matthew wollenweber wrote: > I'm one of the lucky (or possibly crazy) people that managed to get an > iPhone yesterday. If you're curious, I'm very happy with it so far. I'm not > an Apple nut that buys all things Apple, but after years of "smartphones" > that never seemed quite right, the iPhone really seems to have hit the > mark. > My biggest worry was that it used Edge rather than 3G. While at some points > this is noticeable, the caching and windowing mechanisms really make up for > the difference. On the whole it's the best smartphone experience I've had. > But you can read all the reviews in a more appropriate forum... > > I'm really interested in hacking up my iPhone. Anything with a *nix OS > underneath is just too tempting to leave alone. Unfortunately Apple threw a > curve ball that's outside my skill set. The iPhone doesn't mount as a > harddrive. I couldn't find any options in iTunes and in linux I only got: > > Jun 30 21:25:42 lothlorien kernel: usb 1-4: new full speed USB device using > ehci_hcd and address 15 > Jun 30 21:25:42 lothlorien kernel: usb 1-4: Product: iPhone > Jun 30 21:25:42 lothlorien kernel: usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Apple Inc. > Jun 30 21:25:42 lothlorien kernel: usb 1-4: SerialNumber: XYZ123456789 > Jun 30 21:25:42 lothlorien kernel: usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 3 > choices > > USB device drivers aren't my thing. Anyone have any suggestions on how to > get the thing mounted or to go about figuring out how to do so? > > Thanks for any help. >
Its incredibly unlikely that you will be able to mount the underlying OS filesystem in any way or form. I expect (as is often the case) the most viable way to hack the iPhone will be using its official firmware upgrading system and a hacked firmware which poses as an official one. Without doubt, we are in for some interesting discoveries. -- /** * Robert Clark ** * Technical Student ALICE/DAQ * Software Engineer CERN PH/AID */ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/