First connect the Windows NT computer and KD computer with a standard null-modem serial cable. On the Windows NT (target) computer, connect the cable to the highest-numbered serial port. For example, on a computer with two serial ports, connect it to COM2. On the debugger (host) computer, connect it to COM1. See the instructions below if you need to use a different port on the debugger computer.
For MIPS platforms: copy mstools\bin\mipskd.exe from the development computer to the debugger computer; alternatively, copy the file from the CD to the debugger computer.
For Alpha platforms, copy MSTOOLS\BIN\ALPHAKD.EXE from the development computer to the debugger computer; alternatively, copy the file from the CD to the debugger computer.
For Power PC platforms, copy MSTOOLS\BIN\PPCKD.EXE from the development computer to the debugger computer; alternatively, copy the file from the CD to the debugger computer.
set _NT_DEBUG_PORT=COM1
set _NT_DEBUG_LOG_FILE_APPEND=c:\debug.log
<kd_debugger>
the last line in this batch file is platform dependent; it is the name of the debugger. The .EXE filename extension is not necessary.
_NT_DEBUG_LOG_FILE_APPEND
variable. To connect the debugging cable to a port other than COM1 (on the debugging computer), use the _NT_DEBUG_PORT
variable to set the desired com port.