"Good news" -- Spirit responds in 'cripple mode'

JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully commanding
Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory modules -- 'Flash
memort' -- which is suspect. They call it 'cripple mode', in jest --
actually, they could run the rest of the mission at full capability this
way, if necessary, but they want to determine what event precipitated the
failure first.

"JimO" wrote in
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JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully
commanding Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory
modules -- 'Flash memory' -- which is suspect.

Hmm, so Gareth Slee's crack about "the Spirit is willing but the flash is
weak" wasn't just a joke, after all...?

Sorry, you can all shoot me now. :-)

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"JimO" wrote in
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JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully
commanding Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory
modules -- 'Flash memory' -- which is suspect.

Hmm, so Gareth Slee's crack about "the Spirit is willing but the flash is
weak" wasn't just a joke, after all...?

Sorry, you can all shoot me now. :-)

*BANG*

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"JimO" wrote:

JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully commanding
Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory modules -- 'Flash
memort' -- which is suspect.

Has Flash RAM been used in past space probes in any significant way?


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In article ,
Brett O'Callaghan wrote:
JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully commanding
Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory modules -- 'Flash
memort' -- which is suspect.

Has Flash RAM been used in past space probes in any significant way?

Quite successfully on Deep Space 1, as I recall.
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Henry Spencer wrote:

In article ,
Brett O'Callaghan wrote:
JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully commanding
Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory modules -- 'Flash
memort' -- which is suspect.

Has Flash RAM been used in past space probes in any significant way?

Quite successfully on Deep Space 1, as I recall.

Where might one find technical information on the rover such as details
on the computer hardware and software?

You won't find this information because it's bull****. But you go ahead and
search for it. When you can't get it, ask yourself WHY. Or do like all the
other good citizen sheep do and make excuses for the lack of proof. And be
sure to precede each fact with "They probably used..." or "more than likely
it's..."

That way, you'll be believable - And a good presidential candidate!

Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack ) wrote in
message ...


Henry Spencer wrote:

In article ,
Brett O'Callaghan wrote:
JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully
commanding
Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory modules -- 'Flash
memort' -- which is suspect.

Has Flash RAM been used in past space probes in any significant way?

Quite successfully on Deep Space 1, as I recall.

Where might one find technical information on the rover such as details
on the computer hardware and software?

"Qwerty Yuiop" wrote in message
...
You won't find this information because it's bull****. But you go ahead
and
search for it. When you can't get it, ask yourself WHY. Or do like all the
other good citizen sheep do and make excuses for the lack of proof. And be
sure to precede each fact with "They probably used..." or "more than
likely
it's..."

Gee, can't use google?

http://www.axonchisel.net/etc/space/...hts.html?s=ut1



That way, you'll be believable - And a good presidential candidate!

Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack ) wrote in
message ...


Henry Spencer wrote:

In article ,
Brett O'Callaghan wrote:
JPL folks were much cheerier today, they have been successfully
commanding
Spirit in a mode that avoids use of some of its memory modules --
'Flash
memort' -- which is suspect.

Has Flash RAM been used in past space probes in any significant way?

Quite successfully on Deep Space 1, as I recall.

Where might one find technical information on the rover such as details
on the computer hardware and software?

"Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack )"
Has Flash RAM been used in past space probes in any significant way?

Quite successfully on Deep Space 1, as I recall.

Where might one find technical information on the rover such as details
on the computer hardware and software?

Here's a description of the single-board computer at least:

http://www.iews.na.baesystems.com/sp...0/rad6000.html

Joe

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:02:29 GMT, "Joe Knapp"
wrote:

Here's a description of the single-board computer at least:

http://www.iews.na.baesystems.com/sp...0/rad6000.html

Funny how they call that "low cost" and yet one of those boards will
set you back a few million.

Still, there is the best board around should you like other space
hardware manufacturers wish to put the current best radiation hardened
hardware in your space orientated system.

Cardman
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