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2026-04-07T18:59:25Z

Hardware

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	** [[Nano 7G]]		** [[Nano 7G]]
	** [[Classic 6G]]		** [[Classic 6G]]
	* [[Modes]]
	* [[Chronology]]		* [[Chronology]]
	* [[S5L8700 datasheet]]		* [[S5L8700 datasheet]]
			* [[Modes]]

	===Exploiting===		===Exploiting===

User890104: move modes menu item

2026-04-07T18:59:06Z

move modes menu item

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	* Nano 5G		* Nano 5G
	** [[Nano 5G\|General]]		** [[Nano 5G\|General]]

	~~===Other guides===~~
	* [[Modes]]
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	** [[Nano 7G]]		** [[Nano 7G]]
	** [[Classic 6G]]		** [[Classic 6G]]
			* [[Modes]]
	* [[Chronology]]		* [[Chronology]]
	* [[S5L8700 datasheet]]		* [[S5L8700 datasheet]]

User890104: add links

2026-03-30T04:33:02Z

add links

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	==Updates==		==Updates==
	* {{#dateformat:2026-03-30}} - Some of us will be at ~~GPN24 in Karlsruhe!~~ [https://entropia.de/GPN24 ~~More info here~~]. Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix if you're also there!		* {{#dateformat:2026-03-30}} - Some of us will be at [https://entropia.de/GPN24 GPN24] in Karlsruhe! [[Contact\|Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix]] if you're also there!
	* {{#dateformat:2025-12-28}} - [[User:Hug0\|Hug0]] made a lightning talk at 39C3 on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHL1yyOKJc iPod Nano reverse engineering].		* {{#dateformat:2025-12-28}} - [[User:Hug0\|Hug0]] made a lightning talk at [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/infos/startpage.html 39C3] on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHL1yyOKJc iPod Nano reverse engineering].
	* {{#dateformat:2025-12-26}} - Some of us will be at 39C3 in Hamburg! Get in touch with [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/q3k q3k] and/or [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/slackware Slackware] if you're around!		* {{#dateformat:2025-12-26}} - Some of us will be at [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/infos/startpage.html 39C3] in Hamburg! Get in touch with [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/q3k q3k] and/or [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/slackware Slackware] if you're around!
	* {{#dateformat:2025-06-12}} - Some of us will be at ~~GPN23 in Karlsruhe!~~ [https://entropia.de/GPN23 ~~More info here~~]. Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix if you're also there!		* {{#dateformat:2025-06-12}} - Some of us will be at [https://entropia.de/GPN23 GPN23] in Karlsruhe! [[Contact\|Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix]] if you're also there!
	* {{#dateformat:2024-12-25}} - Some of us will be at 38C3 in Hamburg! [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/project/ipod-nano-hacking-freemyipod/ Come say hi!]		* {{#dateformat:2024-12-25}} - Some of us will be at [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/infos/startpage.html 38C3] in Hamburg! [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/project/ipod-nano-hacking-freemyipod/ Come say hi!]
	* {{#dateformat:2024-12-16}} - [[S5Late]], a tethered iPod bootrom/DFU exploit for [[Nano 7G]] (and possibly [[Nano 6G]]), is released.		* {{#dateformat:2024-12-16}} - [[S5Late]], a tethered iPod bootrom/DFU exploit for [[Nano 7G]] (and possibly [[Nano 6G]]), is released.
	* {{#dateformat:2023-12-28}} - [[ipod_sun]], a tool that enables code execution on the [[Nano 6G]] and [[Nano 7G]], is released.		* {{#dateformat:2023-12-28}} - [[ipod_sun]], a tool that enables code execution on the [[Nano 6G]] and [[Nano 7G]], is released.
	* {{#dateformat:2023-01-07}} - [https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/109655916469636189 ~~A preliminary U-Boot port to the [[Nano 5G]]~~ has been developed.]		* {{#dateformat:2023-01-07}} - A preliminary [[U-Boot]] port to the [[Nano 5G]] [https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/109655916469636189 has been developed].
	* {{#dateformat:2022-01-04}} - The bootrom of [[Nano 5G]] was successfully dumped, and is in the process of being reverse-engineered!		* {{#dateformat:2022-01-04}} - The bootrom of [[Nano 5G]] was successfully dumped, and is in the process of being reverse-engineered!
	* {{#dateformat:2021-12-31}} - An exploit named wInd3x, which exploits the latest vulnerability, is being prepared for [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]].		* {{#dateformat:2021-12-31}} - An exploit named [[wInd3x]], which exploits the latest vulnerability, is being prepared for [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]].
	* {{#dateformat:2021-12-27}} - A new vulnerability was discovered in [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]] bootrom, which allows arbitrary code execution!		* {{#dateformat:2021-12-27}} - A new vulnerability was discovered in [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]] bootrom, which allows arbitrary code execution!
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User890104: show all updates since and including wInd3x

