how to run a linux distro on a computer from an ipod comment plz first one posted

i put a popular distro. of Linux on my old ipod and ran it on my computer kinda cool
WARNING!!!!!!!!!:THIS WILL DESTROY ALL DATA ON YOUR IPOD but remember the ipod can be reset using i tunes




i made a video i didnt have time to take all of the pictures sorry watch the video first
i will up date this soon

Step 1 Stuff u need

the stuff you will need for this is:

1. old 5g ipod that you dont use for music
2. a live CD with ubuntu
3. computer
4. a little time

Comments

[admin]

This is a great Instructable, but you need to add a main image of the final project to the intro step. Please do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks!

[funnyfoo0]

it would be good if you changed the title and used better pics

[smn368]

i would have put more pics in it but i wasnt planing on posting it to instructables and i had already mad ea video for another site so i just posted it. Also what would you suggest i change the title to

[freakyqwerty]

Run linux from an old Ipod

[smn368]

hahahah wow i have looked at this in like a year ... this ipod is a wallet now

[tiotion]

Nice instructable. I thought of doing this some time ago but i read that using the iPods HDD to boot is a nice way of killing the HDD because of the frequent read/write...(much more often than if it were used as just a music player)? What are your thoughts on this? How has your iPod coped since doing this?

[smn368]

well i use the ipod for ubuntu for about 2 months and then i put hackintosh on it and thats seems to run a little better but i dont know why. the ipod i used had rockbox and iPodLinux on it for about 2 years and it didnt have any trouble with the extra reading but i dont know how long it will last with a full os like leopard 10.5.6 on it but i update you if i have any problems

[so_simple98]

i like it. i'll probably never try it, but i like it.