linuxoniphone.blogspot.com - 11/29/2008
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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 drivers are still missing, but it's enough that a ...
vimeo.com - 11/29/2008
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vimeo.com —
I bought one because I really liked the
interface and the integration. I worked on iPhone Linux
because I love to tinker, and it's nice to be able to change every piece of software running on the bare metal of the phone. I hack devices I love; I don't ...
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iPhone Linux Demonstration Video on Vimeo (video)
phoronix.com - 11/29/2008
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phoronix.com —
Earlier this year we shared that Valve's Source
Engine is coming to Linux after receiving some information
that pointed in this direction. In addition, a year ago Valve Software was publicly looking for a senior software engineer to port Windows-based ...
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[Phoronix] Steam Client For Linux Confirmed: Linux ...
businessweek.com - 12/2/2008
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businessweek.com —
For anyone who hasn't been paying attention to
the software industry lately, I have some bad news.
The open-source business model is broken. Companies have long hoped to make money from this freely available software by charging customers for ...
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Open Source: The Model Is Broken
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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). ...
Linux runs on Apple iPhone
I4U News —
... platform, with support for the iPhone and iPhone 3G as well as the first generation iPod touch. There are still drivers missing, but Linux boots on the iPhone and you get a Linux shell. This version basically is supposed to kick off the effort to get a complete Linux OS running on the iPhone. So real geeks will be dual booting their iPhone. Where it will lead and what Apple has to say about that lies in the mysteries of the future. Download, video and more details on this blog available. Via ...
Linux Ported to the iPhone
Tech-Ex —
Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to the iPhone, according to an announcement by the iPhone Dev Team on Friday. It's not complete as many drivers are missing, but it boots and you get a Linux shell. According to the official announcement, What we have: Framebuffer driver Serial driver Serial over USB driver Interrupts, MMU, clock, etc.What we have in openiboot (but hasn't been ported yet): Read-only support for the NANDWhat we don't have (yet!): Write ...
Cyber Monday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... have DreamHack Winter 2008 coverage TechRadar on netbooks vs. notebooks : which should you buy? Wired's Vaporware 2008: a call for submissions NY Times on Google's gatekeepers Digital Trends shows how to recycle your electronics C|Net reports a longer delay for the Large Hadron Collider Tech ARP's graphics card giveaway contest Win one of 3 Sennheiser PC350 gaming headsets from XtremeComputing Software and gaming Linux on the iPhone! MacRumors: 'Push' notifications coming in iPhone 2.2.1? Ultimate ...
Hackers want Linux on iPhone
Fudzilla —
Image Steve will never approve Hackers are falling over themselves to make the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel. The first successful kernel porting was made on the Linux on the iPhone blog , complete with instructions and source code. It is not quite complete yet. A bootloader, kernel and a Busybox terminal are able to be loaded most of the iPhone features will not run. Touchscreen, sound, accelerometer and networking do not work. You also have to connect to the beast via a USB interface from another device. However it is starting to look like the hackers are getting ...
Hackers boot Linux on iPhone
bit-tech.net News Feed —
... openiboot – which has successfully loaded a copy of the Linux kernel alongside the Busybox toolkit on a jailbroken iPhone. By running the bootloader code and supplying it with a copy Linux compiled specifically for the ARM processor used within the iPhone, the software was able to communicate with a USB-to-serial device and be used as a very limited Linux console. You may wonder why there's mention of a USB-to-serial adaptor in the above paragraph: as the iPhone-Dev team themselves point out , the software is very much a proof of concept with no higher functions of the ...
Hacked iPhone Runs Linux
Maximum PC —
... to run Linux. The 2.6 kernel only features a bootloader, so if you decide to rock Linux on your iPhone (there are instructions on the Linux on the iPhone blog ) you’ll be met with a console that requires a USB connection to access. They’ve also been unable to use the touchscreen, sound, accelerometer and networking functionality of the iPhone. While admittedly this isn’t a super impressive showing, it’s a great start for the Linux iPhone community. The building blocks have been placed, folks. If you’re interested in how the whole process plays out, be sure to peep the ...
Linux ported to iPhone, iPod Touch
DV Hardware —
Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch, check it out at Linux on the iPhone:
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 drivers are still missing, but it's enough that a real alternative operating system is running on the iPhone.
Here's a demonstration video: ...
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Everyone’s favorite (according to sales numbers, at least) smartphone, the iPhone has finally been hacked to run Linux. The 2.6 kernel only features a bootloader, so if you decide to rock Linux on your iPhone (there are instructions on the ...