Status

This status is based on the progress the freemyipod team has made so far. This is mostly a summary of reverse engineering and "janitorial" work required to run end-user software like Rockbox or Linux.

	iPod nano (2nd generation)	iPod nano (3rd generation)	iPod nano (4th generation)	iPod nano (5th generation)	iPod nano (6th generation)	iPod nano (7th generation)	iPod classic (6th generation)	iPod classic (6th generation)	iPod classic (6th generation)
Code execution	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tethered	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Firmware decryption	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
U-Boot	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
emCORE	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Boot retailOS	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SDRAM	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
UART	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
USB	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SPI	Unused	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
I2C	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Backlight	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
LCD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Clickwheel	Yes	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
Audio	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
NAND/Hard Drive	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Power management	Yes	Partially	No	No	No	No	Partially	Partially	Partially
RTC	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Piezo	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
Accelerometer	N/A	N/A	Yes	No	No	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A