Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.4, programming_sequence is missing in the SOF file. Hence the .sof programming failed when the project design and Quartus software installation were located in different drives.
To work around this problem, move the project design to the drive where the quartus is installed.
Or
Download and install the following patch for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.4:
- Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software v22.4 Solution Patch 0.32 for Windows (.exe)
- Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software v22.4 Solution Patch 0.32 for Linux (.run)
- Readme for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software v22.4 Solution Patch 0.32 (.txt)
This problem is fixed in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.2.