Getting log output

Getting logs of crashes can make fixing them much easier.

Getting ADB logs on Android

This is the traditional way. Maybe there's some newfangled wifi way, I don't know :)

  • Install the adb command line tool on your PC or Mac. There are two ways:

    1. Just install the platform tools somewhere, which should include adb.exe.
    2. Alternatively, install the full Android SDK on your PC or Mac. Figure out where adb.exe or the adb command is. On Mac, it should be something like /Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb. On PC, it'll be where you installed the SDK, and then /sdk/platform-tools/adb.exe.

  • Make sure your device is in developer mode (you can sideload APKs). Make sure "USB Debugging" is checked in developer settings.

  • Connect your device to your PC/Mac via USB.

  • In a command prompt, enter the following line (yes, all of it):

    adb logcat -s DEBUG AndroidRuntime PPSSPPNativeActivity PPSSPP NativeGLView NativeRenderer NativeSurfaceView PowerSaveModeReceiver InputDeviceState PpssppActivity CameraHelper

  • Find whatever looks like a crash dump, and paste it and some lines before it into your bug report.

Android bug reporting - alternative way of getting logs

See this article for instructions. This will collect a lot of irrelevant logs too, so it may be harder to read the output. The adb way is preferable.

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