flybywiresim · tracernz · Jan 11, 2025 · Jan 11, 2025 · Jan 11, 2025 · Jan 11, 2025
diff --git a/.github/CHANGELOG.md b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 1. [A380X/ND] Remove leading zeros from terrain elevation display - @BravoMike99 (bruno_pt99)
 1. [A32NX/FWS] Fix autopilot instinctive disconnect button logic for 3D model - @flogross89 (floridude)
 1. [A380X/EFIS] Fix VV pb indicator not turning on when TRK-FPA mode is selected - @heclak (Heclak)
+1. [EFB] Added troubleshooting page, under about page, for advanced support - @tracernz (Mike)
 1. [FMS] Transition altitude/level and RNP now come from navdata in MSFS2024 - @tracernz (Mike)
 
 ## 0.12.0

diff --git a/...ockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_AvailableArrivalsPage.js b/...ockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_AvailableArrivalsPage.js
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                                 CDUAvailableArrivalsPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, 0, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
                             } catch (e) {
                                 console.error(e);
+                                mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                 mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                 mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                                 CDUAvailableArrivalsPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, 0, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
                             } catch (e) {
                                 console.error(e);
+                                mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                 mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                 mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                                 }
                             } catch (e) {
                                 console.error(e);
+                                mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                 mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                 mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -343,6 +346,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                                     }
                                 } catch (e) {
                                     console.error(e);
+                                    mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                     mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                     mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                             CDUAvailableArrivalsPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, 0, false, forPlan, inAlternate);
                         } catch (e) {
                             console.error(e);
+                            mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                             mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                             mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -400,6 +405,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                                         CDUAvailableArrivalsPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, pageCurrent, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
                                     } catch (e) {
                                         console.error(e);
+                                        mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                         mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                         mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -563,6 +569,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                             CDUAvailableArrivalsPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, 0, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
                         } catch (e) {
                             console.error(e);
+                            mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                             mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                             mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -627,6 +634,7 @@ class CDUAvailableArrivalsPage {
                 CDUAvailableArrivalsPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, 0, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
             } catch (e) {
                 console.error(e);
+                mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                 mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                 mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {

diff --git a/...kpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_AvailableDeparturesPage.js b/...kpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_AvailableDeparturesPage.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class CDUAvailableDeparturesPage {
                                 CDUAvailableDeparturesPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, 0, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
                             } catch (e) {
                                 console.error(e);
+                                mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                 mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                 mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ class CDUAvailableDeparturesPage {
                                 CDUAvailableDeparturesPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, pageCurrent, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
                             } catch (e) {
                                 console.error(e);
+                                mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                 mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                 mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {
@@ -216,6 +218,7 @@ class CDUAvailableDeparturesPage {
                                     CDUAvailableDeparturesPage.ShowPage(mcdu, airport, pageCurrent, true, forPlan, inAlternate);
                                 } catch (e) {
                                     console.error(e);
+                                    mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                                     mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
 
                                     mcdu.eraseTemporaryFlightPlan(() => {

diff --git a/.../Pages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_DirectToPage.js b/.../Pages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_DirectToPage.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class CDUDirectToPage {
                         mcdu.directToWaypoint(w).then(() => {
                             CDUDirectToPage.ShowPage(mcdu, w, wptsListIndex);
                         }).catch(err => {
+                            mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(err);
                             mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
                             console.error(err);
                         });
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class CDUDirectToPage {
                             mcdu.directToLeg(legIndex).then(() => {
                                 CDUDirectToPage.ShowPage(mcdu, leg.terminationWaypoint(), wptsListIndex);
                             }).catch(err => {
+                                mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(err);
                                 mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
                                 console.error(err);
                             });

diff --git a/...ages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_FlightPlanPage.js b/...ages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_FlightPlanPage.js
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@ class CDUFlightPlanPage {
             console.log("deleting element");
         } catch (e) {
             console.error(e);
+            mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
             mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
             scratchpadCallback();
         }

