The Failed Attempt -- BeeHex 1.00 is out!
- From: emu8086@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 9 Nov 2005 02:05:33 -0800
> Perhaps I did a no-no by using a hex-editor on the
> ISO [ wanted it to display "Kick-AsmOS!" ;-) ],
> but my CD acted like it might be booting but it wouldn't
> display any text nor wait for any keypresses and just
> simply caused a reset. Wouldn't boot on the laptop period.
Don't be sad. This is not a failure.
You just need to be proper re-educated.
Perhaps you should start making simpler things before
kicking the Asm-OS. I'm not quite sure if that's the right
way to make a kicking OS though, unless it is Trojan OS
that is a good landing ground for really kicking
format-resisting infections. Then it's truly a Kick...
Try a floppy - easy to edit - easy to investigate.
Here's an example, that does nothing but prints a
funny ASCII face, waits for any key and softly
reboots the computer:
INTEL 8086 MACHINE CODE:
B4 0E B0 01 CD 10 B4 00 CD 16 CD 19
Equivalent to assembly code:
MOV AH, 0Eh ; print like teletype
MOV AL, 1 ; ASCII code for a funny face :)
INT 10h ;
MOV AH, 0 ; wait for any key..
INT 16h ;
INT 19h ; soft boot
NOTES:
* IBM or 100% compatible PC is required.
* You may load this 12 byte binary file to emu8086 for investigation,
<< in fact it is highly recommended to test this on emu8086
before the actual test to save time and prevent
overwriting valuable data >>
* Don't forget to eject the floppy!
:)
MACHINE CODE EXPLANATIONS:
All values are hexadecimal.
B4 + <byte> = MOV AH, <byte>
B0 + <byte> = MOV AL, <byte>
CD + <byte> = INT <byte>
<byte> = immediate byte that follows.
You can create an empty file and then use BeeHex to enter
the 12 bytes, and then use WriteBin to write the file to a floppy,
from console type: writebin [filename]
The default output file for BeeHex is "temp.bin"
New "temp.bin" is created every time, old file gets auto-deleted!
To keep changes - close BeeHex and rename the file.
You can get both of these tools for free from here:
http://www.emu8086.com/BeeHex
There is "test.bin" in the pack that prints out "Hello, World!"
when it is witten to a boot record. 120 bytes.
See ReadMe.txt for more information.
Q: What to do if your system does not boot from floppy?
A: Do not use Linux's "Boot from floppy" option.
Instead set it temporary in BIOS to boot from floppy.
If you have a computer without a floppy drive, buy a USB floppy
drive. And set it in BIOS to boot from USB-Floppy. If you do not
have a floopy drive and your BIOS does not support booting from
USB devices, then go to eBay and buy some old computer for $20
for tests or call the manufacturer of your cool & kicking PC
for support and BIOS update.
To run BeeHex under Windows 95/98 it may be required to download
and install a specific system library:
http://www.emu8086.com/BeeHex/lib.html
Windows XP users generally do not require any additional files.
You have two choices, to read pages of High Level license or
to read a tiny tutorial and two lines licence for BeeHex:
BeeHex License
==============
Freeware. Use as you want. When distributing keep all files
together in Zip. Do not distribute modified or corrupted files.
.
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