Programming DE1-SoC FPGA only from Quartus Prime Lite Edition Ubuntu 16.04

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Hello, I am trying to simply program my CycloneV FPGA on the DE1-SoC board from Quartus Prime Lite in Ubuntu 16.04. I cannot seem to get it to work. The user guide says to do an auto-detect from the hardware programmer but the option is greyed out. 

https://alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15301&stc=1  I have also changed the USB configs in /etc/udev/rules.d/90-usbblaster.rules   # USB-Blaster BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666"  BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666"   # USB-Blaster II   BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666"   I still can not seem to find a way to get this thing programmed.

[Altera_Forum]

You have to click the Hardware Setup button above to select the USB Blaster hardware.

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I can only choose Ethernet Blaster. There is no scroll down with USBBlaster 

 https://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15307

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Ubuntu is not supported, but you might be able to get it to work. I did anyway, in similar way as in your first post, so you're on the right track. When I turn my computer on I'll check the scripts I am running.

[Altera_Forum]

What's the output of "jtagconfig" and "lsusb"? 

What do you get if you do "dmesg |tail -20" after you just have plugged in your USB blaster?

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I have three different versions of a rules file: 

I have one file: /etc/udev/rules.d/40-usbblaster.rules  which containts UBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", GROUP="plugdev", MODE="0666", SYMLINK+="usbblaster"  and another /etc/udev/rules.d/51-usbblaster.rules   # USB-Blaster BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666" # USB-Blaster II BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666" and another /etc/udev/rules.d/51-altera-usb-blaster.rules  #USB-Blaster SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666" # USB-Blaster II SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666"  I am pretty sure you don need all, but this is what turned out to work for me, and I did not dig deeper into which parts are needed and which are not.

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jtagconfig not sure what that does, gives me no command output. Is there an apt-get? 

 jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:5754 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.  Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.  Bus 001 Device 008: ID 09fb:6810 Altera  Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub   jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ dmesg | tail -20 [ 48.703997] virbr0: port 1(virbr0-nic) entered disabled state [ 48.706302] device virbr0-nic left promiscuous mode [ 48.706318] virbr0: port 1(virbr0-nic) entered disabled state [ 65.449773] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0008: hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input2 [ 65.577871] input: Logitech M525 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0008/0003:046D:4013.0009/input/input18 [ 65.578050] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4013.0009: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech M525] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1:1 [ 70.885869] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4013.0009: HID++ 2.0 device connected. [ 505.780478] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-pci [ 505.892937] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6810 [ 505.892942] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 [ 890.580319] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 6 [ 7522.560596] perf: interrupt took too long (2509 > 2500), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 79500 [ 9287.764157] perf: interrupt took too long (3169 > 3136), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 63000 [10764.987112] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci-pci [10765.095450] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6810 [10765.095453] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 [11061.210081] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 7 [53208.528273] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci-pci [53208.637024] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6810 [53208.637030] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0

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Yeah i added those files rebooted, and still seeing the same stuff. Not sure what I have screwed up here. Seems like everyone was able to get Ubuntu 16.04 to work and I still can't get it 

 After changing the file this is what I am seeing, I cannot see the Altera board in the dmesg, like I can for my Logitech USB mouse jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:5754 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.  Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.  Bus 001 Device 007: ID 09fb:6810 Altera  Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub  jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ dmesg | grep 046D:C52B [ 2.759978] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0004: hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input2 [ 2.885973] input: Logitech M525 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0004/0003:046D:4013.0005/input/input9 [ 181.529468] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0008: hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input2 [ 183.136077] input: Logitech M525 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0008/0003:046D:4013.0009/input/input18  jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ dmesg | grep 09FB:6810 Gets me nothing  If you guys that have it working on Ubuntu can run those commands and we might be able to take a look and start from there.  Thanks.

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It might not print the vendor and device id to the kernel log in that format. I typically see something like this: 

  usb 8-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 26 using xhci_hcd usb 8-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6010 usb 8-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 8-1.2: Product: USB-BlasterII usb 8-1.2: Manufacturer: Altera   You should try to run "jtagconfig" and see if you get any errors. You could also try to run "jtagconfig" as root. If it works as root and not as your user it's probably a permission problem.

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jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ jtagconfig 

jtagconfig: command not found  Is there an apt-get i need to run to get that software?  Its in the install directory  I ran the command after plugging in the power and usb to the board and turning on the power.  jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ /home/jfrye/Quartus/quartus/bin/jtagconfig  No JTAG hardware available  Not sure what that means

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That's correct, "jtagconfig" is a part of Quartus.  

Your output means that it does not detect any USB blasters when you run as user jfrye. Next try to see if it works as root:  sudo /home/jfrye/Quartus/quartus/bin/jtagconfig

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jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ sudo /home/jfrye/Quartus/quartus/bin/jtagconfig 

[sudo] password for jfrye:  No JTAG hardware available  Still nothing  Did some more investigating and saw this jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:5754 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.  Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.  Bus 001 Device 009: id 09fb:6810 Altera  Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub  jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ dmesg | tail [19384.983330] wlp2s0: authenticate with a0:ab:1b:75:f8:46 [19384.985620] wlp2s0: send auth to a0:ab:1b:75:f8:46 (try 1/3) [19384.987823] wlp2s0: authenticated [19384.988216] wlp2s0: associate with a0:ab:1b:75:f8:46 (try 1/3) [19384.992448] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from a0:ab:1b:75:f8:46 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=2) [19385.003832] wlp2s0: associated [19385.003881] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0: link becomes ready [19411.895662] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 9 using ehci-pci [19412.004477] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idvendor=09fb, idproduct=6810 [19412.004481] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0   That looks promising but I am not sure what exactly I have to do to make Quartus recognize the device is present to program it

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Then it's not a permission problem. I'm using Gentoo, but my USB blasters are identified by their name, e.g. 

  usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-pci usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6010 usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 1-2: Product: CV SoCKit usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Altera

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Unless there was a stale jtagd process left over when you were running as user jfrye. 

To rule out this you could try  sudo killall -9 jtagd sudo /home/jfrye/Quartus/quartus/bin/jtagconfig If that does not detect anything it might be related to the FTDI driver. Perhaps somebody with a Ubuntu 16.04 system have some input...

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I have the answer. I will provide my files 

 /etc/udev/rules.d/51-usbblaster.rules SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTR{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666", NAME="bus/usb/$env{BUSNUM}/$env{DEVNUM}", RUN+="/bin/chmod 0666 %c"  # USB-Blaster # BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" # BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666"  # BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666"   # USB-Blaster II  # BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666" # BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666"  /etc/udev/rules.d/altera-usb-blaster.rules  ATTR{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTR{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="666"   I also copied pgm_parts.txt into the bin directory, which also has jtagd. I then ran jtagd. After that everything worked

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Glad you got it working. I would assume killing jtagd and running jtagconfig as root would have detected the USB blaster since all the udev rules are doing is changing the permissions to 666.