How to use WinDbg to debug a running driver?

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Hi Experts:

I have a question on how to debug my driver (test.sys) on Windows XP using
WinDbg (6.6.7.5):

test.sys is started at runtime by an application (app.exe), it is a
"plug-in" of another device driver (another.sys, which is installed and
running when OS starts).

I have built the test.sys using checked build and specified the symbol path
to the test.pdb, set the image path to point at test.sys, but when starting
the "Kernel Debug" in WinDbg, I always get "Failed to load symbol...".

Question, within WinDbg (local mode, not two computers), how should I do the
"attach" to the running driver (test.sys) ?

Do I HAVE TO use SoftIce for this?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Polaris



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