Description

AKernelLoader (AKeL) is a project open source without much ambition,to develop a bootloader single or multi-boot, everything depends on the participation of developers. I use the GPL because it more independence to developers.Can be an opportunity for those who are doing their first operating system kernel have a simple bootloader to start. All participation is welcome, if you have any comments or suggestions on the current code, please send email to akaloaderadmin@gmail.com .You can see my site here.

Boot Loader

Briefly, a bootloader is the first software program that runs when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to the operating system kernel. The kernel, in turn, initializes the rest of the operating system.

Details

Language: AKeL coded with C language and GNU assembly.

Tools: Akernelloader includes a small program to write in the mbr.
Supported devices :

• Disk
• USB Flash Drive

Supported file system :

• FAT32
• ext2
• ext3

Supported kernel :

• ELF ( Executable and Linkable Format ).
• Binary or Raw.
• With standard multiboot header.
• Linux.

Install

To install and use you should read the file "install" included in the source code.

Emulator test results:

Before testing on a real computer we tested on an emulator pc. BOCHS:

• stability: GOOD
• functionality: OK

QEMU:

• stability: GOOD
• functionality: OK

You can see here the source code of the bootloader Akernelloader.

Very good for testing your OS on usb ... Look OSDev.org