[Gllug] iPodLinux

Paul M tallus at gmail.com
Wed Jan 18 15:35:23 UTC 2006


On 18/01/06, Dan Stevens (IAmAI) <dan.stevens.iamai at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Of all the devices that Linux could be installed on, the least I
> expected was the iPod. I was amazed when I found it; check out
> http://linuxipod.org. It has really captivated my interest, although I
> have a 4G iPod, which is unsupported, thus I am weary of installed
> iPodLinux on my iPod considering I'm still a Linux newbie. Has anyone
> else heard of iPodLinux, or indeed tried it for themselves?


I saw it demo'ed  towards the end of last year. The had footage of it
playing video, amongst other things. Kind of pointless but impressive. Video
playing reduced the battery life down to <20 mins and one guy had strapped a
fan on the outside 'cos  it got so hot -- an, erm, interesting addition to
the ipods aesthetics.

Paul M
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