Why does sof2flash, elf2flash,elf2hex and bin2flash fail when run on a Windows PC? - Why does sof2flash, elf2flash,elf2hex and bin2flash fail when run on a Windows PC? Description Due to a problem in the Quartus II software® version 13.1, some of the NIOS® II EDS utilities may fail with no error output or messages when run on a Windows PC. The affected utilities are: sof2flash, elf2flash, elf2hex and bin2flash Resolution To work around this problem in the Quartus II software version 13.1 on Windows: After opening the NIOS II Terminal, set an environment varibable called QUARTUS_BINDIR to /bin export QUARTUS_BINDIR=/bin Open the Nios II Command Shell from Qsys via the Tools menu, then run the required utility Run the required utility from a Linux installation of the Quartus II software version 13.1 This problem is currently scheduled to be fixed in a future version of the Quartus II software, and this solution will be updated as other workarounds are finalised. Custom Fields values: ['novalue'] Troubleshooting novalue False ['novalue'] ['FPGA Dev Tools Quartus II Software'] novalue 13.1 ['Programmable Logic Devices'] ['novalue'] ['novalue'] ['novalue']