XPost: aus.computers   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   > In aus.computers Axel  wrote:   
   >> I have an ipad in excellent condition, but it's too old to be useful.   
   > You'll have to mention the actual model at some point to get a   
   > useful answer.   
      
   Sorry, model A1416. 3rd Generation WiFi only   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(3rd_generation)   
      
      
   >> is there any way to wipe the OS and install some other OS   
   >> (hopefully Linux) to use it as a tablet? thanks,   
   > I looked into the same thing once and was rather shocked at how   
   > little work had been done on this. As with many Android tablets it   
   > looks like there are tricks for installing the Linux _kernel_ (at   
   > least for the early models), but nobody seems to want to write the   
   > drivers for free. It's probably not much fun booting the kernel but   
   > not having a driver for the touch input, USB, WiFi, or maybe even   
   > a graphical display. After all many Linux drivers on PC are written   
   > by the hardware manufacturers these days, Apple's not going to do   
   > that.   
   >   
   > https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Apple_iPad_1G_(apple-k48)   
   > https://ipadlinux.org/   
   >   
      
      
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