Curle
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This was a doozy. I had to recompile gcc with a custom target to get it to output the CRT{BEGIN/END}.o files with proper 64 bit relocations. The CMakeLists.txt file was also edited to allow these files to be linked (thereby actually adding the support) as well as to automatically create the boot image upon build. |
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boot_hybrid.img | ||
buildImage.ps1 | ||
chroma.img | ||
chroma.json | ||
CMakeLists.txt | ||
font.psf | ||
init.sh | ||
linker.ld | ||
makeiso.sh | ||
mkbootimg | ||
mkbootimg.exe | ||
README.md | ||
setup.bat |
Chroma
The Chromatic OS
About
Chroma is an x86_64 kernel, soon to be Operating System.
It uses the bootboot bootloader.
Features
It can currently:
- read keyboard input
- draw to the screen, including text and basic images.
- output audio over the PC Speaker
- manage physical memory
- manage virtual memory
- switch to ring 3
- switch tasks
- schedule tasks
- handle processes and threads
- handle mouse input
- display a basic 3D object
- display a basic 3D world
- display a basic 3D world in VR
Once we reach this point... well, the world is our oyster.
Building
Chroma can be built on Windows or Linux.
Windows
I (Curle) use Windows for developing Chroma.
Simply have an x86_64-elf-gcc and ld (included!) in your PATH, and run setup.bat.
You will need to use WSL to generate the iso; copy the created kernel.elf file to iso/boot/ as initrd
, and run grub-mkrescue -o chroma.iso iso/
.
A new system is in the works for creating this ISO natively on Windows.
The generated ISO works in QEMU, or on a physical test device (unlike a lot of other hobby OSes!)
Linux
The system for linux is a lot easier, but you do need an x86_64-elf-gcc cross compiler. You can get one from the AUR on Arch-based distros (like Manjaro), or make one yourself using the OSDev Wiki guide
Simply run the init.sh
to generate a makefile, then make
to create the kernel.elf file.
Same thing applies as Windows now - copy the kernel.elf file to iso/boot/ as initrd
and run grub-mkrescue -o chroma.iso iso/
.