--- title: Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal... description: This article discusses the process of creating a minimal Rust kernel that can run on bare metal. It covers topics such as the differences between BIOS and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-3lwkv3fkx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal Rust Kernel | daily.dev og:description: This article discusses the process of creating a minimal Rust kernel that can run on bare metal. It covers topics such as the differences between BIOS and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-3lwkv3fkx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3LWkV3fkx.png og:image:alt: Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal Rust Kernel og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal Rust Kernel **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary This article discusses the process of creating a minimal Rust kernel that can run on bare metal. It covers topics such as the differences between BIOS and UEFI, CPU operating modes, and building the kernel for a custom target system. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@reynhard** · 0 upvotes > Big fan of this series I have been looking all over for guidance on writing bare metal OS in rust and while i have found a few none explain each part very well. 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