[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJj0kHQgC9w[/media]
Needs to be packed and released
Pretty cool. I would have known about this ealier if I had got their RSS feed address right for my lock screen :argh:
Installing this as soon as they release a mostly stable Beta I think.
I will be dual booting asap
All these "Android on iPhone" videos got me wondering;
Would it be possible to install another distribution of Linux, say Mint or Ubuntu on an iPhone/iPod touch?
Of course, drivers would need to be written etc. but I think it would be awesome.
[QUOTE=Hufterkruk;21796567]All these "Android on iPhone" videos got me wondering;
Would it be possible to install another distribution of Linux, say Mint or Ubuntu on an iPhone/iPod touch?
Of course, drivers would need to be written etc. but I think it would be awesome.[/QUOTE]
It is entirely possible, the Open iBoot and Andriod projects stemmed form the want of Linux. Open iBoot was obviously made after they figured out how to install Linux so they could still use the phone. Though there are no really usable distros for it thanks to the driver problems.
I don't really like the look of the android OS, the iphone os is better laid out and easier to access.
[QUOTE=EliteGuy;21804019]I don't really like the look of the android OS, the iphone os is better laid out and easier to access.[/QUOTE]
Android is so much more open, than iPhone but I agree with your point
Why would you pay a fuckload more money for a product that has less power than most actual Android devices (which are cheaper), and then put Android on it? Waste of money.
[QUOTE=nos217;21810557]Why would you pay a fuckload more money for a product that has less power than most actual Android devices (which are cheaper), and then put Android on it? Waste of money.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_concept[/url]
[QUOTE=nos217;21810557]Why would you pay a fuckload more money for a product that has less power than most actual Android devices (which are cheaper), and then put Android on it? Waste of money.[/QUOTE]
Less power? Hardly. The iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G are very powerful devices.
[QUOTE=Xera;21813344]Less power? Hardly. The iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G are very powerful devices.[/QUOTE]
More or less. Very well optimized for sure. Optimization can be much more important than sheer speed. But 1 Ghz Android phones are becoming more common, and can even be overclocked in some cases if they are rooted. The iPhone 3Gs is on a underclocked 600 Mhz ARMv7 processor. Its a great deal faster than most early Android phones like the Hero or G1, but in terms of raw computing power, its falling behind. Then again, the iPhone 3Gs is almost a year old, so this is to be expected. That will most likely change when the 4G comes out.
is there a release date yet?
It's only 1.6, Eclair (2.0-2.1) is much prettier and has iPhone-like visual effects powered by the GPU.
This is awesome! Can't wait for this to be released.
Sadly, you have to write to the bootloader - so it can actually cause a brick of your phone, unlike jailbreaking.
Wasn't this posted already?
EDIT:
Wait no, that was the second generation iPhone
[QUOTE=DogGunn;21827799]This is awesome! Can't wait for this to be released.
Sadly, you have to write to the bootloader - so it can actually cause a brick of your phone, unlike jailbreaking.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure the bootloader they use is called after the original. If you could overwrite the bootloader we would have an unblockable jailbreak.
[QUOTE=Xera;21828170]I'm pretty sure the bootloader they use is called after the original. If you could overwrite the bootloader we would have an unblockable jailbreak.[/QUOTE]
This.
The bootloader is stored on a ROM within the CPU, iirc
[QUOTE=Xera;21828170]I'm pretty sure the bootloader they use is called after the original. If you could overwrite the bootloader we would have an unblockable jailbreak.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBoot[/url]
Jailbreaking doesn't write to the bootloader, rather enables the iPhone OS (which the bootloader starts up) to open non-signed apps.
Steps to starting up phone (stages of the bootloader):
1. VROM (which contains DFU)
2. iBoot (which contains Recovery Mode, can be replaced via a firmware update)
3. iPhone OS
Open iBoot, replaces the 2nd stage of the iPhone bootloader, with Open iBoot. But something to do with signing iBoot means that the VROM might not launch iBoot or it's replacement. I'm not 100% sure.
You're only overwriting iBoot, you can't touch VROM. Since VROM contains the code for DFU, you can't brick your device simply by replacing the bootloader.
Forgot to include the LLB - which will not startup the device if unsigned.
Meaning only DFU will work if something goes wrong.
Just a heads up for anyone not following news. The iPhone 3G binaries are out and ready for use. But thanks to it still being in heavy development there are no power functions, so your battery can die pretty quickly on Android.
[url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LinuxOnTheIphone/~3/NHvsqivPVXw/iphone-3g-binaries.html]Source[/url]
It doesn't like me.
Keeps giving me a kernel panic..
Kernel panic not Syncing: Attempted to kill init!
Comes right after ftl_Sync End
./loadibec error while loading shared libraries: libusb 1.0.so.0 can not open shared object file: no such file or directory
I hit that error every time I try and install openiboot. I have libusb.1.0-0 installed :raise:
Hmm, I haven't tried installing it yet, I'm waiting for them to get power management in at a minimum. My battery is in a state.
[QUOTE=Demache;21815546]The iPhone 3Gs is on a underclocked 600 Mhz ARMv7 processor.[/QUOTE]
It's an A8 at 800MHz, downclocked to 600
Heres how to do it:
[url]http://www.pcworld.com/article/196595/how_to_install_android_on_your_iphone.html[/url]
I tried it, and its still pretty glitchy
I am doing when everything is working more or less
I want Froyo on mine. Flash 10.1 looks promising.
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