Problems with phone & Log

[boten]

My galaxys has no problem connecting in Debug mode to the IDE using:

Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging.

I can compile and run into the phone. But when trying to see the log (I pressed "Connect" and chose the phone as device) I got the error msg:

LogCat connected to: 1000xxxxxxxx
Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory


What do I need to do in order to see the log from the phone?

 

[Erel]

Seems like a problem in your phone. The "Unable to open log..." message is created by the native layer.

You can try restarting the phone.

 

[boten]

restart didn't help.
Can I just create the directory: "/dev/log/main" in the root of the phone (or shld it go somewhere else)?

 

[Erel]

Which device are you using?

This file is supposed to be created by the phone's internal logging system.

 

[boten]

samsung galaxy S
firmware ver 2.2.1
baseband vaersion I9000XXJPY
kernel version 2.6.32.9
build number: PilotxRom JPY V3.0 full hebrew

any more info needed?

 

[Erel]

It is possible that logs are disabled in this ROM. Try to search google with this error.

 

[boten]

OK. I went to Recovery mode, used the options under "TWEAK Options" and Enabled Logging.

Now I can see the log, but 3 questions arise:

1) Why does it say NOT RECOMMENDED when in the enable logging menu of the recovery? What are the implications of enabling logging?

2) I still can't find the "/dev/log/main" folder. Is it hidden so I can't see it unless i root the machine (don't know if it's rooted or not)

3) Will the unseen log file continue to grow with everything I do on the phone (running my apps, running other apps, send msgs, answer phone, surf web,...)?

 

[Erel]

Logging are enabled in the non-custom ROMs. So I don't know why your ROM say that it is not recommended.
This folder is restricted.

The logs will not continue to grow. Their size is kept constant.

 

[boten]

OK. Using Astro I found /dev/log folder and i can see main there but it reports size of 0 (and attribute of --w), even while pgm running form B4A IDE on the phone, is that normal?

 

[boten]

AHHHHH! As someone who has just been promoted to "knows the basics" status, I shd have known the basics and post in the appropriate forum :BangHead: