Tech Manifesto

the first link isnt working does anyone kno another website that has it???

I a running linux on my second generation iPod and I have a couple questions:
1) Can videos run on these iPods? I have tried runing AVI(which is suppose to work) but it screws up. I have seen videos of people playing videos, through linux on their black and white screen ipods.
2) Is it possible to have both Podzilla and Floydzilla on your ipod and run which ever one you want?
3) How do you install ‘complicated’ such as Doom? Doom was a breeze but when i tryed to install half-life and others, they didnt run.
4) My music isn’t playing on the linux menu. Is that due to the number of songs on my ipod (around 2000) or something else?
5) Is this software safe enough to run on my semi-new iPod photo. Is it worth the risk?
Thanks!

Ron
1) With the non-color ipods, im not sure of a program that can run avi. you might want to check out the ipodlinux forums. I am not sure about a program for that.
2) I wouldn’t risk the chance of running two alternative bootable fs for the ipod. The basic input for the ipod when you turn on the ipod is original apple firmware or alternative. Im sure there are hacks out there, but im not sure why you would want to.
3) http://idoom.hyarion.com/screenshots.php is a good doom client for the iPod 2G and nanos. try this one or if it doesnt work you might want to try this http://ipodlinux.org/Doom.
4) I had problems with ipodlinux and music on the 2G. I know for a fact they support it with the current models, as for the old ones they dont recommend installing it in the first place, let alone play music with it. so i didnt have much success with that.
5) Its perfectly fine to put linux on new ipods, if it doesn’t work all you would have to do is remember to keep the original apple firmware, boot, and restore through the ipod update program. BUT KEEP IF YOU KEEP DATA FILES BESIDES ITUNES SONGS - REMEMBER TO BACKUP!! Although, I would be careful, for some reason, on my ipod mini it messed up the battery life to only give me 30 minutes of play time when I installed linux. I returned it and the genius bar gave me a new one no problem. So that was good, but there’s always precautions when installing this stuff. But thats what makes me the daredevil geek that I am. Hope this helps.
Mike

does anyone elses link not work for the linux installer?

It doenst work my computer doesnt even sense my ipod anymore and all my ipod does it boot up the logo and it says “apple.com/support” help Anybody

mick/ logan - the link should now work… it does for me

mathieu - did you make sure you downloaded all three files? if you did you can easily reset it by holding the back and select button at the same time… did you also make sure you didn’t put linux as default when you installed it. hope this helps.

sebastian

well i think that the link for the 4gipl is not workin i dont know but i cant get the zip file it is a little late now everyone already has it but if anyone gets on and reads this i need to know where to install the 4gipl or to fix the link i need help i have a 4 gig mini and i want the linux i have windows 200 if that and elp
(my computer sucks im poor ive got 256 ram 16 mb video 80 gig s.p. and 130 ghz p.2. proseser and if any oof that makes diff. then tell me i would love to hear your comments)
i tried

well i guess just as a try enable disk use on your itunes again u can try that or u can run a disk check on your ipod(right-click prop and check now for errors) or u can runa virus prog or try if u backed up the files redo them or even try to do the ipod linux unninstall i think there is one on ipodlinux.org try there if not i guess google it up but there than that i have no link for 4gipl someone can e-mail it to me maybe

ok so, i downloaded it and upoloaded it to my ipod mini 2g.

when i reboot it and click the rewind button, it freezes.

what am i doing wrong?

where is the root of my ipod
and how do i get to it ?
which podzilla file do i copy to the root the gz one?

the root of your ipod is when u plain out open up the folder for the drive just open it then u get the notes

subject: how to restore

ok if your ipod is messed up try this go to http://www.apple.com and find where you can get the latest updates install but clicking and either open or run the link to get the software and install then restart and go to c://programfiles/ipod/ipodsoftwareupdates(or something like that) and run the program that is in there the icon looks like a nano or something

THANX BUT I NEED HELP ON HOW TO INSTALL IPOD LINUX ON MYMINI 4 GIG

how do u change the name with winzip

i need to change it to linux.bin how do u do that with winzip

thanx my ipod screwed up and i’m trying to restore it

thanx shroom i restored my ipod and its working again

ok.. i have tried this and after i installed and yeah i and disconnected it then it would just restart with the apple logo . with no progress. then i restored it. but i was wondering since ppl are making ipod linux installers for the nano and 5G .. so i tried the Nano installer.. it would show the kernel loading but when it finished it would should a blank screen. nothing.. not black but a white blank screen.then i restored it agian. but that was alot more progress then before. so what could i do to get linux on my ipod,,

i’ve done this twice already and i still the the folder and ! sign. what do i do?

im a noob and i dont get what it means to unzip something little help

never mind i got it but how do i get to root

i did that and now the apple icon wont go away what do i do

make sure u charge it after u restor it

i stil cant get linux on my ipod 4 gig.
how do i no which generation it is?

well first off its a mini so it will work no matter what mine is the newest and it worked
when you zip somkething it put everything in a folder and the folder is acctually a file(a zip)
and you cant rename something when its in win zip you have to extract it first

make a folder called linux
make three folder is that 4gipl, podzilla, kernal
extrat all the 4gipl to the 4gipl folder extract the kernal to the kernal and the pozilla to the podzilla
when you reaname open up the podzilla folder and rename the file ou extracted into it from the podzilla zip
the same with the kernal
and jjust follow directions from there i got it and it works fine

sry about the typos wireless keyboard w/ bad connection

make a folder called linux in that folder make three more name after the zip file podzilla, kernal, etc.
extract the files to the right folders and rename them after you extract them.
if anyother questions that you really need e-mail me at kmron773@yahoo.com

i need help on how to install this step by step on a 4g ipod min hte same one they show here

i was in stalling this an the after in stalling the farmwire i unplug the i pod and it has the apple on the screen an it wount come of even if i try resting it i need help on haw to fix that