2026-03-30T04:26:00Z

show all updates since and including wInd3x

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	* {{#dateformat:2023-12-28}} - [[ipod_sun]], a tool that enables code execution on the [[Nano 6G]] and [[Nano 7G]], is released.		* {{#dateformat:2023-12-28}} - [[ipod_sun]], a tool that enables code execution on the [[Nano 6G]] and [[Nano 7G]], is released.
	* {{#dateformat:2023-01-07}} - [https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/109655916469636189 A preliminary U-Boot port to the [[Nano 5G]] has been developed.]		* {{#dateformat:2023-01-07}} - [https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/109655916469636189 A preliminary U-Boot port to the [[Nano 5G]] has been developed.]
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	* {{#dateformat:2022-01-04}} - The bootrom of [[Nano 5G]] was successfully dumped, and is in the process of being reverse-engineered!		* {{#dateformat:2022-01-04}} - The bootrom of [[Nano 5G]] was successfully dumped, and is in the process of being reverse-engineered!
	* {{#dateformat:2021-12-31}} - An exploit named wInd3x, which exploits the latest vulnerability, is being prepared for [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]].		* {{#dateformat:2021-12-31}} - An exploit named wInd3x, which exploits the latest vulnerability, is being prepared for [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]].
	* {{#dateformat:2021-12-27}} - A new vulnerability was discovered in [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]] bootrom, which allows arbitrary code execution!		* {{#dateformat:2021-12-27}} - A new vulnerability was discovered in [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]] bootrom, which allows arbitrary code execution!
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	* {{#dateformat:2018-08-25}} - The website software has been updated to MediaWiki 1.31 after about 2 months of downtime.		* {{#dateformat:2018-08-25}} - The website software has been updated to MediaWiki 1.31 after about 2 months of downtime.
	* {{#dateformat:2016-06-17}} - The freemyipod project is becoming deprecated, as parts of the code is slowly being integrated in Rockbox. It is likely that no future development on the freemyipod project will take place. Essential parts of emCORE helped building a Rockbox bootloader for iPod Classic, and any future development will take place in the Rockbox project.		* {{#dateformat:2016-06-17}} - The freemyipod project is becoming deprecated, as parts of the code is slowly being integrated in Rockbox. It is likely that no future development on the freemyipod project will take place. Essential parts of emCORE helped building a Rockbox bootloader for iPod Classic, and any future development will take place in the Rockbox project.

User890104: add note about GPN24

2026-03-30T04:22:59Z

add note about GPN24

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	==Updates==		==Updates==
			* {{#dateformat:2026-03-30}} - Some of us will be at GPN24 in Karlsruhe! [https://entropia.de/GPN24 More info here]. Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix if you're also there!
	* {{#dateformat:2025-12-28}} - [[User:Hug0\|Hug0]] made a lightning talk at 39C3 on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHL1yyOKJc iPod Nano reverse engineering].		* {{#dateformat:2025-12-28}} - [[User:Hug0\|Hug0]] made a lightning talk at 39C3 on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHL1yyOKJc iPod Nano reverse engineering].
	* {{#dateformat:2025-12-26}} - Some of us will be at 39C3 in Hamburg! Get in touch with [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/q3k q3k] and/or [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/slackware Slackware] if you're around!		* {{#dateformat:2025-12-26}} - Some of us will be at 39C3 in Hamburg! Get in touch with [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/q3k q3k] and/or [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/slackware Slackware] if you're around!

User890104: svn -> github, twitter -> X

2026-02-28T11:58:45Z

svn -> github, twitter -> X

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	* {{#dateformat:2009-11-01}} - iBugger core v0.1 successfully running on [[Nano 4G]]! [https://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4122/img0969.jpg]		* {{#dateformat:2009-11-01}} - iBugger core v0.1 successfully running on [[Nano 4G]]! [https://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4122/img0969.jpg]
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	Follow [https://~~twitter~~.com/freemyipod our ~~Twitter~~ feed] to get status updates automatically. See the [[Status]] page for more detailed information. Check our [~~[Special~~:~~Code~~/freemyipod~~\|SVN activity~~]~~] page~~ for the latest changes to our source code.		Follow [https://x.com/freemyipod our X feed] to get status updates automatically. See the [[Status]] page for more detailed information. Check our [https://github.com/freemyipod GitHub repositories] for the latest changes to our source code.

