Hi,
int main()

{

  int i;

  short int *screen = (short int *) 0xB8000;

  char msg[]="Hello World";
  for(i=0; msg[i] != '\0'; *(screen++) = 0x1F00 | msg[i], ++i);

  for(;;);

  return 0;

}
 When i compiled i got a very big main.bin file more then 960MByte, so i

tried to change the char vector with only a char and it works fine. I

think the problem was the buffer overflow protector system that take the

.nodata segment in other address, or something like that... (readelf -S

main)
So how can i use the char vector in my programs and build them in standalone

mode?
int main()

{

  int i;

  short int *screen = (short int *) 0xB8000;

  char msg = 'H';
  *screen = 0x1F00 | msg;

  for(;;);

  return 0;

}
gcc -c main.c -o main.o -fno-stack-protector -ffreestand

ld main.o -e main -Ttext 0x1000 -o main

objcopy -R .comment -R .note -S -O binary main main.bin
Regards
-Alex-