DriverStudio 3.2

[JMI]

I've just checked, and you will find

"Compuware.Softice.4.3.1.Lite_uploaded_by_deadalien"

in the /pub/[Cracking]/[NuMega]/ folder.

Bad searching, Bad.

Regards,

[peleon]

Hi,

I;m not a "Softice version" fanatic for "Lite" releases Can anyone tell me which Softice versions correspond to Driver Studio 3.0, 3.1 and the new 3.2?

Thanks.

[peleon]

Isnt that switch related to non execute memory protection (included in AMD64) that XP-SP2 makes use of it?

I just played with boot.ini and put the /PAE option. Its true, SICE resets my computer...without /PAE works great

Good observation, maybe Compuware didnt make that PAE test

hxxp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2mempr.mspx

It turns on to allow for the use of DEP if you have a processor that supports the function.

Originally Posted by panzer22

There is a way, how to use softice from ds 3.1 with XP32+SP2 and AMD64/IL64 CPU.
For this reason you have to edit boot.ini and change: noexecute=optin
to: noexecute=alwaysoff.
This modification will disables Physical Address Extension (PAE) and the softice can start

This works for you? I tried it to get SICE working but with no results

PAE still active

Kennus, can you show me your boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /noguiboot /NoExecute=AlwaysOff /noPae
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /fastdetect /noguiboot

It disables the DEP successfully and the /nopae is just there out of desperation.
Go figure why it doesn't turn off

Maybe you have BIOS settings for this problem. I once worked with a 8x Xeon MP computer with 16 GB RAM installed and its BIOS contained a setting like (I don't remember the exact words): "enable memory hole above 4G". When you enabled it, Windows wasn't able to detect more than 4 GB of RAM. Although I don't know if this had an effect on the PAE settings.

Kennus, it seams to be all right with your boot.ini
I have no idea :-(

I think, it is time to switch to DS3.2 ;-)

[peleon]

Hello,

Has anyone managed to debug with Visual Sofice with DS3.2?

I use as target Win64XP with AMD64 but as soon as I start remote debugging , Visual sofitce stays infinitelly retrieving the target information and of course, the target is totally hang.

With DS3.1 this problem does not happen (though the problem I have with DS3.1 is context switching everytime that I trace a single instruction).

Anyone has managed to use Visual softice with success in this environment?

Thanks

Thanks for the idea Kerlingen but that would only be applicable with more then 4 GBs of RAM (and I tried it anyway)
which I don't have (wish I did though!).
Finally got ahold of DS 3.2 and it works perfectly

[Ramon]

Hi

I would like to ear some opinions about new version DriverStudio 3.2
I don't have 64bits processor but I have some troubles with DriverStudio 3.1 and older.

tia
ramon

[JMI]

Then read this thread:

http://www.exetools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6914

and Search for DS 3.1 to find discussions of issues with DS 3.1 in other threads. Don't ask for a repeat here.

Regards,