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I'm working on a Linux x86_64 ELF binary using IDA 6.6.

When I run the Hex-Rays Decompiler on a function (by pressing F5) it always shows me the pseudocode for the _init_proc function, no matter what I run it on. It's stuck on that function and won't show me anything else in the pseudocode view. No errors are displayed or printed to the log.

If I produce the C file (Ctrl+F5) the full pseudocode is generated, so it's just an interface issue.

This is driving me mad. Things I've tried:

  • Restarting IDA
  • Recreating the database
  • Deleting all decompiler information for _init_proc
  • Deleting all decompiler information for the function I'm trying to decompile

Has anyone encountered this behaviour before? Any suggestions?

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  • Have you tried reporting this problem to [email protected]?
    – Jason Geffner
    Aug 21, 2015 at 1:43
  • @JasonGeffner I was about to report it, then I solved it myself shortly after asking this question. Should have answered immediately but it was 3AM ;)
    – Andrea Biondo
    Aug 21, 2015 at 9:03

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Reset IDA configuration

I eventually solved this issue by completely erasing IDA's configuration. I'm on Windows, so I removed the HKCU\Software\Hex-Rays key. On Linux you should probably try removing ~/.idapro/ida.reg.

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