Apple Cuts Off Linux iPod Users 854
Will Fisher writes "New iPods will no longer be able to work with Linux. iTunes now writes some kind of hash (SHA1, md5?) to the iPod database which new iPods check against. If this check fails then the iPod reports that it contains 0 songs. This appears to be protection against 3rd party applications writing out their own databases. We haven't found out how to generate our own valid hashes (but we do know the hash includes the database itself, and possibly the iPod serial number), and are looking for help."
So I guess... (Score:2, Funny)
Have you tried Corned Beef? (Score:5, Funny)
Old ones (Score:4, Funny)
Not that I'd sell it.
But but but... (Score:5, Funny)
Inevitable comment (Score:5, Funny)
Dare I say it... (Score:1, Funny)
How amusing (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Linux can't use it? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How many days until someone develops a work aro (Score:4, Funny)
Re:But but but... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Inevitable comment (Score:5, Funny)
I don't know if I should smoke it or serve it up with eggs.
Re:Rockbox (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Old ones (Score:3, Funny)
Re:My wife was given an Ipod for Christmas.. (Score:5, Funny)
It is a proprietary format for encoding troll posts.
Re:But but but... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So I guess... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdot confirms it: the iPod is dying. (Score:3, Funny)
There's a sucker born every minute.
Re:My wife was given an Ipod for Christmas.. (Score:2, Funny)
Why does apple intentionally hamstring everything they make?
Anyway, i was actually quite relieved when the damn thing got stolen & i could go back to using my sandisk without the wife getting upset that i hated her gift.
Re:Encrypted firmware prevents Linux on the new iP (Score:3, Funny)
I didn't even know Apple had a Directory Access Protocol implementation that they were selling. That's... so... uh... X.500 of them.
Re:But but but... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Encrypted firmware prevents Linux on the new iP (Score:3, Funny)
They can have the Double Anal Penetration market, I want no part of it!
Re:Encrypted firmware prevents Linux on the new iP (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Inevitable comment (Score:2, Funny)