Nanite

A Very small OS that can run on X86 Hardware.

Good luck figuring out the spagetti code i write... (sorry not sorry ;D)

Designed for older computers such as a Pentium (i586) Class Machine. I however would recomend atleast a Pentium 2 Class System or higher.

Features

• Support for the GNU GRUB 2 Bootloader and Multiboot V2
• Custom Theme for GRUB (Not Complete Yet!)
• Basic Memory Paging
• Support for Floppy Disk Drives (FDDs)
• Basic Serial (RS-232) Support
• Keyboard Input

Note: Kernel is currently under very heavy development. All things are subject to change at any time.

Building

Run ./build.sh inside main directory of repo

To write to a disk, use ./write.sh WARNING: is hard coded to /dev/sdb (sorry i suck at scripting)

You could also run make all but the scripts a bit better tbh, it even automates starting QEMU.

Build Requirements

• make
• gcc (or really any C compiler)
• nasm

Only Required to Build the Image

• grub2
• parted

How is Testing Done

Testing is mostly done with QEMU These days, but I do sometimes pull out my Dell Latitude D610 to test on real hardware (for anyone wondering its completely maxed out. [2GB of ram Pentium M @ 2.23GHz])

Thanks!

Resources I've Used Throughout the Project

• Nanobyte's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nanobyte-dev
• OSDEV Wiki: https://wiki.osdev.org/Expanded_Main_Page
• BrokenThorn: http://www.brokenthorn.com

And thanks to some of my favorite bands for some nice ass music!

• King Gizzard and The Lizzard Wizzard
• Nine Inch Nails
• The Strokes

(and if your wondering, yes im a massive nerd about music)