# Kernel debugger

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/kernel-debugger/160489>\
**Category:** UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users\
**Created:** [March 23, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kernel-debugger/160489 "2006-03-23T06:06:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![sriram.ec](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/sriram.ec/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@sriram.ec](https://community.unix.com/u/sriram.ec)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kernel-debugger/160489/1 "2006-03-23T06:06:17Z")

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hi,  
I want to have a debugger for my kernel and  
I am using kernel-2.6.11 n i am having patches  
kdb-v4.4-2.6.11-common-1.bz2  
kdb-v4.4-2.6.11-i386-1.bz2.  
I applied both.  
I did make menuconfig with options  
CONFIG\_KDB n CONFIG\_FRAME\_POINTER being set.

when i tried to compile kernel. I got an error regarding CONFIG\_KPROBES  
then i did make menuconfig to remove kprobes under kernel hacking section.  
It got compiled for sometime n it is giving errors in include/linux/fb.h  
saying incomplete type in line no 860.  
Are there any configurations to be enabled or disabled during make menuconfig in linux-2.6.11?

Any help is welcome

regards  
sriram