Linux on your iPod
L33tdawg: If I had an iPod you can be sure I'd definitely give this a go. I think the flexibility of being able to go back to the native iPod OS will entice more people to give this a try :) Much love to icebear42 for the heads up on this story.
Imagine using your iPod and a regular old microphone to record studio-quality audio. Or sitting on a commuter train and playing Othello, Pong, Tetris, or Asteroids. All this and more is possible when you install Linux on your third-generation or earlier iPod. Best of all, one soft reset, and you're back in Apple's iPod operating system, listening to your tunes. To get started, you need your iPod, the FireWire cable you use to attach your iPod to your Mac, and free software from the open-source iPod Linux Project. Currently, the software supports all third-generation and earlier iPods. Work is under way on adding the fourth-generation iPod, the iPod photo, and the iPod mini to that list. (Make sure your iPod is supported.) Download the iPod-Linux Installer. It will take up about 5MB of your iPod's hard-disk space. It's unlikely that anything bad will happen while you're installing Linux, but it would behoove you to back up your music to your Mac first (if you don't already keep your master files there). That way, if some unforeseen software glitch happens, you won't lose your entire collection.
