And link it from the pinned posts on the forum in enormous writing too please :)
2008/11/27 Garth Dahlstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Need a page like that on the wiki to cover all OSes... Should also ask > people to share what distro/version of OS, what CPU arch, what video / sound > set-up, tell where to find logs, etc... -G > > On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Sean M. Pappalardo > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hello. >> >> I noticed some of the bugs reported on Windows are devoid of >> troubleshooting info, since most users don't know where to find it. Is >> there somewhere we can post the following instructions on gathering >> Windows event logs, mixxx.log, and even Windows' error reporting data so >> we don't have to ask for this stuff every time? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Sincerely, >> Sean M. Pappalardo >> "D.J. Pegasus" >> >> ---- >> >> Getting info from the Windows event logs: >> >> Go to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer. We're >> interested in the System and Application logs. >> >> Do it in this order: >> >> 1) Start event viewer. >> 2) Make note of what the most recent event is in both logs. >> 3) Start Mixxx, make it crash >> 4) Refresh the display of both logs (F5 key) and look at any new events >> logged (double click them.) Click the Copy button (looks like two pieces >> of paper,) then paste the text from each into your bug report. >> >> ---- >> >> Mixxx.log can be found in the program folder (Typically C:\Program >> Files\Mixxx\ ) Attach this to your bug report. >> >> ---- >> >> If Windows Error Reporting comes up, click View Details. Save the files >> to a folder of your choice. >> >> Attach the files WERxxxx.tmp.appcompat.txt and WERxxxx.tmp.version.txt, >> where xxxx is a number. DO NOT include the .dmp file! >> >> >> <<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------->> >> This E-Mail message has been scanned for viruses >> and cleared by >>SmartMail<< from Smarter Technology, Inc. >> >> <<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------->> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Mixxx-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > > > > -- > __ > --- == __/ t.O ==-- > http://stacktrace.org/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Mixxx-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Mixxx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
