Questions tagged [assembly]
Low-level programming language used to send instructions (machine code) directly to a microprocessor. For assembling hardware, use [computer-building] instead.
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When executing INT 10h on a bare metal, does each letter correspond to a 0-1 matrix?
If we call the INT 10h and set its parameters via assembly language, and then compile this code into a binary and write it into the boot sector of the floppy disk, we can output a string on the bare ...
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How to solve: "This app can't run on your PC To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher" (Windows11) trying to run 32 bit app?
For doing crucial chapters in Peter's and Hyde's assembly manuals, there is the need to run this SIMX86.EXE [32 bit app. Built-in assembler (compiler), debugger, and interrupter for the x86 (...
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(SOLVED) How can I restore files missing from my Windows\Microsoft.NET folder, other than with a clean install of Windows?
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NOTE: I already tried DISM, sfc, the .NET Framework repair tool, turning the .NET Framework features off and on, restoring from a restore point, and resetting the system.
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What does an operating system need to have to be considered a Linux distro? [closed]
Let's say I wanted to create a version of Linux that ran on a WDC 65C02 CPU. How is Linux "defined?" What criteria need to be met for an operating system to be considered Linux rather than ...
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What is the best approach to check an unverified exe file for a layman?
Somebody shared an exe file in a Telegram group. Let's just say the people that shared it do not know where it originated from but the software does what it should do. My concern is that it does ...
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How does an assembler / CPU handle variables?
I have been really into hardware recently and been researching about how CPU's work. To do this, I've been making an assembler, disassembler, and vCPU for a made-up CPU architecture.
I have learned a ...
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Are there any specific processor instructions missing from "non-compatible" Windows 11 CPUs that could crash Windows 11 running on them in future?
I'm aware of:
the official supported CPU list
the requirement for TPM 2.0
the requirement for Secure Boot
As I'm sure several will know, the above requirements can be bypassed to get Windows 11 ...
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ERROR: Virtual Raspbian on Qemu in Ubuntu
I am trying to emulate Raspberry-pi/Raspbian with QEMU on my linux subsystem. I followed this link and did the following steps
$ mkdir ~/qemu_vms/
Download/copy Raspbian Wheezy to ~/qemu_vms/
Download ...
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SASM issues - fedora
I use fedora33 as OS, and I come across an issue when using SASM. Even if I have installed GCC, NASM and FASM, when running the "hello world" samples SASM outputs error messages. Only 32-bit ...
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How does Windows bootloader add option to open firmware setup?
There is an option in Windows Setup1 which lets one enter firmware setup2. How does it do it? I would guess it would be some kind of assembly instruction, but I'm not sure which it is.
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How are memory location addresses actually stored in the cpu?
Time and again, I've seen a representation of memory locations which is depicted as linear array of rectangular boxes with their respective memory addresses to their left side. Now, these addresses ...
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Conversion error when trying to complie .hla-file
I recently started learning assembler with the book "The Art Of Assembler Language" from Randall Hyde. He also developed the language HLA (High Level Assembly) to make it easier for beginners to learn ...
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Raspbian gcc does not know '.intel_syntax'?
I tried to execute:
gcc -o main main.c squrt.S -lm -no-pie
This worked on a different computer, but this time it did not know a single instruction:
squrt.S: Assembler messages:
squrt.S:7: Error: ...
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how to install PresentationFramework.dll in windows 10
I've been using Visual Studio 2019 and .Net core 3.0 preview 5. I have tried to make unit tests but i couldn't because i have an exceptionMessage:
System.BadImageFormatException : Could not load ...
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What is meant by "section name" in the symantec stuxnet analysis?
The blockquote below is found here on page 12
The dropper component of Stuxnet is a wrapper program that contains
all of the above components stored inside itself in a section name
“stub”. This ...
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