The incredibly talented iPhone-Dev Team have successfully got Linux running on the iPhone. They have used reverse engineering on the iPhone drivers to provide the option of two operating systems when booting the device — using “OpeniBoot” gives users the option of booting to Mac or Linux when they start their iPhones, much like Boot Camp on the Mac.
At present, there is still a lot of work to be done. The Dev Team have managed to get a command line running with input sent to the device over USB, however there is no support for the accelerometer, camera, audio, networking or even the touchscreen just yet.
The iPhone-Dev Team seem to have made the most progress on hacking the iPhone. They have produced excellent jailbreak & unlock software for many firmware versions of both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. With the progress made running Linux, the Dev Team aim to provide the ability of running Google’s Android OS on the iPhone, and they are currently looking for programmers to help with the project.
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