Minidump Files on windows embedded

[Charles Gardiner]

Hi,

I'm developing a KMDF based device driver for a customer. Currently, I
develop under XP (not embedded) and the customer evaluates on a mix of
XP and XP-embedded systems. Final target will be XP-embedded only.

My driver and test App have been running quite well for some time
(usually run fine for the whole day) but the customer gets an occasional
crash. However it seems that there are no mini-dump files created on the
customers xp-embedded systems. All he has been able to send me are files
with names like DUMP1f01.tmp

How do you (or can you) get XP-embedded to create mini-dump files? What
program do I need to analyse files like DUMP1f01.tmp.

Thanks in advance for any tips.

Charles

 

[Sean Liming]

I believe that there is some registry keys and Dr. Watson component could help

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/307973
http://www.symantec.com/connect/art...anually-windows-based-systems-using-dr-watson


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Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit
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[pd]

Sean,
I am in dire need of generating a dump file from an XPe image to
troubleshoot BSOD issues. I tried the Minidump route by adding Dump related
components and followed instructions ...NO LUCK....I tried the drwtsn32
route....again no luck.

I need help badly.

 

[pd]

from this thread : http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-611850.php

"More "hacks" could be done to analyze the problem if the memory dump is
still not created.
E.g., when BSOD occurs, you shutdown the device and explorer the registry
offline. There must be a key
[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl\MachineCrash]. If it is
not there, it the the kernel fault. If it is there, the savedump.exe tool's
fault."

What if it is the kernel fault, what does that mean?

 

[pd]

Problem solved, I was doing a "small memory dump" as oppose to a "complete
memory dump".

from this thread : http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-611850.php

"More "hacks" could be done to analyze the problem if the memory dump is
still not created.
E.g., when BSOD occurs, you shutdown the device and explorer the registry
offline. There must be a key
[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl\MachineCrash]. If it is
not there, it the the kernel fault. If it is there, the savedump.exe tool's
fault."

What if it is the kernel fault, what does that mean?

I believe that there is some registry keys and Dr. Watson component could help

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/307973
http://www.symantec.com/connect/art...anually-windows-based-systems-using-dr-watson


--
Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit
2