From: PRANAV KANT GAUR on
I am trying to perform kernel debugging using VM 2007.I have a win xp target
on VM & vista host(with debugger),i performed following actions:
a).In boot.ini file i appended :
\debug\debugport=com1\baudrate=115200 to the copy of first entry in
[operating systems]section.
b).In 'settings' of virtual machine i specified a named pipe
as:\\.\pipe\debugpipe
for COM1.
c).I configured kernel debugger on host as:
C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)\windbg -k
com:pipe,port=\\.\pipe\debugpipe,reset=0,reconnect


But it appears to hang waiting to reconnect giving command o/p as(for at
least 5 minutes):

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 X86
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Waiting for pipe \\.\com1
Waiting to reconnect...


what should be done to get connection established ?