AFI load error with -F flag?

Question

Hi, I have one AFI created OK and I can check out it status as below--it is not public.

```
            "State": {
                "Code": "available"
            },

            "Tags": [],
            "Public": false
```

Now when I try to load it I got below error report:

```
~/aws-fpga$ sudo fpga-load-local-image -S 0 -H -I -F agfi-XXXXXXXXX
Error: (5) invalid-afi-id
The agfi id passed is invalid or you do not have permission to load the AFI.
```

However, if not using -F flag, I can load it correctly:

```
~/aws-fpga$ sudo fpga-load-local-image -S 0 -H -I agfi-XXXXXXXXX
Type  FpgaImageSlot  FpgaImageId             StatusName    StatusCode   ErrorName    ErrorCode   ShVersion
AFI          0       agfi-XXXXXXXXX            loaded            0        ok               0       0x04261818
Type  FpgaImageSlot  VendorId    DeviceId    DBDF
AFIDEVICE    0       0x1d0f      0xf000      0000:00:1d.0
```

why does that happen?  I checked the fpga-load-local-image -F means

```
-F, --force-shell-reload
          Reload the FPGA shell on AFI load, even if the next AFI
          doesn't require it.
```

Will that "-F" flag really matter?   
If not using -F flag, shell (which by my understanding is PCIE driver, interface stuff) shall always in FPGA? this should be fine

Answer

Just find if I put -F to end of the command there is no issue, so this is a false alarm.

Answer

Thanks!  Looks like you figured it out.  
  
-I, --fpga-image-id",  
	"          The ID of the FPGA image. agfi-",  
  
Which is why the command you had with "-I -F agfi-XXXXXXXXX" does not work.

AFI load error with -F flag?

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