Microsoft KB Archive/913683

= FIX: The Bluetooth stack that is on a Windows CE 5.0-based device may stop responding =

Article ID: 913683

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
If a remote Bluetooth host stops responding, the Bluetooth stack that is on a Microsoft Windows CE 5.0-based device may stop responding.

Note To recover, you may have to reset the device.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the Bluetooth host controller interface (HCI) pending packets are not decremented upon disconnect. When the total number of pending packets reaches the buffer limit, all future connections are blocked.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 913683. 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 update is supported only if all previous updates for this product are also installed.

Restart requirement
After you install this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To clean the platform, click Clean on the Build menu. To build the platform, click Build Platform on the Build menu. You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

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

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

The English version of this 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 tool in Control Panel.

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail



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
For more information about this problem in Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

892510 FIX: Bluetooth stack that is on a Windows CE .NET 4.2-based device may stop responding after a remote Bluetooth host stops responding

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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