Hi Peter,
> * Check for a pullup on the GPIOA net. If it is missing, try adding one.
>
GPIOA net has pull-high 4.4Komh (3.3V).
> * Run ./io r44c r44d r44e r44f
> If the first byte has some bits unset, I misunderstood the byte order.
>
stress:/tmp # ./io r44c r44d r44e r44f
r0x044c=ff
r0x044d=ff
r0x044e=ff
r0x044f=ff
Rgds,
Vinod