software and tools, and any partner logic 
    Info: functions, and any output files from any of the foregoing 
    Info: (including device programming or simulation files), and any 
    Info: associated documentation or information are expressly subject 
    Info: to the terms and conditions of the Intel Program License 
    Info: Subscription Agreement, the Intel Quartus Prime License Agreement,
    Info: the Intel FPGA IP License Agreement, or other applicable license
    Info: agreement, including, without limitation, that your use is for
    Info: the sole purpose of programming logic devices manufactured by
    Info: Intel and sold by Intel or its authorized distributors.  Please
    Info: refer to the applicable agreement for further details, at
    Info: https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/eula.
    Info: Processing started: Sun Mar 21 14:04:28 2021
Info: Command: quartus_pgm -l
1) USB-Blaster [1-10]
Info: Quartus Prime Programmer was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings
    Info: Peak virtual memory: 429 megabytes
    Info: Processing ended: Sun Mar 21 14:04:28 2021
    Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:00
    Info: Total CPU time (on all processors): 00:00:00
:~$

The udev rules are correctly setup:

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev", SYMLINK+="usbblaster"

but no way.

I had a similar problem a few years ago but was due to incorrect settings of environment variable PATH.

Now I don't know how to proceed.

The board has not been touched since a few years. It has rested in its case and anti-static bag all this time.

Is there any other test I can do to investigate the problem ? Any hint ?

Thanks.

Simon