X-OS 0.3.3 :: Need tests / comments

[[AlAdDiN]]

Here is a link to a floppy image of my OS

I need you to test it and report me bug (if there is)
the floppy image : http://xos.freezee.org/downloads/xosimg033.tar.gz

the source code
http://xos.freezee.org/downloads/xossrc_23092004.tar.gz


the OS is in french ... I'm actually working on an english translation

use : setkeymap en to switch to english (qwerty) keyboard (not 100% supported)

[cipek]

I try to fnd some bug it they be i write you what's bug i found on this forum

[cipek]

hmm sck situation :/ my floppy disk don't workng:( i try do it tomorrow

[[AlAdDiN]]

you can use the floppy image with bochs

[cipek]

Yes i know but i never use bosh. I'm trying ude it under ms-dos and i don't know how it work's.

[[AlAdDiN]]

oh ... X-OS is not a program, you CANNOT run if from DOS or windows
if you want to launch it, use a floppy image writer here is a link to a free disk image writer
ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/li ... awrite.exe

then you must download the XOS floppy image and uncompress it

then you must to type this command to write the floppy disk image to the floppy disk :
rawrite -f xos.img

(xos.img is the name of the uncompressed image / rawrite will erase any data in the floppy)

now you have a XOS floppy disk , all you have to do is to reboot your PC with this floppy.


if you are a linux user
-download the XOS sources and uncompress it.
-become root
-insert a floppy disk
-type : make install (if the floppy uses fat12 no data will be erased )
-reboot ur pc with this floppy

[yohacin]

HI ALADIN I HAVEN'T TRY YOUR OS BUT I'M GOING TO...

I HAVE SEEN YOUR CODE AND IT'S QUIT NICE BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WICH FILE ARE YOU USING. IN DRIVERS YOU HAVE FLOPPYSTABLE.C AND INSIDE DRIVERS/BLOCK YO HAVE FLOPPY.C

RIGHT NOW I'M WRITING YIRE OS BUT I CAN NOT USE THE FLOPPY YET ....

RIGHT NOW I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS NECESARY TO USE DMA WITH THE FLOPPY ??? YOU KNOW Y WANT AN EASY WAY TO READ THE FLOPPY..

[cipek]

Alladin i know how rqwrite work because i've got my simple os :] I try install x-os on my floppy today

[[AlAdDiN]]

HI ALADIN I HAVEN'T TRY YOUR OS BUT I'M GOING TO...

I HAVE SEEN YOUR CODE AND IT'S QUIT NICE BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WICH FILE ARE YOU USING. IN DRIVERS YOU HAVE FLOPPYSTABLE.C AND INSIDE DRIVERS/BLOCK YO HAVE FLOPPY.C

my latest floppy driver can be found at this url http://xos.freezee.org/xos_floppy.c you can download it and use it if u want

RIGHT NOW I'M WRITING YIRE OS BUT I CAN NOT USE THE FLOPPY YET ....

RIGHT NOW I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS NECESARY TO USE DMA WITH THE FLOPPY ??? YOU KNOW Y WANT AN EASY WAY TO READ THE FLOPPY.

u can write a floppy driver without DMA IO operations will be too slow, using DMA allow you to read entire sectors on an allocated zone of memory , but without DMA, you must read byte by byte ...

I have a small function in my driver that enables dma.
for a floppy driver u don't need more

[yohacin]

HI, ALADIN

Thanks for your help, i have seen your floppy driver and its nice, your OS is written nice, i'm trying to build my own floppy driver for my OS.

i'm gonna chek yours and try to build mine i hope i can but anyways thanks i hope to send you mine later I want to finish it an post my OS in the forum bye... [/quote]

[CodeWorld]

i have problems when inizialing timer, os ostoped

[[AlAdDiN]]

can u give me the configuration on witch u tested it ?

[CodeWorld]

real mashine - 768 mb, p4 1.7ghz, geforce2 32mb