Yes, I tried the shorting jumper. It didn't help. I have two modules in this state. Both are new. The serial output of the first one is what I put in my first post. Shorting jumper TP1 during bootup produces the same messages as above. It doesn't appear that the Alternate Boot Monitor is started.
The second module has a higher rev monitor so its output is a little different. On bootup with TP1 shorted the output is: