Re: Alameda AVTS Ballot Station 4.3.11 Testing Results

["Talbot Iredale" <tiredale@dieboldes.com>]

Rob,

      1)  Could you send me one of the cards when you get the "an unknown
error occurred while accessing \storage card\current election\election.brs"?
      2)  The issue with only being able to accumulate 3 results is that the
results files are so large that there is only room for 3 on the system.

Tab

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Chen" <robertc@dieboldes.com>
To: <support@dieboldes.com>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 3:26 AM
Subject: Alameda AVTS Ballot Station 4.3.11 Testing Results


> > Hi,
> >
> > Steve Ricke conducted AVTS testing on BS 4.3.11 and encounted error
rates
> > of 3/20 AVTS unit/PC cards or 15%.
> >
> > I am attaching Steve's report on what transpired during the test.
> >
> > Robert Chen
> >
> >
> > +++++++++++ Steve Ricke's Report +++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > Alameda test anomalies
> > 28 September 2002
> > L&A testing on 20 AVTS units, 60 PCMCIA cards, 3 vote centers (20 PCMCIA
> > each), 3 passes (3 Tests) on each AVTS unit.
> > 128M Cards were programmed using GEMS 1-18-13-9
> >
> >
> > TEST 1   One vote per precinct L&A test.
> > Using BS pre-release 4-3-10-5
> >
> > AVTS 142255 had the error "an unknown error occurred while accessing
> > \storage card\current election\election.brs"
> > Card lot # AKO230NC
> > Card programming was still viable.  Repeated L&A test on same AVTS unit.
> > Same failure occurred
> > Card programming was still viable.  Tried L&A test on AVTS 142270.
PASSED
> > Cleared elections on AVTS 142255.  Repeated L&A test.  PASSED
> > Accumulation. PASSED
> >
> > AVTS 142932 L&A test.  PASSED
> > When placed into unit 142259 to accumulate totals had same error as
above
> > "an unknown...\election.brs"
> > Card lot # AKO224NC
> > Card programming no longer viable.  Redownload card.  Repeated L&A test
on
> > same AVTS 142932.  PASSED
> > Tried new accumulation on 142259.  PASSED
> >
> > AVTS 133212 L&A test passed.
> > When placed into unit 142259 for accumulation had same error as above
"an
> > unknown...\election.brs.
> > Card lot # AKO224NC
> > Card programming no longer viable.  Redownload card.  Repeated L&A test
on
> > AVTS 133212 and failed during L&A test
> > Card lost viability and had to be redownloaded
> >
> > At this point upgraded AVTS units to BS 4-3-11
> > Reran L&A tests and accumulation.  All units passed
> >
> > Task still to perform: upload to GEMS
> >
> >
> > TEST 2  standard automatic L&A test.
> > BS 4-3-11
> >
> > AVTS 142271
> > Card lot # AKO230NC
> > System froze at 820 ballot (13768 is normal)
> > Turned unit off/on.  Received Storage Card Dialog Warning Box "Would you
> > liked the system to format the storage card"
> > Redownload to different card (Card Lot # AKO230NC)
> > During L&A test received the "unknown error...\election.brs" error.
> >
> > AVTS 133261
> > Card Lot # AKO227NC
> > During L&A test received the "unknown error...\election.brs error.
> > Turned unit off/on.  Repeated test.  System froze at 2230 ballot.
> > Turned unit off/on.  AVTS duplicated problems of AVTS 142271 above.
> >
> > AVTS 142284
> > Card lot # AKO230NC
> > System froze at 2060
> > Turned unit off/on.  AVTS duplicated problems of 142271 above
> >
> > When trying to accumulate  result the AVTS unit would only accept 3
> > precincts of 13768 votes each. After that, the unit would erase the
> > earliest entered precinct and replace it with the latest precinct
entered.
> > Duplicated on two separate AVTS units.
> >
> > Task still to perform: upload to GEMS
> >
> > Test 3: In progress
> > Test will involve putting BS 4.3.11 into election mode and casting 10
> > ballot per machine/PCMCIA card, accumulating and uploading to GEMS.
> >
>