Espectr0 writes "Following the recent iTunes update, someone has been able to install the iPod update from Linux! The article explains how to hack the iPod's firmware in order to get it installed which is required to take advantage of new features in iTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store."
I would think that the parent post being moded up 3 times shows just how broken and biased the moderating system on/. has become.
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OblongPlatypus
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Steps 1-8 in the article describe how to get the firmware. There are tons of alternatives to those steps; all it takes is for someone to put the firmware on the net somewhere, or for you to borrow a friend's PC, or just have him email you the.exe file,... and the list goes on. Personally I used VMWare to extract the file.
As for iTunes; as others have mentioned, there are several improvements in this update that don't rely on iTunes. And this method will work for any past and future updates as well.
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I would think that the parent post being moded up 3 times shows just how broken and biased the moderating system on /. has become.
Steps 1-8 in the article describe how to get the firmware. There are tons of alternatives to those steps; all it takes is for someone to put the firmware on the net somewhere, or for you to borrow a friend's PC, or just have him email you the .exe file, ... and the list goes on. Personally I used VMWare to extract the file.
As for iTunes; as others have mentioned, there are several improvements in this update that don't rely on iTunes. And this method will work for any past and future updates as well.
-- If no truths are spoken then no lies can hide --