Posted 12/01/08 at 04:01:48 PM by Andy Salisbury
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 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 video!
Image Credit: Linux on the iPhone
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Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/andysalisbury
[2] http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10110018-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
[3] http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/11/linux-on-iphone.html
[4] http://vimeo.com/2373142
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/apple_iphone
[6] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_install_linux_risk_free_with_no_formatting_or_repartitioning_required
[7] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/where_are_linux_drivers_for_my_x_fi_card
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