Simple kernel written in C for Intel x86 CPUs
# About iceOS
iceOS running under QEMU
**iceOS** is a x86 monolithic kernel written in C from scratch following the UNIX philosophy. This project is just a student learning tool to know more about operating systems, do not expect nothing more than a toy.
## Installation
### Requirements
Before building this project you need to setup a [cross compiler](https://wiki.osdev.org/GCC_Cross-Compiler). Also install the following packages:
- nasm
- bochs
- grub
- mtools(only for Arch Linux)
After that, you can build iceOS just by running the command listed below.
1. Type `make all` to compile the system and to create an ISO
2. Type `make run` to start it in QEMU or `make bochs` to start it with bochs(only for debug purposes).
You can also find a ISO file
[here](https://github.com/ice-bit/iceOS/raw/master/imgs/iceOS.iso)(md5sum: `342691301699a73102fa6a57abea6989`)
## Features
iceOS has the following features:
- [x] VGA driver
- [x] Interrupts
- [x] PIC & PIT driver
- [x] PS/2 driver
- [x] Heap
- [x] Paging
- [ ] VFS driver
## Tutorial
I'm also writing a tutorial about this project. If you are interested about OS development and you're looking for a detailed _step-by-step_ tutorial, have a look at my [website](https://osdev.marcocetica.com).
## License
iceOS is released under GPLv3, you can obtain a copy of this license by cloning this repository or by visiting [this](https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0) page.