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https://github.com/hgruniaux/pi-kachulm_os

A mini OS kernel for Raspberry PI 3 and 4
https://github.com/hgruniaux/pi-kachulm_os

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A mini OS kernel for Raspberry PI 3 and 4

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# Pi-kachULM_OS

## Building the kernel

To build the kernel you will need to install a aarch64 GCC compiler, `cmake` and `mtools`:

- On Ubuntu, something like that:
```shell
sudo apt install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu make cmake mtools
```
Try to install the latest available version of GCC.
- On macOS,
```shell
brew install gcc make cmake mtools
```
should suffice if you are on a M1/M2 CPU. [To be tested]
- On Windows, good luck. See MinGW or search internet.

Then, you just need you execute in the project directory:

```shell
# Change aarch64-linux-gnu- by whatever is named GCC for aarch64 on your system.
cmake -S . -Bbuild -DGCC_PREFIX=aarch64-linux-gnu- --toolchain=cmake/GCCToolchain.cmake
make -j -C build kernel-img
```

## Testing the kernel

You can either run the kernel on real Raspberry PI (at least version 3 required) hardware.

Or use QEMU. First, you need to install it:

- On ubuntu,
```shell
sudo apt install qemu-system-arm
```
- On macOS,
```shell
brew install qemu
```

Then to run the kernel, just type:

```shell
# You may need to change qemu-system-aarch64 by whatever is QEMU for aarch64 is named on your computer.
qemu-system-aarch64 -M raspi3b -serial stdio -kernel build/kernel/kernel8.img -dtb doc/DeviceTree/pi3.dtb -device loader,file=build/binfs/fs.img,addr=0x18000000,force-raw=on
```

## The userspace file structure

- `/`: The root
- `/bin`: all the executables of the user space
- `/bin/init`: ELF program for aarch, the first program started by the OS.
- `/bin/credits`: ELF program for aarch, displaying credits on screen
- `/bin/slides`: ELF program for aarch, used for the presentation
- `/bin/explorer`: ELF program for aarch, a file explorer
- `/wallpaper.jpg`: The window manager wallpaper.
- `/slides/`: The slides used by the `slides` user program.