h****e
发帖数: 2125 | 1 “
If you have a 2013- or 2014-era iPad sitting around unused because it's not
getting updates from Apple anymore and has stopped running the apps you need
, some developers are working on an alternative software solution for you.
Developer Konrad Dybcio and a Linux enthusiast going by "quaack723" have
collaborated to get Linux kernel version 5.18 booting on an old iPad Air 2,
a major feat for a device that was designed to never run any operating
system other than Apple's.
The project appears to use an Alpine Linux-based distribution called "
postmarketOS," a relatively small but actively developed distribution made
primarily for Android devices. Dybcio used a "checkm8" hashtag in his
initial tweet about the project, strongly implying that they used the "
Checkm8" boot rom exploit published back in 2019 to access the hardware. For
now, the developers only have Linux running on some older iPad hardware
using A7 and A8-based chips—this includes the iPad Air, iPad Air 2, and a
few generations of iPad mini. But subsequent tweets imply that it will be
possible to get Linux up and running on any device with an A7 or A8 in it,
including the iPhone 5S and the original HomePod.
This isn't the only project devoted to running Linux on Apple's hardware.
One project, Asahi Linux, has been dedicated to reverse-engineering support
for the M1 chips in Apple's Macs and sending the patches upstream so that
they can be integrated into the Linux kernel. Another, Project Sandcastle,
has a build of Android up and running on an iPhone 7. Apps like iSH will
give you a Linux shell running on top of iOS or iPadOS—not the same as
running Linux on the hardware directly, but useful in some circumstances.
Development work on this latest Linux-on-iDevices effort is still in its
early days. The photos that the developers shared both show a basic boot
process that fails because it can't mount a filesystem, and Dybcio notes
that basic things like USB and Bluetooth support aren't working. Getting
networking, audio, and graphics acceleration all working properly will also
be a tall order. But being able to boot Linux at all could draw the
attention of other developers who want to help the project.
Compared to modern hardware with an Apple M1 chip, A7 and A8-powered devices
wouldn't be great as general-purpose Linux machines. While impressive at
the time, their CPUs and GPUs are considerably slower than modern Apple
devices, and they all shipped with either 1GB or 2GB of RAM. But their
performance still stacks up well next to the slow processors in devices like
the Raspberry Pi 4, and most (though not all) A7 and A8 hardware has
stopped getting new iOS and iPadOS updates from Apple at this point; Linux
support could give some of these devices a second life as retro game
consoles, simple home servers, or other things that low-power Arm hardware
is good for
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h****e
发帖数: 2125 | |
N**********d
发帖数: 2466 | 3 我有一个13年的ipad air T-mobile cellular。当年T-mobile号称终身免费每月200M流
量。但早就不认帐了。
几乎每天都用，浏览网页，看书。除了不能指纹或者刷脸进入。功能跟新版差别不大。 |
s********i
发帖数: 17328 | |
h****e
发帖数: 2125 | 5 iOs不能升级后，如果不小心卸载了某些apps，再装回去就不能用了
【在 s********i 的大作中提到】
: ipad怎么会吃灰？利用率很高啊。
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p**f
发帖数: 3549 | 6 除了少数游戏要求新ios
别的app一般都没啥问题
【在 h****e 的大作中提到】
: iOs不能升级后，如果不小心卸载了某些apps，再装回去就不能用了
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s********i
发帖数: 17328 | 7 你这得多老了？iPad3/4？我家嘴老的是iPad Air2，经常用。
★ 发自iPhone App: ChinaWeb 1.1.5
【在 h****e 的大作中提到】
: iOs不能升级后，如果不小心卸载了某些apps，再装回去就不能用了
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z******j
发帖数: 1265 | 8 握手，我家有iPad2，依然可以上网看剧
【在 s********i 的大作中提到】
: 你这得多老了？iPad3/4？我家嘴老的是iPad Air2，经常用。
:
: ★ 发自iPhone App: ChinaWeb 1.1.5
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h****e
发帖数: 2125 | 9 大概14年买了3个iPad mini，老婆和岳父母人手一个，他们没多久就玩腻了，放在抽屉
里吃灰。疫情期间打扫卫生，拿出来想装个YouTube啥的，发现已经不行了
【在 s********i 的大作中提到】
: 你这得多老了？iPad3/4？我家嘴老的是iPad Air2，经常用。
:
: ★ 发自iPhone App: ChinaWeb 1.1.5
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W*******Q
发帖数: 275 | 10 家里老的平板一堆。
最老的10"viewsonic是2010买的，256MB ram.
