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rousseau

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Posted - 11 Feb 2003 : 07:40:41

After downloading the 64MB image, I first erased the flash memory from 0x0 to 0x2000000.
I then changed the switches on the board to load the ADSLOAD.* and nkload.bin into the flash.
After resetting the switches for a normal boot, I get the following error message: Couldn't find the file : \Windows\pvbload.exe

Boot sequence:

Processor Initialization Table read.
Determining boot cause.
Reset detected.
Starting monitor.
C0037FFC
Waiting for timers to stabilize.

** Graphics Master Loader initializing(0x5). **

ADS Graphics Master Rom Ver. 1.79 (DRAM : 64 MB, CL:3)
(Build at 12:37:12 on Nov 28 2001)

Finding PCMCIA cards.
Reading Flash Header Size...(0x1009 bytes)
Reading Flash ...(from 0x40004 to 0x4100d)
Reading Hardware Table values from Flash.

This is Color, 8 Bit, Active Panel.(Width = 640, Height = 480)
8 BPP Color.

Booting from Flash.
Reading Flash Header Size...(0xe8befc bytes)
Reading Flash ...(from 0x100004 to 0xf8bf00)

CE starts From DRAM(0xc9100000)
ÿWindows CE Kernel for ARM Built on May 31 2002 at 14:35:27
ProcessorType=0b11 Revision=8
sp_abt=ffff5000 sp_irq=ffff2800 sp_undef=ffffc800
Windows CE Image was built at 22:18:25 on Dec 12 2002.
Sp=ffffc7d0
Ethernet Detected : SMC91C96.
FlashFX Disk Detected: Ver 5.10 (Build 492)
Scanning Installed Providers
Installing Layered Providers
Installed over Windows CE MS Tcpip [UDP/IP].
Installed over Windows CE MS Tcpip [UDP/IP].
Installed over Windows CE MS Tcpip [TCP/IP].
Installed over Windows CE MS Tcpip [TCP/IP].
Can't Reorder under CEPreparing To Reoder Installed Chains

SMARTIO Detected : PartType:0x8535 Firmware:0x9002 Revision:5
UCB1200 Detected : ID = 0x1004

Microsoft Windows CE Ver. 4.10 (build 908)

ADS GMASTER Windows CE Ver.(4.13)

Empty ADSLOAD.EXE
Couldn't find the file : \Windows\pvbload.exe

akidder

1519 Posts

Posted - 11 Feb 2003 : 13:05:17

PVBLOAD.EXE is the eMbedded Visual BASIC(eVB) loader. We didn't include it in this build of .NET. The error message comes from the Graphics Master loader, which needs pvbload.exe to launch eVB applications in the Startup folder(s).

This error message won't affect operation of your system, but if you would like to eliminate the error message, change your ADSLOAD.REG file as follows:

  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform\LaunchApps]
      "LaunchEXE"=dword:1
      "LaunchVB"=dword:0

This tells the Graphics Master loader application that it doesn't need to launch eVB apps upon boot.

Cheers,

Drew

nickvanpuyvelde

5 Posts

Posted - 22 Dec 2004 : 04:39:08

I've got almost the same problem than rousseau (i think).

After starting the system, "Empty ADSLOAD.EXE" appears on screen.
Afterwards "Maximum error 86477 exceeds calibration treshhold 32" is shown.
Last message was shown after toutching the toutchscreen.

* Is my operating system running coorrectly?
* Where is "Empty ADSLOAD.EXE" for?
Is it emptying this file, or is this file empty?
* Why is my screen blank?

Thanks in advance

Susan

123 Posts

Posted - 03 Jan 2005 : 10:20:49

I'll take a stab at this...

"Empty ADSLoad.EXE" is merely telling you that this program is not doing a thing (except for printing that line). ADSLoad.exe must exist on your device, and you have an ADSLoad.exe that outputs the line "Empty ADSLoad.exe". (We have customized our ADSLoad.exe to do some extra work for us when our device boots. Search the Forum for ADSLoad.exe and you will find the topic which contains the source for the basic program.)

You screen is blank because....???? You did not configure your device to display the desktop??? We use the following registry entry to show the desktop on our Bitsy devices. You will have to determine the correct key if you do not have a Bitsy.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform\Bitsy]
"LaunchCEShell"=dword:1 ; [1=show desktop], 0=suppress desktop

With respect to "is your operating system running correctly", wild guess is yes. The calibration messages do occur when calibration attempts are poor. Depending on the phase of the moon (yes, I'm am being facetious here), we have had to attempt calibration dozens of times, before it has finally cooperated. Has your calibration succeeded? Do you get the message about "touch the screen in the next 30 seconds for calibration values to take effect" (something like that)?

nickvanpuyvelde

5 Posts

Posted - 04 Jan 2005 : 04:41:29

So, i loaded a new adsload.exe file from the site.
I configured my device to display the desktop.
The message "touch the screen in the next 30 seconds for calibration values to take effect" is not shown.
System is still not working and this is what happens.

Microsoft Windows CE Ver. 3.0 (build 126)

ADS GMASTER Windows CE Ver.(3.33)

* ADSLOAD.EXE(do-nothing build): Complete
TouchPanelSetCalibration: delta of 0 invalid
Calibration failed.
Maximum error 241250 exceeds calibration threshold 32
TouchPanelSetCalibration: delta of 0 invalid
Calibration failed.
Maximum error 214274 exceeds calibration threshold 32

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