How to load/unload a module

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Hi all,
I’m a newbie in the driver development world.
I have started writing simple kernel drivers for practice. Can you
please let me know if there is any way we can load/unload a module in the
target system from WinDbg.

Thanks
Anubhav

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Not typically, no, assuming you are talking about using WinDbg as a kernel debugger. You can monitor driver load or unload operations, though.

–
Ken Johnson (Skywing)
Windows SDK MVP
http://www.nynaeve.net

“Anubhav” wrote in message news:xxxxx@windbg…
Hi all,
I’m a newbie in the driver development world.
I have started writing simple kernel drivers for practice. Can you please let me know if there is any way we can load/unload a module in the target system from WinDbg.

Thanks
Anubhav

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You can also have WinDBG install the latest copy of the driver from you
debug host to the test system with .kdfiles command. Note: this does not
cause the act of loading, only the replacement of the driver if there is a
newer one.

If your drivers are legacy (i.e. non-PNP) then check out the OSR driver
loader, http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?article=157 as a way to load /
unload drivers.

–
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
http://www.windrvr.com
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news:xxxxx@windbg…
Not typically, no, assuming you are talking about using WinDbg as a kernel
debugger. You can monitor driver load or unload operations, though.

–
Ken Johnson (Skywing)
Windows SDK MVP
http://www.nynaeve.net

“Anubhav” wrote in message news:xxxxx@windbg…
Hi all,
I’m a newbie in the driver development world.
I have started writing simple kernel drivers for practice. Can you please
let me know if there is any way we can load/unload a module in the target
system from WinDbg.

Thanks
Anubhav