i used TRW2000 to debug some old games, now, i just discover Olly and when i try to break some game program which uses DIRECT X in full screen, the game is frozen and i dont see the ollydb windows, is it normal , is it a limitation of the product, or is it possible to avoid that??
because i loose the control of the debugger and dont arrive to switch to the olly function..

hope you understant my english..

All debuggers when you put a bpx and stop freeze the computer, softice, trw2000 and ollydbg but i debug directx games with olly if you work in different form only you need work different.

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Ricardo Narvaja

when i follow your link , i have always a blank page..grr..you haven't this problem?

Just to precise..okay i understand why the prog is stopped at the BP, the problem is it doesn't show to me the olly windows when the BP is reached, and i dont arrive to switch to this windows..

with TRW2000 i haven't this probleme i see the trw2000 windows when the BP is reached and can type commands ..


okay..i arrive to read the post...IE6 was the problem...

may be i have missed something in the launching of ollydb

I debug DirectX games with softice, trw2000 and is the same the screen is corrupted maybe you can continue, but you forget softice and trw2000 are RING0 debuggers and OLLYDBG is a RING3 debugger, is possible work but with certain limitations, you cannot put BPX and stop completely, but you can use scripts put BP or HE and the script log the values,the script take control and loop or continue runnning the program, you can switch to OLLYDBG with alt + tab but when the proogram is running not when the program is stopped, for this reason you need make a script than log values or a script form mantain the program looping, you swith to ollydbg with alt +tab and next you can stop the program, trace etc.



Ricardo Narvaja

Thanks Ricardo..your help is appreciate..with sa good script i 'll arrive at the same things..no prob..