Why does FPGA configuration fail from HPS on Intel® Stratix® 10 SX devices when I configure phase 2 bitstreams in HPS boot first mode?

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 19.3, phase 2 bitstream core.rbf configuration from HPS as part of an HPS boot first mode may fail for designs targeting Intel Stratix® 10 SX devices.

The following errors may be seen:

 fpga_manager fpga0: Error while writing image data to FPGA
 failed to load fpga image
OF: overlay: of_overlay_create: Pre-apply notifier failed (err=-110)
create_overlay: Failed to create overlay (err=-110)

A patch is available to fix this problem for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 19.3. Download and install Patch 0.48fw from the appropriate link below.

You must install the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 19.3 software before installing this patch:  

 Download patch quartus-19.3-0.48fw for Windows (.exe)

 Download patch quartus-19.3-0.48fw for Linux (.run)

 Download the Readme for patch 19.3-0.48fw (.txt)

This problem is fixed in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro software version 20.2 and onwards.