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Piezo-Acoustic iPod Hack

Posted by michael on from the piezo-acoustic dept.

jugander writes "nilss over at the iPodLinux Project (previously on /.) has performed one of the coolest and most bizzare hacks I've seen in a while. He was able to extract the bootloader from the 4G iPod by sounding out ticks with the iPod's squeaky piezo. With some tweaking and a makeshift recording studio, he was able to dump the 64 kb file at 5 bytes/sec. And yes, this means that 4G iPods can now boot linux!"

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  1. Figures by digitalgimpus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They figure out how to run Linux on an iPod... so they install Linux, and Apache.

    I don't think their iPod server is capable of withstanding a slashdot yet.

    I wonder if they can get the iPod display to show an MRTG graph of the slashdotting.

  2. Teeny server by MJArrison · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Apparently he also choose to run his web server off his ipod too.

  3. Slashdotted already? Anyway... by lxt · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Slashdotted after what, 5 comments?

    Google Cache here:

    http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:9dT24A15Kf0J: ip odlinux.org/stories/piezo/+&hl=en> ...it's a really neat hack - it reminds me of the espionage technique of decoding keyboard characters from the different noises each key makes...

  4. Re:piezo? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You Sir are my Slashdot Hero for today. This is a brilliant new karma-whoring technique!

    1- Lift something on-topic and vaguely technical off the article
    2- Look for the definition of the thing in some online dictionary
    3- Cut'n'paste said definition in your post
    4- Add "I wondered about this, so here's the explanation" at the top of your post
    5- Preview, post, enjoy instant karma up!
    Brilliant, quite brilliant...

  5. Come on mods by ishmaelflood · · Score: 0, Redundant

    mod up the happy fun joke, it was excellent. or stupid. or excellent and stupid.