On 02/10/2012 22:58, Rares Aioanei wrote:
On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:18:06 -0400
Greg Freeman <[email protected]> wrote:
Is it possible to load FreeBSD on an Apple Mobile device designed to
run IOS? There are a lot of old iPads out there. If we could
repurpose them to straight Unix pads that might be cool. From there
shells and then maybe an open source alternative to IOS or Android.
Maybe a way for people to get free of the info
pirates
How do you intend to type on it?
While apple offers a bluetooth keyboard I have seen docks with a
keyboard built in. The other option is that the system will need xorg
installed as the minimum setup so you have a touch screen with onscreen
keyboard.
The ipad/ipod would be a target that netbsd may try - I don't believe
they have though.
I don't think they support the newer touch screen devices but rockbox is
an opensource ipod (and other mp3 players) firmware replacement.
It could be a starting point for booting another OS.
Having said that I think your best bet would probably be jailbreaking
the ipad so you get more control over what you can install.
Search for cydia
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