"mem fault" error message when uploading to remote

flipwood · Post by **flipwood** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:21 am

anybody know why this error occurs only when uploading. Downloading works okay. RS 15-2116

johnsfine · Post by **johnsfine** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:39 am

To diagnose that you need more data on what went wrong in the upload. I suggest:

1) Save a backup of your current config.
2) Get or create in IR an image of a significantly different config.
3) Save that as a file from IR immediately before uploading it to the remote.
4) Assuming the remote gives that error on upload, download it back and save in a different file.
5) Diff the two files. Assuming they ARE different, post the files in the diagnosis folder and one of the experts can probably figure it out.

Post by **The Robman** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:41 am

The memory has become corrupted. The only known way to clear this is to do a full MFR RESET, as detailed in my post dated 08/12/03 10:48 here:

http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mb ... d.cgi?2448

flipwood · Post by **flipwood** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:41 pm

i tried the manf reset but get the same error

Post by **The Robman** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 2:00 pm

Sorry to labor this, but just to be 100% sure we're talking about the same thing, did you use the regular RESET function that is easily visible in the LCD menu system and is described in the printed manual, or did you use the RESET procedure that I described in the thread that I linked to?

The regular RESET will NOT clear this problem, but a full MFR RESET will.

flipwood · Post by **flipwood** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 2:25 pm

idid the following

1) Hold SETUP (green P), till screen reads "CODE SET"
2) Press RECORD
3) Select MFR RESET from the LCD menu.
plus it asked to confirm after step 3 and i did...........

now i'm getting "mem fault" on the remote and "data readback differs from data written" in IR.........any ideas?

Post by **The Robman** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:08 pm

OK, so you did do the right RESET. What do you do next, are you trying to upload the same file all the time? If so, maybe there's something in this file that's causing the problem. Are you able to download and then re-load (without making any changes) to the remote? If you can't even do this much, then I'd suggest that there's something wrong with your cable. Did you make it yourself or buy it from one of the vendors?

Nils_Ekberg · Post by **Nils_Ekberg** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:44 pm

I had this same problem with my 2116 and the simple interface but it never happened with the ultra interface.

If I remember correctly, it happened less frequently with fresh batteries or with no batteries. I think the 2116 is more sensitive to battery state with the simple interface which we know can be expected with many remotes.

This by the way has only happened with the 2116 and no other remotes that I have.

flipwood · Post by **flipwood** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:47 pm

i can't up load any files.........i can down load fine. i tried to down load my present config then upload without success. i bought the cable from Hovis

flipwood · Post by **flipwood** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:28 pm

things are getting erratic seems IR will do some kind of partial up load sometimes if i perform a check interface b4 up loading. But the key moves i added (and show up in IR) do not make it in the remote

flipwood · Post by **flipwood** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:46 pm

just did an upload with the batteries out and it seems to have worked