# General **URL:** https://genode.discourse.group/c/general/4.md [Latest](https://genode.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://genode.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://genode.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to Genode Users Forum! 👋](https://genode.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-genode-users-forum/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://genode.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-genode-users-forum/5 "2024-08-09T09:05:37Z")
We are so glad you joined us. Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture and information about yourself and your interests to your profile. What is one thi… --- ## [About the General category](https://genode.discourse.group/t/about-the-general-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://genode.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Linphone build structure and x86 support](https://genode.discourse.group/t/linphone-build-structure-and-x86-support/309)
**Author:** [@hamed](https://genode.discourse.group/u/hamed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/linphone-build-structure-and-x86-support/309 "2026-09-24T09:11:18Z")
Hi @ssumpf, I’ve been digging into your repositories lately (depot/genode) and I’m finally starting to wrap my head around the Linphone structure. I truly believe that porting Linphone is the ultimate “stress test” for… --- ## [Porting GO to Genode](https://genode.discourse.group/t/porting-go-to-genode/359)
**Author:** [@G0retZ](https://genode.discourse.group/u/G0retZ)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/porting-go-to-genode/359 "2026-09-17T22:25:15Z")
I’d like to run Syncthing on my Sculpt natively to use it as a NAS. The Syncthing is ans awesome file sharing solution, but unfortunately it written in GO :pensive\_face: So in order to port it to Genode I have to port … --- ## [Genode on Intel hybrid CPUs](https://genode.discourse.group/t/genode-on-intel-hybrid-cpus/363)
**Author:** [@9600](https://genode.discourse.group/u/9600)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/genode-on-intel-hybrid-cpus/363 "2026-09-12T15:32:25Z")
Is Genode supported on current Intel hybrid CPUs such as Intel® Core™ i9-13900H? And if so, how would you configure which components run where, i.e. on performance vs. efficiency cores? Or perhaps it would be a matter of… --- ## [Textbundle format for native editor?](https://genode.discourse.group/t/textbundle-format-for-native-editor/362)
**Author:** [@squizzler](https://genode.discourse.group/u/squizzler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/textbundle-format-for-native-editor/362 "2026-09-03T10:33:53Z")
I have long used Ulysses on Apple, a writer’s editor that uses Markdown. On migrating away from Apple I discovered it exports to Textbundle, which can incorporate images by embedding their urls within the text. According… --- ## [Seoul VM 101 (Five Ws)](https://genode.discourse.group/t/seoul-vm-101-five-ws/351)
**Author:** [@G0retZ](https://genode.discourse.group/u/G0retZ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/seoul-vm-101-five-ws/351 "2026-09-01T17:04:01Z")
Hello, guys! I can’t find any info about it outside of mentioning firefox@seoul package. So the question is simple: I’d like to know what is it and how to use it? :thinking: How does it compare to VBox? What use cases… --- ## [Sculpt Os overheat my Dell inspiron 15 5000](https://genode.discourse.group/t/sculpt-os-overheat-my-dell-inspiron-15-5000/345)
**Author:** [@Alex](https://genode.discourse.group/u/Alex)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/sculpt-os-overheat-my-dell-inspiron-15-5000/345 "2026-08-18T16:48:55Z")
Hi, the CPU boils even if nothing is really running. This happens while I’m using my internal HHD to store apps I run. Intel i7-5500u 2.4ghz. Suggestions on how to fix this/ log what is causing this? --- ## [Enable a saving button instead of copying depot etc in rw](https://genode.discourse.group/t/enable-a-saving-button-instead-of-copying-depot-etc-in-rw/357)
**Author:** [@Alex](https://genode.discourse.group/u/Alex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/enable-a-saving-button-instead-of-copying-depot-etc-in-rw/357 "2026-08-18T09:41:12Z")
Hi, why don’t you create a save button? Way easier compared to copy all option deploy child etc from /model to /rw/config/26.04 folder… --- ## [Thunderbird vm wastes a lot of screen space](https://genode.discourse.group/t/thunderbird-vm-wastes-a-lot-of-screen-space/356)
**Author:** [@Alex](https://genode.discourse.group/u/Alex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/thunderbird-vm-wastes-a-lot-of-screen-space/356 "2026-08-17T05:29:42Z")
Hi, this VM as many other ones waste a lot of screen ". From up: grey maximize or (not) close VM, under the close open app from the wm then Thunderbird close open plus at the button a gray line that is my desktop (it app… --- ## [Thunderibird 26.04-153 no browser so impossible to login](https://genode.discourse.group/t/thunderibird-26-04-153-no-browser-so-impossible-to-login/355)
