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== Scripts ==
 
== Scripts ==
 
Some scripts that relate to the OS build process and other things.
 
Some scripts that relate to the OS build process and other things.
*[[ide-detect.pl]]
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*[[mkinit]]
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*[[ide-detect.pl]] - half baked
 
*[[io-test.pl]]
 
*[[io-test.pl]]
  

Revision as of 02:32, 4 January 2006

PC

Current research has identified a preliminary structure for the OS.

SYSLINUX / ISOLINUX boot loader supplies:

  • Hardware specific binary code residing in the boot sector of a device (CD, HD, USB stick, Flash card)
  • Bootstrap application to mount and execute the linux kernel (ext2 filesystem) and mount the main filesystem (ISO9660 in the case of ISOLINUX, fat in the case of SYSLINUX)
  • CD to boot both Mac and PC
  • Initialise framebuffer
  • Take care of aesthetic considerations such as hiding/logging boot messages and displaying an initial startup image on framebuffer.
  • Unified Boot - the ability to provide a universal binary to boot a linux operating system on a range of hardware

Linux Kernel supplies:

  • Built in support for HotPlug devices, Hardware autodetection, network
  • Ultimately a custom made kernel will be compiled - 2.6 version

Debian distro provides:

  • Software Package management (apt-get)
  • Kernel package management and customising (kpackage, makeconf)
  • Framebuffer support and graphics abstraction layer
    • directfb, svgalib, fbcon
    • SDL, GD, rsvg
    • SDL::Perl
    • Perl-based network layer
    • Perl-based GUI connecting to SDL

iPod

Scripts

Some scripts that relate to the OS build process and other things.

Resources