Can't debug an application on Win CE 6.0 with VS2005

Question

I'm trying to get debugging working for a Windows CE 6.0 application but I cannot even start the debugging process. I can run a "Hello World" application OK but when I try to run my app which is linked against another DLL I don't get any error but debuggin does not start. The DLL is present in the same folder as the executable.

This are the logs from VS2005.

1>------ Deploy started: Project: protobuf_lite, Configuration: Release SDK3 (ARMV4I) ------
2>------ Deploy started: Project: libus_cqlink_msg, Configuration: Release SDK3 (ARMV4I) ------
3>------ Deploy started: Project: libus_cqlink_nw, Configuration: Release SDK3 (ARMV4I) ------
4>------ Deploy started: Project: libus_cqlink_cli, Configuration: Release SDK3 (ARMV4I) ------
5>------ Deploy started: Project: CtrlClientWinCE, Configuration: Release SDK3 (ARMV4I) ------
========== Deploy: 5 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

I also checked dependencies on Executable on Win CE device using peinfo.exe.

This is the log from peinfo.e

Necessary library file(s):
libus_cqlink_cli.dll Is loadable
COREDLL.dll Is loadable
commctrl.dll Is loadable
ole32.dll Is loadable
OLEAUT32.dll Is loadable

Imports Table:
libus_cqlink_cli.dll
OrigFirstThunk: 0016D3AC (Unbound IAT)
ForwarderChain: 00000000
First thunk RVA: 0016E710

Ordn Name
11 ?instance@USPlatformMgr@cs@@SAPAV12@XZ (Bound to: 0016D3E4)

COREDLL.dll

I can not figure out what's wrong I am doing.

Please suggest.

Answer 1

Windows CE devices are very often configured with minimal free space for Storage Memory. While using debugger VS must copy some files to Storage Memory (ie. \Windows folder), and if there is not enough space it fails. The solution is to increasing memory level for Storage Memory, its in control panel -> System Properties -> Memory on your device.