dude you are WAY behind...heres the correct sites: http://ipodlinux.org [ipodlinux] http://rockbox.org [rockbox, a better, and stable mod] http://ipodwizard.net [change the look of the apple os]
if anyone needs help i can help you with these things! ask on my forum...check my sig.
That looks pretty cool, I actually never knew that before, either that or I forgot, I live under a rock and never come out when it comes to new technology things anyway lol!
if your ipod is 'bricked' you can always fix it. they are virtually impossible to break, unless something really does break, like the hard-drive or something.