Bluetooth Menulet -- Create Diagnostics Report
Aug 31, '11 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: Accident
Works in 10.6 and 10.7. Requires a Mac with Bluetooth (probably built-in Bluetooth).
A follow up to the two-year-old hint 10.6: See new functions on various menu bar icons. If you Option-Click the Bluetooth Menulet, you get an option to 'Create Diagnostics Report on Desktop.'
I always assumed this was just the Bluetooth Diagnostics report, but when I clicked it, it created a ZIP on the Desktop: BluetoothReporter_DATE_TIME.zip.
This file is far more useful than I suspected. It contains:
- kernel.log
- PacketLoggerBluetoothTraceFile.pklg
- system.log
- system.log.0.bz2
- SystemProfilerReport.spx
- WebProcess_DATE_TIME_COMPUTERNAME.crash
This is all in one neat Zip file, in two clicks from the Desktop. It's worth it for the System Profiler Report, System Log and Crash Reports alone.
Perfect for sending to a Service Provider or engineer for diagnosis.
[crarko adds: This is really handy. I've used it myself to help in trying to debug an iOS app I was working on, that used Bluetooth within the Simulator.]
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