diff --git a/...l_ui/Pages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_InitPage.js b/...l_ui/Pages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_InitPage.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class CDUInitPage {
                         }
                     } catch (error) {
                         console.error(error);
+                        mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(error);
                         mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
                     }
                 };
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ class CDUInitPage {
                             }
                         }).catch((error) => {
                             console.error(error);
+                            mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(error);
                             mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
                         });
                     });

diff --git a/...VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_LateralRevisionPage.js b/...VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_LateralRevisionPage.js
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class CDULateralRevisionPage {
                         await mcdu.flightPlanService.enableAltn(legIndexFP, cruiseLevel, forPlan);
                     } catch (e) {
                         console.error(e);
+                        mcdu.logTroubleshootingError(e);
                         mcdu.setScratchpadMessage(NXFictionalMessages.internalError);
                     }
 

diff --git a/...i/Pages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_MainDisplay.js b/...i/Pages/VCockpit/Instruments/Airliners/FlyByWire_A320_Neo/CDU/A320_Neo_CDU_MainDisplay.js
@@ -1594,5 +1594,9 @@ class A320_Neo_CDU_MainDisplay extends FMCMainDisplay {
             CDUInitPage.ShowPage2(this);
         }
     }
+
+    logTroubleshootingError(msg) {
+        this.bus.pub('troubleshooting_log_error', msg, true, false);
+    }
 }
 registerInstrument("a320-neo-cdu-main-display", A320_Neo_CDU_MainDisplay);
diff --git a/fbw-a380x/src/systems/instruments/src/MFD/pages/FMS/MfdFmsInit.tsx b/fbw-a380x/src/systems/instruments/src/MFD/pages/FMS/MfdFmsInit.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { Button, ButtonMenuItem } from 'instruments/src/MFD/pages/common/Button';
 import { maxCertifiedAlt } from '@shared/PerformanceConstants';
 import { FmsPage } from 'instruments/src/MFD/pages/common/FmsPage';
-import { NXDataStore } from '@flybywiresim/fbw-sdk';
+import { logTroubleshootingError, NXDataStore } from '@flybywiresim/fbw-sdk';
 import { ISimbriefData } from '../../../../../../../../fbw-common/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Apis/Simbrief/simbriefInterface';
 import { SimBriefUplinkAdapter } from '@fmgc/flightplanning/uplink/SimBriefUplinkAdapter';
 import { FmgcFlightPhase } from '@shared/flightphase';
@@ -204,12 +204,17 @@ export class MfdFmsInit extends FmsPage<MfdFmsInitProps> {
 
     this.simBriefOfp = await SimBriefUplinkAdapter.downloadOfpForUserID(navigraphUsername, overrideSimBriefUserID);
 
-    SimBriefUplinkAdapter.uplinkFlightPlanFromSimbrief(
-      this.props.fmcService.master,
-      this.props.fmcService.master.flightPlanService,
-      this.simBriefOfp,
-      { doUplinkProcedures: false },
-    );
+    try {
+      SimBriefUplinkAdapter.uplinkFlightPlanFromSimbrief(
+        this.props.fmcService.master,
+        this.props.fmcService.master.flightPlanService,
+        this.simBriefOfp,
+        { doUplinkProcedures: false },
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+      logTroubleshootingError(this.props.bus, e);
+    }
   }
 
   private async cityPairModified() {
@@ -233,7 +238,12 @@ export class MfdFmsInit extends FmsPage<MfdFmsInitProps> {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.props.fmcService.master.flightPlanService.uplinkInsert();
+    try {
+      this.props.fmcService.master.flightPlanService.uplinkInsert();
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+      logTroubleshootingError(this.props.bus, e);
+    }
     this.props.fmcService.master?.acInterface.updateOansAirports();
     this.props.fmcService.master.fmgc.data.atcCallsign.set(this.simBriefOfp?.callsign ?? '----------');
 

diff --git a/fbw-common/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Efb.tsx b/fbw-common/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Efb.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2023-2024 FlyByWire Simulations
+// Copyright (c) 2023-2025 FlyByWire Simulations
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
 
