diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
index 58df384f4f9..4354526a063 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDebugModel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.CDIException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDISession;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDITarget;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.CDebugUtils;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.ICDebugInternalConstants;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.PlatformObject;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
@@ -262,4 +264,14 @@ public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject
 											  message, 
 											  exception ) );
 	}
+	
+	protected void infoMessage( Throwable e )
+	{
+		IStatus newStatus = new Status( IStatus.INFO, 
+										CDebugCorePlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(), 
+										ICDebugInternalConstants.STATUS_CODE_INFO, 
+										e.getMessage(),
+										null );
+		CDebugUtils.info( newStatus, getDebugTarget() );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CStackFrame.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CStackFrame.java
index 19890f956e0..594a0c40666 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CStackFrame.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CStackFrame.java
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ public class CStackFrame extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred retrieving local variables", new String[] { e.toString() } ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), null );
 		}
 		return list;
 	} 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ public class CStackFrame extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred retrieving arguments", new String[] { e.toString() } ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), null );
 		}
 		return list;
 	}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
index 34a820238b9..76a96c255bc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
@@ -246,11 +246,9 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			requestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred retrieving stack frames.", new String[] { e.toString() } ), e );
-			// execution will not reach this line, as
-			// #targetRequestFailed will thrown an exception			
-			return null;
+			targetRequestFailed( e.getMessage(), null );
 		}
+		return new ICDIStackFrame[0];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
index 4e16817ae5b..bfa0de65625 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CValue.java
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.CDebugCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.ICValue;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.CDIException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIValue;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariable;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.CDebugUtils;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.internal.core.ICDebugInternalConstants;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IValue;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IVariable;
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ public class CValue extends CDebugElement implements ICValue
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( "Operation failed. Reason: ", e );
+			logError( e );
 		}
 		return typeName;
 	}
@@ -97,8 +102,8 @@ public class CValue extends CDebugElement implements ICValue
 			}
 			catch( CDIException e )
 			{
-				// change this
-				requestFailed( "", e );
+				logError( e );
+				fValueString = e.getMessage();
 			}
 		}
 		return fValueString;
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ public class CValue extends CDebugElement implements ICValue
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( "Operation failed. Reason: ", e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.getMessage(), null );
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -175,25 +180,27 @@ public class CValue extends CDebugElement implements ICValue
 	
 	protected List getCDIVariables() throws DebugException
 	{
+		ICDIVariable[] vars = null;
 		try
 		{
 			ICDIValue value = getUnderlyingValue();
 			if ( value != null )
 			{
-				ICDIVariable[] vars = value.getVariables();
-				//Should throw an exception
+				vars = value.getVariables();
+				// Quick fix. 
+				// getVariables should return an empty array instead of null.
 				if ( vars == null )
 				{
 					vars = new ICDIVariable[0];
 				}
-				return Arrays.asList( vars );
 			}
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( "Operation failed. Reason: ", e );
+			vars = new ICDIVariable[0];
+			infoMessage( e );
 		}
-		return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
+		return Arrays.asList( vars );
 	}
 	
 	protected void calculateType( String stringValue )
@@ -241,7 +248,7 @@ public class CValue extends CDebugElement implements ICValue
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( "Operation failed. Reason: ", e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.getMessage(), null );
 		}
 		return result;
 	}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
index 5db2a8470e9..72c9b574827 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
@@ -163,11 +163,9 @@ public abstract class CVariable extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred retrieving value.", new String[] { e.toString() } ), e );
-			// execution will not reach this line, as
-			// #targetRequestFailed will throw an exception			
-			return null;
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), null );
 		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	/**