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New iPod Checksum Cracked, Linux Supported

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-that-didn't-take-long dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After 36 hours of reverse engineering, the method for producing the checksum on new iPods has been discovered." You can also get linux support working if that's what you crave for your shiny new toy.

2 of 422 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What's the draw? by timster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I don't know about everyone else, but I use an iPod to personally annoy you.

    And because all of the alternatives with a screen equivalent to the one on the iPhone are nearly an inch think, and I don't want to carry a purse. There's also that.

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    I have seen the future, and it is inconvenient.
  2. Re:Why do it in the first place? by russotto · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's probably intended only for integrity, not for DRM. If they'd wanted to lock the iPod down against adding music to it, they'd use some sort of encryption, not a mere hash.