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
@@ -54,15 +54,16 @@ import { setFlightPlanProgress } from './Store/features/flightProgress';
 import { Checklists, setAutomaticItemStates } from './Checklists/Checklists';
 import { setAircraftChecklists, addTrackingChecklists } from './Store/features/checklists';
 import { FlyPadPage } from './Settings/Pages/FlyPadPage';
+import { NavigraphAuthProvider } from '../react/navigraph';
+import { EventBus } from '@microsoft/msfs-sdk';
+import { TroubleshootingContextProvider } from './TroubleshootingContext';
 
 // './Assets/Efb.scss' is imported by the aircraft EFB instrument the wraps this file
 import './Assets/Theme.css';
 import './Assets/Slider.scss';
 
 import 'react-toastify/dist/ReactToastify.css';
 import './toast.css';
-import { NavigraphAuthProvider } from '../react/navigraph';
-import { EventBus } from '@microsoft/msfs-sdk';
 
 export interface EfbWrapperProps {
   failures: FailureDefinition[]; // TODO: Move failure definition into VFS
@@ -523,16 +524,18 @@ export const EfbInstrument: React.FC<EfbInstrumentProps> = ({ failures, aircraft
   const [err, setErr] = useState(false);
 
   return (
-    <FailuresOrchestratorProvider failures={failures}>
-      <ErrorBoundary FallbackComponent={ErrorFallback} onReset={() => setErr(false)} resetKeys={[err]}>
-        <Router>
-          <ModalProvider>
-            <EventBusContextProvider eventBus={eventBus}>
-              <Efb aircraftChecklistsProp={aircraftChecklists} />
-            </EventBusContextProvider>
-          </ModalProvider>
-        </Router>
-      </ErrorBoundary>
-    </FailuresOrchestratorProvider>
+    <TroubleshootingContextProvider eventBus={eventBus}>
+      <FailuresOrchestratorProvider failures={failures}>
+        <ErrorBoundary FallbackComponent={ErrorFallback} onReset={() => setErr(false)} resetKeys={[err]}>
+          <Router>
+            <ModalProvider>
+              <EventBusContextProvider eventBus={eventBus}>
+                <Efb aircraftChecklistsProp={aircraftChecklists} />
+              </EventBusContextProvider>
+            </ModalProvider>
+          </Router>
+        </ErrorBoundary>
+      </FailuresOrchestratorProvider>
+    </TroubleshootingContextProvider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/fbw-common/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Localization/data/en.json b/fbw-common/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Localization/data/en.json
@@ -732,6 +732,9 @@
       "ThrottleConfigurationReset": "Throttle Configuration Reset"
     },
     "Title": "Settings",
+    "Troubleshooting": {
+      "Title": "Troubleshooting"
+    },
     "Unrealistic": "Unrealistic",
     "flyPad": {
       "AutoBrightness": "Auto Brightness",

diff --git a/fbw-common/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Settings/Pages/AboutPage.tsx b/fbw-common/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Settings/Pages/AboutPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2023-2024 FlyByWire Simulations
+// Copyright (c) 2023-2025 FlyByWire Simulations
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
 
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ import {
   SENTRY_CONSENT_KEY,
   useSimVar,
 } from '@flybywiresim/fbw-sdk';
-import { t } from '@flybywiresim/flypad';
+import { PageLink, pathify, t, TabRoutes } from '@flybywiresim/flypad';
 import { SettingsPage } from '../Settings';
 // @ts-ignore
 import FbwTail from '../../Assets/FBW-Tail.svg';
 import { useViewListenerEvent } from '../../Utils/listener';
+import { Link, Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { TroubleshootingPage } from './TroubleshootingPage';
+
+const baseAboutRoute = `/settings/${pathify('About')}`;
 
 interface BuildInfoEntryProps {
   title: string;
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ export const AboutPage = () => {
   const [version, setVersion] = useSessionStorage('SIM_VERSION', '');
   const [sentryEnabled] = usePersistentProperty(SENTRY_CONSENT_KEY, SentryConsentState.Refused);
 
