UMDF Walkthrough: Debugging the Fx2_Driver Sample

This section shows how to use WinDbg with the Fx2_Driver sample. The sample has no known bugs, but using WinDbg to walk through the source code is a convenient way to demonstrate how to use WinDbg with UMDF drivers.

This walkthrough can be done on the same computer on which the driver was developed, but this walkthrough assumes a dedicated test computer. This example was created on a computer running a checked build of Fx2_Driver on a free build of Windows Vista, but it will work much the same way on Windows XP.

Prepare to Debug Fx2_Driver

These steps apply to the information presented in How to Prepare for UMDF Debugging earlier in this chapter.

To prepare for the debugging session

  1. Build the driver ...

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