Error Reporting Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
In Windows Embedded Compact, you can implement functionality for generating error reports on a Windows Embedded Compact powered device and uploading them to the Microsoft Watson web site.
For more information, see Error Reporting Reference.
For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.
Hardware and Software Requirements
- Requires at least 128 KB in reserved memory to support generated dump files, and must be a multiple of the device PAGE_SIZE. For more information, see Error Reporting Dump Files.
Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables
The following table describes the catalog items and associated SYSGEN variables you can use to add error reporting functionality to your OS.
Catalog Item |
SYSGEN Variable |
Description |
Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|
Error Report Generator (kdmp) support |
SYSGEN_WATSON_DMPGEN |
Generates an on-device error report (.kdmp) upon a second-chance exception. This report is useful for post-mortem debugging. |
Requires SYSGEN_WATSON_XFER and SYSGEN_WATSON_CLIENT. If the device uses a flash device to persist storage, the OEM must implement the related drivers. |
Error Report Transfer Driver |
SYSGEN_WATSON_XFER |
Generates the transfer driver to move error reports from reserved memory to the file system. Sets registry values needed by the Error Report Generator. |
|
Report Upload Client |
SYSGEN_WATSON_CLIENT |
Uploads error reports to the Watson web site. |
|
Report Upload Client UI |
SYSGEN_WATSON_CLIENT_UI |
Provides a user interface for error report upload. |
Requires SYSGEN_WATSON_CLIENT. Requires a device with a user interface. |
Sysgen Variables
The following table describes the SYSGEN variable for the Report Upload Client.
SYSGEN variable |
Description |
|---|---|
SYSGEN_REPLACE_DWCONN |
Enables replacement of the connection management code provided by DwConn.lib. |