Re: GNU Guix on iPad2 (A1395)

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Jacob Hrbek <kreyren@rixotstudio.cz> writes:

> Context: I have this iPad 2 that I got as a gift from a friend who was 
> upgrading on the newer version to try
> to get me to like Apple. I hate it and it was in my storage unused for many 
> years so now I am trying to get
> GNU Guix on it with GNOME.
>
> To achieve this I merged the required packages in guix 
> (https://issues.guix.gnu.org/57902 and
> https://issues.guix.gnu.org/57871) and thanks to the jailbreaking community i 
> can use Checkm8 exploit
> (https://github.com/axi0mX/ipwndfu) to get full write access to the device 
> and unlock the bootloader to
> boot unsigned OS and linux-libre seems to have all required drivers to run on 
> the device, see the current
> progress in https://git.dotya.ml/kreyren/kreyren/issues/30
>
> The issue is that i can't get libusbmuxd (the daemon used to communicate with 
> iDevices from Linux) to
> work on GNU Guix likely due to a configuration error in guix to perform the 
> exploit and install guix, can
> someone help? https://github.com/libimobiledevice/ideviceinstaller/issues/147
>
> Any relevant info on how to get iPad 2 or other iDevices to work with GNU 
> Guix also appreciated.
>
> -- Jacob "Kreyren" Hrbek

Not a real answer, but have you tried contacting projects like
postmarketOS?  They have much more experience with this sort of thing
and might be able to help with configuration issues.