Linux, here we come!
Dev-Team Blog — This week’s funday is today!  Devteam member planetbeing has done a phenomenal job reverse engineering Apple’s hardware drivers and now for the first time ever, linux is available on the iPhone and first-gen iPods. The official announcement is here. Video, downloads, and instructions….all included. (P.S. Feel free to digg this to help get the word out!)

Linux hits the iPhone!
Engadget — ... We knew this day would eventually come, but somehow we're still misting up a little -- Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch. Dev Team member planetbeing is the mastermind in charge of bringing everyone's favorite open-source OS to Apple's ...

Linux hits the iPhone!
Engadget Mobile — ... We knew this day would eventually come, but somehow we're still misting up a little -- Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch. Dev Team member planetbeing is the mastermind in charge of bringing everyone's favorite open-source OS to Apple's handhelds, and ...

Linux on iPhone is born...
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... So, it was bound to happen at some time. Linux is now booting on the iPhone.  It still has a long way to go in the "features" department but tinkerers will no doubt be interested in playing with the iPhone and its new capabilities.  Don't expect a mainstream version any time soon...head to ...

iPhone hackers achieve a milestone: Linux boot
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Call it the Touchable Penguin. OK, the touchscreen drivers aren't there yet, but the simple, scrolling shell output of a Linux kernel running on the iPhone represents a big achievement for the iPhone Dev Team and dev lead 'planetbeing.' The build is far from complete -- no wireless networking, no sound, no writeable support for the NAND flash memory -- but it's still very cool, and the effort involved was substantial (the team had to reverse-engineer the iPhone's boot loader so they could write their own). ...

iPhone Linux
Hack a Day — ... Embedded above is a demo video of an iPhone running a Linux 2.6 kernel. The iphone-dev team has created a new bootloader called OpeniBoot. The bootloader lets you boot into a Linux console, which you can talk to over a USB serial device. They’ve got busybox working, but there is no touchscreen support yet. The instructions are not that difficult and include how to back up your settings. It works on first and second gen iPhones and first gen iPod Touch. This is a very early port, but the future is wide open… Android iPhone? ...

iPhone Linux
MAKE Magazine: hacks — ... - 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 If you're a Linux hacker and want to pitch in with the porting process, hop on the #iphonelinux IRC channel at irc.osx86.hu. iPhone Linux - Official Announcement It's just a demo at this point, but if you can't ...

Linux on iPhone: Whoa!
CrunchGear — ... After reverse engineering the original kernel, some hackers have gotten their own version of Linux to run on the iPhone, proving that the first gen iPhone will live on as a hacker and hobbyists tool for a decade. They’ve got BusyBox running on the processor and the team reports that the following systems are working: ...

Breaking News: Linux Ported to the iPhone
iPhone Hacks — Planetbeing has mentioned in the announcement that this is currently a rough first draft of the port as drivers for touchscreen, sound, Wi-Fi/cell radio support are still missing. It appears that they also have plans to port Android to the iPhone and are looking for folks with prior experience in hacking/porting Android. You can checkout the video demonstration of Linux running on the iPhone below: You can download the Linux port ...

Linux Ported to the iPhone, Android Coming Soon?
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... system is running on the iPhone.” The entire port is missing some crucial elements such as the ability to write to the NAND flash drive, wireless networking, touchscreen support, sound, accelerometer, and baseband support. But overall the entire project is a success early on. The devteam is even talking about (possibly) bringing Android over to the iPhone sometime in the future. A video of the hack in action is here, and the official announcement can be found here.

Linux runs on Apple iPhone
I4U News — ... platform, with support for the iPhone and iPhone 3G as well as the first generation iPod touch. There are still drivers missing, but Linux boots on the iPhone and you get a Linux shell. This version basically is supposed to kick off the effort to get a complete Linux OS running on the iPhone. So real geeks will be dual booting their iPhone. Where it will lead and what Apple has to say about that lies in the mysteries of the future. Download, video and more details on this blog available. Via ...

iPhone Linux
MAKE Magazine — ... - 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 If you're a Linux hacker and want to pitch in with the porting process, hop on the #iphonelinux IRC channel at irc.osx86.hu. iPhone Linux - Official Announcement It's just a demo at this point, but if you can't ...

Run Linux on your iPhone
The Next Web — ... The news du jour is that some people have managed to install and run Linux on an iPhone. I’m not sure what the benefit is but I’m sure someone will be able to tell me that in the comments here. Check out the video for proof: ...

Linux on the iPhone
Obsessable News Feed — ... the achievement yesterday and launched a new blog dedicated to the launch. The touch interface hasn't yet been implemented and for now it's a barebones terminal view of Linux that is controlled by a keyboard connected via USB interface, but the video below nevertheless marks the beginnings of running a non-Apple OS on ...

Linux Working iPhone?
Mobilewhack.com — ... would work. Here’s what’s working on the Linux iPhone and what isn’t: - 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 Would you trade your Apple OS to Linux for your iPhone? via linuxoniphone Tags: ...

