primehacks.com— It was recently anounced that linux could be run on an iPod Nano. This is a very simple guide on doing this throgh windows xp. Be sure to back up your iPod before doing this
Nov 11, 2005View in Crawl 4
I like how it says "This is a very simple guide on doing this throgh windows xp." Then, Step 1: "Boot into linux"Live cd or no, it's still technically linux.lmao
I tried putting linux on my 60 gb photo so i could watch video but I found it still too confusing at this point. The headache of taking 7 hours of my life trying to get the damn thing to reboot after it got locked up just isn't worth it. That, and ipodlinux.com's downloads weren't working so well.Good potential though.
Don't get me wrong... cool dig and cool find. I'll dig it simply because I like to know all the devices that I can load Linux on.But, I still don't get it....Why? So you can listen to songs? Er, I thought that's what the iPod Nano lived for. So you can see pictures? Hmm... I guess if you want to watch video or see pics on a 176 x 132 pixel screen then... ummm..okay.But regardless of my confusion, keep the devices that we can hack coming!
Reasons why I have Linux on my ipod:You can dual boot to the old OS so you don't lose anything.You can record audio at high quality. This rules!You can delete files from the ipod without synching.You can play formats the ipod doesn't support, and will probably never support.You can play a bunch of stupid games, including doom and gameboy games.
vypergtsNov 11, 2005
I like how it says "This is a very simple guide on doing this throgh windows xp." Then, Step 1: "Boot into linux"Live cd or no, it's still technically linux.lmao
vypergtsNov 11, 2005
I tried putting linux on my 60 gb photo so i could watch video but I found it still too confusing at this point. The headache of taking 7 hours of my life trying to get the damn thing to reboot after it got locked up just isn't worth it. That, and ipodlinux.com's downloads weren't working so well.Good potential though.
thestooge1Nov 11, 2005
Don't get me wrong... cool dig and cool find. I'll dig it simply because I like to know all the devices that I can load Linux on.But, I still don't get it....Why? So you can listen to songs? Er, I thought that's what the iPod Nano lived for. So you can see pictures? Hmm... I guess if you want to watch video or see pics on a 176 x 132 pixel screen then... ummm..okay.But regardless of my confusion, keep the devices that we can hack coming!
pseudojdNov 11, 2005
can someone who knows what they are talking about answer me this? if I do this to my ipod can I reinstall the apple OS on it if I choose? thanks.
vryzNov 11, 2005
Reasons why I have Linux on my ipod:You can dual boot to the old OS so you don't lose anything.You can record audio at high quality. This rules!You can delete files from the ipod without synching.You can play formats the ipod doesn't support, and will probably never support.You can play a bunch of stupid games, including doom and gameboy games.
planticusNov 11, 2005
Whats the point!
nidhiNov 12, 2005
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emmawatsonishotMay 21, 2006
Link is broken, no digg. Just google install linux ipod ifu wanna do this