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macblogz.com - 11/29/2008

Linux Ported to the iPhone

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iPhone devteam member planetbeing has managed to successfully port Linux over to the iPhone. While it certainly needs some polish, the hack shows promising signs for running alternate operating systems on the iPhone.

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linuxoniphone.blogspot.com - 11/28/2008

Linux on the iPhone!

— linuxoniphone.blogspot.com — I'm pleased to announce that the Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with support for the first and second generation iPhones as well as the first generation iPod touch. This is a rough first draft of the port, and many ... (more) Linux on the iPhone!

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blog.iphone-dev.org - 11/29/2008

dev.org | Linux, here we come!

— blog.iphone-dev.org — 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 . ... (more) dev.org | Linux, here we come!

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engadget.com - 11/29/2008

Linux hits the iPhone!

— engadget.com — 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 ... (more) Linux hits the iPhone!

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Breaking News: Linux Ported to the iPhone
iPhone Hacks — ... 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 here and follow ...

Linux on the iPhone
iPhone Atlas — ... still missing, but it’s enough that a real alternative operating system is running on the iPhone.” According to the post the following are completed: Framebuffer driver, Serial driver, Serial over USB driver, Interrupts, MMU, and Clock, etc. Items still in progress include: Read/Write NAND support, wireless LAN, touchscreen, sound, accelerometer, baseband support. You can see a video demonstration. There are some instructions and a download, but they are not for the inexperienced. It’s clear that this port of ...

2.6 Linux Kernel Ported to iPhone!
Planet iPhones — ...  and the necessary files here .      Quote:“If you’re experienced with hacking/porting Linux and especially if you’re experienced with porting Android, I’d definitely like to hear from you. Come chill in the #iphonelinux channel on irc.osx86.hu. If you’re not experienced, and still want to help, you can digg/slashdot this posting to heaven so our little project gets more visibility. Thanks. :)”