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 Post subject: General way to start writing OS
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:48 am 
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Hello,
I'd like to know step by step , the easy way to succeed in OS programming ( just the method) Thank you)


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 Post subject: Re: General way to start writing OS
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:45 am 
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Since you asked for the easy answers:

In getting an OS to work: have infinite motivation and an IQ of over 150.
In getting an OS on the market: forget it.

If you want an answer with more nuance, read Beginner Mistakes and Getting Started

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 Post subject: Re: General way to start writing OS
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:03 am 
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Start by learning the programming language of your choice - not just by reading a book, you really need to know what you are doing.
http://abstrusegoose.com/249

Once you know about the language of your choice, choose a hardware platform, learn how it works and start programming it to really learn how it works.

Finally, design your OS.

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 Post subject: Re: General way to start writing OS
PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:42 pm 
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I just waded in and started writing a kernel in a way that would give me some form of return as soon as possible. eg I wrote a rudimentary print function and then moved on to keyboard input after that. It may not be the best way to go about it but this way I can see something happening which helps to keep me focused.


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 Post subject: Re: General way to start writing OS
PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:44 pm 
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One line: If you have to ask, don't. :twisted:

No easy way, sorry. In OS development, your choice is limited to "very hard" and "unrealistic".

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 Post subject: Re: General way to start writing OS
PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 3:39 am 
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get a sense about everyting in the wiki: http://wiki.osdev.org/Main_Page
and you'll know how to get started. that won't take more than 3 days if you are smart enough and have no job.
they are afraid of your getting started 8)

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