A downloadable Kit

Want to make an OS?

Then this is the kit for you. This kit features all of the necessary tools you need to make an OS. It features a bootloader, a kernel and an interpreter so can make your own OS without bothering with a lot of low end programming and architecture.

MAKE AN OS WITHOUT NEEDING TO CODE FROM SCRATCH

HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!



More information

Download

Download
OS_kit_easy.zip 6 kB

Install instructions

Setup

Build an image for our build-environment:

  • docker build buildenv -t myos-buildenv

Build

Enter build environment:

  • Linux or MacOS: docker run --rm -it -v "$(pwd)":/root/env myos-buildenv
  • Windows (CMD): docker run --rm -it -v "%cd%":/root/env myos-buildenv
  • Windows (PowerShell): docker run --rm -it -v "${pwd}:/root/env" myos-buildenv
  • Please use the linux command if you are using WSL, msys2 or git bash
  • NOTE: If you are having trouble with an unshared drive, ensure your docker daemon has access to the drive you're development environment is in. For Docker Desktop, this is in "Settings > Shared Drives" or "Settings > Resources > File Sharing".

Build for x86 (other architectures may come in the future):

  • make build-x86_64
  • If you are using Qemu, please close it before running this command to prevent errors.

To leave the build environment, enter exit.

Emulate

You can emulate your operating system using Qemu: (Don't forget to add qemu to your path!)

  • qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom dist/x86_64/kernel.iso
  • Note: Close the emulator when finished, so as to not block writing to kernel.iso for future builds.

If the above command fails, try one of the following:

Alternatively, you should be able to load the operating system on a USB drive and boot into it when you turn on your computer. (I haven't actually tested this yet.)

Cleanup

Remove the build-evironment image:

  • docker rmi myos-buildenv -f