Status

This status is based on the progress the the Linux4nano team has made. As of February 13, iPodLinux has not made any attempts to add support to any devices. If you want to see linux running on an iPod Nano 2G or newer, you'll probably have to port it yourself.

Basic drivers or steps:

In semi-chronological order:

	2G Nano	3G Nano	4G Nano	5G Nano	1G Classic (80/160thick)	2G Classic (120)	3G Classic (160thin)
Code execution	Yes	Needs bruteforcing	Yes	Needs new exploit	Yes	Needs bruteforcing	Needs new exploit
UART	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
USB	Yes	No	Yes	No	Work in progress	No	No
iBugger	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
I2C	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Backlight	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
LCD	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Piezo	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Clickwheel	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Audio	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
NAND/Hard Drive	Write support still experimental	No	No	No	No	No	No
Power management	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Firmware encryption	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Accelerometer	N/A	N/A	No	No	N/A	N/A	N/A

Custom firmware

	2G Nano	3G Nano	4G Nano	5G Nano	1G Classic (aka 6G)	2G Classic (aka 6.5G)	3G Classic
Bootloader	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Rockbox	Mostly working, see here	No	No	No	No	No	No
Linux	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Uncap	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No