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Write Your Own Operating System From Scratch - Step by Step

Name: Write Your Own Operating System From Scratch - Step by Step
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Build your own 64-bit operating system - for the x86 architecture

Created byx-BIT Development

Last updated 2/2026

English

What you'll learn

Be able to build a simple operating system for the x86 architecture.
Understand real mode
Understand protected mode and long mode
How to handle interrupts and exceptions in the 64-bit mode
How to write OS kernel with the assembly code and C code
Be able to write print function to print characters on the screen
Be able to build a memory manager using x86 paging mechanism
How to write timer handler for the process manager
How to build a process manager to schedule processes and change them among different states (sleep, ready, killed)
How to implement system call module to make user programs running in the system
Write a keyboard driver (PS/2)
Write a simple console and interact with OS kernel using commands
Be able to write a simple file system module which supports reading fat16 system.

Course content

11 sections • 65 lectures • 10h 4m total length

Introduction3:17
MUST SEE2:41
Operating System Concepts3:37
Understand address space, 64-bit and byte addressing, ram and disk sharing, and how processes, kernel space, and system calls connect user programs to the operating system.
Operating System Structures2:00

Working with Windows 10 & 11 (Part I Windows Subsystem)2:57
Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 10 or 11 to set up the OS project environment and install Ubuntu 18.04. Run PowerShell as administrator and follow installation steps.
Working with Windows 10 & 11 (Part II Other Tools)7:11
Install gcc and nasm on ubuntu, set up bochs for machine testing, create a 10 mb boot image with bximage, and boot from disk using Rufus and Visual Studio Code.
Working with MacOS7:58
Working with Linux (Ubuntu)6:18
How to Use Resources1:11
Learn to use course resources by downloading and unzipping the package, accessing the source code and boot image, and running the Mac build script with gcc.

The First Program19:34
In this lecture, we will write our first program in assembly language to boot the virtual machine and real machine from usb flash drive.
Testing on Windows6:05
Testing on Linux (Ubuntu)5:11
Learn to build and test projects on Ubuntu, using a prepared boot image, build script, and bochs configuration, then create a bootable USB with dd and run the virtual machine.
Testing on MacOS4:02
Build and test the macOS project by preparing boot.img, running ./build.sh, launching bochs, and writing boot.img to a USB drive to boot a test computer with CSM enabled.
Test Disk Extension Service5:16
This lecture tests the disk extension service in the boot file to load the kernel from disk, checks for support, and prints 'disk extension is supported' using bochs.

Loader10:10
In this video, we will read the loader from disk into memory.
Long Mode Support5:12
We will check to see if the processor supports long mode.
Load Kernel File4:41
Get Memory Map5:03
In this video, service E820 is used to get memory map info.
Test A20 Line6:41
Set Video Mode5:47
In this video, we will learn how to print characters on the screen in text mode.
Protected Mode23:19
In this lecture, we will switch to protected mode and set up environment for long mode.
Long Mode18:35
The operating system is designed to run in 64-bit mode and all the modules we will build are running in this mode.

Jumping to Kernel5:43
Reload GDT4:03
Guides building a kernel by loading gdt and idt, using a far return, setting up the code segment, jumping to kernel entry, printing K, and looping.
Exceptions and Interrupts Handling12:02
Saving Registers1:53
Setting Up the Interrupt Controller14:36
Getting to Ring37:17
Interrupts Handling in Ring3 Part I9:23
Interrupts Handling in Ring3 Part II3:30
Spurious Interrupt Handling5:00

The First Process16:33
Create and manage processes with a process control block, separate user spaces, shared kernel space, and per-process stacks and trap frames for ring3 to ring0 transitions.
System Call19:33
Learn how system calls let user programs print messages via software interrupt vector 80, switching to kernel mode to execute write screen and linking kernel and user parts.
Scheduling17:25
Implement a process scheduler that switches between multiple processes using a ready list and timer interrupts, and perform context switches with an assembly swap routine.
Sleep and Wake Up9:52
Exit and Wait7:53
Terminate A Process2:37

Introduction2:53
Working with Windows12:54
Working with Linux (Ubuntu)10:41
Create and test a 100mb fat16 os image using free dos and bochs, mount and inspect the image with hexdump, and adjust partition data for boot testing.
Working with MacOS10:59
The New Loader19:50
Learn how the new loader loads a fat16 image, moves the kernel and user files into memory, and uses a c module to parse the file system.
FAT16 Structure13:33
Loading Files From the FAT16 Image20:34
The Idle Process15:01
The File Module24:58
Fork14:15
Exec8:43
Implement the execute SQL function to fork a process, load a program into user space, and launch it, with kernel and library steps illustrated through a test bin file.
The New Console6:56
LS Command6:52

Requirements

Basic Knowledge of x86 Assembly Language and C Language
A test computer and USB flash drive (If you want to run the OS on a real machine)

Description

Welcome to write your own 64-bit operating system course.

This course teaches you how to build a simple operating system from scratch. It covers basics about the x86 architecture and low-level programming. In this course, we will take you through the process of building a small working system step by step.

The first part of the course teaches all you need to know (processor modes, paging, exceptions and interrupts handling, etc.) before you can build the kernel on the x86 architecture. In this part, we will see how to prepare for mode switching. We switch from real mode to protected mode and then jump to long mode. Our kernel is running in 64-bit mode. After we switch to 64-bit mode, we will see how to handle exceptions and interrupts, how to switch between kernel mode and user mode.

The second part of the course teaches you how to build kernel modules such as processes, memory management, interrupt handling, etc. In this part, we will see how to write a keyboard driver and a console, how to interact with the OS kernel using the console. After finishing this part, you should know how to write user programs and make them run in your own operating system.

In this course you will learn:

How to build a simple operating system for the x86 architecture.

Understand real mode

Understand protected mode and long mode

How to handle interrupts and exceptions in the 64-bit mode

How to write OS kernel with the assembly code and C code

Be able to write print function to print characters on the screen

Be able to build a memory manager using x86 paging mechanism

How to write timer handler for the process manager

How to build a process manager to schedule processes and change them among different states (sleep, ready, killed)

How to implement system call module to make user programs running in the system

Write a keyboard driver (PS/2)

Write a simple console and interact with OS kernel using commands

Be able to write a simple file system module which supports reading fat16 system.

At the end of the course, you should be able to develop your own 64-bit operating system.

Who this course is for:

Students who learned the operating system concepts and want to put them into practice
Students curious about the fundamental mechanisms used in the OS
People who want to build a hobby OS but don't know how and where to start

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Introduction4 lectures • 12min

Installation and Setup5 lectures • 26min

Boot Up5 lectures • 40min

Loading the Loader and Switching to Long Mode8 lectures • 1hr 19min

Exceptions and Interrupts Handling on the x869 lectures • 1hr 3min

Working With C5 lectures • 58min

Memory Management6 lectures • 59min

Processes6 lectures • 1hr 14min

Keyboard And Console3 lectures • 24min

BONUS: File System13 lectures • 2hr 48min

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