Cannot access memory at address 0xffff

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A board I've built has a MSP430F1232 on it. I use an Olimex dongle to connect to
the JTAG. I'm using GCC 4.3.6. When I start msp430-gdbproxy the device is
recognized. When I run msp430-gdb and try to program the device I get the
following:

    (gdb) set remoteaddress 64
    (gdb) set remotetimeout 999999
    (gdb) target remote localhost:2000
    Remote debugging using localhost:2000
    Cannot access memory at address 0xffff
    (gdb) monitor reset
    Resetting target - all methods...done
    (gdb) erase
    Erasing all flash memory
    Erasing target flash - all...
    MSP430 error: Could not preserve/restore device memory (12)
    (gdb) monitor reset
    Resetting target - all methods...done
    (gdb) load pmsa.elf
    Loading section .text, size 0xa2e lma 0xe000
    Load failed

There is nothing else on this board except the uP chip, voltage regulator (3.3
volts) and a few bypass capacitors. The MSP430 was purchased from Digi-Key a
couple of weeks ago. I've been very careful handling the chip, wearing a ground
strap.

A similar board I built several years ago which also has a MSP430F1232 on it
works correctly.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your help.



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