Specifications

Hardware Reference 25
C613-03086-00 REV A
During the start-up process the router generates four different types of
messages. All messages are preceded by one of the words INFO, PASS, FAIL,
or ERROR. The meaning of these words in the context of the messages is
shown in the following table.
Messages and their meanings are:
INFO: Self tests beginning.
The code loader tests are about to begin.
INFO: RAM test beginning.
The RAM tests are about to begin.
PASS: RAM test, 65536k bytes found.
The RAM test passed, and the indicated amount of memory was found
and will be used in the router. (The amount of memory depends on the
router model.)
ERROR: RAM test 5. Error address = 00345678.
A RAM test failed, at the given address. In the example, it was the fifth
test run. The RAM test repeats until it passes, so a number of messages
like this may appear. This fault means that the memory system is faulty.
If the fault continues, contact your distributor or reseller immediately.
INFO: Self tests complete.
The start-up tests have finished.
INFO: Downloading router software.
The process of downloading the router software from ROM is about to
begin.
ERROR: Code load retried.
FAIL: Code load failed.
The load of the code from ROM to RAM failed. The load is retried a
number of times. Each time a failure occurs the ERROR message is
displayed. If the maximum number of attempts is reached, the FAIL
message is displayed.
ERROR: Vector load retried.
FAIL: Vector load failed.
The load of the vector table from ROM to RAM failed. The load is retried
a number of times. Each time a failure occurs the ERROR message is
displayed. If the maximum number of attempts is reached, the FAIL
message is displayed. Contact your authorised Allied Telesyn
distributor or reseller.
INFO: Initial download successful.
The start-up tests and download from ROM are complete, and the
specified router software is about to be started. It takes a few seconds to
decompress the software release.
Table 1-6: Router start-up message classes.
Message Meaning
INFO An informational message that an action has been taken by the system.
PASS An informational message that a test has been completed successfully.
ERROR An error message that a test has failed, but the system will continue to
operate.
FAIL An error message that a fatal error condition has caused the system to
halt in an unrecoverable fashion.
WARNING A serious error has occurred, which may indicate hardware failure.