[Avila] Redboot fis error

[Ahmet Basagalar]

David,

I have just tried 'fis init -f'. it gave me a similar error message

About to initialize [format] FLASH image system - continue (y/n)? y
*** Initialize FLASH Image System
... Erase from 0x50080000-0x50fe0000: 
...........................................................Err = a2

   initialization failed 0x507e0000: Error trying to erase
... Unlock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Erase from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: Err = a2

Error erasing FIS directory at 0x50fe0000: Error trying to erase
... Lock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .

In this case, I am going to assume that this is a bad flash and RMA this 
unit back to Gateworks. Any other suggestions before sending it back?

Regards,
Ahmet

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Acker" <dacker at roinet.com>
To: "Avila" <avila at lists.unixstudios.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Avila] Redboot fis error
Subject: [Avila] > Ahmet Basagalar wrote:
>> I am getting the following message when I try to write anything on the 
>> flash
>>
>> RedBoot> fis create zimage
>> An image named 'zimage' exists - continue (y/n)? y
>> ... Erase from 0x50080000-0x501c0000: ..........
>> ... Program from 0x01600000-0x017065b8 at 0x50080000: .........
>> ... Unlock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
>> ... Erase from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: Err = a2
>>
>> Error erasing FIS directory at 0x50fe0000: Error trying to erase
>> ... Lock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
>>
>>
>> This is happening only on a certain board, I am wondering if this is due 
>> to a HW problem (bad flash on board?) Did anybody see this before? Any 
>> solutions?
>>
>> Thaks,
>> Ahmet
>
> It sounds like a hardware issue.  Have you tried a "fis init -f"?  This 
> should erase everything (but redboot itself).
> -Ack
>
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