[gentoo] How to get useful data out of Windows .dll/.sys via .pdb/.dbg files?

[robbat2]

Given several .dll/.sys files, and their respective .pdb/.dbg files, is there any way to get a reasonable assembly dump with symbols and function blocks of said files, in Linux?

objdump doesn't read .dbg/.pdb files :-(.

The compiler used was "Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 12.00.8799.0" - gleaned by running strings on the .pdb.

I see that IDA Pro can do it, but I don't have access to IDA, hence I'm looking for a Linux route.
Failing that, does somebody have the internal file format for the .pdb debug files?
(Not to be confused with .pdb palm databases or .pdb protein databases).

Edit: Wine was suggested, and winedbg in particular, but it crashes and burns quite specactullarly on the .sys, and won't even open the .dll - secondly it doesn't even open the .pdb files :-(. Also winedump doesn't handle .pdb debug data it seems.

Comments

[lazymalevolence.livejournal.com]

Google points me towards winedbg. Perhaps grok their code for reading them?
-Mark (Gentoo Universe Devotee)

[robbat2.livejournal.com]

I was just trying that. Sadly it crashes and burns badly.

[evil-elflord.livejournal.com]

Do you ever post about anything normal? :P you nerd.

[robbat2.livejournal.com]

yes, just not as often as geeked out stuff. My livejournal is syndicated on a few open-source planet feeds, such as http://planet.gentoo.org/.

My last non-geek post was March 23rd.

IDA Freeware Edition

[(Anonymous)]

Haven't come across any better tool than IDA, especially for analyzing Windows device drivers... They do offer a free (as in beer) edition. One can download it from http://www.datarescue.be/idafreeware/freeida43.exe - and http://quasar.astalavista.ms/idafw.html offers some add-ins.