README.md

👷🏻‍♂️ x86 Starter Kit

What

This repo is meant to serve as an easy starting point for newcomer OS/Kernel development enthusiasts. It includes everything you need to kick off a freestanding bootable C main, including support for basic stuff like printing to the terminnal and getting user input.

Prerequisites

• GCC cross compiler - https://wiki.osdev.org/GCC_Cross-Compiler
• qemu

Build / Run

    git clone https://github.com/alpn/x86_starterkit
    cd x86_starterkit
    ./build.sh
    qemu-system-i386 -cdrom bootable.iso

TODO

• add comprehensive documentation

Thanks

• The incredible OSDev.org wiki
• @travisg's LK kernel