Playing with ReactOS Operating System for fun

 

 

 

 

In this hands-on tutorial we will learn how to install ReactOS on VirtualBox virtual machine which the Windows XP Pro as the host. Then we will try to build ReactOS from the source codes by using SVN client, starting by downloading the source code, installing ReactOS Build environment (RosBE) and finally building ReactOS from the source codes. The building processes include several output formats such as boot CD, live CD, installation files and etc. We will also try to generate the Visual Studio solution files which can be used to build ReactOS using Visual Studio.

The third part of this practice will demonstrate on how to debug ReactOS via serial port. Though the Windows XP Pro doesn't have physical serial ports, we will create virtual serial port using com0com. PUTTY and Windows HyperTerminal were used to capture the debug messages. The debug messages are very useful for system developers in order to debug and fix the ReactOS bugs. Hopefully these crash, hands-on tutorials will provide a very good starting points for further ReactOS exploration and development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installing ReactOS on VirtualBox machine

 

  1. ReactOS on VirtualBox 1

  2. ReactOS on VirtualBox 2

  3. ReactOS on VirtualBox 3

  4. ReactOS on VirtualBox 4

  5. ReactOS on VirtualBox 5

  6. ReactOS on VirtualBox 6

  7. ReactOS on VirtualBox 7

  8. Single Page download in HTML

 

Building ReactOS on VirtualBox using RosBE

 

  1. Building ReactOS with RosBE 1

  2. Building ReactOS with RosBE 2

  3. Building ReactOS with RosBE 3

  4. Building ReactOS with RosBE 4

  5. Building ReactOS with RosBE 5

  6. Building ReactOS with RosBE 6

  7. Building ReactOS with RosBE 7

  8. Building ReactOS with RosBE 8

  9. Building ReactOS with RosBE 9

  10. Building ReactOS with RosBE 10

  11. Building ReactOS with RosBE 11

  12. Building ReactOS with RosBE 12

  13. Single Page download in HTML

 

 

 

Debugging ReactOS via (virtual) serial port

 

  1. Debug ReactOS 1

  2. Debug ReactOS 2

  3. Debug ReactOS 3

  4. Debug ReactOS 4

  5. Debug ReactOS 5

  6. Debug ReactOS 6

  7. Debug ReactOS 7

  8. Single Page download in HTML

 

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