4.2.5.1. Installing Drivers on RHEL 8/Ubuntu 18 and Above Versions - To allow communication between the host computer and a development board, you must install the drivers for USB download cables, even for development kits with embedded Altera FPGA Download Cable circuits. - 2025-12-16

Altera FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
Version
25.3
To allow communication between the host computer and a development board, you must install the drivers for USB download cables, even for development kits with embedded Altera FPGA Download Cable circuits.
Configuring these options requires administrator (root) privileges.
Note: The USB-Blaster is now the FPGA Download Cable. The USB-Blaster II is now the FPGA Download Cable II.
The Quartus® Prime software accesses the FPGA Download Cable, FPGA Download Cable II, or FPGA Download Cable III through the USB file system (usbfs). To program devices, change the permissions on the ports.

Follow these steps to install on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and above and Ubuntu versions 18 and 20 operating systems:

  1. Create a file named /etc/udev/rules.d/92-usbblaster.rules.
  2. In the /etc/udev/rules.d/92-usbblaster.rules file, add the following lines: 
    SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6020", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6022", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6024", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6025", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6026", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="602C", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="602D", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="602E", MODE="0666"