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modmygphone.com - 11/10/2008

Debian Ported to the G1 - Android Forums | G-Phone Forums

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iPhone hacker Jay Freeman (aka saurik, author of such iPhone programs as Cydia , Cycorder , and WinterBoard ) has successfully managed to get a Debian distro running on the G1 . And the best part? It runs in full harmony with Android - you lose no functionality. Why? Seems a lot of ...

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saurik.com - 11/10/2008

Debian & Android Together on G1 - Jay Freeman (saurik)

— saurik.com — It should be noted that, while all of this is operational, Android will be unable to mount... over the USB cable as we are using the microSD card to run Debian. To fix this, you have to shut down the mounts we setup. Note the _! Even though Android comes ... (more) Debian & Android Together on G1 - Jay Freeman (saurik)

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modmygphone.com - 11/5/2008

G1 is Jailbroken - Android Forums | G-Phone Forums

— modmygphone.com — Well, it didn't take too long. G1 is jailbroken. Full system access, read and write, has been... obtained. And this method is quite easy. A few folks at the xda-developers forum discovered you can start telnet on the device by downloading PTerminal from ... (more) G1 is Jailbroken - Android Forums | G-Phone Forums

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modmygphone.com - 11/7/2008

Google pushing RC30 down your throat - Android Forums | G-Phone Forums

— modmygphone.com — You saw this coming didn't ya! Google doesn't seem to be amused by the insignificant development we... had earlier this week. Users have started receiving RC30 updates that allegedly shuts down the root hole which brought some freedom to our locked and ... (more) Google pushing RC30 down your throat - Android Forums | ...

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