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kd doesn't run on Vista Ultimate with SP2

Asked by: arthur_khachatryan

Hi,

Could anybody tell me please why kd doesn't run on my pc with Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 ?
It gives the following error:

C:\>kd

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger  Version 6.6.0007.5
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Failed to open \\.\com1
Kernel debugger failed initialization, Win32 error 2
    "The system cannot find the file specified."
Debuggee initialization failed, Win32 error 2
    "The system cannot find the file specified."

C:\>

Thanks.

Hi,
 
Could anybody tell me please why kd doesn't run on my pc with Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 ?
It gives the following error:
 
C:\>kd
 
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger  Version 6.6.0007.5
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
Failed to open \\.\com1
Kernel debugger failed initialization, Win32 error 2
    "The system cannot find the file specified."
Debuggee initialization failed, Win32 error 2
    "The system cannot find the file specified."
 
C:\>
 
Thanks.

                                  
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2009-10-23 at 22:30:17ID24840038
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Answers

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-23 at 22:32:13ID: 25650951

Is it possible to run kd with key -kl ?  ( connect to the local machine)

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-23 at 22:34:02ID: 25650953

C:\>kd
 
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger  Version 6.6.0007.5
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
Failed to open \\.\com1
Kernel debugger failed initialization, Win32 error 2
    "The system cannot find the file specified."
Debuggee initialization failed, Win32 error 2
    "The system cannot find the file specified."
 
C:\>

                                              
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by: KCTSPosted on 2009-10-23 at 22:49:39ID: 25650986

Are you running the correct version - seenhttp://www.microsoft.com/WHDC/DEVTOOLS/DEBUGGING/INSTALL64BIT.MSPX

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-23 at 23:36:06ID: 25651076

Hi,

Thank you for your reply. It's definitely for 64 bit Windows. Just maybe not exactly intended for the Vista.
By the way let me tell you that my PC has not COM port. But I don't think that's the reason.

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-23 at 23:40:46ID: 25651084

I can run WinDbg (GUI debugger) for connecting to any runtime process and start debug it. But I need run in kernel mode. It doesn't run in kernel mode !

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-24 at 02:14:48ID: 25651385

I have downloaded from here http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx
The processor of my  PC is 64bit Dual Core, Intel. Operating System Vista 64 bit SP2 is installed.

 

by: joinaunionPosted on 2009-10-24 at 12:21:24ID: 25653829

The one you downloaded is 32 bit follow the download link given by kcts above

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-24 at 13:38:35ID: 25654195

I have downloaded "dbg_ia64_6.11.1.404.msi" installation package and it doesn't run on my PC.
While I  was trying to install, it told "This installation package is not supported by this processor type. Contact your product vendor"
 
By the way let me give you my CPU info:

Property      Value
Number of CPU(s)      One Physical Processor / 2 Cores / 2 Logical Processors / 64 bits
Vendor      GenuineIntel
CPU Full Name      Intel Pentium DC
CPU Name      Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  T3400  @ 2.16GHz
CPU Code Name      Conroe-1M
Technology      0.065µ
Platform Name      LGA775
Type      Original OEM processor
FSB Mode      QDR
Type ID      0
CPU Clock      2161.27
L2 Cache Speed      2161.27 MHz
L2 Cache Speed      Full
CPU Family / Model / Stepping      6 / F / D
L1 I-Cache      32 KB
L1 D-Cache      32 KB
L2 Cache      1024 KB
RDMSR      00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
MMX      Yes
SSE      Yes
SSE2      Yes
SSE3      Yes
SSSE3      Yes
DualCore      Yes
HyperThreading      No
IA-64      No
Intel 64 (EM64T)      Yes
XD      Yes
VT      No
SpeedStep      Yes
Architecture      x64

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-24 at 14:04:42ID: 25654357

I am confusing !
The package "dbg_amd64_6.11.1.404.msi" has been installed successfully on my PC. I guess it has been intended to be installed on PCs with AMD processor. Even I was able run debugger in kernel mode for local machine. Before enabling the kernel mode for local machine I had to issue "bcdedit -debug on" command then restart the Vista.
Processor of my PC is Intel with x64 architecture  but not AMD. Could anybody give me please clarification on this matter? Thanks.

 

by: joinaunionPosted on 2009-10-24 at 14:10:49ID: 25654382

go here http://www.microsoft.com/WHDC/DEVTOOLS/DEBUGGING/INSTALL64BIT.MSPX#EEB
Scroll down download and  Install 64-bit Native x64 version 6.11.1.404 [15.2 MB]

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-24 at 14:23:51ID: 25654431

I am talking about that package you have pointed me.  I guess it is for PCs with AMD processors though it works on my PC. If you run it you may see "Windbg: 6.11.0001.404 AMD64" in application's main window title.

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-24 at 15:08:12ID: 25654581

This is the exact name of installation package you was pointing me:

dbg_amd64_6.11.1.404.msi


 

by: joinaunionPosted on 2009-10-24 at 15:18:26ID: 25654627

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-24 at 15:39:12ID: 25654717

Dear joinaunion,

Thank you for all your replies and for your tries to help me. I appreciate that. Just let me tell you that as I have already told in this post : " I have downloaded "dbg_ia64_6.11.1.404.msi" installation package and it doesn't run on my PC.
While I  was trying to install, it told "This installation package is not supported by this processor type. Contact your product vendor""

Thanks.

I agree to work with another one which is for AMD. It works in my PC.  As I have already told I have successfully run it in kernel mode for local machine. It run and worked ! That doesn't mean the problem has been solved. Still I  need for getting help from experts for kernel mode debugging.

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-25 at 12:32:59ID: 31645380

Thank you for your help

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-25 at 12:40:50ID: 25657868

I have success with running kd in local machine mode, I mean by issuing kd -kl command.
I got the following:


Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Connected to Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista 6002 x64 target at (Sun Oct 25 12:37:45.923 2009 (GMT-7)), ptr64 TRUE
Symbol search path is: c:\Windows\symbols
Executable search path is:
Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista Kernel Version 6002 (Service Pack 2) MP (2 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 6002.18005.amd64fre.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff800`01e06000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`01fcadd0
Debug session time: Sun Oct 25 12:37:46.554 2009 (GMT-7)
System Uptime: 0 days 1:03:51.261
lkd>

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-25 at 13:17:41ID: 25658047

I need to do some experience with analizing kernel memory dump file. I have only one host machine and on that PC the kernel mode debugging has been enabled. While I am trying to create a dump file it types the following:

lkd>
lkd> .dump /m kdump.dmp
                      ^ Operation not supported in current debug session '.dump /m kdump.dmp'
lkd>

Maybe there is another way to do some experience with kernel debugging, for example to connect to some server and try kd?

 

by: arthur_khachatryanPosted on 2009-10-26 at 01:26:46ID: 25660434

how can I do experiments for kernel live debugging if I have just one PC?

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