Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 15:49:49 -0400 From: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: "'Shane Ambler'" <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz>, "'Rares Aioanei'" <bsdlisten@gmail.com> Cc: 'Greg Freeman' <mail@gefreeman.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: BSD on IOS hardware Message-ID: <BAY165-ds59F9937156881549AF3CFCA860@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <506B3CAF.1020006@ShaneWare.Biz> References: <776A1706-4A59-4F44-BCEE-5D4BF69CF3A0@gefreeman.com> <20121002162822.55794880@hplap.localdom.ain> <506B3CAF.1020006@ShaneWare.Biz>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Shane Ambler > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:13 PM > To: Rares Aioanei > Cc: Greg Freeman; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: BSD on IOS hardware > > On 02/10/2012 22:58, Rares Aioanei wrote: > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:18:06 -0400 > > Greg Freeman <mail@gefreeman.com> 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 > I hate to say it, but wouldn't it be easier to just buy a cheap android tablet in the first place? Some of the ones from china are only a hundred bucks or so but run ICS on a 7" screen. I do like the idea of trying to push BSD to more devices. Would be neat to host a full website from an ipod, but I do agree that would be more the realm of NetBSD, not FreeBSD.
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