Weeks later thanks to a lot of community help, finally found the memory address for audio out and got music playback that was not beholden to any DRM.
This work was all referenced by the RockBox team that made a tiny embedded kernel and OS far more suited to the tasks.
Now all devices that can run rockbox are EOL and other community members are working on an open hardware player to run Rockbox.
https://github.com/amachronic/echoplayer
Couple decades in, but we are finally close to having the first fully featured fully open hardware music player, which all started back with reverse engineering iPods to run Linux kernels.
As someone that does not carry a cell phone, I am absolutely excited about this as it would be a daily driver for me.
All Apple devices are, but the 'AIGO EROS Q / K' [0] is not end of life and is supported by Rockbox.
I'm interested in the Echo player and I think it's important long term. However, the lack of a scroll wheel is what keeps me invested in iPod Classics over all other players.
Congratulations on not carrying a cell phone!
I think it's here?
How do people listen to music when doing sports? Iphones suck in this regard (you cannot run with it in your pocket or hands; and this band on your arm is just uncomfortable).
It wouldn't have to be cheap just done well.
I’d love one, but I guess having a device that isn’t a cellular tracking and surveillance is not desirable.
I can also still manage to fit an iPhone 12 Mini comfortably in many running shorts in the small rear key pockets or back zipper pockets. Some running waistbands also work well. But it's hit and miss vs old mp3 players that weighed next to nothing.
charcircuit•8h ago
Wayland is more flexible, as it's just a protocol, so it could work.
Y_Y•7h ago