Installing iPodLinux on the iPod Nano

Joe Barr over at Linux.com (also owned by VA Sofware) has an interesting writeup on how he took his iPod Nano and installed iPodLinux on it, making it into a "dual-booting, sweet MP3-singing, iDoom-playing monster."

What's Next?

[rtobyr]

Doom on your iPod. Next thing you know, they're going to put Duke Nukem on the Atari 2600. Oh wait, they already did that [3drealms.com].

No! No! No!!!

[generic-man]

You're not supposed to load Linux on your iPod Nano. The iPod Nano is for playing music and viewing photos only. Apple has clearly stated this right up front.

• If you want to play Doom, then buy a Nintendo DS and the Doom cartridge. You should probably get a Game Boy Advance too so that you can play other games too (the GBA will play original Game Boy games, but the DS cannot). What the hell, get a PSP with the old firmware so you can load other games as well.
• If you want to watch videos, then buy a portable DVD player. You can get them at Wal-Mart for less than $100. Burn your own DVDs, though... the MPAA doesn't need any extra money.
• If you want to run Linux, buy a laptop. You can get a low-end Dell for $500, but buy it used so Microsoft doesn't get its tax from you.
• Lastly, if you want to carry all this around, it's probably not going to fit in your pocket. So buy a Nissan Pathfinder and modify it to run on biodiesel. Then you're going to want to set up a small laboratory to refine your own biodiesel fuel. Trust me, this is going to save you a lot of money.

Thank you for following all the rules.

(that was a joke son)

Re:Will it work on a Shuffle?

[forkazoo]

Also, I can't imagine a music player without any network interfaces working very well as a firewall.

That's why it's so secure! You just set the Cat.5 next to the iPod, and *nothing* malicious will get through!

So, now I can...

[lampiaio]

So, now I can finally play Doom on my iPod Shuffle!

...by ear, that is.

Re:So, now I can...

[generic-man]

They can use a modified version of Doom for Touch-Tone Phones*.

"Hello and welcome to Doom! There is a barrel in front of you. To shoot it, press PAUSE."

(pause)

"You have shot the barrel! The barrel explodes. You die! To respawn, press VOLUME UP."

* Does not exist yet