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User890104 at 23:50, 4 January 2026

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	On the [[Nano 3G]], [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]], we have a stable tethered exploit ([[wInd3x]]) which allows early, untethered and safe (no permanent modification) code execution. This in turn allows you to run [[U-Boot]] and an early [[Linux\|Linux port]] or experiment with reverse-engineering/modifying the original firmware, [[retailOS]].		On the [[Nano 3G]], [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]], we have a stable tethered exploit ([[wInd3x]]) which allows early, untethered and safe (no permanent modification) code execution. This in turn allows you to run [[U-Boot]] and an early [[Linux\|Linux port]] or experiment with reverse-engineering/modifying the original firmware, [[retailOS]].

	On the [[Nano 6G]] ~~and~~ [[Nano 7G]], a ~~font~~ parsing ~~vulnerability (CVE-2010-1797)~~ can be exploited with [[~~ipod_sun~~]].		On the [[Nano 6G]], [[Nano 7G]] and iPod shuffle (4th generation), a vulnerability in DFU_DNLOAD packet parsing code can be exploited with [[S5Late]]. It allows tethered code execution.

	On the [[Nano 7G]] (and ~~possibly~~ [[Nano 6G]]), a vulnerability ~~in DFU_DNLOAD packet parsing code~~ can be exploited with [[~~S5Late~~]].		On the [[Nano 6G]] and [[Nano 7G]], a font parsing vulnerability (CVE-2010-1797) can be exploited with [[ipod_sun]]. It allows untethered code execution.

	There's a set of earlier tooling ([[emCORE]]/[[emBIOS]]/[[iBugger]]) which was exploiting other vulnerabilities and was a lead-up to a port of Rockbox, but it's mostly abandoned.		There's a set of earlier tooling ([[emCORE]]/[[emBIOS]]/[[iBugger]]) which was exploiting other vulnerabilities and was a lead-up to a port of Rockbox, but it's mostly abandoned.

User890104 at 20:20, 3 January 2026

2026-01-03T20:20:20Z

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	==Updates==		==Updates==
			* {{#dateformat:2025-12-28}} - [[User:Hug0\|Hug0]] made a lightning talk at 39C3 on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHL1yyOKJc iPod Nano reverse engineering].
	* {{#dateformat:2025-12-26}} - Some of us will be at 39C3 in Hamburg! Get in touch with [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/q3k q3k] and/or [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/slackware Slackware] if you're around!		* {{#dateformat:2025-12-26}} - Some of us will be at 39C3 in Hamburg! Get in touch with [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/q3k q3k] and/or [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/user/slackware Slackware] if you're around!
	* {{#dateformat:2025-06-12}} - Some of us will be at GPN23 in Karlsruhe! [https://entropia.de/GPN23 More info here]. Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix if you're also there!		* {{#dateformat:2025-06-12}} - Some of us will be at GPN23 in Karlsruhe! [https://entropia.de/GPN23 More info here]. Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix if you're also there!

User890104 at 16:45, 3 January 2026

2026-01-03T16:45:37Z

User890104 at 01:37, 30 December 2025

2025-12-30T01:37:42Z

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	[[File:Photo 2025-12-27 20-36-24.jpg\|280px\|thumb\|right\|[[Linux]] 6.14.0 on [[Nano 7G]]]]		[[File:Photo 2025-12-27 20-36-24.jpg\|280px\|thumb\|right\|[[Linux]] 6.14.0 on [[Nano 7G]]]]
	[[File:EmCORE_Nano2G_Nano4G_Classic.jpg\|280px\|thumb\|right\|[[emCORE]] r779 on [[Nano 2G]], [[Nano 4G]] and [[Classic 2G]]]]		[[File:EmCORE_Nano2G_Nano4G_Classic.jpg\|280px\|thumb\|right\|[[emCORE]] r779 on [[Nano 2G]], [[Nano 4G]] and [[Classic 2G]]]]
	This is the wiki for the freemyipod project. Freemyipod is a project aimed at reverse-engineering non-iOS iPods (all models other than the Touch) and creating tools and documentation so that other people can port alternative firmwares to them such as [https://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] or Linux. Freemyipod is a relaunch of [[Linux4nano]].		This is the wiki for the freemyipod project. Freemyipod is a project aimed at reverse-engineering non-iOS iPods (all models other than the Touch) and creating tools and documentation so that other people can port alternative firmwares to them such as [https://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] or [https://kernel.org/ Linux]. Freemyipod is a relaunch of [[Linux4nano]].

