Dedicated SWONOS system interface
Customisations to the desktop, Start menu, login screen and system design are integrated into the development environment.
SWONOS Kernel
Current development status: SWONOS Kernel 0.3.3 – fully validated on physical hardware.
SWONOS Kernel
Current development status: SWONOS Kernel 0.3.3 – fully validated on physical hardware.
The SWONOS Kernel is built through traceable development stages. New versions are created, booted and checked for errors. Its current technical release identifier is 100.3.3-swonos-kernel.
Independent kernel development
The development branch includes proprietary kernel functions, device objects and a PCI/PCIe device layer.
First external Windows driver running
Version 0.2.2 successfully executed an external Windows PCI/PCIe reference driver on real hardware for the first time. This is an important step beyond device identification alone.
Proven — but not universal
The successfully executed driver is an unmodified AMD64 reference driver built using Microsoft's official WDK. The original Realtek OEM driver is not yet supported. General Windows driver compatibility remains a development goal.
Development timeline
The most important milestones successfully achieved in SWONOS development.
First custom kernel versions boot successfully
SWONOS Kernel 0.0.1 and 0.0.2 pass their final boot and regression tests.
Custom kernel functions pass self-tests
Versions 0.0.3 through 0.0.5 extend SWONOS NT Core with status, Unicode, list, event and synchronisation functions as well as driver and device objects. All self-tests pass.
Basic feasibility of driver integration demonstrated
Kernel 0.1.4 provides an important technical proof of concept for the planned driver support.
Driver development tested with a real printer
Version 0.1.6 takes device and driver development beyond simulation: a printer using a Windows driver is used for a practical hardware test.
SWONOS Kernel 0.2.0 validated
Kernel 0.2.0 is successfully completed and validated. At the same time, the technical foundation for the dedicated SWONOS update repository is created.
PCI/PCIe device detection and INF matching implemented
SWONOS identifies a real Realtek RTS5229 card reader using the hardware ID 10ec:5229. Windows INF matching finds a suitable driver candidate via the subsystem ID. This demonstrates successful device detection and driver matching in practice.
Dedicated kernel release identifier introduced successfully
Kernel 0.2.1 uses its own identifier, 100.2.1-swonos-kernel, and passes final acceptance testing. Development of version 0.2.2 is approved.
First external Windows PCI/PCIe driver runs on real hardware
An independent AMD64 reference driver from Microsoft's official WDK runs unmodified on real PCI/PCIe hardware through SWONOS driver integration. Kernel 0.2.2 passes full acceptance testing.
SWONOS Kernel 0.3.3 validated on physical hardware
Kernel 0.2.4 passed boot, PCI, WDM, KMDF, HID/PnP and S3/resume regression tests without panic, oops or resource leaks; taint delta 0. NT handle infrastructure and ZwCreateFile, ZwReadFile, ZwWriteFile and ZwClose passed testing. The Intel HID OEM import gap was reduced from 4 to 0. OEM driver execution has not yet been authorised for safety reasons: the KMDF function table and real ACPI/HID lower stack require further validation. The Linux driver remains active.
SWONOS Kernel 0.3.3: physical HID hotplug validated
Kernel 100.3.3-swonos-kernel handles physical USB mouse removal and reconnection through the existing driver stack. The unchanged Insyde OEM filter driver reattached after both reconnect cycles and consumed real mouse movement. Boot PASS, taint delta 0. This is a targeted hardware validation, not general Windows driver compatibility.