Windows 2000 Kernel Debugging (Prentice Hall Ptr Microsoft Technologies Series) - Hardcover

McDowell, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130406376 ISBN 13: 9780130406378

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

This book examines the different tasks involved in crash analysis and debugging from retrieving the state of the system to debugging of driver source code. At an advanced level, readers will learn to manipulate memory and data structures to find "lost memory" after a crash. The author also explains how to interpret Input/Output error logs. It also covers remote debugging.

About this title

About the Author

STEVEN McDOWELL has been developing kernel-mode and operating system software for fourteen years at companies such as IBM, NCR, and Network Engines. He currently leads the platform software team at Network Engines, developing clustered server appliances. He has taught classes on kernel debugging and clustering technologies at a variety of industry conferences, including USENIX and Internet World. He is co-author of Universal Serial Bus Explained (Prentice Hall PTR).

From the Back Cover

The start-to-finish tutorial and reference for Windows 2000 kernel debugging!

• The expert guide to Windows 2000 kernel debugging and crash dump analysis
• Interpreting Windows 2000 stop screens―in depth!
• Making the most of WinDbg and KD
• Debugging hardware: ports, BIOS, PCI and SCSI buses, and chipsets
• Advanced coverage: remote debugging, Debugging Extensions, Driver Verifier, and more
• Step-by-step crash dump analysis and kernel debugging
• How to interpret every element of a Windows 2000 stop screen
• Using WinDbg: configuring options, symbol paths, DLLs, and more
• Debugging hardware: ports, BIOS, PCI and SCSI buses, chipsets, and more
• Configuring local and remote kernel debugging environments
• Includes extensive code samples

This comprehensive guide to Windows 2000 kernel debugging will be invaluable to anyone who must analyze and prevent Windows 2000 system crashes―especially device driver authors and debuggers. Renowned kernel debugging expert Steven McDowell covers every aspect of kernel debugging and crash dump analysis―including advanced hardware debugging and other techniques barely addressed in Microsoft's documentation.

Discover what Microsoft's WinDbg debugger can (and can't) do for you, and how to configure both local and remote kernel debugging environments. Learn to use Windows 2000's crash dump feature, step by step. Learn how to start and stop errant drivers, pause target systems, retrieve system and driver state, and step through source code using breakpoints and source-level debugging.

McDowell demonstrates techniques for taking control of target systems, including finding "lost" memory blocks, setting process and thread contexts, and reviewing I/O system error logs. You'll learn how to use Microsoft's powerful Debugger Extensions to run virtually any command you choose, and master the new Driver Verifier, which can detect common mistakes in driver code with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130406376
• ISBN 13: 9780130406378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320