# LimeSDR Mini broken?

**URL:** <https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-broken/3137>\
**Category:** LimeSDR\
**Created:** [8 August 2018 11:48 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-broken/3137 "2018-08-08T11:48:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mariocannistra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/mariocannistra/32/386_2.png) [@mariocannistra](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/mariocannistra)\
**Post date:** [10 August 2018 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-broken/3137/6 "2018-08-10T10:00:15Z")

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Hello @andrewback, @Shauneh  
I guess you could start reading that thread from this msg: [Problems with LimeSDR mini - #118 by mariocannistra](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/problems-with-limesdr-mini/2394/118)

**I’m not an expert** but I think that I was able to program because the 9 Euro clone that I’ve used was using a micro (STM32…) and was able to find and use a suitable device driver in the Altera forums.

copying some lines from that thread:

> I initially had blue screens or Quartus Programmer crashing due to issues with USB Blaster device driver. I was using the one supplied with Quartus standalone programmer but there seems to be some incompatibility with 64bit Windows and/or signatures.
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> I found another driver in this post on Altera forum: [http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192335](http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192335) (scroll to message #5 ).
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> I uninstalled and removed previous driver and installed this one after disabling the windows signature enforcement. Not a best practice but no virus was detected in the downloaded zip file.
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> Please note that this new driver is FTDI related. I guess the clones emulate FTDI chips using the STM32 micro programmed for this…

**Please read all that thread** because there are several details about pins layout, how to connect + which files to use with Quartus + how to run the programmer…

I know that feeling when cabling, rechecking and then hitting the button 🙂 Good luck and let’s hope you solve it this way.

mario

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