We are developing an operating system for networking, called pix, as a fast and extensible packet forwarding engine for various network functions. The initial version (v0.0.1) only supports ethernet switching for simplicity of the proof-of-concept operating system. Other functions such as IPv4/IPv6 routing, VPN, and Layer 2-4 filtering (firewall) will be supported soon.
| Version | Release Date | Image |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0.1 | Dec. 6, 2016 | pix-v0.0.1.img |
| 0.0.1rc1 | Nov. 28, 2016 | pix-v0.0.1rc1.img |
| 0.0.1b | Nov. 6, 2016 | pix-v0.0.1b.img |
| 0.0.1a | Oct. 31, 2016 | pix-v0.0.1a.img |
Intel's SandyBridge or later CPUs
- Intel Pro 1000/MT Desktop (82540EM)
- Intel Pro 1000/MT Server (82545EM)
- Intel 82541PI
- Intel 82543GC
- Intel 82573L
- Intel 82567LM
- Intel 82577LM
- Intel 82579LM
- Intel X520-DA2
- Intel X520-QDA1
pix does not have an installer program. You can install pix onto your disk
(e.g., SSD, USB flash) by the disk image copy command.
In BSD/Linux operation systems, you can use dd command.
# dd if=pix-v0.0.1.img of=/path/to/target/disk bs=4096
Hirochika Asai