	== FAQ ==		== FAQ ==

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	* {{#dateformat:2025-06-12}} - Some of us will be at GPN23 in Karlsruhe! [https://entropia.de/GPN23 More info here]. Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix if you're also there!		* {{#dateformat:2025-06-12}} - Some of us will be at GPN23 in Karlsruhe! [https://entropia.de/GPN23 More info here]. Let us know on IRC/Discord/Matrix if you're also there!
	* {{#dateformat:2024-12-25}} - Some of us will be at 38C3 in Hamburg! [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/project/ipod-nano-hacking-freemyipod/ Come say hi!]		* {{#dateformat:2024-12-25}} - Some of us will be at 38C3 in Hamburg! [https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/project/ipod-nano-hacking-freemyipod/ Come say hi!]
	* {{#dateformat:2024-12-16}} - [[S5Late]], a tethered iPod bootrom/DFU exploit for Nano 7G (and possibly Nano 6G), is released.		* {{#dateformat:2024-12-16}} - [[S5Late]], a tethered iPod bootrom/DFU exploit for [[Nano 7G]] (and possibly [[Nano 6G]]), is released.
	* {{#dateformat:2023-12-28}} - [[ipod_sun]], a tool that enables code execution on the ~~iPod nano 6th~~ and ~~7th generation~~, is released.		* {{#dateformat:2023-12-28}} - [[ipod_sun]], a tool that enables code execution on the [[Nano 6G]] and [[Nano 7G]], is released.
	* {{#dateformat:2023-01-07}} - [https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/109655916469636189 A preliminary U-Boot port to the Nano 5G has been developed.]		* {{#dateformat:2023-01-07}} - [https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/109655916469636189 A preliminary U-Boot port to the [[Nano 5G]] has been developed.]
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	* {{#dateformat:2022-01-04}} - The bootrom of ~~iPod~~ Nano 5G was successfully dumped, and is in the process of being reverse-engineered!		* {{#dateformat:2022-01-04}} - The bootrom of [[Nano 5G]] was successfully dumped, and is in the process of being reverse-engineered!
	* {{#dateformat:2021-12-31}} - An exploit named wInd3x, which exploits the latest vulnerability, is being prepared for Nano 4G and Nano 5G.		* {{#dateformat:2021-12-31}} - An exploit named wInd3x, which exploits the latest vulnerability, is being prepared for [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]].
	* {{#dateformat:2021-12-27}} - A new vulnerability was discovered in ~~iPod~~ Nano 4G and Nano 5G bootrom, which allows arbitrary code execution!		* {{#dateformat:2021-12-27}} - A new vulnerability was discovered in [[Nano 4G]] and [[Nano 5G]] bootrom, which allows arbitrary code execution!
	* {{#dateformat:2018-08-25}} - The website software has been updated to MediaWiki 1.31 after about 2 months of downtime.		* {{#dateformat:2018-08-25}} - The website software has been updated to MediaWiki 1.31 after about 2 months of downtime.
	* {{#dateformat:2016-06-17}} - The freemyipod project is becoming deprecated, as parts of the code is slowly being integrated in Rockbox. It is likely that no future development on the freemyipod project will take place. Essential parts of emCORE helped building a Rockbox bootloader for iPod Classic, and any future development will take place in the Rockbox project.		* {{#dateformat:2016-06-17}} - The freemyipod project is becoming deprecated, as parts of the code is slowly being integrated in Rockbox. It is likely that no future development on the freemyipod project will take place. Essential parts of emCORE helped building a Rockbox bootloader for iPod Classic, and any future development will take place in the Rockbox project.
	* {{#dateformat:2014-03-26}} - A bug that prevented [[emCORE]] installations on certain Windows configurations (getting stuck on "Booting UBI file..."), has been finally fixed! If the installation has failed for you before, you can retry it using the updated version of our tool (use the iTunes method for now).		* {{#dateformat:2014-03-26}} - A bug that prevented [[emCORE]] installations on certain Windows configurations (getting stuck on "Booting UBI file..."), has been finally fixed! If the installation has failed for you before, you can retry it using the updated version of our tool (use the iTunes method for now).