还有7"Samsung tab 2, 0.5GB ram. 太慢了。
都被我升级android，现在装了 Huge Digital Clock挂在墙上物尽其用。再也不要每年
调整daily saving time.断电也不需要重新对时间。
另外还有一个10" HP touchpad, 大概电池坏了几年充起不来。买个新电池要30多，暂
时没动力启用。退休的安卓手机还有好几个。得想个新花样让它们活下去。
https://www.myni.life/sustainable-living/15-ways-to-repurpose-an-old-tablet/ |
e****y
发帖数: 1 | 11 有俩10年半的ipad3能不能装linux？
俩新ipad air就是快点功能上没大区别
not
need
,
For
support
also
devices
like
【在 h****e 的大作中提到】
: “
: If you have a 2013- or 2014-era iPad sitting around unused because it's not
: getting updates from Apple anymore and has stopped running the apps you need
: , some developers are working on an alternative software solution for you.
: Developer Konrad Dybcio and a Linux enthusiast going by "quaack723" have
: collaborated to get Linux kernel version 5.18 booting on an old iPad Air 2,
: a major feat for a device that was designed to never run any operating
: system other than Apple's.
: The project appears to use an Alpine Linux-based distribution called "
: postmarketOS," a relatively small but actively developed distribution made
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s**p
发帖数: 1097 | 12 也没有早就不认账，我的一直到上个月还可以。也是因为这个原因我一直没卖掉我
这个老旧的mini 3。
【在 N**********d 的大作中提到】
: 我有一个13年的ipad air T-mobile cellular。当年T-mobile号称终身免费每月200M流
: 量。但早就不认帐了。
: 几乎每天都用，浏览网页，看书。除了不能指纹或者刷脸进入。功能跟新版差别不大。
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w******2
发帖数: 1664 | 13 被你说对了，是有一个ipad3，那时候称作new pad，牛排 哈哈
【在 s********i 的大作中提到】
: 你这得多老了？iPad3/4？我家嘴老的是iPad Air2，经常用。
:
: ★ 发自iPhone App: ChinaWeb 1.1.5
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e*i
发帖数: 10288 | 14 拿最老的 google Nexus 7 加上 Raspberry Pi pico 整了个示波器，哈哈。
tablet/
【在 W*******Q 的大作中提到】
: 家里老的平板一堆。
: 最老的10"viewsonic是2010买的，256MB ram.
: 还有7"Samsung tab 2, 0.5GB ram. 太慢了。
: 都被我升级android，现在装了 Huge Digital Clock挂在墙上物尽其用。再也不要每年
: 调整daily saving time.断电也不需要重新对时间。
: 另外还有一个10" HP touchpad, 大概电池坏了几年充起不来。买个新电池要30多，暂
: 时没动力启用。退休的安卓手机还有好几个。得想个新花样让它们活下去。
: https://www.myni.life/sustainable-living/15-ways-to-repurpose-an-old-tablet/
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m****a
发帖数: 2593 | 15 装了个alfred camera当监控摄像头用 |
e*i
发帖数: 10288 | 16 这玩意不能直接录到 nas 吧？还是整个 wyze v2 / v3，firmware 降级，再自己
搞搞，直接24 / 7 录到 nas 上，nas 满了后会自动先从老文件开始删除
一个 2tb 的老硬盘大概可以给四个摄像头 24 / 7 录 50 天左右
【在 m****a 的大作中提到】
: 装了个alfred camera当监控摄像头用
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s****n
发帖数: 2305 | |
