From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 2 19:50:58 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72FEC1065672 for ; Tue, 2 Oct 2012 19:50:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc4-s14.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc4-s14.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.190.216]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5680C8FC14 for ; Tue, 2 Oct 2012 19:50:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BAY165-DS5 ([65.54.190.199]) by bay0-omc4-s14.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 2 Oct 2012 12:49:52 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [174.252.119.67] X-EIP: [gekeytwBm6kH1bhPF+oTcY/U/vJRjyeo] X-Originating-Email: [millenia2000@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: Sean Cavanaugh To: "'Shane Ambler'" , "'Rares Aioanei'" References: <776A1706-4A59-4F44-BCEE-5D4BF69CF3A0@gefreeman.com> <20121002162822.55794880@hplap.localdom.ain> <506B3CAF.1020006@ShaneWare.Biz> In-Reply-To: <506B3CAF.1020006@ShaneWare.Biz> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 15:49:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 thread-index: AQK3nr4kenX+JT5Zb5VEYYrWYiAJ9wHHBGtyAaO0P0+Vtxo0YA== Content-Language: en-us X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2012 19:49:52.0980 (UTC) FILETIME=[171CF940:01CDA0D7] Cc: 'Greg Freeman' , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: BSD on IOS hardware X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:50:58 -0000 > -----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 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.