How Does Installing A OS Work?

[jamesp33]

Now I know this isn't the right category for it but there's not really any that suits it. How does installing a OS work? Does the installer need to extract the files? Also, is there any open source OS installers? Also, Does the installer need to register the DLLs? Sorry, I just need to know all this because I'm thinking of making a OS later on.

 

[USAFRet]

Now I know this isn't the right category for it but there's not really any that suits it. How does installing a OS work? Does the installer need to extract the files? Also, is there any open source OS installers? Also, Does the installer need to register the DLLs? Sorry, I just need to know all this because I'm thinking of making a OS later on.

Making your own OS? That's a large effort.

Diagnose how various Linux distros work.
Gentoo, ArchLinux, etc, etc, etc.

Making your own Windows compatible OS? OK...we'll see you in a decade or so.

 

[13thmonkey]

you want to make an operating system, like windows? or ubuntu etc.?

 

[jamesp33]

I won't be making it yet. And it's gonna be based off reactOS. I just want to understand how installing a OS works.

 

[clarkjd]

Now I know this isn't the right category for it but there's not really any that suits it. How does installing a OS work? Does the installer need to extract the files? Also, is there any open source OS installers? Also, Does the installer need to register the DLLs? Sorry, I just need to know all this because I'm thinking of making a OS later on.

To what end? There are already open source OS's available, Linux, FreeBSD for starters.Even after you have the OS, what applications are you wanting to run on it? If you are wanting to run Windows apps, then you would probably run into copyright problems.

 

[USAFRet]

I won't be making it yet. And it's gonna be based off reactOS. I just want to understand how installing a OS works.

ReactOS has been in development for more than 20 years. Currently, it is in alpha level of development.
https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS

 

[jamesp33]

Fully aware of that.

 

[jamesp33]

I just want to know do you need to extract the files to install lets lay windows or linux or what? I'm still learning C and I just want to know how this works.

 

[13thmonkey]

perhaps asking on their forums would be an idea.

 

[USAFRet]

Fully aware of that.

What we're asking is...
Making your own OS?
Or making a custom installer for something else? ReactOS, for instance.
And for Linux, there are loads of ways to customize the basic Linux kernel, to meet whatever your needs are.

If just a custom installer, build off what is there. Dissect it, see how it works and installs.

If making your own OS...I wish you good luck, sir.

 

[jamesp33]

I guess I'll have to do that.

 

[jamesp33]

I'm such an idiot... I didn't think of that. thanks.

 

[McHenryB]

You have ambitions to write an operating system, yet you can't write a program to install it? That doesn't bode well.

What is needed to install an OS is completely controlled by its design and implementation.

OS design is a great hobby, but be prepared for a lot of study and a lot of hard work. You can find a good deal of useful information at http/osdev.org . I'd advise you to lurk on the forums there for a while before posting any questions - the expectation is that you have a certain amount of knowledge and are proficient in a programming language. Users there can be very unforgiving of beginners who abuse those expectations.

 

[jamesp33]

I know that. I'm still learning C programming, I just wanted to know for when I'm finished learning C.

 

[McHenryB]

To what end? There are already open source OS's available, Linux, FreeBSD for starters.

Because it's fun and it's a challenge. Anyone can waste their time playing computer games, but it takes a certain calibre of person to solve a complicated design and programming problem.

 

[jamesp33]

That's for giving me the link to osdev.

 

[USAFRet]

I know that. I'm still learning C programming, I just wanted to know for when I'm finished learning C.

There is no "finish" to learning C. Or any other language.

 

[jamesp33]

I class the finish as when I know enough to start to code.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Congratulations, a Hello World was enough then.