Specifications

CHAPTER 1: INSTALLING ALTERA SOFTWARE
PROGRAMMING CABLE DRIVERS
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Programming Cable Drivers
You must install the appropriate programming cable drivers before you can
use an Altera download cable or programming unit to program devices with
the Quartus II software.
The programming cable drivers are located in the following directories:
■ Windows: <drive>:\altera\<version number>\quartus\drivers
■ Linux: <home directory>/altera <version number> /quartus/drivers
You can find detailed programming cable driver information, including
programming cable user guides, on the Altera Programming Cable Driver
Information page at www.altera.com/support/software/drivers/dri-
index.html.
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Do Not Start the Quartus II Software from the Linux Directory
Make sure you do not start the quartus command in the /<Quartus II system
directory>/linux directory. If you start the Quartus II software in a
platform-specific directory, the software may not function correctly.