+  const subTabs: PageLink[] = [
+    { alias: t('Settings.Troubleshooting.Title'), name: 'Troubleshooting', component: <TroubleshootingPage /> },
+  ];
+
   // Callback function to set sBuildVersion from the community panel
   const onSetPlayerData = (data: CommunityPanelPlayerData) => {
     setVersion(data.sBuildVersion);
@@ -72,43 +80,58 @@ export const AboutPage = () => {
   }, [process.env.AIRCRAFT_PROJECT_PREFIX]);
 
   return (
-    <SettingsPage name={t('Settings.About.Title')}>
-      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 flex flex-col justify-center px-16">
-        <div className="flex flex-row items-center">
-          <div className="flex flex-col">
+    <Switch>
+      <Route exact path={baseAboutRoute}>
+        <SettingsPage name={t('Settings.About.Title')}>
+          <div className="absolute inset-y-0 flex flex-col justify-center px-16">
             <div className="flex flex-row items-center">
-              <img className="w-[36px]" src={FbwTail} alt="" />
-              <h1 className="font-manrope ml-4 text-4xl font-bold">flyPadOS 3</h1>
+              <div className="flex flex-col">
+                <div className="flex flex-row items-center">
+                  <img className="w-[36px]" src={FbwTail} alt="" />
+                  <h1 className="font-manrope ml-4 text-4xl font-bold">flyPadOS 3</h1>
+                </div>
+
+                <p className="mt-3 text-2xl">
+                  Made with love by contributors in Québec, Germany, the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, New
+                  Zealand, Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland!
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="mt-8 flex flex-col justify-center">
+              <p>&copy; 2020-2024 FlyByWire Simulations and its contributors, all rights reserved.</p>
+              <p>Licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 3</p>
             </div>
 
-            <p className="mt-3 text-2xl">
-              Made with love by contributors in Québec, Germany, the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, New Zealand,
-              Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland!
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div className="mt-8 flex flex-col justify-center">
-          <p>&copy; 2020-2024 FlyByWire Simulations and its contributors, all rights reserved.</p>
-          <p>Licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 3</p>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="mt-16">
-          <h1 className="font-bold">Build Info</h1>
-          <div className="mt-4">
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="Sim Version" value={version} />
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="Aircraft Version" value={buildInfo?.version} />
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="Livery Title" value={title} />
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="Built" value={buildInfo?.built} />
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="Ref" value={buildInfo?.ref} />
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="SHA" value={buildInfo?.sha} underline={7} />
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="Event Name" value={buildInfo?.eventName} />
-            <BuildInfoEntry title="Pretty Release Name" value={buildInfo?.prettyReleaseName} />
-            {sentryEnabled === SentryConsentState.Given && (
-              <BuildInfoEntry title="Sentry Session ID" value={sessionId} />
-            )}
+            <div className="mt-16">
+              <h1 className="font-bold">Build Info</h1>
+              <div className="mt-4">
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="Sim Version" value={version} />
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="Aircraft Version" value={buildInfo?.version} />
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="Livery Title" value={title} />
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="Built" value={buildInfo?.built} />
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="Ref" value={buildInfo?.ref} />
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="SHA" value={buildInfo?.sha} underline={7} />
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="Event Name" value={buildInfo?.eventName} />
+                <BuildInfoEntry title="Pretty Release Name" value={buildInfo?.prettyReleaseName} />
+                {sentryEnabled === SentryConsentState.Given && (
+                  <BuildInfoEntry title="Sentry Session ID" value={sessionId} />
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="mt-16">
+              <Link
+                to={`${baseAboutRoute}/${pathify('Troubleshooting')}`}
+                className="rounded-md border-2 border-theme-highlight bg-theme-highlight px-5
+                                    py-2.5 text-theme-body transition duration-100 hover:bg-theme-body hover:text-theme-highlight"
+              >
+                {t('Settings.Troubleshooting.Title')}
+              </Link>
+            </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </SettingsPage>
+        </SettingsPage>
+      </Route>
+      <TabRoutes basePath={baseAboutRoute} tabs={subTabs} />
+    </Switch>
   );
 };