Cannot start debugging

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am trying to build and debug a driver that performs registry callbacks and i’ve been trying to get Visual DDK to work. I’ve successfully installed it on my host machine and VM. Now, I’m just having some issues with using my source files and getting it to build and debug.

I load my own source files and put everything in the project folder. I also have a ‘sources’ file because I use the WinDDK build. Here is my sources file:

TARGETNAME = wlreg
TARGETTYPE = DRIVER

LINKER_FLAGS=$(LINKER_FLAGS) /IGNORE:4210

TARGETLIBS = 
$(DDK_LIB_PATH)ntoskrnl.lib 
$(DDK_LIB_PATH)wdmsec.lib

INCLUDES = ..;....include;

SOURCES = 
..Capture.cpp 
..Device.cpp 
..Driver.cpp 
..Filter.cpp 
..MultiQueue.cpp 
..Process.cpp 
..BufferWriter.cpp 
FilterWin7.cpp

Do I have to do anything special in Visual Studio project properties to get it to build?

[support]

You can either create a new “make project” so that Visual Studio will invoke “build”, or use VisualDDK project wizard and select “use existing files” to have the project created for you.

[jlam9012]

I tried selecting ‘use existing files’ with the VisualDDK project wizard. Here is the build output:

1>

Build started: Project: Driver1, Configuration: Debug Win32

1>Build started 6/30/2011 11:23:10 AM.

1>Build:

1>  OACR monitor running already

1>  path contains nonexistant c:program files (x86)microsoft visual studio 10.0common7toolsbin, removing

1>  BUILD: Compile and Link for x86

1>

1>  BUILD: Loading c:winddk7600.16385.1build.dat...

1>

1>  BUILD: Computing Include file dependencies:

1>

1>  BUILD: Start time: Thu Jun 30 11:23:10 2011

1>  BUILD: Saving c:winddk7600.16385.1build.dat...

1>

1>  BUILD: Finish time: Thu Jun 30 11:23:11 2011

1>  BUILD: Done

1>

1>

1>

1>      0 files compiled - 1 Warning

1>

1>

1>Build succeeded.

1>

1>Time Elapsed 00:00:01.14

========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

[jlam9012]

I tried selecting “use existing files” in the VisualDDK Project Wizard and got this build output:

1>

Build started: Project: Driver1, Configuration: Debug Win32

1>Build started 6/30/2011 11:23:10 AM.

1>Build:

1>  OACR monitor running already

1>  path contains nonexistant c:program files (x86)microsoft visual studio 10.0common7toolsbin, removing

1>  BUILD: Compile and Link for x86

1>

1>  BUILD: Loading c:winddk7600.16385.1build.dat...

1>

1>  BUILD: Computing Include file dependencies:

1>

1>  BUILD: Start time: Thu Jun 30 11:23:10 2011

1>  BUILD: Saving c:winddk7600.16385.1build.dat...

1>

1>  BUILD: Finish time: Thu Jun 30 11:23:11 2011

1>  BUILD: Done

1>

1>

1>

1>      0 files compiled - 1 Warning

1>

1>

1>Build succeeded.

1>

1>Time Elapsed 00:00:01.14

========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

[jlam9012]

Please disregard my last 2 posts. I was able to get the driver to successfully build in Visual studio – hooray!!

But now, it gives me the error

“VisualDDK: Cannot start debugging: One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.”

The driver does successfully build – all my source files compile and I get a .sys file.

Thanks

[support]

Hi, try this build: http://visualddk.sysprogs.org/test/VisualDDK-1.5.3.exe

[jlam9012]

@bazis wrote:

Hi, try this build: http://visualddk.sysprogs.org/test/VisualDDK-1.5.3.exe

I tried that but still getting same error 🙁

[support]

Did you install the 32-bit Debugging tools?

[jlam9012]

On the host machine or virtual machine?

[support]

host machine

[jlam9012]

Yes, I have installed the 32 bit debugging tools for windows on the host machine

[support]

Please download VisualDDK 1.5.4, select “register debug version of DDKDebugger.dll” in installer, run Visual Studio as administrator, attempt debugging and post the DDKDebugger.log file from VisualDDK directory here. The log file should contain problem details.

[jlam9012]

DDKDebugger.log

Initializing MSDBG session…
Loading dbgtools DLLs from C:Program Files (x86)Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)…
Session initialized successfully.

+ 0.000 [ 0 ms]: MSDbgSession::UpdateOutputMask()
Session status changed to 4
+ 0.015 [ 2840 ms]: BasicMSDbgSession::StartSession()

[support]

OK, I am assuming the problem occurs because the launcher cannot find the compiled sys file. You can try experimenting with the launcher settings, or installing the driver manually and using the Debug->Attach dialog to attach to the target machine.

[jlam9012]

Ok, I changed the “Driver file path on the target machine” to where my driver is on the vm. My driver is named wlreg.sys but it keeps trying to find Driver1.sys (Driver1 is the name of my VS project). How can i get it to stop searching for Driver1.sys…do I have to change the VS project name to the name of my driver?

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