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Error screens may vary depending on the action being performed. A sample error screen may look like the screen
pictured below:
Figure 7-16
IPL Error Screen
This error message screen displays until you press any key. Once the screen is acknowledged, IPL returns to the
Initial Program Loader main menu to wait for a new selection.
To find the probable cause of the error, use the error number and/or the error text displayed on the screen to look
up the error in Table 7-4.
Downloading:
Platform
via Serial Port 115200
Error # -2: Messages:
Cancelled by user
Press any key to continue
Table 7-4
IPL Errors
Error Text
Error
Number
Probable Cause
Unknown error -1 A general error occurred. Retry the download. If the failure persists, it
is most likely due to a hardware failure; the mobile computer requires
servicing.
Cancelled by user -2 The user canceled the download.
Can't open the source -7 An error occurred opening the source device (either radio card or
Serial port). Check source device connectivity and retry.
Can't open the
destination
-8 An error occurred opening the destination device (either flash ROM or
Power Micro). Retry the download. If the failure persists, it is most
likely due to a hardware failure; the mobile computer requires
servicing.
Can't read from the
source device
-9 The source device (either radio card or Serial port) could not be read
from. Check source device connectivity and retry.
Can't write to the
destination device
-10 The destination device (either flash ROM or Power Micro) could not be
written to. Retry the download. If the failure persists, it is most likely
due to a hardware failure; the mobile computer requires servicing.
Transmission checksum
error
-11 An error occurred during transmission from the source device (either
radio card or Serial port) and the checksum check failed. Check
source device connectivity and retry.
Readback checksum
error
-12 A checksum, generated from reading back data that was written to the
destination device, was incorrect. An error during transmission or a
write error to the destination device could cause this.