PalmZilla

**PalmZilla**
	A User Interface for iPodlinux
Category	Podzillae
Maintainer	Tux The M$ Slayer
Last updated	March 1, 2008
Version	Beta
Runs on	All iPods [except 5G]
Requires	iPodLinux
Download	[1]
Support	Talk Page

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The content of this article is UNSUPPORTED. Please do NOT contact the core iPodLinux team if you have problems with anything mentioned here!

What is PalmZilla

PalmZilla is a modified version of podzilla done by Tux The M$ Slayer It was first just a test to see if I could properly modify applications but it got so fun that I decided to make a podzillae with heaps of new features.

Compatability

It seems to work on all models, except 5G.

Download

Beta

[2]

Alpha

Features (As of the Alpha version)

From Podzilla

PalmZilla has all the features of Podzilla Legacy. Below are a list of features from the Podzilla Legacy wiki page.

       * A music browser allowing you to view your iPod's music in a similar way to Apple's iPod firmware
       * Basic MP3/AAC/WAV playback (with volume control)
       * Basic recording on 3rd Generation iPods
       * Some simple games
             o Bluecube (Tetris)
             o Hunt The Wumpus (Wumpus)
             o Invaders (Space Invaders)
             o iPobble (Bobble or Bust a Move)
             o Lights (Lights Out)
             o Nimesweeper (Minesweeper)
             o Othello
             o Pong
             o Steroids (Asteroids)
             o Tic-Tac-Toe
             o Tunnel
             o Tuxchess (Chess) 
       * A few GFX demos
             o Cube
             o Matrix
             o Mandelpod 
       * Some vaguely useful things
             o Calendar display
             o Touch-Tone Dialer 
       * A file browser able to:
             o Read text files
             o View images (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNM and XPM formats are supported)
                   + For better performance, compress images 
             o Play video
             o Execute external applications

Added Applications

20Q
Blackjack
Text Input 8
Sudoku
iDoom
iBoy
iGameGear
iDarcnes
iPodMAME
Manic Miner
KeyMan
DopeWars
Snake
Memory
Chopper
StepMania
Credits
Help
Tone Generator
Metronome
MultiConvert
PodWrite
PodDraw
Timer (Stopwatch)
Temperature Converter

Other Things Added

Emulator Submenu
Mplayer added to menu
Easier to replace iBoy
iBoy rom selector
iDoom wad selector
iGameGear rom selector
iNes rom selector
Quick-reboot

Modifications

PowerOff (beta)
Added Gradient Themes for Color iPods (photo/color & nano ONLY)
'Command...' Added
Modified Tic-Tac-Toe so that no one is a "Weiner" or a "Looser"
Games menu re-organized
Useful Apps submenu renamed to Demos
Exit, reboot and delete confirmation changed
Added 'Rename' and 'Load in Podwrite' to browser (Thanks jonrelay)
Chopper - a little easier to fly (Thanks Pokeon)
TuxChess menu slightly modified
Exit from Dopewars (hold button)
StepMania - changed the directory to /hp/ddr/, fixed backlight problem (Thanks Pokeon)
Added TONS of fonts, ready and available to choose from

Removed

Battery Toggle AF

Known Issues

See Podzilla (legacy) for it's known issues
Tone Generator sometimes locks up
Dialer sometimes locks up

To Do

Implement all current features from podzilla (legacy)
Clean up\simplify menus
Remove useless functions (what the hell is button debounce anyway?)
Make it stable-er
Fix this page from Alpha features to Beta features

A Closer Look at Some of the Features

iDoom / iGameGear / iNes selectors

The rom/wad selectors are menus located in Games->Emulators->*emulator*

They browse the selected game folder on the iPod's root folder

Now that there is a handler for all the game filetypes, you can just click them and run

NOTE: iPodMAME users will have to rename their roms to have .mame at the end.

Support & Development Thread

http://ipodlinux.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29582

This forum thread is probably your best chance with getting support on any PalmZilla issues.

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