> I'm running into an issue that has got me stumped. > > I'm running a Handspring Visor on Windows XP with Codewarrior > 8.3. I can hotsync to the device fine (both USB and serial), but I can't get > Codewarrior to establish a debug connection with the device. > It asks for the shortcut..2 sequence, waits a few seconds, and reports "Connection > attemp failed. Please try again." > > I've had this device working with Codewarrior 8.0 before on > another machine running windows 2000, but I can't get this machine to connect > for the life of me. There doesn't seem to be any specific information > about this issue in any of the documentation from either Metrowerks or > Handspring either. > > If anyone can think of any reason this is failing, please let me know. > > Thanks, > > Adam
USB Debugging: In order for USB debugging to work, you must have the latest version of the Handspring desktop software installed on your system, which is available for download from Handspring's web site. Some versions of the Visor Desktop software did not include USB drivers for Windows 2000. Try uninstalling the current version of the desktop software from your system and then download and install the latest version. It should be available for download at: http://www.handspring.com/support/product_support.jhtml. Serial Debugging: The default debugger connection of a Handspring device is through the USB port. In order to debug using the serial port, you must hold down the UP key on the device while starting the debug session. Other Suggestions: Try performing a hard reset on the device before attempting to debug again. Try deleting the debugger cache files. At times, these files become corrupted and you may see inconsistent behavior from the debugger as a result. The files should be located in the My Documents\Metrowerks directory on your hard drive within folders named CW Debugging Cache and CW Autosave. Delete the contents of both of these folders after exiting the IDE. There is a discussion of USB and serial debugging to Handspring devices within the PalmDebugger Release Notes that is located in the {CodeWarrior}\Release Notes\Debugger Notes folder. I hope that helps. -- Vinu Raj Metrowerks Developer Support -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
