Hurray! We're glad to inform you that Linux can finally be ported to the first iPhone, iPhone 3G, and first-generation iPod touch platforms. The first version of the port is very raw and has a lot of the needed stuff missing, but that will be fixed in the future releases.
Here's what currently works:
Framebuffer driver;
Serial driver;
Serial over USB driver;
Interrupts, MMU, clock, etc.
Openiboot:
Read-only support for the NAND;
Stuff that we don’t have yet:
Write support for the NAND;
Wireless networking;
Touchscreen;
Sound;
Accelerometer;
Baseband support
Well, that's a start and it's very nice to see an alternative OS on the iPhone. I guess Android port is coming up next. :)
Here's a short video demo of the iPhone running Linux:
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