| description | Description of '.debug' command in HyperDbg. |
|---|
.debug
.debug [action (remote | prepare | close)] [type (serial | namedpipe)] [baud rate (decimal value)] address
This command prepares debuggee for a remote connection or connects to a remote debuggee.
{% hint style="warning" %} Please note that you should first wait for reconnecting on the debugger, then connect to it in the debuggee. {% endhint %}
[action (remote | prepare | close)]
If you specify `remote` then it means that you want to connect to a debuggee or if you specify `prepared` then it means that you want to prepare the current machine to be debugged as debuggee and `close` means to close all the connections to the debuggee.
[type (serial | namedpipe)]
If you want to use a serial port as the connection, you should choose `serial`, and if you want to connect to a named pipe, then you should specify `namedpipe`. Please note that `namedpipe` cannot be used in debuggee, and it can be used only in the debugger.
[baud rate (decimal value)]
This value shows the baud rate of the device. \(See [Remarks](https://docs.hyperdbg.com/commands/meta-commands/.debug#remarks) for more information\)
address
COM port address or named pipe address. \(See [Remarks](https://docs.hyperdbg.com/commands/meta-commands/.debug#remarks) for more information\)
If you want to have a kernel debug connection, first, you should run the following command in a debugger (host). As you can see, you can change the com3to your COM port that is connected to the debuggee.
HyperDbg> .debug remote serial 115200 com3
If you want to use a named pipe instead of a COM port, you can execute the following command in the debugger (Host).
HyperDbg> .debug remote namedpipe \\\\.\\pipe\\HyperDbgPipe
After you tell the debugger to listen on a COM port or a named pipe, now you can run the following command in the debuggee.
HyperDbg> .debug prepare serial 115200 com2
If you want to disconnect from the debuggee, then you should run the following command.
HyperDbg> .debug close
See here to see the design of the kernel debugger connectin.
- The following values are valid baud rates for serial connections.
| Baud rate |
|---|
| 110 |
| 300 |
| 600 |
| 1200 |
| 2400 |
| 4800 |
| 9600 |
| 14400 |
| 19200 |
| 38400 |
| 56000 |
| 57600 |
| 115200 |
| 128000 |
| 256000 |
The following COM ports are valid for debugging.
| COM Port |
|---|
| com1 |
| com2 |
| com3 |
| com4 |
None