Category: Software Debug and Trace – Intel

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 8: the Reset Vector, and Boot Flow

Alan Sguigna

February 26, 2017
5:15 pm

This is getting pretty intense. It’s time to explore the code that executes at the reset vector, and see the printf messages coming out of the BIOS as the Minnowboard boots.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 7: Single-stepping through UEFI Code

Alan Sguigna

February 20, 2017
7:04 am

This week, I single-step through source code to track the execution of programs, and better understand how the Minnowboard BIOS works.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 6: LBR Trace

Alan Sguigna

February 12, 2017
12:14 pm

This week, I delve into using LBR (Last Branch Record) Trace on the Minnowboard, and continue my exploration into the UEFI source code.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 5: PEIM and DXE

Alan Sguigna

February 5, 2017
3:47 pm

This week, I explore DXE, and do a deeper dive into the PEI.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 4: UEFI Source Code

Alan Sguigna

January 29, 2017
7:31 pm

Success! This week, I managed to compile a debug version of the UEFI, load it into the Minnowboard, and see UEFI source code in SourcePoint for the first time.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 3: Building the UEFI Image

Alan Sguigna

January 23, 2017
6:14 am

As I continue the journey to learn about the internals of UEFI and to debug it with SourcePoint, I encounter some issues doing the firmware build.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 2: Updating the UEFI Firmware

Alan Sguigna

January 15, 2017
3:44 pm

Last week, I wrote about my out-of-the-box experience with the Minnowboard Turbot, and how easy it was to start JTAG-based debugging on it with the SourcePoint tool. This week, I explored the UEFI shell, and updated the board firmware.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 1: Debugging with SourcePoint

Alan Sguigna

January 8, 2017
3:55 pm

It may not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but I was delighted to receive a MinnowBoard Turbot for Christmas. I hooked it up to my copy of SourcePoint, and the results were pretty cool.

BMC-Assisted Debug

Alan Sguigna

January 2, 2017
5:20 pm

Run-control technology is rapidly becoming a de facto standard for forensics retrieval within high-availability, Intel Xeon-class servers. How did this standard come to be established?

At-Scale Debugging

Alan Sguigna

December 18, 2016
2:24 pm

The conventional approach to hardware-assisted debugging on Intel platforms involves physically connecting an external probe to the target. Is there a better way?

Category: Software Debug and Trace – Intel

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 8: the Reset Vector, and Boot Flow

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 7: Single-stepping through UEFI Code

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 6: LBR Trace

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 5: PEIM and DXE

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 4: UEFI Source Code

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 3: Building the UEFI Image

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 2: Updating the UEFI Firmware

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 1: Debugging with SourcePoint

BMC-Assisted Debug

At-Scale Debugging

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