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[elrohir]

http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/11/...-on-iphone.html

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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 NAND

What we don't have (yet!):

- Write support for the NAND
- Wireless networking
- Touchscreen
- Sound
- Accelerometer
- Baseband support

Still quite a bit missing - you have to connect through a usb interface - but pretty awesome.

It's apparently "problematic to use the "Update Firmware" feature of iTunes with openiboot installed", so there's a new release with an uninstaller:
http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/11/...-openiboot.html

Awesome proof of concept, and a good step towards functional Linux on the iPhone

[miladinoski]

That's cool. But if you want Linux on a handheld and you haven't bought anything yet, then I guess you should buy the OpenMoko or maybe the T-Mobile G1 'cause of them are based on Linux natively

Edited by miladinoski, 30 November 2008 - 10:47 AM.

[mahesh2k]

Chances are that Driver and application writers will have some trouble for some time. After 6-month or so everything will be normal for developers. Developers and users like Iphone than Android phones.

Edited by mahesh2k, 30 November 2008 - 02:40 PM.

[Ruben]

It's about time we get linux on a phone, and maybe sooner or later; firefox! Thanks for sharing. Believe it or not, I wasn't expecting it on the iPhone. I was thinking more of a blackberry. Anyway, this looks very, very cool!

[HDuffRules]

One of my friends put Linux onto his 2nd generation 60GB iPod back in 2005-2006. Yes, it was absolutely worthless, and yes it basically did nothing, but it was there, and it was cool. And you liked it.

[The Simpleton]

Wow that sounds so....awesome!

So now we have Linux on PCs, iPhones, Playstations, and pretty soon maybe in our heads!

(Crazy) jokes apart, this is a really good start for the iPhone-Linux relationship and the people behind it are doing a fantastic job. Kudos to you all!

[k_nitin_r]

Hi!

The Linux-on-iPhone project has been around for quite a while, but what they have yet to accomplish is a stand-alone iPhone that can run Linux. As the touchscreen is not supported, your only means of input to the device is through a USB link to a computer.

Apple will definitely not support running Linux on the iPhone. They're running a stripped down version of Mac OS X which itself is Unix based so there's no real benefit for them.

Regards,
Nitin Reddy

[The Simpleton]

Looks like Apple is slowly turning into another Microsoft - not supporting whatever the customers want! Apple is yet to remove the network lock on the iPhones and now that it knows users want to run Linux, they will definitely not respond positively. Why is the world like this?

[k_nitin_r]

Hi!

@kasperooney

Apple has been that way for a long long time. They manufacture their Apple hardware, put the Mac OS operating system on it, and will sue anybody else who uses their own hardware to run Mac OS (Psystar). It's a kind of a package deal that Apple offers and you can't separate the two. You can, however, run Windows on Apple hardware which you wouldn't want to do without at least having Mac OS available in a dual-boot configuration.

Apple has always been as monopolistic as Microsoft - it's just that they haven't had much success till recently.

Regards,
Nitin Reddy

[The Simpleton]

Ho ho yes I was so deeply immersed in thinking about Linux-->Apple that I totally forgot about the Mac - the first PC to operate with a mouse and yet it hasn't been as successful as Windows and maybe not even as much as Linux if I'm not wrong...If only they open their eyes and see how many OS X fans they have they could end up making more money and giving more satisfaction