iPod + Linux

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I’m sure at least some of you have seen this. In fact, it may be posted here, but after lurking for a time I didn’t see it. So, here it is: Linux on iPod.

I have it installed on mine. it doesn’t work particularly well, I must warn you, although once quitting the GUI in it you can run commands, especially if you have the modified iPod Chatboards. You have to place the songs inside the iPod folder, as the browse artists fuction does not work, and sound quality is low.

Still, a fun proof-of-concept overall.

Discuss.

2

Kind of ironic, but with Linux on iPod, it’ll play a majority of audio formats but the AAC format from iTunes.

3

I only tried .mp3s, and they work. Just… not very well. You’ll know what I mean if you ever try it. Still a proof-of-concept, so it’s not that big of a deal.

If it was finished and couldn’t do that. Well, then you’d be worried.

4

it’ll play FLAC and OGG though, which is what most nerds care about :wink:

5

Precisely.

6

Does it play them well?

7

In a word, no. But the plan is that eventually it will play .FLAC and .OGG files just like the iPod plays normal AAC files.

8

[ot]Can you play .ogg’s in iTunes/iPod normally?[/ot]

9

No, no you cannot. It’s limited to it’s own format.

10

That’s not true, you can play mp3s on it. iTunes doesn’t convert them, so you can also transfer them if you hook it to another computer (by viewing hidden files and using the ipod as an external hard drive).

11

My mistake in explaining. I meant of formats other than MP3s. I figured the fact that it’s called an MP3 player would explain right off that it could play those, I was referring to the ‘unusual’ formats.

12

Correct, it only plays MP3s and Apple formats, but iTunes will convert others for you :slight_smile: