Re: disassembling machine code

[Ove Kaaven <ovek@arcticnet.no>]

PETER EASTHOPE skrev:
> I have these 5 bytes of machine code to disassemble.
>
>     b8 12 00 cd 10
>
> I've looked at gdb and objdump.  Appears they 
> need a complete object file.  What tool can disassemble 
> this string?

If all else fails, decode it with your head, maybe? I probably would...

You're giving the bytes, but not saying what kind of CPU it's for. From 
experience, though, this resembles 16-bit 8086 code. Would gdb or 
objdump even understand that?

In Intel syntax, I'd guess it means

mov ax, 012h
int 10

which is how you might set 640x480 16-color VGA mode from MS-DOS code. 
What would it have to do with Debian?