Tutorial Step 1: Creating a Custom OS Image for the Emulator

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In this step, you use the New Platform Wizard to create a custom OS image.

To create a custom OS image for the Emulator

  1. On the development workstation, launch the Platform Builder application.
  2. From the File menu, choose New Platform, and when the New Platform Wizard appears, choose Next.
  3. From the list of available board support packages (BSPs), select EMULATOR: X86 and then choose Next.
  4. From the list of available platform configurations, select EnterpriseWeb Pad.
  5. In the Platform name box, type MyPlatform as the name for your platform, and then choose Next.
  6. To accept the default selections for Application & Media, choose Next.
  7. To accept the default selections for Networking & Communications, choose Next.
  8. To acknowledge the Special Feature notifications, select Notification Acknowledged for each notification, and then choose Next.
  9. To close the New Platform Wizard, choose Done.

Platform Builder generates the initial platform files for both a debug configuration and a release configuration. When these files are created, control returns to the IDE, and you are ready to build the OS image.

See Also

Tutorial Step 2: Building the Custom OS Image for the Emulator | Tutorial: Using Platform Builder with the Emulator | Platform Builder Tutorials | Platform Creation with the New Platform Wizard

 Last updated on Wednesday, April 14, 2004

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