Bug in SerialPort Class NET 2005?

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me if there is a known bug and possible a fix for the
SerialPort Class (System.IO.Ports.SerialPort) in .NET 2005? More
specificly
to do with USB ComPorts?

I have found the following:
1) Open a SerialPort which happens to be a USB RS232 converter device.
2) Data can be sent and received OK.
3) Pull the plug on the USB device and CPU usage goes way up and memory
starts to leaking.
4) The only way to stop the leak and free the resources is the exit the
.NET
application then GC seems to clean things up.
5) Somes time you might event get a BSOD and the OS creashes (Win XP).
6) The type of USB harware does not seem to make any difference.

I belive this is a problem with the .NET 2005 framework as this problem
does
not happen in VB6 or when using HyperTerminal.
I managed to stop the BSOD by inheriting the SerialPort Class and
Overriding
the Dispose method.

When can we expect this problem to be fixed? Will it be in SP1 for NET
2005?
Any response would be greatful (except the ones that same "I have the
same
problem").

-aayre

Michael
Sun Jun 04 21:51:20 CDT 2006

Are you "stopping" your USB serial port with the "Unplug or Eject Hardware"
applet?

Mike Ober.

"aayre" <aayre@spatialintelligence.com.au> wrote in message
news:1149470159.050632.247000@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> Can anyone tell me if there is a known bug and possible a fix for the
> SerialPort Class (System.IO.Ports.SerialPort) in .NET 2005? More
> specificly
> to do with USB ComPorts?
>
> I have found the following:
> 1) Open a SerialPort which happens to be a USB RS232 converter device.
> 2) Data can be sent and received OK.
> 3) Pull the plug on the USB device and CPU usage goes way up and memory
> starts to leaking.
> 4) The only way to stop the leak and free the resources is the exit the
> .NET
> application then GC seems to clean things up.
> 5) Somes time you might event get a BSOD and the OS creashes (Win XP).
> 6) The type of USB harware does not seem to make any difference.
>
> I belive this is a problem with the .NET 2005 framework as this problem
> does
> not happen in VB6 or when using HyperTerminal.
> I managed to stop the BSOD by inheriting the SerialPort Class and
> Overriding
> the Dispose method.
>
> When can we expect this problem to be fixed? Will it be in SP1 for NET
> 2005?
> Any response would be greatful (except the ones that same "I have the
> same
> problem").
>
> -aayre
>
>

Carl
Sun Jun 04 22:13:46 CDT 2006

aayre wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Can anyone tell me if there is a known bug and possible a fix for the
> SerialPort Class (System.IO.Ports.SerialPort) in .NET 2005? More
> specificly
> to do with USB ComPorts?
>
> I have found the following:
> 1) Open a SerialPort which happens to be a USB RS232 converter device.
> 2) Data can be sent and received OK.
> 3) Pull the plug on the USB device and CPU usage goes way up and
> memory starts to leaking.
> 4) The only way to stop the leak and free the resources is the exit
> the .NET
> application then GC seems to clean things up.
> 5) Somes time you might event get a BSOD and the OS creashes (Win XP).
> 6) The type of USB harware does not seem to make any difference.
>
> I belive this is a problem with the .NET 2005 framework as this
> problem does
> not happen in VB6 or when using HyperTerminal.
> I managed to stop the BSOD by inheriting the SerialPort Class and
> Overriding
> the Dispose method.
>
> When can we expect this problem to be fixed? Will it be in SP1 for NET
> 2005?

Have you reported it to Microsoft? If not, please do so.

http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback

Have you contacted product support? You might want to if this is causing
you major problems.

-cd

aayre
Tue Jun 06 19:23:20 CDT 2006

Mike,

Thanks for you reply, but unfortunately in the environment that our
.NET application will be running in (application will be running on a
laptop installed in a truck) we are unable to use "Unplug or Eject
Hardware". Our application will generally have USB devices connected
via an external powered USB hub. The power to this hub can be turned
off without warning (truck engine is turned off). This is when we have
the problem.

-aayre


Michael D. Ober wrote:
> Are you "stopping" your USB serial port with the "Unplug or Eject Hardware"
> applet?
>
> Mike Ober.
>
> "aayre" <aayre@spatialintelligence.com.au> wrote in message
> news:1149470159.050632.247000@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if there is a known bug and possible a fix for the
> > SerialPort Class (System.IO.Ports.SerialPort) in .NET 2005? More
> > specificly
> > to do with USB ComPorts?
> >
> > I have found the following:
> > 1) Open a SerialPort which happens to be a USB RS232 converter device.
> > 2) Data can be sent and received OK.
> > 3) Pull the plug on the USB device and CPU usage goes way up and memory
> > starts to leaking.
> > 4) The only way to stop the leak and free the resources is the exit the
> > .NET
> > application then GC seems to clean things up.
> > 5) Somes time you might event get a BSOD and the OS creashes (Win XP).
> > 6) The type of USB harware does not seem to make any difference.
> >
> > I belive this is a problem with the .NET 2005 framework as this problem
> > does
> > not happen in VB6 or when using HyperTerminal.
> > I managed to stop the BSOD by inheriting the SerialPort Class and
> > Overriding
> > the Dispose method.
> >
> > When can we expect this problem to be fixed? Will it be in SP1 for NET
> > 2005?
> > Any response would be greatful (except the ones that same "I have the
> > same
> > problem").
> >
> > -aayre
> >
> >

aayre
Tue Jun 06 19:28:14 CDT 2006

Carl,

I will defiantly be report it. I was not aware how to before, now I
know :-)

-aayre

Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP] wrote:
> aayre wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if there is a known bug and possible a fix for the
> > SerialPort Class (System.IO.Ports.SerialPort) in .NET 2005? More
> > specificly
> > to do with USB ComPorts?
> >
> > I have found the following:
> > 1) Open a SerialPort which happens to be a USB RS232 converter device.
> > 2) Data can be sent and received OK.
> > 3) Pull the plug on the USB device and CPU usage goes way up and
> > memory starts to leaking.
> > 4) The only way to stop the leak and free the resources is the exit
> > the .NET
> > application then GC seems to clean things up.
> > 5) Somes time you might event get a BSOD and the OS creashes (Win XP).
> > 6) The type of USB harware does not seem to make any difference.
> >
> > I belive this is a problem with the .NET 2005 framework as this
> > problem does
> > not happen in VB6 or when using HyperTerminal.
> > I managed to stop the BSOD by inheriting the SerialPort Class and
> > Overriding
> > the Dispose method.
> >
> > When can we expect this problem to be fixed? Will it be in SP1 for NET
> > 2005?
>
> Have you reported it to Microsoft? If not, please do so.
>
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback
>
> Have you contacted product support? You might want to if this is causing
> you major problems.
>
> -cd