programmer doesn't see usb blaster

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On a new netbook (Samsung NC10 with XP home, sp3) I installed the quartus II version 8.1 programmer. I also installed drivers for the usb blaster. The programmer keeps saying: No Hardware at hardware setup. 

 I checked everything more than once. No other FTDI devices. The setup is the same as on my desktop machine (XP pro, SP2). And there it works.  usbblstr.sys in ..../system32/drivers usbblstr32.dll in ..../system32 usbblstrlang.dll in ..../system32 usbblstrui.dll in ..../system32  Should there be a referecence to usbblstr in my register? Because there isn't.

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How does the USB Blaster show in Control Panel/Hardware Tab?

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In the hardware tab it is shown as "Altera USB-Blaster" under "USB-controllers"

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I finally found the problem. 

After trying to "add hardware" at the "hardware setup" in the programmer, I got the message “Attempted to access JTAG server -- internal error code 82 occurred”.  I ignored it all the time, but after an internet search, someone at this forum in an old thread, suggested to switch of the firewall software (thanks Embedos).  So I did. The error message disappeared en the USB blaster showed up on the "add hardware list". Ready to be chosen. YES.  So to be able to use the USB-blaster, you need to have a JTAG server. Usually this is the local machine. To find this server (my own PC!!!) I had switch off the firewall software. It's time to finetune this software.

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--- Quote Start ---  It's time to finetune this software.  --- Quote End ---    If by "software" you mean Windows and if by "fine tune" you mean jettison, then I'm in 100% agreement :-)

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I was wondering, how does Quartus II perform on the netbook?

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Hi , 

 Thank you very much std_logic_vector, it works for me. After I had all kind of issues installing in Windows 7 the USB Blaster, :DI went to this link http://www.altera.com/download/drivers/dri-index.html this is a page about Cable & Adapter Drivers Information. I choose the one taht suits me, it leads you to a page with the instructions you need.  Then I had another error "attempted to access jtag server -- internal code 82 occurred" which I solve thanks to your post.   It worked for me, I hope il will be the same for the beginner like me!!!

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I have a Samsung netbook running win7-starter. I read several threads and tried firewall settings and different versions of quartus programmer -- and had several frustrating days and many hours of lost work. One common thread seems to be the compatibility of windows & programmer versions. So ... 

 I tried different versions, in this order, 11, 10.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.2sp3, 9.1. All failed until version 9.1.  Now I turned the firewall back on (recommended settings in win7), and it still works.  Just thought I'd share this with you all. In this day where smart-phones are smarter than PCs from a few years ago, and millions of gadgets are running flawlessly everywhere, we still get stuck for days with junk like this.

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Hello.  

I was using Quartus II 13.0 vers before and successfully installed the USB Blaster. But the problem is it can't generate the .sof files since it was a trial version.  therefore I installed Quartus II 10.1 vers 64-bit that came along with the DE0 Nano box. And now the USB Blaster does not get detected anymore. It was installed on the device manager showing 'Altera USB-Blaster' but the Programmer doesn't detect it at all.  Can anyone help me? I would be grateful if anyone would at least reply to me.

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Having the same problem as the last poster. Tried the firewall setting and reinstalled blaster several times on different usb ports. Any help???

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--- Quote Start ---  Having the same problem as the last poster. Tried the firewall setting and reinstalled blaster several times on different usb ports. Any help???  --- Quote End ---    Hello,  In my case, I actually solve my own problem regarding the usb blaster. Previously I mentioned that I installed quartus 13 and 10, and the usb blaster doesnt get detected anymore. It turns out the culprit was the quartus 10. I dont know how or why, but after uninstalling the quartus 10, the usb blaster get detected again. Hooray. Since i still can't get the .sof file, i finally decided that to get quartus 13 web version to get .sof file. Thankfully the usb blaster still get detected even after installing another version of quartus. I think to be safe just use the quartus 13 web version but it still does have a minor problem so i decided to keep the quartus 13 n the web version. Haha.   I'm a newbies. Sorry if my post doesn't help you.

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Thanks for the reply, I had the same issue with there being old instances of Quartus left behind. I took the bin folder from the first instance and pasted in the newer instance. I also manually initiated Jtag server. It worked for the time being but I'll tell if it sticks once I restart my computer

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Hi all,  

 I had this problem now, everything had been working fine, but after PC restart, my programmer stopped to see USB Blaster.  I have tried everything you have mentioned here. Nothing helped.  1) Reinstall drivers - DIDN'T HELP 2) Reprogram EEPROM - DIDN'T HELP 3) Turn off firewall - DIDN'T HELP 4) Clean regs and temp files - DIDN'T HELP  My solution was restart of JTAG server.  1) Run CMD as administrator 2) go to \quartus\bin\ (if you are running 64 bit OS, go to bin64) 3) execute:>jtagserver --uninstall 4) execute:>jtagserver --install 5) execute:>jtagserver --stop  6) execute:>jtagserver --start  All these commands may help you to unstuck your JTAG recognition. Good luck! I hope it will help someone. :)