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Linux, here we come!
Dev-Team Blog —
This week’s funday is today! Devteam member planetbeing has done a phenomenal job reverse engineering Apple’s hardware drivers and now for the first time ever, linux is available on the iPhone and first-gen iPods.
The official announcement is here. Video, downloads, and instructions….all included.
(P.S. Feel free to digg this to help get the word out!)
Linux hits the iPhone!
Engadget —
... We knew this day would eventually come, but somehow we're still misting up a little -- Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch. Dev Team member planetbeing is the mastermind in charge of bringing everyone's favorite open-source OS to Apple's ...
Linux on iPhone is born...
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... So, it was bound to happen at some time. Linux is now booting on the iPhone. It still has a long way to go in the "features" department but tinkerers will no doubt be interested in playing with the iPhone and its new capabilities. Don't expect a mainstream version any time soon...head to ...
iPhone hackers achieve a milestone: Linux boot
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Call it the Touchable Penguin. OK, the touchscreen drivers aren't there yet, but the simple, scrolling shell output of a Linux kernel running on the iPhone represents a big achievement for the iPhone Dev Team and dev lead 'planetbeing.' The build is far from complete -- no wireless networking, no sound, no writeable support for the NAND flash memory -- but it's still very cool, and the effort involved was substantial (the team had to reverse-engineer the iPhone's boot loader so they could write their own). ...
Breaking News: Linux Ported to the iPhone
iPhone Hacks —
Planetbeing has mentioned in the announcement that this is currently a rough first draft of the port as drivers for touchscreen, sound, Wi-Fi/cell radio support are still missing. It appears that they also have plans to port Android to the iPhone and are looking for folks with prior experience in hacking/porting Android. You can checkout the video demonstration of Linux running on the iPhone below: You can download the Linux port ...
Linux Ported to the iPhone, Android Coming Soon?
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... system is running on the iPhone.”
The entire port is missing some crucial elements such as the ability to write to the NAND flash drive, wireless networking, touchscreen support, sound, accelerometer, and baseband support. But overall the entire project is a success early on. The devteam is even talking about (possibly) bringing Android over to the iPhone sometime in the future. A video of the hack in action is here, and the official announcement can be found here.
OMFG They’ve Only Gone and Put Linux on the iPhone
Apple Eclectic —
... You see, this is exactly why you shouldn’t give people four-day weekends. They’ll only spend it doing obscene things like deep-frying turkeys or putting Linux on the iPhone. The video above shows ‘planetbeing’ demonstrating some inexplicable hacker stuff, which is all a little too War Games for me. I’m going to call fake, if only so I can sleep at night. Now I’m off for a stiff drink. And a shower.
Linux on the iPhone
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Linux on the iPhone
iPhone Atlas —
... A group of developers, led by someone using the handle “planetbeing,” have produced a method to load Linux 2.6’s kernel to the iPhone. The hack is supported on all generations of the Apple iPhone and the first generation of the iPod Touch. According to the announcement, however “many drivers are still missing, but it’s enough that a real alternative operating system is running on the iPhone.” ...
2.6 Linux Kernel Ported to iPhone!
Planet iPhones —
...  announced yesterday that the Linux 2.6 kernel was successfully ported for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch platforms. Introducing, iPhone Linux !! It’s the beginning of a real alternative operating system. Currently, it’s only a first rough draft and there are many drivers missing. But it’s a start… They do not have wireless networking, touchscreen, sound, accelerometer, or baseband support YET. More is coming as they develop and stabilize it. In simple terms, it’s like Microsoft DOS. It only has a command line user interface with very few features.    There is a ...
