[Ipodlinux-devel] Re: OS Class Project

[Jim W. <js...@bl...>]

Hi,

I'm not actively involved in the iPodLinux development, ju...
lurker..  A GUI would be good, although an HFS+ driver wou...
be more useful for the larger community (and probably easi...
drivers surely already exist for other Linuxes, and Darwin
certainly.)

    But you mentioned the hope of eventually being able to manipulate the
pitch.  This would be very interesting, as it would mean running
another task simultaneously with the Apple Pixo OS.  I'm not sure how
you'd do it, as it would need to either buffer sound samples and "take
over" the sound output chip input, or change the way the Pixo software
interprets the MP3 data, or more likely, intercept the data and decode
it yourself.

    In any case, this would allow a framework for getting custom programs
running in parallel with the Pixo OS, and interacting with it.  This
might require Apple's help, which is unlikely to come (though there's
small hope).  I'm involved in a group of about 7 deciphering how the
Newton OS works, but I very much doubt that the structure of how tasks
on the NewtonOS is organized is anything similar to how it's done on
the iPod.

    Though if someone could get their hands on documentation for Pixo
(and not have to go under NDA to do it)..

Jim

> team of CS students. I am interested in working on creating a GUI for
> the IPod that will run over the iPod/linux port under development,
> with high hopes of eventually being able to write an application that
> manipulates the speed and/or pitch of songs playing off the iPod (I'm
> into DJing too). I've
>
> In other words, how possible is this (GUI for iPod) endeavour? Would a
> better choice be to add HFS+ compatibility?