Linux 2.6 kernel ported to iPhone, iPod Touch

Posted Nov 29, 2008 at 5:14PM by Karl B. Listed in: Homebrew applications Tags: iPhone, Linux, nand

The Linux 2.6 kernel has finally been ported to the Apple iPhone. Not just on first and second gen iPhones, too: it also works on the first gen iPod Touch.

The developer behind iPhone Linux have released a "rough first draft" of the port. A lot of drivers are still missing, but it's a start. Here's what it does and doesn't have:

What we have:

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

You can download a demo of it below, but you'll need OpeniBoot to run it. Check out the demo video too.

iPhone Linux Demonstration Video from planetbeing on Vimeo.

Download: iPhone Linux demo

iBooter - interactive console for iPhone iBoot

Via Linux on the iPhone

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