Fedora Kernel and iPod
October 18, 2004 4 Comments
As I posted here, the stock FC2 kernel is not compatible with the iPod. I've compiled i686 kernels that will work with the iPod and am making them available to everyone. Please note, while I have tested both kernels I am releasing on machines I own and both work flawlessly for me, I make no claims that they will work for you. The usual disclaimers (using this software may start your computer on fire, steal your dog, slap your cat, etc.) apply. If you do run into a problem let me know and I'll try to address it. Also note that you will need to run mkinitrd manually as the RPM doesn't do it for you. Without further ado, I give you iPod compatible Fedora FC2 kernel RPMs.
–jeremy
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You rock. Once I noticed here that I had to run mkinitrd and update grub.conf manually, things worked beautifully. My one question: are these i686 rpms, or i386?
Again, thanks. I can FINALLY listen to the mp3s I shipped to my iPod via gtkpod.
–Gray
Glad to hear the kernel worked for you Gray. The RPM was compiled as i686.
–jeremy
First off, thank you. This works great! No more dual booting for the ipod. I have some software that requires the kernel source. Any chance that's posted anywhere?
Thank you for posting this.
You can download the Fedora kernel source RPM from any of the Fedora mirrors (including the LQ mirror).
–jeremy