Any closer to getting Linux on old iPads? (lemmy.world)

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I know there was some project about this but haven't heard of anything for a while. Ewaste is such a crime; all of my devices are used or older purchases that are past their "cool by" date. I have an iPad 2 and iPad mini that function perfectly but aren't supported by apple anymore. Would love to get a second life for them instead of having to get rid of them for no good reason.

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[-] moobythegoldensock@geddit.social 1 points 1 year ago

Nope. Big issue is Apple’s proprietary bootloaders for which there isn’t a great open source version.

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