st: xtlogit and starting values

["E. Michael Foster" <mike4kids@gmail.com>]

stata seems to be ignoring the starting values I'm trying to pass 
it--I'm sure I'm doing something dumb--can anyone spot my error?

sysuse auto
sort mpg
gen mpgg=group(10)                // make up a fake nesting

xi: logit foreign weight length i.mpgg
matrix b=e(b)
matrix b=b[1,1..2]'                // doesn't seem to matter

xtlogit foreign weight length , i(mpgg) fe trace
est store nostart

matrix list b
xtlogit foreign weight length , i(mpgg) fe from(b, copy ) trace
est store mikestart

est table nostart mikestart , se bfmt(%8.6f)



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