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Re: Report Failure Error on 1.94w

The suffix indicates the language of the firmware.
 
AE stands for American English
CF stands for Canadian French
 
The prefix indicates the type of (uhh...) voting environment of the firmware.
 
PC stands for Precinct Count
CC stands for Central Count
CP stands for Cambridge Preferential
 
Guy did a little white paper a while ago that explained all the ROM label nomenclature.  If you're curious about deeper detail, perhaps you could ask him to send it to you.
 
 
As for the firmware level certified in Florida, Yes, 1.94w is the new certified version of firmware in Florida.  And it's the best version of firmware we have ever had in the field.  Let's not blame the firmware until all the facts are in and unequivocally point at the firmware.  I just keyed-in Bill Vanderberg's opinion because I was trying to type the report verbatim while I had Bill on the phone.
 
Ian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 5:59 PM
Subject: RE: Report Failure Error on 1.94w

They had not experienced this problem before changing the AccuVotes in their accounts to 1.94w.  The common factor, in Bill Vanderburg's opinion, seems to be the PC 1.94w AE firmware.

 

What is PC 1.94w AE specifically.  What does AE stand for and is this the firmware we have currently certified in Fl. And GA?

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Piper [mailto:ian@dieboldes.com]
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 2:29 PM
To: Bugs
Subject: Report Failure Error on 1.94w

 

The memory cards (32KB) work fine initially (for printing reports and counting ballots), but at some point (that point in time varies) they fail to allow the printing of reports, displaying the message "REPORT FAILURE / PRESS ANY BUTTON".  Once you get this message, (even if the card previously printed reports) the memory card will not print on any AccuVote again.  It will keep repeating the error message above when you attempt to print zero totals or results totals, in pre-election or in election mode.

 

I got a call from Bill Vanderburg (Adkins).  He has experienced this 7 times in 5 different accounts in Mossouri.  Back in October/November last year and as recent as today.

 

He has experienced this with Absentee memory cards downloaded from VTS 1.92 and with Absentee and Precinct Memory Cards downloaded from GEMS 1.11.9.

 

If you duplicate the card, the error follows the duplicate.

 

They had not experienced this problem before changing the AccuVotes in their accounts to 1.94w.  The common factor, in Bill Vanderburg's opinion, seems to be the PC 1.94w AE firmware.

 

He has saved the most recent failed memory card.  If anybody needs to examine that card please contact me in McKinney.

 

Ian