--- title: Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal... description: This article discusses the process of creating a minimal Rust kernel for an operating system. It covers the differences between BIOS and UEFI, the steps in the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-djzcrl6br 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 for an operating system. It covers the differences between BIOS and UEFI, the steps in the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-djzcrl6br og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Djzcrl6BR.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 **[Dev Genius](https://daily.dev/sources/devgenius)** · 1 min read · 15 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This article discusses the process of creating a minimal Rust kernel for an operating system. It covers the differences between BIOS and UEFI, the steps in the BIOS booting process, and the process of building the kernel using Rust. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#bootloader](https://daily.dev/tags/bootloader), [#compiler](https://daily.dev/tags/compiler), [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-djzcrl6br) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal Rust Kernel","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-djzcrl6br","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-djzcrl6br"},"datePublished":"2023-11-28T15:23:16.744Z","dateModified":"2026-06-25T02:12:52.208Z","description":"This article discusses the process of creating a minimal Rust kernel for an operating system. It covers the differences between BIOS and UEFI, the steps in the...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/776de7606b3b023f5e95b470da4dba2a?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/776de7606b3b023f5e95b470da4dba2a?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Dev Genius","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Dev Genius","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/a79144d7517043e7803ed562e45a99df","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/devgenius"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-djzcrl6br","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":15},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"bootloader,compiler,general-programming,rust","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dev Genius","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/devgenius"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal Rust Kernel"}]} ```