Kernel debugging in Visual Studio?

NTDEV
1

Hello,

Anybody using VisualDDK to debug kernel drivers in VS?

What is the experience? Do you recommend it? Other alternatives?

Thanks,
Rob Colleman

2

Windbg would be an alternative

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Hello,

Anybody using VisualDDK to debug kernel drivers in VS?

What is the experience? Do you recommend it? Other alternatives?

Thanks,
Rob Colleman

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3

Most people use WinDbg. The extensions make it the desirable debugger.

Don Burn (MVP, Windows DKD)
Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
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news:xxxxx@ntdev:

> Hello,
>
> Anybody using VisualDDK to debug kernel drivers in VS?
>
> What is the experience? Do you recommend it? Other alternatives?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob Colleman

4

I agree about the Windbg extensions.

I thought VisualDDK actually uses dbgeng, so extensions support wouldn’t be a problem, no?

Thanks for the reply,
Rob

5

I played with VisualDDK, alot of respect to the developers of that tool.
However, I do not see any reason to use it instead of WinDBG.
VisualDDK transperantly using dbgeng, You are unable to run dbgeng
extensions by yourself. So yes, you have your watch/locals/memory windows
and the VC editor. but thats it.

I Having alot of expereince with WinDbg and I can’t tell you I missing
somthing out… Except from the crazy flating windows :slight_smile:

I would highly recommend using VirtualKD which seriously improves your
windbg debugging via VMs.

Jim
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:11 PM, wrote:

> I agree about the Windbg extensions.
>
> I thought VisualDDK actually uses dbgeng, so extensions support wouldn’t be
> a problem, no?
>
> Thanks for the reply,
> Rob
>
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