Getting Started
This section details the hardware and software requirements of the Core
Dump Subsystem.
CDS can capture application and system failure information only if it is
configured to capture such information. You can configure CDS either using the
tools provided by Symbian (TechView UI and a command-line tool) or your own UI.
To configure CDS using the tools provided by Symbian, the following
requirements must be met:
Requirement | Description |
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H4 Hardware Reference Platform (HRP)
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An H4 HRP is used as the development boards for Symbian OS Version
version 9.5 and later. The purpose of this hardware is to provide customisation
and development kit customers with a target platform, and to verify the
functionality of Symbian platform and applications that run on it.
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Symbian platform
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The HRP must have Symbian OS version v9.5 or later running on it.
This is because the run-mode debug subsystem used by CDS is available from this
version onwards.
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MMC (Multi-Media Card)
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An MMC is used to copy the ROM image from the PC and load it on to
the hardware board.
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PC
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A PC installed with Symbian OS v9.5 SDK or later installed on it to
create the ROM image.
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If the requirements listed in the preceding table are met, you must
create a ROM image containing the configuration UI, the command-line tool, and
the plug-ins.
To create the ROM image for a H4 board, run the following command on your
PC:
> buildrom h4hrp
techview dexcformatter.iby
symbianelfformatter.iby
filewriter.iby
coredumpserver.iby
coredumpui.iby
coredumpscriptconfig.iby
crashapp.iby
crashdriver.iby
btrace.iby
This builds a ROM image named h4hrp_001.techview.IMG
for the
H4 board. The image contains CDS with the configuration UI, Symbian ELF and
D_EXC formatters, and file writer plug-ins.
You can load the ROM image on an H4 board. After the ROM image is loaded,
configure CDS with the UI or the command-line tool. It is then ready to use.
For more information on how to configure CDS, refer to
Configuration.
Notes:
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The hardware and software requirements, BUILDROM commands, and
steps to load the ROM image listed earlier, are valid only if you are using the
TechView-based UI to configure CDS.
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The IBY files are provided with CDS as part of the TVK (Tools
Vendor Kit) Debug package.