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This status is based on the progress the freemyipod team has made so far.
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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.
  
 
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!  !! [[Nano 2G]] !! [[Nano 3G]] !! [[Nano 4G]] !! [[Nano 5G]] !! [[Nano 6G|"Nano" 6G]]<ref name="nano6g"/> !! [[Classic 1G]] !! [[Classic 2G]] !! [[Classic 3G]]
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!  !! [[Nano 2G]] !! [[Nano 3G]] !! [[Nano 4G]] !! [[Nano 5G]] !! [[Nano 6G]] !! [[Nano 7G]] !! [[Classic 1G]] !! [[Classic 2G]] !! [[Classic 3G]]
 
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|-
 
| Code execution
 
| Code execution
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''<ref name="newexploit"/></span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Tethered'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''<ref name="newexploit"/></span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''<ref name="nano6g7g"/></span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''<ref name="nano6g7g"/></span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| UART
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| Firmware decryption
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:grey">'''No'''<ref name="uartnotneeded"/></span>
 
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| USB
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| [[U-Boot]]
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
|-
 +
| [[emCORE]]
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| iBugger<ref name="ibugger"/>
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| Boot [[OSOS]]
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:grey">'''Yes'''<ref name="sram"/></span>
 
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:grey">'''No'''<ref name="tethered"/></span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:grey">'''Yes'''<ref name="sram"/></span>
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:grey">'''Yes'''<ref name="sram"/></span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:grey">'''Yes'''<ref name="sram"/></span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| emBIOS
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| SDRAM
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:grey">'''No'''<ref name="tethered"/></span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
|-
 +
| UART
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:grey">'''No'''<ref name="uartnotneeded"/></span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
|-
 +
| USB
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| I2C
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| SPI
 +
| <span style="color:grey">'''Unused'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
|-
 +
| I2C
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Backlight
 
| Backlight
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| LCD
 
| LCD
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| Piezo
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| Clickwheel
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| Clickwheel
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| Audio
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| Audio
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| NAND/Hard Drive
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| NAND/Hard Drive
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| Power management
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:grey">'''Partially'''</span>
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:grey">'''Partially'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:grey">'''Partially'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
| Power management
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| RTC
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 +
|-
 +
| Piezo
 +
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
|-
 
| Firmware encryption
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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| <span style="color:grey">'''N/A'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:grey">'''N/A'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:green">'''Yes'''</span>
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| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
 
| <span style="color:red">'''No'''</span>
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===Annotations===
 
===Annotations===
 
<references>
 
<references>
<ref name="newexploit">We need a new exploit to execute code on this device.</ref>
 
 
<ref name="uartnotneeded">UART is not really needed here as we can already access the device via USB.</ref>
 
<ref name="uartnotneeded">UART is not really needed here as we can already access the device via USB.</ref>
<ref name="ibugger">[[iBugger]] is being replaced with [[emBIOS]].</ref>
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<ref name="nano6g7g">Nano 6G and Nano 7G code execution is implemented using CVE-2010-1797</ref>
<ref name="sram">This iBugger version is very limited as we only have access to the SRAM. This is because the bigger SDRAM is not initialized at the time when our exploit is launched. Someone needs to figure out how to initialize it.</ref>
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<ref name="tethered">Nano 5G support is implemented in a tethered fashion via wInd3x, where we re-use parts of the original Apple boot chain which negates the need of some features.</ref>
<ref name="nano6g">The "Nano" 6G is something entirely new, that doesn't seem to have much in common with the older generations of the Nano series. We don't yet know how this device works and if we want to do something with it at all.</ref>
 
 
</references>
 
</references>

Latest revision as of 17:34, 30 December 2023

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.

Nano 2G Nano 3G Nano 4G Nano 5G Nano 6G Nano 7G Classic 1G Classic 2G Classic 3G
Code execution Yes Yes Yes Tethered Yes[1] Yes[1] Yes Yes Yes
Firmware decryption Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
U-Boot No No No Yes No No No No No
emCORE Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Boot OSOS Yes Yes No No[2] No No Yes Yes Yes
SDRAM Yes No Yes No[2] No No Yes Yes Yes
UART Yes Yes No[3] Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
USB Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
SPI Unused Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes
I2C Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Backlight Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
LCD Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Clickwheel Yes Yes No No No No 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 No No No No No Partially Partially Partially
RTC Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Piezo Yes No No No No No No No No
Accelerometer N/A N/A Yes No No No N/A N/A N/A

Annotations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nano 6G and Nano 7G code execution is implemented using CVE-2010-1797
  2. 2.0 2.1 Nano 5G support is implemented in a tethered fashion via wInd3x, where we re-use parts of the original Apple boot chain which negates the need of some features.
  3. UART is not really needed here as we can already access the device via USB.