78hdr.exe not compatible with windows 7 64?

[+xucaen]

I downloaded the 7800DEV from http://atarihq.com/danb/a7800.shtml#sourcecode. Both the dasm.exe and the 78hdr.exe are not compatible with windows 7. (a78sign.exe seems to work but obviously won't work without the header.)

I found a 64 bit compiled dasm.exe but now I'm left without the rest. Where would I find current compatible versions of these tools?

 

Another question, now that I think of it.. why add the header after assembly? Is there a way to add a header in the assembly source code?

 

 

Thanks,

[+RevEng]

Sure, the latest version of the a78 header can be found here. Edit it to your liking and include it at the top of your main assembly file.

[+xucaen]

is there a header to use for people just learning about 6502/7800? It seems like yours has something to do with XM support which to me is more advanced than I'm looking for.

[+RevEng]

Nope, it's a standardized header. Its purpose is to inform emulators of what hardware the ROM expects to see. If you're not going to target the XM or other hardware, just leave their bits turned off.

[+xucaen]

Is there a 64 bit compiled 78hdr.exe or something similar? If not, maybe I can assembly the .asm header file you supplied and do a binary copy .. I don't know where in the .bin the header belongs.

[+xucaen]

I tried the binary copy, no good. In mess this is what I get:

C:\usr\Atari\mess>mame64 ..\7800aprt.a78
Unknown system '..\7800aprt.a78'

"..\7800aprt.a78" approximately matches the following
supported games (best match first):

bonebstr          Bone Busters Inc.
hangonjr          Hang-On Jr.
ibara             Ibara (2005/03/22 MASTER VER..)
lca               Lights...Camera...Action!
lca2              Lights...Camera...Action! (rev.2)
mjifb             Mahjong If...? [BET]
mjifb2            Mahjong If...? [BET](2921)
mjifb3            Mahjong If...? [BET](2931)
pinkswts          Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara (2006/04/06 MASTER VER....)
pinkswtsa         Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara (2006/04/06 MASTER VER...)
raimfire          Ready...Aim...Fire!
triothep          Trio The Punch - Never Forget Me... (World)
triothepj         Trio The Punch - Never Forget Me... (Japan)
005               005
10yard            10-Yard Fight (World, set 1)
10yard85          10-Yard Fight '85 (US, Taito license)

[+RevEng]

The MESS binary is separate from the MAME binary. Check out this post for instructions.

[+xucaen]

The MESS binary is separate from the MAME binary. Check out this post for instructions.

 

Awesome! Thanks. BTW when I start it, I get a high pitched noise and rolling screen. is there a way to default to the software folder?

 

edit: it seems to crash when I select one of the .a78 files that come with.

[+RevEng]

Weird. There have been over 100 downloads of that zip so far, and I'm not aware of any issues with the bundled a78 files.

 

I'm using Ubuntu, so hopefully someone else can step in and help out here.