Apple iPod Touch 1G (apple-ipt1g)

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The processor of the device may support the armv7 architecture. If so, you can modify the device package and change the architecture accordingly.
Apple iPod Touch (1G)
Apple iPod Touch (1G)
Apple iPod Touch (1G)
Manufacturer Apple
Name iPod Touch (1G)
Codename apple-ipt1g
Released 2007
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Samsung S5L8900
CPU Single-core 412 MHz ARM1176JZF-S
GPU PowerVR MBX Lite
Display 320x480 TN
Storage 8/16/32 GB
Memory 128 MB
Architecture armhf
Software
Original software iOS
Original version 1.0
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
This device is marked as not booting.
Status: openiboot doesn't build under gcc6 or 8

Contributors

  • MartijnBraam
  • opendata

Progress

Note We have GCC 4 package now! See also https://gitlab.com/scintill/pmaports/tree/device/ipad1, with standard gcc build of openiboot.

The iPod can boot Linux with the openiboot firmware which has to be build first. The openiboot firmware is not made for GCC6 and requires a few patches, it's also written for the arm-elf toolchain but it can be built with the arm-eabi toolchain for now which seems to work.

This is also the slowest device yet since it uses a 412 Mhz ARMv6 single-core cpu (Samsung S5L8900) and 128 MB ram. It has also has a PowerVR GPU which can cause trouble with porting.

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