Rustica OS - Live Image (AMD64)

Latest Version: 0.2.0

Build date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)

Status: Phase 7A Reconciliation - APIC/x2APIC fix, PS/2 optional

Downloads

Download rustica-live-amd64.img (128MB) SHA256 Checksum

Quick Start

# Write to USB (replace /dev/sdX with your device)
sudo dd if=rustica-live-amd64.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress conv=fsync
sudo sync

# Boot from USB (enter boot menu, select USB drive)

What's Included

UEFI boot support
PS/2 keyboard driver (optional - continues without keyboard)
Framebuffer console
Process management
Syscall interface
Interactive shell

Changes in 0.2.0

✅ Added APIC MSR handling and x2APIC disable logic
✅ Fixed EOI register offset (0xB0 instead of 0x40)
✅ PS/2 keyboard now optional - kernel continues without keyboard
✅ [NO KEYBOARD] message prints but doesn't halt

Note: This is a testing release. PS/2 keyboard support is optional for modern systems. USB HID support coming in Phase 7B.

System Requirements

x86_64 (AMD64) processor
UEFI 2.0+ firmware
512MB RAM minimum

Documentation

See GitHub for more information.