any way to ensure that the heap always starts at lower order memory addresses?

hey all! I was just wondering if there was something like a compiler flag I could use when compiling to ensure that the heap always starts low and grows up in virtual memory.

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 2 days ago

using a capture card on an MS-dos compatible motherboard?

I don't know if this is the correct subreddit for this? Perhaps r/techsupport? But recently I purchased a motherboard that I plan to use for playing old MS-dos games I purchase off of ebay. The motherboard in question is an Asus M4A79 Deluxe motherboard. I imagine either the motherboard or operating system would not support a pcie capture card, but I was curious if anyone knows if it would be possible to use a capture card to save recordings of the screen of an MS-dos computer using a capture card.

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 6 days ago

How much FOMO does this game have?

I've Been interested in playing all the elder scrolls games and diving as deep into the lore as I can without consulting a wiki. I've been knocking out the always online titles that bethesda released, finishing Legends before that shut down, and I'm about to finish Blades before that goes down. I plan to take a crack at engaging with ESO next in case anything happens to it in the future, and I was wondering if ESO has any FOMO with storylines? Or do all quests and stories remain in the game unchanged throughout the years

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 12 days ago
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unable to output multiple audio tracks

log file: https://obsproject.com/logs/kYTBkkTABpBwn92L

video detailing the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8LXve9OpSI

I have been trying to get multiple audio tracks to capture my audio separate from the application audio I am capturing. I've followed about ten different tutorials and am unsure of what I am doing wrong.

I have a window capture that is also capturing audio from said window set to audio track 1 which is capturing fine, and I have my mic selected to audio track 2, which is not picking up. If I set the mic to audio track 1 and the application to track 2, then only the mic will be recorded.

I'm capturing as file type .mkv, I have also tried the hybrid MP4 file type with audio tracks 1 and 2 selected as the tracks to record, but to no avail.

strangely enough, if I place the video in the divinci resolve video editor and I check the clip attributes of the video, the video is set to expect 2 audio tracks, and if I drag the clip into the timeline of the editor, the timeline looks like it will have two audio tracks, up until I have placed it in the timeline.

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 23 days ago

how to tell if a motherboard is compatible with windows 7?

I am trying to build a computer that I use specifically for playing old CD rom games that I purchase off of ebay. I bought an itx computer case with a 5.25 internal drive bay, and I purchased the PRIME H610l-PLUS D4 motherboard. I got the computer put together and booting, but unfortunately it seems this motherboard is too modern and doesn't support older operating systems like windows 7.

I would use a newer OS, but windows 10 and 11 are notorious for having issues with running old CD roms due to the removal of some old DLL files that those games relied on to run, so I would like to instead install windows 7, and I was wondering how I can go about making sure the motherboard I purchase has a legacy or CSM boot support that I can enable in bios? Is my best bet just scouring Ebay and googling each motherboard I come across to see if they support it?

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 24 days ago
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OBS not capturing audio output

my OBS seems to have lost the ability to capture any audio coming off of my computer. It was working a week ago, but I just opened it up to record something and it wasn't capturing the audio of the window. I know the "capture window audio" is a beta feature, so I assumed it was just some beta weirdness I was running into, but it appears that the "desktop audio" audio track OBS comes installed with also won't record any audio. I hadn't updated or made any changes to my OBS, but I decided to try updating it to see if that would fix the issue. Sadly it did not. I tried full uninstalling my OBS, scenes setting and all. Sadly the reinstall didn't get it working. I just tried installing an older version of OBS to see if that would fix the issue to no avail. I've looked at a few videos and poked around the settings a bit but nothing seems to be fixing it

EDIT: problem solved, I had OBS volume set to 0 in my windows volume mixer

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 28 days ago

Why do very few C tutorials focus on windows platforms?

Hey all! For awhile I have been interested in taking a crack at recreating some C run time libraries on Windows, and I wanted to start by trying to re create Malloc sometime soon. I have however noticed in my endeavors to look at videos and read blogs/articles about people re creating malloc, or other C runtime library functionalities, Everything online I find covering such a topic is always targeting Unix based systems. I would imagine the lack of windows targeted content on re creating these things is a sign that windows does not make it easy to do something like re create the C runtime libraries. Wanted to ask a question here to see if I'm missing something

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 2 months ago

looking for a motherboard that has 3 or 4 pcie lanes running at minimum x8 and not sharing bandwith

I am looking to create a computer for a personal project. I enjoy engaging in a bit of low level programming, so I was going to try creating a computer I could run software on to treat the computer as a managed network switch. As such I am trying to put a number of PCIE network cards on the computer, and I would like to put 3 minimum, or ideally 4+ 4 port 10gbe PCIE network cards. In order to plug a card like that into a motherboard, it needs to be slotted at minimum into a PCIE slot running at PCIE gen 3 x8.

The only motherboards that I can find that support such a thing are old motherboards on ebay from when 4 way SLI was going around. Unfortunately, all of the motherboards that support SLI are also only running with DDR4 ram. I would LIKE to build a computer that is compatible with DDR5 ram, but from what I can tell that seems almost non existent nowdays, at least at the consumer level. AM 5 CPUs only support 28 lane PCIE connections, meaning I would need to get a threadripper if I were to get an AMD CPU, and run DDR5 in the computer

On the other hand, the only intel motherboards that support DDR5 ram , and 4 8x PCIE connections that I have been able to find seem to be dual CPU motherboards, which seem far more expensive than the 300 - 350 dollar used SLI capable motherboards. If anyone is aware of a motherboard that would fit the bill for what I'm working for I'd be most gracious. if not I will settle for DDR4 motherboards

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 2 months ago

how does a PCIE ethernet card effect the speed of the network going through?

I've been looking to purchase some network cards recently. Ideally I want to get a few 4 port 10GBe PCIE network cards for a personal project I'm working on, but I'm curious about the potential slow down of trying to send data over four 10 gigabit ports through a PCI bus. Is there a specific gen PCI bus I would be able to plug one into that wouldn't drop the speed of the connection? Or would a PCIE card always throttle the transfer speed of this?

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 2 months ago

have they fixed medic bots yet?

I haven't played the game in a good while, but is there still no way to keep medic bots from healing the most minor of injuries?

I wish when you told the medic bot to heal, the order list entered another sub menu where you specified the percentage of vitality missing that needs to be met before the bot will attempt to heal

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 2 months ago

Facebook will not allow me to create an account using my real name??

I'd post a screenshot, but that'd violate rule 2, so I'll just say my name is a name so generic you can find it in the bible. I'm trying to make an account so I can view some groups on facebook, but it keeps yelling at me that I have to use a name that I use in everyday life. Does anyone know what could cause this?

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u/True_Efficiency7329 — 2 months ago