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Hackers Rule: iPod 5 and 5.5G Get Firmware Upgrade to iPod Classic

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/hackers-rule-ipod-5-and-5-5g-get-firmware-upgrade-to-ipod-classic.70757/

iMav
iMav Original post #1
Oct 16, 2007 at 12:15 AM
Unlike with the Zune upgrade,Apple didn't back-port all the new features in the iPod classic to theiPod 5 and 5.5Gs, even though the hardware wasn't all that different.

Good news for you, because hackers have figured it out themselves andreleased an upgrade so you can get in on the new menu action. From whatwe've heard, the custom firmware is a little quirky and doesn't quitework as well as the real thing (and doesn't have Cover Flow), butdevelopers have been updating this with bug fixes to bring it up tospeed—but it's still buyer beware at this point.

Source

PS: im waiting for this to get a lil better and then my gen 5 gets better thanx to the hacker community who has finally turned their guns on aple ;)
kumarmohit
Oct 16, 2007 at 12:28 AM
H4x0r$ Rule
gxsaurav
Oct 16, 2007 at 10:20 AM
Cupertino should start there photocopiers & learn something from Microsoft. What Microsoft provides for free, iPod users have to Hack.
iMav
iMav #4
Oct 16, 2007 at 10:25 AM
this i s really bad even though they could they didnt tells what kinda customer relations the company is looking forward to .... it sux to own an ipod