Spirit Mars Rover Status Upgraded to "Serious" (Great News!!)

SpacefightNow.com ^ | 01/24/2004 | Justin Ray

[Hiwayman]

Looks like flash memory might be the culprit. The rover has re-directed it's boot process away from flash to RAM. Looks like NASA/JPL have a good handle on this...!!

[Johnny_Cipher]

Can't they flush the FLASH and ferret out the flaw?

[Paleo Conservative]

Looks like flash memory might be the culprit. The rover has re-directed it's boot process away from flash to RAM.

Don't tell me. NASA used ordinary flash memory rather than error correcting flash memory?

[cebadams]

Remember that this was all kicked off by Sequence 2502.

Is JPL suggesting that the above statement is related to the flash memory problem?

[Moonman62]

There was a time when all that computer jargon was impressive. These days I wonder why anyone would want NASA to do anything more complicated than tying shoelaces.

[ClearCase_guy]

They fear false findings, and that's why they won't flush the flash. Foolish. In fact, very few folks figure that ferreting flaws focuses efforts toward final fixes.

[Hiwayman]

The flash memory currently contains science data that they would like to preserve if possible. As a last resort, they can format the flash and reload the software image and then examine the flash for inconsistencies?

[Lazamataz]

Something's wrong with his memory?!!?

[Phil V.]

If you'd like to be on or off this MARS ping list please FRail me

[DeSoto]

<National Enquirer Mode ON>

Breaking News!

NASA Confirms Bugs on Mars!

(computer bugs)
8^)

[Hiwayman]

Count me in, Phil!

[mikegi]

FORMAT F: ???

[RogueIsland]

Great news for the team. Best of luck to them!

[Phil V.]

ten four . . . you're in (after a very close and contentious debate between and vote of these elite members)


;~)

[PAR35]

Looks like flash memory might be the culprit.

I still say that they didn't waterproof some wiring connections and things got wet when it splashed through a mud puddle. Same thing used to happen with the electronic ignition on my old K-car.

[mikrofon]

John F'n Kerry couldn't have said it any better himself!

[Pylon]

Wow, I read that article 3 times and still......may as well have been written in Chinese. Is this a high tech version of the blue screen of death?

[Hardastarboard]

Nothing like having flawed mission critical software.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Thanks for the post. Enjoyed the read, though a bit over my head. Like you said, it looks like they have a handle on it. Still hard to believe we have any control over stuff up there on that little speck in the sky.

[Travis McGee]

Ping for the code scribblers.