My Operating System
#46
Posted 28 July 2008 - 09:48 PM
#47
Posted 28 July 2008 - 09:55 PM
EDIT: For everyone else, WHO WANTS SCREENSHOTS?
Really, they're not much, but it shows step by step how to boot the kernel. Screenshots were ripped directly from VMware, GIMP helped.
Step 1 - Insert the disk, hit the power button, after a series of clicks, beeps, and whirs, you should see GRUB:
Step 2 - Type in "kernel 200+18" at the prompt. Press Enter and you should see this...
Step 3 - Now type "boot" at the prompt and press Enter...
Step 4 - Enjoy the operating system!
That's all I have for now. I'm working on the interfacing (the "prompt" for the OS--where you type commands, the terminal, etc.)
So, there's my proof-of-progress... And yes, the green text is for the OS's name.
Until next time... ~TMS
Edited by TheMasterSwordsman, 28 July 2008 - 11:13 PM.
#48
Posted 29 July 2008 - 01:23 AM
Most screens looked like this.
The interface was much more forgiving than most text-based environments, but I can understand if you don't want to tackle something like that yet.
Edited by Alestance, 29 July 2008 - 01:25 AM.
#49
Posted 29 July 2008 - 09:36 AM
#50
Posted 31 July 2008 - 03:36 PM
Here are the choices (all are transparent, best displayed on white backgrounds at their current stage):
SIMPLE
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COMPLEX
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Remember, the simple logos will be used on the software itself, and the complex logos will be used on the Emerald website! I'm waiting on your opinions.
Edited by TheMasterSwordsman, 31 July 2008 - 10:05 PM.
#51
Posted 31 July 2008 - 04:53 PM
#52
Posted 31 July 2008 - 05:59 PM
Also, perhaps a cleaned up version of this?
Fuzzy because it's a jpg and rough because I drew it up in MS paint. But you get the gist.
Edited by Powerbracelet, 31 July 2008 - 06:10 PM.
#53
Posted 31 July 2008 - 10:04 PM
Anyway, here's your cleaned up logo, using the same jewel from Complex #1...
This one is classified as a COMPLEX logo.
#54
Posted 04 August 2008 - 11:00 AM
This could very easily speed up the coding process... I can now separate each individual element of the OS into its own file and compile it by itself, making it easier to focus on each element and deliver as much care as possible to each one.
For once, I did something right. That is, in the organization category.
But alas, you're probably all getting impatient. You want me to release a first beta with a basic prompt and some demonstrations of the system or do you want me to release the kernel's floppy image as it is?
Releasing the kernel image is easy enough--and I'll teach you how to use a utility named PartCopy for those on Windows how to copy it to a floppy disk. Linux users will be able to use the dd utility. For everyone who is too lazy to test it on real hardware, I'll pack a Windows version of QEMU with the contained floppy image and a batch file to start Emerald up.
In other words, I already have accessibility to everyone already out. I just hope you guys will still try it out. Public beta-testing, remember?
#55
Posted 04 August 2008 - 06:12 PM
#56
Posted 05 August 2008 - 03:25 PM
#57
Posted 06 August 2008 - 06:53 PM
#58
Posted 13 August 2008 - 11:12 AM
BTW I like simple 2 and complex 2.
Do you ever think you'll have a heavy version of the os, like a 5 MB install? (It could be called Emerald 24k) Not that it would really matter, since you plan on supporing dual-boot, but you might need the extra space for the Windows app layer, seeing how it's Windows.
And will it be open source at any point?
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