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a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2609489">Common Problems</a></span></dt>
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster<dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2609630">It's not working; how can I figure out what's wrong?</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2609642">Incrementing and Changing the Serial Number</a></span></dt>
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a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster<a name="id2609489"></a>Common Problems</h2></div></div></div>
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a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster<a name="id2609630"></a>It's not working; how can I figure out what's wrong?</h3></div></div></div>
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster The best solution to solving installation and
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster configuration issues is to take preventative measures by setting
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster up logging files beforehand. The log files provide a
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a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster Zone serial numbers are just numbers — they aren't
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster date related. A lot of people set them to a number that
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster represents a date, usually of the form YYYYMMDDRR.
a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster Occasionally they will make a mistake and set them to a
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a688bcbb4bcff5398fdd29b86f83450257dc0df4Allan Foster them to the "current date". This causes problems because
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