Welcome to iPod Nano 2G Linux!
This is an open source venture into porting Linux onto the iPod Nano 2G.
So far, a customized uClinux kernel has been successfully ported to several iPods by iPodLinux Project. A simple interface and additional apps/modules have been written too. Unfortunately, Apple has protected the iPod Nano 2G firmware through encryption.
Our goal is to discover, collect, synthesize and publish as much information as possible about the iPod Nano 2G in order to boot Linux operating system on it.
Note that we are planning to merge back with iPodLinux project when we will get a Linux kernel booting on the iPod Nano.
What's on this website ?
Most of our knowledge about the iPod Nano 2G can be found in the "Documents" section. However, our current concerns are listed in the "On Going Work" section. If you want to be more involved in this project take a tour of the "Help Us" section. And last but not least, you can learn about the project, its founders and its active members in the "About" section.
Latest news
- 2008-05-12:
Major
break through !
tof managed to extract the content of the SST39WF800A and disassembling started. Contact us if you want this dump. - 2008-05-02: The broken iPod Nano 2G has been dismantled and an attempt to dump the SST39WF800A failed because the chip was damaged during extraction (see here).
- 2008-05-02: The students didn't find anything really new except that they think that encryption is probably RC4.
- 2008-02-22: The Team sent a broken iPod Nano 2G to one of the mailing-list subscriber for analysis.
- 2008-01-07: Two students are trying to identify what cipher is used on the firmware. They will deliver their report at the end of March (2008-03-31).
- 2007-06-12: New website is online (you might still visit the old one).
- 2007-06-01: iPod Nano 2G Linux is now an independent project.
- From 2007-01 to 2007-05: iPod Nano 2G Linux has started as a student project at ENSEIRB engineering school.