Genodians.org - Stories around the Genode Operating System

Docker image with Genode toolchain 23.05
August 22 2023 by Stefan Kalkowski

The pre-built docker image to easily develop Genode on top of arbitrary host systems got updated to a more recent Ubuntu 22.04 base system. Moreover, it now contains the last Genode toolchain 23.05., Qemu 6.2, and all necessary host tools to run any kernel, board, and run-script combination. Continue...
Getting Fujitsu U7411 up and running: Network Boot
November 24 2022 by Christian Helmuth

Earlier this year, the Genode team met the challenge to bring our OS to recent Intel Gen11 hardware, more precisely we faced the task to fully enable the Fujitsu LIFEBOOK U7411. But first things first: How to prepare the notebook for remote booting without sufficient legacy BIOS support? Continue...
Pine fun - Touchscreen
March 16 2022 by Norman Feske

On our mission to enable the PinePhone hardware for Genode piece by piece, let's turn our attention to the touchscreen device, which is the gateway to interactive system scenarios. Continue...
Pine fun - Booting Genode on the PinePhone
September 20 2021 by Norman Feske

Until now, my exploration of the Allwinner A64 SoC was mainly concerned with the Pine-A64-LTS board, which offers developer conveniences like booting over the network, or easily accessible reset and GPIO pins. Now, it's time to switch gears by moving the development workflow over to the PinePhone. Continue...
Pine fun - Networking
September 3 2021 by Norman Feske

This article walks through the challenge of porting a network driver from the Linux kernel to Genode. It thereby exemplifies Genode's device-driver environment approach for the reuse of unmodified Linux kernel code, touches crucial technicalities of the Linux kernel, and provides practical clues. Continue...
Pine fun - Pruning device trees
May 19 2021 by Norman Feske

We briefly touched the treasure trove called device trees in the previous article. To leverage the wealth of information for the development and porting of Genode device drivers, this article introduces a handy new tool set. Continue...
Genode development container
September 29 2020 by Stefan Kalkowski

In the past, the question was asked several times: why doesn't Genode provide a development container, e.g., a docker image. The question was raised by some community members, as well as people interested in giving Genode a try. They did not want to install an additional compiler toolchain and a bunch of tools and thereby pollute their daily working environment. Continue...
Sculpt OS on HP EliteBook 840 G5
October 21 2019 by Christian Helmuth

A few weeks ago, I got hold of a brand-new HP EliteBook and was eager to find out how Sculpt OS may do on it. The specs promised a smooth ride but as always I had to face some hidden obstacles. Continue...
Remote-control your test target via power scripts
March 13 2019 by Christian Helmuth

In this post, I take Valerius's excellent article about remote booting and Intel AMT as an excuse for a detour from network-development setups into remote power control with Genode's run tool. Continue...
A convenient shortcut for working with test packages
February 5 2019 by Norman Feske

The train to FOSDEM was the perfect setting for creating a dirty little tool for quickly building and running single test packages. Continue...
Getting started with Genode network developments
January 31 2019 by Christian Helmuth

Yesterday afternoon I had to take care of duties that kept me away from the office, so motivated by a question on the mailing list last week, I decided to write down some handy tips related to Genode developments and networking. Continue...
How to prepare an x86 notebook for debugging
January 16 2019 by Christian Helmuth

For my first article on Genodians, I recorded my preparation steps to enable a recent notebook model for developments including the preservation of the OEM Windows installation, remote power control, and serial-over-lan logging. Continue...