Editing IPodLinux (section)

== History ==
The bootloader for the 4th generation iPod was extracted by Nils Schneider, a German [[computer science]] student. Previous software methods to extract the necessary bootloader no longer worked. Bernard Leach had previously discovered how to operate the piezo buzzer inside the iPod. Schneider was able to use his program with some modifications to make a series of clicks for each byte of the new iPod's bootloader. The extraction process took 22 hours to complete and required Schneider to construct a soundproof box to prevent outside interference with the process.<ref>{{cite web |last=Knight |first=Will |date=March 1, 2005 |title=iPod 'squeaks' betray software secrets |website=New Scientist |publisher=Reed Business Information Ltd. |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7085 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810083116/http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7085 }}</ref>

=== Server transition ===

On June 11, 2008 the organization's website was suspended and replaced with a redirect to a blank page.<ref>{{cite web |title=suspended.page |url=http://cpanel2.sys-techs.net/suspended.page/ |archive-date=June 10, 2008 |website=cpanel2.sys-techs.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610065741/http://cpanel2.sys-techs.net/suspended.page/ }}</ref> The server had its services restored incrementally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ipodlinux.wiki/irc/reader.php?date=2008-09-28 |title=IRC Reader 2008-09-28 |website=iPodLinux.wiki |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082915/http://ipodlinux.wiki/irc/reader.php?date=2008-09-28 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref> On October 1, 2008 the ''iPodLinux.org'' DNS address was updated and the server was online again by October 5, 2008. On June 22, 2009 the server was pulled offline again. The server was back online again on September 8. In September 2010 the server went offline again and has not got online again yet. Alexander Papst, one of the developers, has posted a [[mirror website|mirror]] of the site at ''ipodlinux.wiki''.<ref>{{cite web |title=iPodLinux |website=ipodlinux.wiki |url=http://ipodlinux.wiki/ |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085608/http://ipodlinux.wiki/ }}</ref> In 2015, the site was offline. However, in 2019, it has gone online, with embedded text advertisements.<ref name="ipodlinux-2022-09-05">{{cite web |title=iPod Linux - Linux for your iPod |url=http://www.ipodlinux.org/ |website=www.ipodlinux.org |access-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905190158/http://www.ipodlinux.org/ |archive-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>