	* {{#dateformat:2012-01-02}} - There have been some problems with the latest release. A hotfix release ([[EmCORE_Releases/r859\|r859]]) has been published to fix some of these problems. ~~iPod nano 2g~~ users are advised to upgrade. See the [[EmCORE_Releases/r859\|release details page]] for more information.		* {{#dateformat:2012-01-02}} - There have been some problems with the latest release. A hotfix release ([[EmCORE_Releases/r859\|r859]]) has been published to fix some of these problems. [[Nano 2G]] users are advised to upgrade. See the [[EmCORE_Releases/r859\|release details page]] for more information.
	* {{#dateformat:2012-01-01}} - A new release <s>([[EmCORE_Releases/r855\|r855]])</s> is out! It includes a couple of new features, several bugfixes and a new bootmenu theme! More information on the <s>[[EmCORE_Releases/r855\|release details page]]</s>.		* {{#dateformat:2012-01-01}} - A new release <s>([[EmCORE_Releases/r855\|r855]])</s> is out! It includes a couple of new features, several bugfixes and a new bootmenu theme! More information on the <s>[[EmCORE_Releases/r855\|release details page]]</s>.
	* {{#dateformat:2011-04-25}} - The [[emCORE]] kernel now runs on the iPod Touch 2G as well, thanks to the help of kleemajo. This is of course not a fully functional port yet, but we'll see how it continues. It's about the same state as the ~~iPod~~ Nano 4G now. /7		* {{#dateformat:2011-04-25}} - The [[emCORE]] kernel now runs on the iPod Touch 2G as well, thanks to the help of kleemajo. This is of course not a fully functional port yet, but we'll see how it continues. It's about the same state as the [[Nano 4G]] now. /7
	* {{#dateformat:2011-03-25}} - [[emCORE]] is replacing [[emBIOS]] completely now. Therefore [[emBIOS]] will be deprecated software as of now! All emBIOS users are advised to upgrade to emCORE including people using iLoader 0.2.2 or less. More detailed update instructions will follow!		* {{#dateformat:2011-03-25}} - [[emCORE]] is replacing [[emBIOS]] completely now. Therefore [[emBIOS]] will be deprecated software as of now! All emBIOS users are advised to upgrade to emCORE including people using iLoader 0.2.2 or less. More detailed update instructions will follow!
	* {{#dateformat:2011-01-08}} - The Rockbox port for the iPod Classic is slowly getting usable. Most of the blocking issues have been fixed. The first-generation 160GB model still doesn't work, and some people are experiencing slightly garbled display contents.		* {{#dateformat:2011-01-08}} - The Rockbox port for the iPod Classic is slowly getting usable. Most of the blocking issues have been fixed. The first-generation 160GB model still doesn't work, and some people are experiencing slightly garbled display contents.
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	* {{#dateformat:2010-08-06}} - The wiki has now been moved to www.freemyipod.org		* {{#dateformat:2010-08-06}} - The wiki has now been moved to www.freemyipod.org
	* {{#dateformat:2010-08-05}} - Recently we've been working on a hardware abstraction project called [[emBIOS]]. Follow development [https://websvn.freemyipod.org/listing.php?repname=freemyipod&path=/embios/ here]		* {{#dateformat:2010-08-05}} - Recently we've been working on a hardware abstraction project called [[emBIOS]]. Follow development [https://websvn.freemyipod.org/listing.php?repname=freemyipod&path=/embios/ here]
	* {{#dateformat:2010-08-03}} - We can now access the Nano 4G accelerometer.		* {{#dateformat:2010-08-03}} - We can now access the [[Nano 4G]] accelerometer.
	* {{#dateformat:2010-08-02}} - serpilliere managed to decrypt the NOR flash on the [[Nano 3G]].		* {{#dateformat:2010-08-02}} - serpilliere managed to decrypt the NOR flash on the [[Nano 3G]].
	* {{#dateformat:2010-08-01}} - serpilliere managed to access and dump the NOR flash on the [[Nano 3G]]. This code could possibly work on the Classics.		* {{#dateformat:2010-08-01}} - serpilliere managed to access and dump the NOR flash on the [[Nano 3G]]. This code could possibly work on the Classics.