iPodLinux is currently safe to install on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation iPods. Software Development is currently on-going on later generations of iPod, including the fourth generation click wheel, mini, U2, Photo/Color, Nano, and Video. Donations always help when it …

iPodLoader2 Bootloader for iPodLinux Latest Stable Version: 2.5 (incl. getLoader2Args)

The installer manages your installation as a set of "packages"; each one is just a tar.gz archive that gets extracted into the iPodLinux partition, but the installer remembers what packages are installed and what files they contain, so you can remove and upgrade packages easily.

iPodLinux consists of several components, some of which are currently being migrated from their original versions to second generation versions. Here is a overview of the components involved: The Boot Loader. There is the original version which silently boots either the Apple firmware or Linux, choosing the other by pressing the Rewind key at ...

ipodloader2 (Loader2) is a new bootloader for iPodLinux that allows you to load the kernel from a file on a FAT32 or ext2 filesystem, instead of having to re-make_fw whenever it changes. It also has a GUI, as opposed to Loader 1.

This page keeps you informed about the development progress of iPodLinux for the 5.5G iPod.

This is an outline of the features and support in bleeding-edge builds of iPodLinux software. A ticked box only indicates that developers have succeeded in getting a feature to work - it does not imply that the feature is ready for widespread use.

Podzilla is currently the default user interface for iPodLinux. It provides a very familiar user interface for accessing various functionality in iPodLinux, such as playing music, file browsing, image viewing, and more (see the list below); most of this functionality is provided by add-on modules that can be modified, added to, or removed as ...

The instructions below are for Linux, but a script for installing iPodLinux on your 5G Mac-formatted iPod is available here: http://ipodlinux.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8138. Also, go here for an installer script to install linux on a Mac 5G iPod http://www.ipodlinux.org/Linux_Installer_from_Mac

iPod Database Files; filename description iTunesDB : This is the primary database for the iPod. It contains all information about the songs that the iPod is capable of playing, as well as the playlists.