iPod Linux: 2G Mini

By Jay Savage

Some interesting news from the iPod Linux Project this week: more complete 2G Mini support. The 2G is now in line with the with the 1G Mini 4G iPods. In other words, it functions as a Linux-based PAD, but won't do much more. If you want to read your mail on an iPod, you still need a 1G, 2G, or 3G for IP over FireWire support. Still, it means a usable iPod for those who are interested. The really interesting news, though, is that the 2G Mini runs faster than other available iPods, averaging 37 BogoMIPS to the 4G iPod's 32. Apparently the 5022 processor in the new iPods really is significantly more efficient than the 5020 in existing products, despite running at the same clock speed and being register-compatible with the 5020. No word yet on how the new models released this week will perform, but if they're using the 5022, they should run the 4G builds unmodified, but faster.

(via MAKE)
 

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