linxis

And now i can not pay 5% commision due to this OS will be free distibution.

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AntiNinja

How did it destroy itself? Why not just fix it and continue development?

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linxis

Well it was the file deletion part that did it. It had a messed up loop and deleted the entire drive. I lost the kernel and everything. I even tryed to resotre my drive.

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uman

So what exactly would a binary graphic designer do on your project?

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Darkhack

Can I ask WHY you are making an operating system? What function would it satisfy that current operating systems do not? If this system was more than just a small hobby that you were playing with, you would have not only backed up your files to CD, but to off site locations. Even emailing it to yourself as an attachment wouldn't have been a bad choice.

Seriously though. I know it sounds like I am being harsh and a bit critical and maybe I am, but it seems to me that you don't have enough expierence for something like this. I would recommend that you play with several different operating systems on your own for a while before attempting a full blown project.

There are several different websites such as http://www.osdever.net and http://www.osdev.org that would be very helpful to you. Andrew S. Tanenbaum wrote a book called Operating Systems Design and Implementation which is pretty much THE standard for kernel developers. Mr. Tanenbaum is most well known as a university professor who developed Minix and he is a major advocate of the microkernel design which Minix uses. Minix was what inspired Linus Torvalds to write Linux, although Mr. Torvalds chose to use a monolithic kernel. And of course a good understanding of assembly and C is a must, which I assume you already have.

Sorry if I seem like a buzzkill. I really hope you manage to get something workable soon and I'd be interested in trying it out through Bochs or something. My point is that you should have something more concrete before asking for help since other people's time becomes more valuable when working for/with someone else than on their own projects.

Best of luck!

Random Spirit

If linxis is in cloud cuckoo land if he thinks hes writing an OS. Hs last submitted project was "WW2" and it was written(if you can call dragging a few controlls onto a form and writing 10 lines of code writting) in VB.net. A good CS degree might help you design an implement an OS, or years or reading and experience. I doubt linxis has either.

On the point of writing an OS. Is there a point? Yes, but only as a toy. Something to learn from in an OS module of a CS course, or a personal project to expand your knowledge. Now im not saying there is no point in writing a new OS, but it would have to be a group effort with a lot of time spent to make it anything like Linux or NT.

DaWei

Actually, people wrote a lot of OSes of varying complexity back when I was in the embedded world. These could range from something as simple as the PC BIOS right on up to real-time executives. Suitable commercial products are sometimes available (often at exorbitant rates).

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kruptof

LOL.......This is have to be the funniest thing i ever read.....why didn't you backup the code for the OS first.

if you do manage to get this of the gorund you better have something that is not availabel in the market.........your netwrok programmer better be good, to implemet your TCP/IP Stack or you could just lift from someone else like some one has done before(not saying any names).

finally i Leave you with this:

STILL LAUGHING.........

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DaWei

God might be in the same boat. If so, you can bet that Ms. God will prolly chew his ass but good.

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Random Spirit

rofl.