How do I build my own computer? ?

Question

Hi there,

I am interested in programming my own operating system and loading it onto an onboard development board, and have the OS output via LCD screens on the board... Well, first off I want to know if this is even possible. If it is, what are the resources I need, and tutorials I can derive knowledge from.

If your asking, why in the world would you want to create your own OS and load it via programmer onto an electronic development board? - Becuase I am fascinated by electronics and I want to learn more about how an operating system works.

Thank You

Answer 1

Eugene has a valid point, it takes far too many lines of code to build your own OS from scratch. The hardware is a concern of its own, you can do both but it will take you a while.



Most of the Linux builds you see floating around these days are somehow based on another version of Linux with a large amount of the code re-writen or changed in some way to implement the desired effect, there are a few base types of Linux that are built off of the most. Head to the links in my sources to sift for answers and start getting ideas.



Of course the question really has nothing to do with Linux, but most OS are derived from one of four things:

DOS

Windows

Mac OS

Linux/Unix



Linux is open sourced and community developed for the most part and is the easiest to get into and play around with. Of course anything is possible, what you are talking about is basically how some of the video game systems we have seen are built.



Good luck and let us all know how it turns out!

Answer 2

Linux Tutorials-http://linuxtutorials.info/

Answer 3

First of Good Luck!!! :) To build yr own operating system? Of course its possible, but not for one person. You should know that the first Linux version had over 2000000 lines of code in C. It is a very very very complicated thing that u want to perform and i would say (as a computer engineer - impossible) for one person even in 3 life times. The idea is pretty interesting but too complicated. Good luck!

Answer 4

ok, 1.) Case- choose a Computer case that fits the motherboard size your planning to use 2.) Power Supply- Choose a power supply from a good well reviewed company and website, and look for a online power supply calculator to see how strong of a power supply you will need 3.) Motherboard- my recommendations are a Nvidia chipset with an Intel processor socket, or an Intel motherboard, both are good, and go with an ATX motherboard size as they have twice as many options than a mATX motherboard 4.) CD/DVD-ROM/±RW Drives- i would go with just about any company here, as they all last long 5.) Hard drives- I would choose a hard drive that satisfies your need for storage space, if your planning on gaming with your PC, i reccomend a Western Digital Raptor X 150 GB, as that loads games faster than a normal hard drive 6.) CPU Fan- i reccomend going with a really good CPU Fan that is well reviewed with high reviews, as weaker CPU fans will hurt your CPU rather than help it 7.) CPU- i reccomend a Intel Core 2 Duo, but it depends on your cash flow and preferences, and go with a processor that fits your motherboard CPU socket, as a socket 775 processor will not fit in a Socket AM2+ and vice versa 8.) Graphics Card (aka Video Card)- i reccomend a Nvidia Geforce branded graphics card, but this also depends on your cash flow and preferences, and go with a PCI-Express card, as thats the standard now. 9.) Case fans, i would go with the nicest looking case fans, as case fans are cheap and long lasting.

Answer 5

please any 1 reply this question becoz i am alos have this plan since 1yr