Microsoft KB Archive/925625

= FIX: The Platform Builder kernel debugger in Windows CE 5.0 may stop unexpectedly =

Article ID: 925625

Article Last Modified on 1/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
The Platform Builder kernel debugger in Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 may stop unexpectedly.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * The Platform Builder kernel debugger is in hardware-assisted debugging mode.
 * The Platform Builder kernel debugger is connected through the ARM RealView Hardware probe and the eXDI2 driver.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (October 2006). You can confirm this by scrolling to the &quot;File information&quot; section of this article. The package file name contains the product version, date, Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name format is:

Product version-yymmdd-kbnnnnnn-processor type

For example: Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in KB article 917590 and that is contained in the May 2006 monthly update. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

Prerequisites
This software update is supported only if all previously issued software updates for this product have also been applied.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information
This software update does not replace any other software updates.

File information
The English version of this software update package has the file attributes or the later file attributes that are listed in the following table.

The English version of this software update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
This software update fixes the OSAxs component for the ARM RealView Hardware Probe and the eXDI2 driver. Platform Builder kernel debugging depends on the following connectivity services:
 * The eXDI service
 * The OsAxs service

You can use these kernel debugger services to debug an application or a run-time image on a target device.

The OsAxs component provides operating system awareness to the debugger. Typically, the OsAxs service interacts between the eXDI service and a client, such as Platform Builder. Clients that must have operating system awareness use the OsAxs service instead of directly calling the eXDI service.

For more information about hardware-assisted debugging, visit the following Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms901259.aspx