Linux on the iPhone
iPhone Atlas — ... A group of developers, led by someone using the handle “planetbeing,” have produced a method to load Linux 2.6’s kernel to the iPhone. The hack is supported on all generations of the Apple iPhone and the first generation of the iPod Touch. According to the announcement, however “many drivers are still missing, but it’s enough that a real alternative operating system is running on the iPhone.” ...

2.6 Linux Kernel Ported to iPhone!
Planet iPhones — ...  announced yesterday that the Linux 2.6 kernel was successfully ported for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch platforms. Introducing,  iPhone Linux !! It’s the beginning of a real alternative operating system. Currently, it’s only a first rough draft and there are many drivers missing. But it’s a start… They do not have wireless networking, touchscreen, sound, accelerometer, or baseband support YET. More is coming as they develop and stabilize it. In simple terms, it’s like Microsoft DOS. It only has a command line user interface with very few features.      There is a ...

Linux for iPhone May Open the Door to Android iPhone [IPhone]
Gizmodo — ... of the other things, like write support for the NAND memory, wireless networking, touchscreen drivers, sound, accelerometer, and, one big and, the baseband chip, which is what makes the iPhone communicate with the cellular networks. But the fact is that it's getting there and, knowing this, I'm sure several Google employees are scrambling to get the codebase for this port, and maybe help in the effort. [Linux on iPhone via iPhone Dev Team—Thanks GloKidd] ...

Linux Running on iPhone May Open the Door to Android [IPhone]
Gizmodo — ... of the other things, like write support for the NAND memory, wireless networking, touchscreen drivers, sound, accelerometer, and, one big and, the baseband chip, which is what makes the iPhone communicate with the cellular networks. But the fact is that it's getting there and, knowing this, I'm sure several Google employees are scrambling to get the codebase for this port, and maybe help in the effort. [Linux on iPhone via iPhone Dev Team—Thanks GloKidd] ...

Working Linux on iPhone
Gizmos for Geeks — In another hardware conquest for the Linux platform, it has been successfully ported to the iPhone. While the current version is not much more than a working, beta version, it does prove that a Linux iPhone is a viable proposition. As Gizmodo points out in the headline of their article, this may be the start of an Android iPhone. Oh, the irony is fantastic. For much more geeky details, take a look at the blog, and/or the video. Bookmark/e-Mail

Linux runs on an iPhone
HardMac.com — Source : Engadget It is now possible to download and install a version of Linux dedicated to the iPhone. Once the system to boot has been chosen, you will see Linux launching. But attention, thi is still at the stage of first " exploit". Alas, there is not a great deal to do under Linux, and certainly not to telephone! ...

Ya lograron hacer funcionar Linux en el iPhone
Celularis — ... Después de mucha ingeniería inversa con el kernel original, algunos fans del iPhone y de Linux acaban de anunciar que el kernel 2.6 de Linux ha sido portado al iPhone y al iPod Touch satisfactoriamente. ...

iPhone gets the Linux treatment
Boy Genius Report — iPhone dev team member Planetbeing has successfully reverse engineered Apple’s hardware drivers and has managed to get the Linux kernel to boot on the 2G and 3G iPhone and the 1st gen iPod Touch. This first attempt is limited in functionality with support only for the Framebuffer driver, Serial driver, Serial over USB driver, and other items like Interrupts, MMU, clock, etc. The dev team is still working on things like enabling write support for the NAND, Wireless networking, Touchscreen support, Sound, Accelerometer and Baseband support. Despite these ...

iPhone goes open-source - Linux ported to iPhone!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... in the T-Mobile G1. Now, with the iPhone mere steps away from being able to run on a fully-working Linux platform, planetbeing has his sights set on porting Android to the iPhone. If you fancy yourself talented enough to help out with the Android-on-iPhone cause, drop planetbeing a line and further the cause. For now, you can find instructions on porting Linux to the iPhone here. Download the Linux 2.6 kernel here. [Via: planetbeing] Related News from IntoMobile: LiMo Foundation ...

Ya se puede correr Linux en el iPhone
Gizmología — ... Increíble pero cierto, después de un tiempo de desarrollo, fue exitosamente portado el Kernel 2.6 de Linux para que pueda correr sobre la terminal móvil más famosa del mundo: el iPhone. ...

Linux on the iPhone
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... and once somebody slaps a few hardware drivers and a graphic user interface on there, it could be fun to play with. We're actually more interested with the keyboard side of this hack. Would it be possible to run the regular iPhone OS and hook a keyboard directly into the dock connector? That would be killer useful for getting some real work done on the iPhone. It would also destroy my excuse for not blogging when I'm traveling, so maybe it's not such a good thing after all. Linux on the iPhone! [Linuxoniphone via TUAW] ...

Linux Kernel Ported to iPhone [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... More recently, the 2.6 Linux kernel has been ported, and is running with some basic functionality on the iPhone. The Linux on the iPhone Project says that while this port is a first draft missing many drivers, the kernel boots on first and second generation iPhones and first generation iPod Touches. ...

