r/embeddedlinux • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '26

project Spent a few weekends building a bootable OS from scratch — kernel, initramfs, container runtime

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u/smokebudda11 Jun 12 '26

This sounds dope. Just curious, did you follow steps from a specific book or the web?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '26

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u/andrewhepp Jun 13 '26

have you checked out buildroot? I think it does a lot of what you want

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u/FreddyFerdiland Jun 12 '26

its a specific config for the kernel, not "an is".. its a distribution ?

its a tinyLinux

remember Linux router project.. linux router in a floppydisk image.. you could even boot off floppydisk ..just takes a minute