HoppeRx - the cure for your ailing device
A community site dedicated to the support of device problems found by Hopper
Hopper for ISV’s – part I
I have been reflecting on the things Javier and I learned from our Hopper talk at MEDC and I wanted...
Author: shende Date: 06/05/2006
Roll your own Hopper in 200 lines of code – sample included!
To increase Hopper awareness and help prove how simple Hopper really is, I have developed a...
Author: shende Date: 03/18/2006
Using Watson to "Cut the Cord" - part III
From guest contributor Joe Broxson: In a previous blog, the Hopper Doctor wrote about "cutting the...
Author: shende Date: 02/21/2006
Manual Stack unwinding – just for the fun of it
There is rarely a need to unwind a healthy stack manually since the debugger can do this for you,...
Author: shende Date: 02/03/2006
Emergency calling and Hopper
[Following provided by Javier Flores Assad, AKA MTTF Dude] Hopper, as a random UI stress tool, can...
Author: shende Date: 02/01/2006
Virtual Memory, Hopper and your device
The HangRx.exe debugging tool can help you resolve thread priority issues created by Hopper – but...
Author: shende Date: 12/22/2005
The Cat Parade
It has been said that trying to keep Hopper focused on a single application is like trying to get...
Author: shende Date: 11/29/2005
Logger.exe is no substitute for a KITL debugger connection
This entry is dedicated to my readers troubled by Logger.exe and its sometimes incomplete log files....
Author: shende Date: 11/11/2005
HangRx finally Available on Jetstream!
After some wrangling with legal, I can finally announce that HangRx (see post below) has been...
Author: shende Date: 11/02/2005
Fingers and toes
Several of our account managers were out and about with some free time on their digits… Contest: If...
Author: shende Date: 10/13/2005
Not all Watson dumps are created equal (Watson part II)
The second installment of Watson will focus on the type of dump created during error reporting....
Author: shende Date: 10/12/2005
Getting help from the Doctor (Dr Watson that is!)
You cannot ship a device connected to the debugger so eventually you will have to cut the cord and...
Author: shende Date: 10/07/2005
Exception types simplified
l Debugging exceptions is the same process regardless of type, but often it is helpful to understand...
Author: shende Date: 10/03/2005
Hopper training available online!
Old news for some, but for the newer folks there is over 4 hours of Hopper video training done for...
Author: shende Date: 09/12/2005
Off Topic: ltkUnlock tool
My apologies for the non-Hopper post, but since many HoppeRx readers will also need to know about...
Author: shende Date: 09/08/2005
Reproducing Hopper runs … and why it doesn’t work!
I am asked frequently if it is possible to reproduce Hopper runs – and the answer is a resounding...
Author: shende Date: 08/24/2005
Modifying your KD Trap on the fly
Contributed by Javier Flores Assad (AKA "MTTF Dude") The normal (by default) KD trap mechanism is...
Author: shende Date: 08/19/2005
CETK vs LTK – What’s the difference?
Understanding the nuances between test kits and what tests are appropriate for your device is very...
Author: shende Date: 07/28/2005
Let us mourn the loss of Flight Mode…
As many Hopper experts already know, running Hopper in Flight Mode (radio turned OFF) is an...
Author: shende Date: 07/11/2005
Printed Exception strings - what do all those flags mean?
Data Abort: Thread=9352cc9c Proc=90876ea0 'shell32.exe' AKY=00000005...
Author: shende Date: 06/29/2005
Not all exceptions are created equal
Hopper is designed to monitor the overall health of the device and will only concern itself with...
Author: shende Date: 06/21/2005
Looking for submissions... This is your site!
Got Hopper questions? Got Hopper solutions? Please submit them and I will make sure they get posted....
Author: shende Date: 06/21/2005
New Hopper End Type: Hopper log reporting shorter runtime than device
Attached is the a new decision tree that may help diagnose why Hopper is short-changing you on your...
Author: shende Date: 06/02/2005
Welcome app got you down? -- stuck in the Cut Paste demo screen.
Problem: Hopper gets stuck in Welcome.exe at the Cut & Paste demo screen and cannot continue....
Author: shende Date: 05/26/2005
What is Hopper, what it does and why are we so interested in its results?
Hopper is a software test tool that simulates random user input on mobile devices providing a...
Author: shende Date: 05/24/2005
An Idea is concieved - welcome to the Hopper community Blog!
Greetings all, please be patient while this blog is populated. I promise lots of good stuff is...
Author: shende Date: 05/23/2005