Linux Kernel Ported to iPhone
OStatic blogs — ... More recently, the 2.6 Linux kernel has been ported, and is running with some basic functionality on the iPhone. The Linux on the iPhone Project says that while this port is a first draft missing many drivers, the kernel boots on first and second generation iPhones and first generation iPod Touches. ...

Linux hits the iPhone. Do you care?
The Open Road — ... In the annals of history, November 28, 2008, is unlikely to stand out as a Big Day in Computing. What happened? Well, a group of developers ported Linux to the iPhone, setting off a wild night of Digging and backslapping. ...

News: Mix: Joost, Linux, FormSpring Pro, Wallet
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... for the iPhone and iPod touch. The application streams video directly to the devices over Wi-Fi, and offers users the ability to browse by category, see “Most Popular” and “Our Picks” listings, and search for specific videos. Similar to joost.com, the Joost application is ad-supported, and is now available as a free download from the App Store. The iPhone Dev Team, known for its efforts towards iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking, has announced that one of its members, planetbeing, has reverse engineered Apple’s hardware drivers, and has released a bare-bones version of ...

Apple Enthusiasts Bring Linux To The iPhone
The Channel Wire — A group of Apple enthusiast developers last week celebrated a significant milestone by getting a rudimentary version of Linux to run on the iPhone. Now it remains to be seen whether Apple, which is well known for not appreciating this type of activity, will move to break this new open-source bridge. In a Friday post to the Linux On The iPhone blog, a group called the iPhone Dev Team said it had successfuly ported a rough draft of the Linux 2.6 ...

Apple Enthusiasts Bring Linux To The iPhone
ChannelWeb Complete Feed — A group of Apple enthusiast developers last week celebrated a significant milestone by getting a rudimentary version of Linux to run on the iPhone. Now it remains to be seen whether Apple, which is well known for not appreciating this type of activity, will move to break this new open-source bridge. In a Friday post to the Linux On The iPhone blog, a group called the iPhone Dev Team said it had successfuly ported a rough draft of the Linux 2.6 ...

Linux, We Have a Breakthrough!
Touch Podium — ... serial driver, serial over USB driver and such but they still don’t have all the essentials such as sound, touchscreen, accelerometer, baseband and wireless connection drivers yet. Though, a list of downloads and detailed instructions are available if you want to see your device running something other than the native iPhone OS. It’s just a matter of time till we see Linux fully ported and possibly even Google Andriod… man that’d be nice. (Via LinuxOniPhone) Related Stories: There are no related stories for this ...

Linux's New Digs: The iPhone
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... So now the latest iteration of the iPhone hasn't just been "jailbroken", it's snagged a visa to another country entirely. A project named OpeniBoot lets you boot Linux on the iPhone -- admittedly with little more than a command line, but for Linux that's more than enough to begin with. ...

Linux on the iPhone
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — linux The penguin is one step closer to becoming BFFs with the iPhone. Recently members of the iPhoneDevTeam ported a working Linux 2.6 kernel to the Apple iPhone . It was thought to be impossible, but using slick reverse engineering, the developers made Linux geeks the world over giddy with delight. Using a system boot software, OpeniBoot, and a Busybox toolkit, they were able to port the Linux kernel to a jailbroken iPhone. Openiboot allows the iPhone to be booted into more than one operating system. The developers managed to port the Linux Kernal to the iPhone, iPhone 3G ...

Linux now running on Apple iPhone (with video) - Google Android on iPhone next?
MacDailyNews — ... . More info here . Scott Nichols muses for Computerworld, "It looks like PlanetBeing isn't just thinking of running Linux on iPhones. On his blog he also says that he is interested in working with people experienced with Google's Android OS. Might this be an indication that we could have the Android OS running on our iPhones in the future? It sure looks that way. Though I doubt Google will do this, maybe it should get working on an official Android port before some very skilled hackers beat them to it." Full article ...

Linux Running On iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple iPhone Blog — ... As with all first advancements this is still just a rough draft of the port. Even though the alternate operating system is running on the iPhone, many drivers are missing. References: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/11/linux-on-iphone.html ...

Linux Running On iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple iPhone Blog — ... As with all first advancements this is still just a rough draft of the port. Even though the alternate operating system is running on the iPhone, many drivers are missing. References: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/11/linux-on-iphone.html ...

Debian 5's Five Best Features
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog — ... will be very welcome indeed. 5) You can run Debian on anything. And, I mean anything. Sure, if you're a developer you can get Linux to run on any system under the sun. For example you can get Linux to run on an iPhone or a ...

How to Get Linux On Anything [Linux]
Gizmodo — ... reasons. So in honor of your 15th birthday, here is a list of how to install you (Linux) on a... • Badger • Potato • Sega Dreamcast • PS3 • Toaster • Roomba • Indy500 Car • Watch • Wrist PC • Vest • 68k Mac • Xbox • Small Satellite • Router • iPhone?!? • iPod • Zune • Android phone We ...