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Link: iPod-Linux Installer v0.3a Released - Turn your iPod into a Linux box with ease!
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nagromme
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"Currently this project supports all but the photo, 4G, U2, and Mini iPods"
In other words, only 1G-3G. But it's still really cool--there are new graphical games you can run and everything--and not lose Apple's own iPod OS either, you get the choice of that or a Linux-based GUI.
I hope they get it working on the latest iPods soon. Color would be too cool!
In other words, only 1G-3G. But it's still really cool--there are new graphical games you can run and everything--and not lose Apple's own iPod OS either, you get the choice of that or a Linux-based GUI.
I hope they get it working on the latest iPods soon. Color would be too cool!
Haven't tested everything yet but it seems to work fine on my 1st Gen 10 gig iPod. I had to adjust button & scrolling prefs after booting into linux but other than that no troubles. Calculator is a nice feature, I hope apple puts it in the next iPod software update. Cool Christmas fun!
Mainyehc
macrumors 6502a
Hmmm... I'd really like to try this out, but since I've bought my iPod in March, I'm a bit afraid that this could void my warranty... do you know if it does?
They don't say anything about that, just something along these lines: "this can harm your iPod but since we started the project in 2002 we've never heard of that happening", so, cool then... But when I saw that screenshot of the installer, which displayed a progress bar and a message saying "Installing modified firmware", I started thinking twice about it... 😉
They don't say anything about that, just something along these lines: "this can harm your iPod but since we started the project in 2002 we've never heard of that happening", so, cool then... But when I saw that screenshot of the installer, which displayed a progress bar and a message saying "Installing modified firmware", I started thinking twice about it... 😉
just tried it out
the games are a fun feature
and the little penguin too
not seeing a practical side to it yet but there is a definite cool factor to it
i'm not getting audio playback though, maybe because my library is nearly entirely AAC?
the games are a fun feature
and the little penguin too
not seeing a practical side to it yet but there is a definite cool factor to it
i'm not getting audio playback though, maybe because my library is nearly entirely AAC?
mkrishnan
Moderator emeritus
So is there anything in terms of playing music that it does better than the default iPod software?
Mainyehc -- I suppose that at the very very worst, you will be able to use the option in the iPod updater to completely reformat and clean install on the iPod disk, and then sync with iTunes to get your music back.
Mainyehc -- I suppose that at the very very worst, you will be able to use the option in the iPod updater to completely reformat and clean install on the iPod disk, and then sync with iTunes to get your music back.
I have no real idea, but I'd imagine that any troubles with this software could be fixed by letting iTunes/iPod updaters wipe the iPod and re-format the thing. But I've seen no troubles on my 1st gen 10 gigger.
Music playback under Linux is awful, and this is mostly a really cool hack, not anything enormously useful. yet. It's very cool to add software to your iPod (and I wish Apple would add a calculator to the official iPod bag of tricks), but your inner Jobs will recoil at the interface and slightly clunky controls. Though surely this will only improve with time, and hats off to the folks responsible! It's a very cool development. Has there been anything available for the iPod that so thoroughly hacks the thing? I know there's lots of shareware that adds useful info to your notes or contacts (movie showtimes, etc.) but this is a whole 'nother thing entirely.
Music playback under Linux is awful, and this is mostly a really cool hack, not anything enormously useful. yet. It's very cool to add software to your iPod (and I wish Apple would add a calculator to the official iPod bag of tricks), but your inner Jobs will recoil at the interface and slightly clunky controls. Though surely this will only improve with time, and hats off to the folks responsible! It's a very cool development. Has there been anything available for the iPod that so thoroughly hacks the thing? I know there's lots of shareware that adds useful info to your notes or contacts (movie showtimes, etc.) but this is a whole 'nother thing entirely.