On Device Debugging on a 3250

[Eric@NewLC]

Hi,

I have upgraded my CW Pro to 3.1.1 with the ODD patch provided recently by Forum Nokia (nice addon, I like the "generate pkg feature" and the "pkg import" as well!).

But I am trying to debug an application on a 3250. I have done the setup as specified document. Double checked all values. But I still can connect (using the USB connectivity method and a CA-53 cable. PC-Suite is disabled (all boxed unchecked, and unloaded it from memory), my firewall is off.

But I still cannot connect. When I start TRK on the device it just shows an error message:

[quote]Failed to load physical device
Error Code: -1[/code]

Same when I try to connect.
From Codewarrior, my apps compile in GCCE/UDEB mode fine. When I try to launch it, I see three PING tentative from the MetroTRK communication log but desesperatly no response nor reaction from the mobile.

I tried to change the USB port to any value between 0 and 4 on the device. No change.

Do you have any clues on what could be wrong ?

[ravikurupati]

This is a known problem as the PDD for USB doesn't exist on some of the devices since its a kernel extension. The next ODD update will have the fix.

For now, please use BT on 3250.

[redworm]

love ya nokia

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[Eric@NewLC]

This is a known problem as the PDD for USB doesn't exist on some of the devices since its a kernel extension. The next ODD update will have the fix.

For now, please use BT on 3250.

You're right. The TRK connexion over Bluetooth is fine (you just need to use the widcomm stack instead of the Microsoft one - which is quoted in the installation notes).

Now I get a "MetroTrkProtocolPlugin: Failed to load the specified program to the target" error. Log of the exchange is as follow:

---IDE------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x00 Ping
 [00 00]
---TRK------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x80 Acknowledge
    Error: 0x00 
 [80 00 00]
---IDE------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x01 Connect
 [01 01]
---TRK------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x80 Acknowledge
    Error: 0x00 
 [80 01 00]
---IDE------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x05 Support Mask
 [05 02]
---TRK------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x80 Acknowledge
    Error: 0x00 
 [80 02 00 7E 00 4F 5F 01 00 00 00 0F 1F 00 00 00
  00 00 00 01 00 01 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00...]
---IDE------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x06 CPU Type
 [06 03]
---TRK------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x80 Acknowledge
    Error: 0x00 
 [80 03 00 04 00 00 04 00 00 00]
---IDE------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x02 Disconnect
 [02 04]
---TRK------------------------------------------------------
  Command: 0x80 Acknowledge
    Error: 0x00 
 [80 04 00]

My application is compiled with GCCE UDEB target.
The "Remote Download" information seem correctly configured. Does this mean that I need RVCT toolchain to do On Target Debug ?

[Eric@NewLC]

Ok, finally got it working!!!!

You need to generate and sign the SIS file from CW so that the debug can install the sis file before starting the debug session!

[ravikurupati]

Yes with S60 3.0 onwards, its not possible to copy binaries directly to the target as sys\bin folder is restricted and all binaries have to go to sys\bin folder.

Ravi..

[jan.schenk]

Hi Eric

Ok, finally got it working!!!!

You need to generate and sign the SIS file from CW so that the debug can install the sis file before starting the debug session!

Isn't this done by Codewarrior automatically? If I inspect the output directory of the project I can find my application SIS file and a SIS file with the name I specified for the signed file when I imported the MMP file.

Can you tell me how you did the signing?

Cheers
Jan

[Eric@NewLC]

Yes, this *shall* be done by Codewarrior.

On the very first try, I tried to sign the SIS file by myself then debug. This does not work. You have to fill in the windows that request the PKG and keys when importing a MMP.

[vinayhosmani]

hi,
i am tryin to debug an app on my 3250, i cannot build for ARMV5, but was sucessful for gcce. and once i have done that the TRK on my mobile connects to com port 1 but com port 1, and if i try to connect from the IDE it throws an error, can any one post the steps by which they are sucessful in debugging their app on 3250

[simo.salminen]

Eric thanks for tips. I had to do additional things to get things working:

- created a seperate app_debug.pkg that had debug binaries (_reg.rsc installed to 10003a3f\import\apps\)
- enabled setting that forces to install .sisx for each debug session (otherwise the .sisx wasnt generated and installed)
- removed the remote download files (.rsc and _reg.rsc). these were preventing the debugger to launch, got error: Error: 0x20 Unspecified general OS-related error. The .sisx installs these, so I wonder why the are specified in the first place.

[ravikurupati]

The remote download panel gets automatically populated with the resource files needed for your application as part of the project import process.
This is for debugging on Symbian OS versions prior to 9.1.

Thats why we have an option in the Symbian TRK debugging panel which will enable the download of files in the remote download panel.
By default, this is turned off, the user would have to explicitly turn it on to actually download the files from remote download panel.

The force install option is only necessary if you have problems installing the sis file. The reason this option is available is due to the fact that TRK detects whether a re install is necessary or not based on whether the sis file has been modified or not. If the sis file is not modified from the previous, then it won't download and install. If you check this option, it will always install the sis file for evey debug session irrespective of whether the sis file has been modified or not.

[kkrish]

Hi!
Eric

how you solve it. i am having the same problem, can you explain the solution for me.

Thanx and Regards,
KKrish

[ravikurupati]

There is a check box called "download files in remote download panel" in the Symbian TRK debugging panel, make sure this is turned off.
If you have this unchecked, then the files in the remote download panel.

Ravi..

[Hexxx]

Eric thanks for tips. I had to do additional things to get things working:

- created a seperate app_debug.pkg that had debug binaries (_reg.rsc installed to 10003a3f\import\apps\)

How should this help?

- enabled setting that forces to install .sisx for each debug session (otherwise the .sisx wasnt generated and installed)

Where is that setting?

[antonypr]

Where is that setting?

This can be enabled from Debug settings. If you click Debug icon, select "Debug..." and then select Installation, there should be an option to force .sisx installation for each launch.

Usually I also disable "Do not show installer UI on the phone" if I have a problem. Sometimes there may be an error message in the installer, e.g. wrong certificate. If this option is enabled, Carbide.c++ will display a confusing error message, "Cannot create process" or something.

Antony