Porting Linux to the iPod (O'ReillyNet)
The port uses uClinux, a Linux flavor designed for devices that lack a memory management unit (MMU). While the iPod has some MMU-type capabilities, they are not sufficient to support the Linux kernel. The code is released under the GNU General Public license."
Posted Sep 26, 2003 18:39 UTC (Fri)
by ncm (guest, #165)
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I'm compiling a list of things that a reprogrammed but otherwise
unmodified iPod might be good for (beyond just playing Ogg files).
Please post your ideas here.
Posted Sep 26, 2003 18:51 UTC (Fri)
by jwb (guest, #15467)
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This would work even if your friends' iPods are not running Linux. A Linux iPod could enslave a regular iPod and fiddle with its filesystem. mmm
Posted Sep 26, 2003 20:36 UTC (Fri)
by jamienk (guest, #1144)
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Posted Sep 26, 2003 23:01 UTC (Fri)
by Shewmaker (guest, #1126)
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Posted Sep 30, 2003 16:31 UTC (Tue)
by jsebrech (guest, #11709)
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Posted Feb 4, 2004 6:26 UTC (Wed)
by JESUS_FR3AK (guest, #19198)
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This makes the iPod into an iPod-shaped computer.
Useful applications
For one thing you could just replicate the iPod functionality with one addition: iPod-to-iPod transfers via FW. You could easily shoot music to and from your friends' iPods that way. Useful applications
It would be great if you could plug in a FireWire Microphone (do they exist?) and get a gui for controlling levels and recording. Then the iPod could replace professional devices for doing radio interviews, recording concerts, etc...
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There is Apple's iSight,
a firewire camera and microphone. The iPod's processor could probably
handle the audio, but I wonder if it could handle recording video?
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The 3rd gen ipod will take a microphone in the headphone jack, and you can in fact record a few seconds of sound that way. No need to mess with firewire. I expect Apple will eventually release dictation features for the ipod, since it's just a matter of software.Recorder
Actually, griffin will soon be releasing iTalk (http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/italk/) for the 3rd gen iPods that will.... well, check out the site
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