Remote performance monitor Fails to retrieve GC heap

Question

Hi*,

I am using the .NET Compact framework Remote Performance Monitor from the .net 3.5 compact framework powertoys.

It is able to run an applications and get statistics from it, but after a while it fails to vieuw the GC heap on the platform with this exception:



I am running WIN CE 6 on a x86 cpu.

Anyone has an idea how to fix this? (or knows an alternative tool ...)

Edit: Seems I'm not the only one with this problem. So I guess I should be searching for alternative tools ...

A call to Microsoft's support comes back with the answer that the Remote Performance Monitor (RPM) for .NETCF 3.5 (and presumably the entire "Power Toys" package that RPM comes with) is not supported by Microsoft. So despite much hype at last year's MEDC conference on these tools, if they don't work for you, your out of luck (at least as far as MS support).

Answer 1

Have you tried running the 2.00 one against it?

I also wouldn't be so swift to point the finger at MS. The issue might be to do with customisations to the OS performed by the OEM.

Answer 2

If it's any consolation, I checked with the CF team and they've finally gotten back to me on this. They've got it as an open bug and are looking at it. I take that to mean that it's not you and that there are some circumstances that can cause this (I've never seen it on any device so far).