[LUNI] ipodlinux - has anyone tried this ?

[Joe Pine]

How did the RockBox Demo go? Were there any handouts / media, I could not
make the meeting but I am really interested to hear what was said.


>>> 
>>> On 9/19/06 8:19 PM, "m.mccune at comcast.net"
>> <m.mccune at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I have been running Rockbox on my iPod Nano for
>> several months
>>>> now and I rarely use the Apple firmware anymore
>> (iPod Linux doesn't
>>>> work properly on the new Ipods yet). The
>> features that Apple is
>>>> touting in their newest firmware (gapless
>> playback, games) have
>>>> been in Rockbox for over a year plus rockbox has
>> many features
>>>> Apple still doesn't support (crossfading, 5 band
>> equalizer and multiple
>>>> bookmarks). The best thing is that you can dual
>> boot into Rockbox or
>>>>  Apple's firmware.
>>>> 
>>>> I am demoing Rockbox at the Chicago LUG this
>> Saturday. So come
>>>> with questions and comments.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.chicagolug.org/Meetings
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Message: 3
>>>>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:06:23 -0700
>>>>> From: "" <mark at msbrepairs.com>
>>>>> Subject: [LUNI] ipodlinux - has anyone tried
>> this ?
>>>>> To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois -
>> Technical Discussion
>>>>> <luni at luni.org>
>>>>> Message-ID: <1158620783.450f266f77a7a at
>> webmail.msbrepairs.com>
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> An Apple iPod
>>>>> 08.30.06
>>>>> 
>>>>> Install a second operating system to unveil
>> hidden power.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Apple iPod
>>>>>   Total posts: 2
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> By Mike Kobrin
>>>>> 
>>>>> Are you dissatisfied with your iPod's standard
>> capabilities? Why not install
>>>>> one
>>>>> of the two major alternative operating systems:
>> iPodLinux or Rockbox. Both
>>>>> are
>>>>> open source and free, though they have some
>> quirks and aren't for the faint
>>>>> of
>>>>> heart. But don't worry, it's unlikely that
>> you'll damage your iPod by mucking
>>>>> with the firmware. Rockbox, in particular, can
>> help you get access to lots of
>>>>> sound-enhancement and customization features.
>>>>> 
>>>>> iPodLinux is based on a variant of Linux called
>> uClinux; Podzilla is the most
>>>>> popular GUI (graphical user interface) for it.
>> The project's goal is to let
>>>>> you
>>>>> run Linux (and compatible apps) on a portable
>> storage device—simply because
>>>>> you
>>>>> can. There are music player programs for
>> iPodLinux, but these format-specific
>>>>> apps tend to be glitchy. Rockbox, on the other
>> hand, was created from scratch
>>>>> and lets you customize your MP3 player as much
>> as possible. Rockbox is also a
>>>>> bit rough around the edges, but the developers'
>> main focus is the music
>>>>> player,
>>>>> and a growing list of plug-ins gives you access
>> to games and other fun apps.
>>>>> 
>>>>> iPodLinux works with all Windows- and
>> Mac-formatted iPods except the shuffle,
>>>>> though the fifth-generation iPod and the nano
>> are currently unsupported by
>>>>> the
>>>>> iPodLinux team, so things may not work quite
>> right on those models. Rockbox
>>>>> supports only Windows-formatted iPods with the
>> click wheel (fourth generation
>>>>> and newer, as well as the mini and nano), but
>> the installer runs on Linux,
>>>>> Mac
>>>>> OS, and Windows XP.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The good news: iPodLinux and Rockbox can
>> coexist (along with the original
>>>>> Apple
>>>>> firmware) on a single iPod. In fact, having
>> iPodLinux installed makes it
>>>>> infinitely simpler to install Rockbox. Since
>> Rockbox requires a
>>>>> Windows-formatted iPod, we're going to start by
>> formatting your iPod with the
>>>>> FAT32 file system, so you'll need access to a
>> Windows PC. Then we'll install
>>>>> iPodLinux, and then Rockbox on top of that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> For the rest of the article ..
>>>>> 
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2010245,00.asp
>>>>> 
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