> Hi, > > Steve Ricke conducted AVTS testing on BS 4.3.11 and encounted error rates > of 3/20 AVTS unit/PC cards or 15%. > > I am attaching Steve's report on what transpired during the test. > > Robert Chen > > > +++++++++++ Steve Ricke's Report +++++++++++++++++++++ > > Alameda test anomalies > 28 September 2002 > L&A testing on 20 AVTS units, 60 PCMCIA cards, 3 vote centers (20 PCMCIA > each), 3 passes (3 Tests) on each AVTS unit. > 128M Cards were programmed using GEMS 1-18-13-9 > > > TEST 1 One vote per precinct L&A test. > Using BS pre-release 4-3-10-5 > > AVTS 142255 had the error "an unknown error occurred while accessing > \storage card\current election\election.brs" > Card lot # AKO230NC > Card programming was still viable. Repeated L&A test on same AVTS unit. > Same failure occurred > Card programming was still viable. Tried L&A test on AVTS 142270. PASSED > Cleared elections on AVTS 142255. Repeated L&A test. PASSED > Accumulation. PASSED > > AVTS 142932 L&A test. PASSED > When placed into unit 142259 to accumulate totals had same error as above > "an unknown...\election.brs" > Card lot # AKO224NC > Card programming no longer viable. Redownload card. Repeated L&A test on > same AVTS 142932. PASSED > Tried new accumulation on 142259. PASSED > > AVTS 133212 L&A test passed. > When placed into unit 142259 for accumulation had same error as above "an > unknown...\election.brs. > Card lot # AKO224NC > Card programming no longer viable. Redownload card. Repeated L&A test on > AVTS 133212 and failed during L&A test > Card lost viability and had to be redownloaded > > At this point upgraded AVTS units to BS 4-3-11 > Reran L&A tests and accumulation. All units passed > > Task still to perform: upload to GEMS > > > TEST 2 standard automatic L&A test. > BS 4-3-11 > > AVTS 142271 > Card lot # AKO230NC > System froze at 820 ballot (13768 is normal) > Turned unit off/on. Received Storage Card Dialog Warning Box "Would you > liked the system to format the storage card" > Redownload to different card (Card Lot # AKO230NC) > During L&A test received the "unknown error...\election.brs" error. > > AVTS 133261 > Card Lot # AKO227NC > During L&A test received the "unknown error...\election.brs error. > Turned unit off/on. Repeated test. System froze at 2230 ballot. > Turned unit off/on. AVTS duplicated problems of AVTS 142271 above. > > AVTS 142284 > Card lot # AKO230NC > System froze at 2060 > Turned unit off/on. AVTS duplicated problems of 142271 above > > When trying to accumulate result the AVTS unit would only accept 3 > precincts of 13768 votes each. After that, the unit would erase the > earliest entered precinct and replace it with the latest precinct entered. > Duplicated on two separate AVTS units. > > Task still to perform: upload to GEMS > > Test 3: In progress > Test will involve putting BS 4.3.11 into election mode and casting 10 > ballot per machine/PCMCIA card, accumulating and uploading to GEMS. >
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