VisualKernel tutorials

In this section you can find various step-by-step guides on using VisualKernel to create and debug many kinds of Linux kernel projects.

Basic debugging tutorials

• Exploring the Linux Kernel using Visual Studio and VisualKernel
• Debugging a Linux kernel module with KGDB over network
• Debugging a Linux kernel module with KGDB over a virtual COM port
• Debugging a Linux kernel module with VMWare stub
• Debugging a Linux kernel module with VirtualBox debugger
• Building and debugging a Linux kernel module using a second build machine
• Importing existing kernel module into a VisualKernel project
• Using the Kernel Quick Debug feature to quickly debug a custom kernel
• Developing a kernel module for the Ubuntu 15 system
• Developing a kernel module for the CentOS 7 system

Sample projects

• A basic RAM Disk
• Creating a virtual file inside /proc
• Creating a basic character device

Kernel modification tutorials

• Building and modifying Linux kernel
• Debugging a basic module with the custom kernel

Raspberry PI tutorials

• Building Raspberry PI kernel with debug symbols
• Preparing Raspberry PI for JTAG debugging
• Building and debugging a simple kernel module
• Debugging and modifying Raspberry PI kernel
• Creating a Basic LED Driver for Raspberry Pi

i.MX6 tutorials

• Building i.MX6 kernel with debug symbols
• Debugging a Linux kernel on i.MX6 with JTAG
• Debugging a Linux kernel on i.MX6 over Ethernet

Preparing your system for debugging

• Fetching kernel sources/symbols on Ubuntu or other Debian-based Linux
• Fetching kernel sources/symbols on Fedora or other RedHat-based Linux