QEMU iPod Guide

This is a simple and quick guide on how to set up devos50's QEMU iPod Emulator.
For Apple Silicon Macs!
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❗ About This Guide

There is a lot of confusion with the original instruction guide linked above, so this guide will solve all the confusion 😄

Here's why:

• Short and easy to follow steps
• Saves time and reduces errors
• Simple copy and pasting

Dependencies

For the following commands to work, you must install:

• 🍺 Homebrew
• 🔨 Xcode

🚀 Getting Started

Paste the following commands into your Terminal, one-by-one.

Install QEMU & Friends

brew install qemu && brew install ninja && brew install make &&
brew install pkg-config && brew install meson && brew install sdl2 && brew install gcc

Build QEMU

mkdir iPod && cd iPod && git clone https://github.com/devos50/qemu && cd qemu && git checkout ipod_touch_1g

mkdir build && cd build && ../configure --enable-sdl --disable-cocoa --target-list=arm-softmmu --disable-capstone --disable-pie --disable-slirp --extra-cflags=-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/include --extra-ldflags='-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/lib -lcrypto' && make -j8

Download iPod Files

cd ../.. && mkdir boot && cd boot && curl -LJO https://github.com/devos50/qemu-ios/releases/download/n45ap_v1/bootrom_s5l8900 && curl -LJO https://github.com/devos50/qemu-ios/releases/download/n45ap_v1/iboot_204_n45ap.bin && curl -LJO https://github.com/devos50/qemu-ios/releases/download/n45ap_v1/nand_n45ap.zip && curl -LJO https://github.com/devos50/qemu-ios/releases/download/n45ap_v1/nor_n45ap.bin && unzip nand_n45ap.zip && rm nand_n45ap.zip && rm -rf __MACOSX

Run QEMU

cd .. && echo "cd qemu/build && ./arm-softmmu/qemu-system-arm -M iPod-Touch,bootrom=../../boot/bootrom_s5l8900,iboot=../../boot/iboot_204_n45ap.bin,nand=../../boot/nand -serial mon:stdio -cpu max -m 1G -d unimp -pflash ../../boot/nor_n45ap.bin" > run.sh && sh run.sh

🏁 Final Notes

ℹ️ You MUST be in the ./iPod directory for this to work.

Now, if you would like to simple re-run your iPod, anytime you please, make sure you type the following into your terminal:

sh run.sh