**Author:** [@Alex](https://genode.discourse.group/u/Alex)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/thunderibird-26-04-153-no-browser-so-impossible-to-login/355 "2026-08-15T15:17:02Z")
Hi, in the last VM it asks me to select an app to login… Of course there is no browser so it is impossible. To fix as in the other versions where Thunderbird managed this. --- ## [How to have wifi password saved at every boot?](https://genode.discourse.group/t/how-to-have-wifi-password-saved-at-every-boot/344)
**Author:** [@Alex](https://genode.discourse.group/u/Alex)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/how-to-have-wifi-password-saved-at-every-boot/344 "2026-08-15T11:48:32Z")
Hi I’m using the last version 26.04.2 . How can I make Sculpt os remember my WiFi password? I installed the Os on my dell Inspiron 15 5000 hard disk. Also, in the first version I had many sources where I had the possibi… --- ## [How to maximize screen resolution tiny core os seoul vm](https://genode.discourse.group/t/how-to-maximize-screen-resolution-tiny-core-os-seoul-vm/346)
**Author:** [@Alex](https://genode.discourse.group/u/Alex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/how-to-maximize-screen-resolution-tiny-core-os-seoul-vm/346 "2026-08-15T11:33:35Z")
Hi, how to change resolution in tiny core os VM by Seoul? Also, how to quickly switch from a VM to the other? Ex, one with Thunderbird one with Firefox, all full screen like in different desktops of the WM environment. --- ## [Can you create an easy way to add apps in the launcher?](https://genode.discourse.group/t/can-you-create-an-easy-way-to-add-apps-in-the-launcher/354)
**Author:** [@Alex](https://genode.discourse.group/u/Alex)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/can-you-create-an-easy-way-to-add-apps-in-the-launcher/354 "2026-08-15T11:19:11Z")
Hi I installed Thunderbird VM and the x button does not work… So I turned it off through terminal of the VM poweroff command. Now how to turn it on again? If I click plus I should deal with all the Thunderbird config (I … --- ## [Paper about "remote capabilities in microkernels" (with wireguard)](https://genode.discourse.group/t/paper-about-remote-capabilities-in-microkernels-with-wireguard/343)
**Author:** [@s-friedemann](https://genode.discourse.group/u/s-friedemann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/paper-about-remote-capabilities-in-microkernels-with-wireguard/343 "2026-07-27T13:37:03Z")
Dear Genodians, A year or two ago I found an interesting publication about remote capitiblities or capabilities over network. The only things I remember about this paper are that the Genode Microkernel framework and the… --- ## [System Resource Management](https://genode.discourse.group/t/system-resource-management/160)
**Author:** [@hamed](https://genode.discourse.group/u/hamed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/system-resource-management/160 "2026-05-31T13:58:08Z")
As I mentioned earlier, I’m learning about microkernel concepts, and Genode seemed like a great framework to dive into. I’ve grasped most of the high-level concepts in Genode and have done some development exercises. Now… --- ## [Website usability](https://genode.discourse.group/t/website-usability/314)
**Author:** [@kspatlas](https://genode.discourse.group/u/kspatlas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/website-usability/314 "2026-05-17T08:56:06Z")
The Genode and Genode Labs websites are hard to use on phones and other such devices because they don’t scale correctly. Additionally, the diagram on the main page is basically unreadable until clicked, and it has no exp… --- ## [Boot from live-USB: Genode splash screen, but nothing else](https://genode.discourse.group/t/boot-from-live-usb-genode-splash-screen-but-nothing-else/291)
**Author:** [@nmzn.snch](https://genode.discourse.group/u/nmzn.snch)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/boot-from-live-usb-genode-splash-screen-but-nothing-else/291 "2026-04-25T03:26:55Z")
I made a live-USB as instructed here: When I boot the PC, I get a black screen with a stylish “GENODE” logo, but nothing else (?) boot from USB in UEFI mode USB mouse and keyboard In the “Boot Menu”, I can select th… --- ## [New user: various questions](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-user-various-questions/294)
**Author:** [@nmzn.snch](https://genode.discourse.group/u/nmzn.snch)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/new-user-various-questions/294 "2026-04-13T15:59:21Z")
As a new user, I am having some difficulties learning to use Genode / SculptOS. I have taken the following steps: I have prepared a USB key with Genode 25.10 and booted my PC I have “expanded” the third partition and m… --- ## [26.02 can’t install anything.](https://genode.discourse.group/t/26-02-can-t-install-anything/304)
**Author:** [@rusxyz](https://genode.discourse.group/u/rusxyz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/26-02-can-t-install-anything/304 "2026-04-13T05:07:55Z")
I compiled 26.02… it booted up… but I can’t install anything. --- ## [Support for international input methods](https://genode.discourse.group/t/support-for-international-input-methods/303)
