Difference between revisions of "IBoot (Bootloader)"

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In versions pre 2.0, there was an exploit in the [[diags]] command.
 
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==Open Source==
 
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There is an open source version of iBoot being made so that Linux on the iPhone will work. You can check out the source [[http://github.com/planetbeing/iphonelinux/tree/master/openiboot here]].
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There is a modified iBoot : OpeniBoot, a free and Open Source replacement of iBoot. Its goals is to have low-level drivers in order to load [[linux on the iPhone]].
 

Revision as of 14:19, 7 December 2008

This is Apple's bootloader for the S5L8900. It runs what is known as Recovery Mode. It has an interactive interface which can be used over USB or serial.

In versions pre 2.0, there was an exploit in the diags command.

Open Source

There is an open source version of iBoot being made so that Linux on the iPhone will work. You can check out the source [here].