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diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml index 9913b30e38..dc65fe5b39 100644 --- a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml +++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2003</year><year>2009</year> + <year>2003</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -38,12 +38,31 @@ <section> <title>Getting Started</title> - <p>From an erlang node, start Crashdump Viewer by calling - <c>crashdump_viewer:start()</c>. This will automatically start - WebTool and display the web address where WebTool can be - found. See the documentation for the WebTool application for - further information about how to use WebTool. - </p> + + <p>The easiest way to start Crashdump Viewer is to use the + provided shell script named <c>cdv</c> with the full path to the + erlang crashdump as an argument. The script can be found in the + priv directory of the <c>observer</c> application. This starts + WebTool, Crashdump Viewer and a web browser, and loads the given + file. The browser should then display a page named General + Information which shows a short summary of the information in + the crashdump.</p> + + <p>The default browser is Internet Explorer on Windows or else + Firefox. To use another browser, give the browser's start command + as the second argument to <c>cdv</c>. If the given browser name is + not known to Crashdump Viewer, the browser argument is executed as + a command with the start URL as the only argument.</p> + + <p>Under Windows the batch file <c>cdv.bat</c> can be used.</p> + + <p>It is also possible to start the Crashdump Viewer from within + an erlang node by calling <seealso + marker="crashdump_viewer#start/0">crashdump_viewer:start/0</seealso>. This + will automatically start WebTool and display the web address where + WebTool can be found. See the documentation for the WebTool + application for further information about how to use WebTool.</p> + <p>Point your web browser to the address displayed, and you should now see the start page of WebTool. At the top of the page, you will see a link to "CrashDumpViewer". Click this link to get to @@ -52,15 +71,12 @@ connection to the internet, or you must set no proxy for localhost.) </p> - <p>You can also start WebTool, Crashdump Viewer and a browser in - one go by running the <c>start_webtool</c> script found in the - <c>priv</c> directory of the WebTool application, e.g. - <br></br> -<c>>start_webtool crashdump_viewer</c></p> <p>From the start page of Crashdump Viewer, push the "Load Crashdump" button to load a crashdump into the tool. Then enter - the filename of the crashdump in the entry field and push the "Ok" - button. + the filename of the crashdump in the entry field and push the + "Ok" button. This will bring you to the General Information + page, i.e. the same page as the <c>cdv</c> script will open in + the browser. </p> <p>Crashdumps generated by OTP R9C and later are loaded directly into the Crashdump Viewer, while dumps from earlier releases first |