Currently our main focus is the Nano 5G, and an experimental source tree is available

There appears to be a lot of new development recently here for a variety of iPods. There's lots of focus for putting Linux onto the Nano 5G! Great potential here for all the non-RockBox supported iPods this supports. In other words, everything but the Nano 6G and 7G. Many of the Linux progress is dependent on an exploit called “wind3x”, which supports the 3G to 5G Nanos.

https://q3k.org/wInd3x.html

https://freemyipod.org/Linux

https://twitter.com/freemyipod

https://freemyipod.org/wiki/Status

https://github.com/freemyipod/wInd3x

https://freemyipod.org/wiki/Main_Page

iPods have continued with the Rockbox Project, zeroslackr, and freemyipod

While rockbox has almost entirely superseded this project, there are still some specific/niche/archival reasons to look into iPodLinux. Support generally cuts off for iPods released after 2007.

http://www.ipodlinux.org/

https://wiki2.org/en/IPodLinux

http://www.ipodlinux.org/Screenshots/

http://www.ipodlinux.org/Project_Status/

a custom kernel, bootloader, app launcher

A somewhat more recently updated fork of iPodLinux, containing an assortment of included programs. Likely the best method to use for iPod Linux that isn't as experimental as freemyipod's work.

https://github.com/ProjectZeroSlackr

https://sourceforge.net/projects/zeroslackr/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm8Ry9qVGeI old vid

https://www.flickr.com/photos/keripo/albums/72157641749883334/

Nano 5G support is implemented in a tethered fashion via wInd3x

A primary focus of the efforts from the aforementioned freemyipod project. Has a very preliminary Linux support with (hopefully) more progress to come! Also, someone got Alpine Linux running on it. Utilizes the wind3x exploit.

https://q3k.org/wInd3x.html

https://freemyipod.org/wiki/Nano_5G

https://github.com/freemyipod/wInd3x

https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/109721809926740193

The iPod can boot Linux with the openiboot firmware which has to be built first

While it is unknown as if postmarketOS was ported to this thing or not, it does currently boot Linux in some capacity. From here, presumably a postmarketOS port could materialize, although booting Linux is enough as it is.

https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Apple_iPod_Touch_1G_(apple-ipt1g)

An iPhone OS 3.1.2 or 4.0 ipsw (ipsw.me)

Unsure if this will work, as information on the internet is mixed. Some say yes, some say no. If it does work on the 2G, it will almost certainly work on the MB variant only (old bootrom). Requires a downgrade to a lower iOS version, plus a bunch of hacking and homebrew tools. Performance is less than desirable, however.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b66dNlbjZwA

https://www.reddit.com/r/LegacyJailbreak/comments/b0svbm/tutorial_how_to_run_android_on_your_iphone_2g_3g/

But there are also a few problematic or even incompatible files

Apparently, a freer Linux kernel was ported to this thing, using a modicum of various exploits and methods.

https://elinux.org/Freecom_MusicPal

https://web.archive.org/web/20080823130454/http://www.mydssd.de/musicpal/doku.php?id=my_musicpal:howtohack

https://web.archive.org/web/20080731015919/http://www.mydssd.de/musicpal/doku.php?id=my_musicpal:linux_kernel

https://web.archive.org/web/20090813072826/http://forum.freecompromo.com/viewtopic.php?p=14138&sid=76938e07c8e0440572014e53c7e41bf6 (QEMU emulated)

a telnet shell, as the root user with no credentials needed

Simply sending a certain curl command in this device’s stock application, exploits a command injection bug which enables root on this system.

https://www.exploitee.rs/index.php/GGMM_E3_Smart_Speaker

my primary reason for hacking the JuiceBox was not to make a mp3 player

Due to the lightweight nature of the JuiceBox, it can be hard to get things done on it. However, some models have 8MB ram, which could be enough space for some very lightweight functions that aren’t educational.

https://elinux.org/JuiceBox

https://elinux.org/images/2/2f/Nanogtk-1.0pre1.tgz (“Nano-X” distro)

http://www.bigmech.com/misc/juiceboxhack/juiceboxhack.html

http://myvogonpoetry.com/wp/2005/06/03/e-books-on-the-juicebox-howto/

made to work on Windows CE devices (StrongARM or ARM CPU) has a chance of working

An application that unlocks the underlying Windows CE sublayer on all Zune devices, including the original Zunes and the Zune HD series. Once using Liberate to access this sublayer, a variety of applications are available and functional, which is linked below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYrdieX_dNg

https://www.reddit.com/r/Zune/comments/7b0oj4/what_can_you_run_on_liberate/ (info)

http://web.archive.org/web/20120306071820/http://zunedevwiki.org/wiki/miscellaneous/liberate (compatibility)

http://web.archive.org/web/20120423000759/http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54495 (guide)

https://web.archive.org/web/20150906044942/http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58845

This is just an archive of all the little Zune apps that were formerly available on the marketplace, before it was taken down. Supplied is a large mediafire containing every single one of the ZuneHD apps, plus a way to get them back on there in the first place.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Zune/comments/1si9h4/app_archive_up_for_download/

A pre-authorization command injection bug exists in the main application

While this device is actually an audio streamer for speakers, it technically fits into this category. A simple root command exploitation bug exists within it’s configuration application, although it may not be tested.

https://www.exploitee.rs/index.php/MUZO_Cobblestone

both a kernel and all shell (GUI) applications

A project that may or may not have actually happened, however, there was a lot of discussion, postulation, outlining, and framing for this project.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100525185900/http://wiki.s1mp3.org/Main_Page

https://web.archive.org/web/20170904092103/http://wiki.s1mp3.org/Swan_Project

Apparently this works, despite the absolutely horrid quality of the screen. Functions as a normal RockBox instance.

https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SansaClip

https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/PluginChip8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_YPytMWKWc