Install extern kernel

[sbeng77]

Hi,
i'm new of this very interesting forum!
I'm following this tutorial: http://www.osdever.net/bkerndev/index.php

On "Printing to the Screen" chapter there is written: "Copy your 'kernel.bin' to your GRUB floppy disk". How can i do it? How install my "kernel" on hd?
Best regards.

[Combuster]

Bran's tutorial comes with a floppy image you can use. Use rawwritewin or cygwin's dd to clone it to floppy. Once you did that, you'll have a nicely prepared floppy where you can just replace the kernel.bin with whatever kernel you want.

If you want to install your kernel on your harddisk, you'll need grub installed on your harddisk. That means you need a free partition formatted with a filesystem GRUB likes. If you're windows-only, then you'll most likely be stuck running your OS off your favorite emulator's virtual harddrive.

[System123]

I would not recommend installing ur kernel to a hard drive until u are fully or close to completion.. This is because if there is an error or not enough features u wont be able to use it. Rather use a floppy until ur kernel is of a good stable standard

[sbeng77]

Ehi guys, thank you for your councils.
I'll follow them and i'll update to you.
Do you can suggest me some other os development tutorial for dummies step by step?

[Combuster]

http://www.jamesmolloy.co.uk/tutorial_html/index.html and www.google.com

[Steve the Pirate]

I would not recommend installing ur kernel to a hard drive until u are fully or close to completion.. This is because if there is an error or not enough features u wont be able to use it. Rather use a floppy until ur kernel is of a good stable standard

Well, you shouldn't install it as the main OS, but if you already have GRUB installed, it is a great idea in my opinion to add your operating system to it. I usually test on an emulator, but every now and then, I can just restart, choose my OS and then press enter to test it on my computer. Otherwise I would have to burn a CD and then boot that, which would be a waste (as my OS doesn't do anything useful!)

[System123]

I guess that is useful however I only use a floppy to test at the moment as I still have alot of buggy sections in my OS