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Install Linux on your iPod - easily

ipod_linuxThe Linux on iPod project has been around for a while now. With Linux running on your iPod, you can do all sorts of fun things not available with Apple's iPod operating system, like play videos, make use of additional audio file formats, play Doom, and so on. Look here for the official FAQ. The only problem has been that the process of installing it is a bit of a bear. Kevin Wojniak, creator of Pod2Go, comes to the rescue with a double-click installer that will have your 4th Generation iPod (including iPod minis and color iPods) dual-booting in no time. Just note that the version of iPod Linux it intstalls is very much in development, as is the installer itself. So back up first (but you knew that).

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The Linux on iPod project has been around for a while now. With Linux running on your iPod, you can do all sorts of fun things not...
 

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michael

does audio recording work yet?

August 19 2005 at 8:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Zee

I installed it on my 40gig photo the other night, and it installed in like 30 seconds, no problems what so ever, everything works, as expected, it dual-boots fine, videos play at normal speed (no glitches), all the games work, (I tried to install doom, but that didn't work so well, it just comes up with an error) I LOVE BlueCube, the Tetris clone, it works great, really slick with the iPods interface. mp3s play fine, it seems to even see your itunes library, though I couldn't figure it out. AIFFs didn't seem to play, WAV files play fine, the file browser is awesome, it can read text files, so I can just dump anything I want in there and BAM! if you have an iPod you have no reason not to install iPodLinux. also there is an installer for the older iPods at http://ipodlinuxinstl.sourceforge.net/ next up is Debian and KDE on my Powerbook, I want a one click installer for that... (hehe)

August 18 2005 at 8:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike

Does not work on my 2G mini. At least as far as I can tell. The application says it completes successfully but I cannot book to linux using the instructions provided. Anyone else have any luck?

August 18 2005 at 4:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sumit Chachra

I can't seem to get it to work on my new 20GB iPod photo.

August 18 2005 at 2:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Caius Durling

DAMN!!! I installed it from terminal last night, then this turns up :( Just like I bought my 12" in dec 2004, then they were updated in jan 2005. Ach well, maybe I hold off buying a mac mini till expo paris is over ;)

August 18 2005 at 12:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave Caolo

Michael: Many of our readers are not comfortable working in the Terminal, no matter how "simple" the procedure, and prefer a double-clickable application. This is for them.

August 18 2005 at 12:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Michael

it was easy using the terminal.

August 18 2005 at 12:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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