The iPod ran a custom firmware developed by Pixo. Not, AFAIK, Linux based. There was however a homebrew project to run Linux on some iPods. http://www.sfgate

The iPod ran a custom firmware developed by Pixo. Not, AFAIK, Linux based. There was however a homebrew project to run Linux on some iPods. http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Little-known-startup-was-behind-iPod-s-2733248.php http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Little-known-startup-w... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPodLinux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPodLinux