ALTERA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PATCH WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS PATCH WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. //**************************************************************** readme_patch_9.1_2.18.txt Readme file for Quartus II 9.1 Patch 2.18 (Linux version) Copyright (C) Altera Corporation 2010 All right reserved. Patch created on 04/20/2010 Patch SPR#: 339521 //**************************************************************** This patch fixes the reset circuit of the PCIe Hard IP for Stratix IV and Arria II device families by preventing a dead lock hardware situation in PCI Express topologies which expect the Hard IP to transmit data first upon reset release. Caution - You must either have previously installed the Quartus II software version 9.1SP2 or must install the Quartus II software version 9.1SP2 before installing this patch. Otherwise, the patch will not be installed correctly and the Quartus II software will not run properly.