Linux Running on iPhone May Open the Door to Android [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... of the other things, like write support for the NAND memory, wireless networking, touchscreen drivers, sound, accelerometer, and, one big and, the baseband chip, which is what makes the iPhone communicate with the cellular networks. But the fact is that it's getting there and, knowing this, I'm sure several Google employees are scrambling to get the codebase for this port, and maybe help in the effort. [Linux on iPhone via iPhone Dev Team—Thanks GloKidd]
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Linux for iPhone May Open the Door to Android iPhone [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... of the other things, like write support for the NAND memory, wireless networking, touchscreen drivers, sound, accelerometer, and, one big and, the baseband chip, which is what makes the iPhone communicate with the cellular networks. But the fact is that it's getting there and, knowing this, I'm sure several Google employees are scrambling to get the codebase for this port, and maybe help in the effort. [Linux on iPhone via iPhone Dev Team—Thanks GloKidd]
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Linux runs on an iPhone
HardMac.com —
Source : Engadget It is now possible to download and install a version of Linux dedicated to the iPhone.
Once the system to boot has been chosen, you will see Linux launching. But attention, thi is still at the stage of first " exploit". Alas, there is not a great deal to do under Linux, and certainly not to telephone! ...
Hackers boot Linux on iPhone
CNET News - Apple —
A new front has opened in the ongoing arms race between Apple and iPhone hackers, with one hacker group making the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel.
The announcement of the successful kernel porting was made on the Linux on the iPhone blog, complete with instructions and source ...
Linux on the iPhone: penguin poop in Apple's walled garden
Infinite Loop —
An iPhone hacker has successfully ported the open source Linux kernel to Apple's popular mobile device. Although the port is still at a very early stage of development and currently only supports a slim subset of the iPhone's capabilities, it demonstrates the versatility of the Linux kernel and the ingenuity of iPhone modding enthusiasts. The port was announced in a blog entry last week. The post also includes a link to a ...
News: Mix: Joost, Linux, FormSpring Pro, Wallet
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
... for the iPhone and iPod touch. The application streams video directly to the devices over Wi-Fi, and offers users the ability to browse by category, see “Most Popular” and “Our Picks” listings, and search for specific videos. Similar to joost.com, the Joost application is ad-supported, and is now available as a free download from the App Store. The iPhone Dev Team, known for its efforts towards iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking, has announced that one of its members, planetbeing, has reverse engineered Apple’s hardware drivers, and has released a bare-bones version of ...
Linux, We Have a Breakthrough!
Touch Podium —
... serial driver, serial over USB driver and such but they still don’t have all the essentials such as sound, touchscreen, accelerometer, baseband and wireless connection drivers yet. Though, a list of downloads and detailed instructions are available if you want to see your device running something other than the native iPhone OS.
It’s just a matter of time till we see Linux fully ported and possibly even Google Andriod… man that’d be nice.
(Via LinuxOniPhone)
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Linux on the iPhone
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
linux The penguin is one step closer to becoming BFFs with the iPhone. Recently members of the iPhoneDevTeam ported a working Linux 2.6 kernel to the Apple iPhone . It was thought to be impossible, but using slick reverse engineering, the developers made Linux geeks the world over giddy with delight. Using a system boot software, OpeniBoot, and a Busybox toolkit, they were able to port the Linux kernel to a jailbroken iPhone. Openiboot allows the iPhone to be booted into more than one operating system. The developers managed to port the Linux Kernal to the iPhone, iPhone 3G ...
Linux now running on Apple iPhone (with video) - Google Android on iPhone next?
MacDailyNews —
... . More info here . Scott Nichols muses for Computerworld, "It looks like PlanetBeing isn't just thinking of running Linux on iPhones. On his blog he also says that he is interested in working with people experienced with Google's Android OS. Might this be an indication that we could have the Android OS running on our iPhones in the future? It sure looks that way. Though I doubt Google will do this, maybe it should get working on an official Android port before some very skilled hackers beat them to it." Full article ...
Linux Running On iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple iPhone Blog —
... As with all first advancements this is still just a rough draft of the port. Even though the alternate operating system is running on the iPhone, many drivers are missing. References: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/11/linux-on-iphone.html ...
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