68K System Monitor
User's Guide GE Energy Services
General SWM0023-1.00 -2
Full Release 1-7
Error Messages
Introduction 68K Monitor returns several general error messages resulting from input or syntax
errors in the command input, or system or test failures during execution.
These error messages are identified below:
Message
Summary
The most general error is an incorrect number of arguments for the command
defined. This error causes a display of the correct use of the specified function.
Other possible error messages are listed below:
This Message is displayed when…
Application which
activated the monitor
has been deleted! (or
suspended)
a process or user requests an exit command, but the
process that called 68K Monitor is suspended or
deleted.
Breakpoint defined! the specified address is already defined as a breakpoint,
the monitor will display this message when defining a
new breakpoint (DB).
Breakpoint not
suspended!
a breakpoint was not encountered when attempting a
resume (RB) or step (SB) breakpoint command.
Cannot post to
exchange!
a send (SX) or jam (JX) exchange command encounters
an error in sending the message to the specified
exchange.
Command aborted! the user replied NO when asked to verify a Return to
BootROM (RTB) command.
Command not found! the specified command is not located within 68K
Monitor’s command list.
FLASH invalid! a directory (DIR) command on a FLASH default
database fails (i.e., no default database could be
detected).
Invalid ID! the monitor cannot find the specified identification, or it
is incorrect. The ID can be a breakpoint number,
communications port, table name, or process or
exchange ID
Invalid switch! the user does not specify the mode for the chosen
function.
No free breakpoints! the define breakpoint (DB) command is attempted when
all available breakpoints are in use.
Numeric input error! a numeric field contains non-numeric characters.
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