MiniRouter

Bootloader

Required Software

• Rust (you will need the nightly toolchain)
• QEMU/KVM

Running the bootloader

We will be running the bootloader in QEMU. Follow the instructions here to install and launch QEMU with our custom bootloader!

Updated Running Instructions

• Install QEMU
• move to the bootloader directory
• Within src/main.rs, there is a comment with a command
  • this builds the project, copies the bootloader file, and runs QEMU
• Run the command in a bash terminal. It should build the project and run it.

Running the kernel with the bootloader

• run cargo build in the kernel directory
• run cp target/x86_64-kernel/debug/kernel ../bootloader/esp/EFI/router_os/kernel.bin
  • this copies the kernel file into the desired location in the filesystem that UEFI will bring up
• run the command to run the bootloader, and it should run.