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André Borchert edited this page Aug 11, 2026 · 4 revisions

FAQ

Is XAIOS a Linux distribution or BSD fork?

No. XAIOS has its own freestanding kernel, userspace ABI, applications, and filesystems. FreeBSD is its primary reference for portable Unix command and protocol behavior, not its kernel ABI.

Can XAIOS run Linux, FreeBSD, or macOS binaries?

No. Programs must be built for the XAIOS ABI and packaged into the image.

What works today?

The ARM and x86_64 QEMU core-OS paths boot and provide processes, threads, filesystems, IPv4/IPv6, SSH/SFTP, local and remote shells, administration, storage lifecycle operations, and diagnostic applications. See Home and Applications.

How do I log in?

Provision an Ed25519 public key, boot QEMU, then run:

ssh -p 7788 -i build/local-ssh/admin admin@127.0.0.1

See Getting Started and Networking and SSH.

Is there a default password?

No. Default and release images contain no built-in password. Password login is an explicit development-image option and release builds reject it.

Is XAIOS production ready?

No. The declared QEMU core-OS correctness gate passes, but physical hardware, independent security review, production key management, and real-model parity remain open. See Current Limitations.

Does XAIOS run Qwen or Kimi models?

Not yet. Model-v2, architecture adapters, backend interfaces, and scalar packed kernels are foundations. No official checkpoint has completed tokenizer, logits, deterministic decode, and physical-hardware acceptance.

Why use QEMU?

QEMU provides reproducible boot, ABI, fault, protocol, CPU-count, and device correctness tests on ARM and x86_64. It cannot establish physical performance.

Where is project progress tracked?

Only in Project Tracker. GitHub issues may hold discussion, but they are not a second status authority.

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