**Author:** [@nmzn.snch](https://genode.discourse.group/u/nmzn.snch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/support-for-international-input-methods/303 "2026-04-12T00:20:16Z")
I have decided to write a short piece here for those who are interested, and I hope to attract the attention of the developers. Once, in the old days, the “characters” used in computers were based on 8-bit encoding, whi… --- ## [Changing the system font on SculptOS](https://genode.discourse.group/t/changing-the-system-font-on-sculptos/293)
**Author:** [@kspatlas](https://genode.discourse.group/u/kspatlas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/changing-the-system-font-on-sculptos/293 "2026-03-30T11:51:38Z")
Is there a way to change the system font to something else via configs in SculptOS? While I know about /config/managed/fonts, I have no idea how I’d add extra fonts there without modifying the fonts\_fs runtime to add it … --- ## [Hack'n'Hike 2026](https://genode.discourse.group/t/hacknhike-2026/254)
**Author:** [@skalk](https://genode.discourse.group/u/skalk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/hacknhike-2026/254 "2026-03-16T10:56:01Z")
Fortunately, the Hack’n’Hike community event will take place this year again! For those of you, who never attended this fantastic event: Hack’n’Hike, as the name suggests, is about connecting the Genode community at a c… --- ## [Porting nouveau drivers?](https://genode.discourse.group/t/porting-nouveau-drivers/282)
**Author:** [@kspatlas](https://genode.discourse.group/u/kspatlas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/porting-nouveau-drivers/282 "2026-02-25T09:48:29Z")
I’m quite new to Genode, but since it seems relatively easy to port Linux drivers to Genode, how hard would it be to port, say, the Nouveau drivers for NVIDIA (or even the official open-source kernel module)? Something … --- ## [Loading App Binaries/Libraries from a Separate Partition](https://genode.discourse.group/t/loading-app-binaries-libraries-from-a-separate-partition/281)
**Author:** [@hamed](https://genode.discourse.group/u/hamed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/loading-app-binaries-libraries-from-a-separate-partition/281 "2026-02-23T13:34:22Z")
I know that Sculpt supports placing application binaries or libraries on a separate partition from the main OS, so the OS can boot fast and the binaries are loaded on-demand from the second partition. I’ve tried to set … --- ## [Is riscv still supported?](https://genode.discourse.group/t/is-riscv-still-supported/252)
**Author:** [@bog\_dan\_ro](https://genode.discourse.group/u/bog_dan_ro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/is-riscv-still-supported/252 "2026-02-10T13:50:25Z")
Hello there! I’d like to try to add support for my mlikv mergez, but it seems that genode-riscv doesn’t compile anymore or I’m doing something very wrong: bogdan@fractal:~/work/mk/gen/genode/build/riscv$ make BOARD=mig… --- ## [Issue with Serial Output and Boot Failure](https://genode.discourse.group/t/issue-with-serial-output-and-boot-failure/263)
**Author:** [@hamed](https://genode.discourse.group/u/hamed)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/issue-with-serial-output-and-boot-failure/263 "2026-02-03T08:32:36Z")
I recently acquired an HP ProDesk 600 G1 (i7). While the official Sculpt 25.10 image runs perfectly on this hardware, I am encountering issues with my own custom builds. Specifically, any example I build myself using ve… --- ## [Genode and the vision of truly trustworthy computing (recording)](https://genode.discourse.group/t/genode-and-the-vision-of-truly-trustworthy-computing-recording/186)
**Author:** [@nfeske](https://genode.discourse.group/u/nfeske)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/genode-and-the-vision-of-truly-trustworthy-computing-recording/186 "2026-02-01T01:01:57Z")
Last week, I had the opportunity to present Genode at the operating-systems group of TU Dresden. The talk and discussion was streamed and recorded. You can download the recording here. Abstract: The talk presents Genod… --- ## [Roadmap discussion for 2026](https://genode.discourse.group/t/roadmap-discussion-for-2026/246)
**Author:** [@nfeske](https://genode.discourse.group/u/nfeske)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/roadmap-discussion-for-2026/246 "2026-01-30T12:42:01Z")
We just kicked off our annual roadmap discussion over at our mailing list. @jjkarcher suggested to cross-post here to make you aware of the discussion and possibly chime in. --- ## [Title: Question on Anonymity-Oriented System Design Using Genode](https://genode.discourse.group/t/title-question-on-anonymity-oriented-system-design-using-genode/261)
**Author:** [@cocil](https://genode.discourse.group/u/cocil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://genode.discourse.group/t/title-question-on-anonymity-oriented-system-design-using-genode/261 "2026-01-29T08:19:28Z")
Hello Genode community, I am currently learning Genode from a security and system-architecture perspective and would like to ask a focused question regarding an anonymity-oriented design. Instead of porting Whonix dire… [Next page](https://genode.discourse.group/c/general/4.md?page=1)