Just for clarification, which generation Classic is it?
a) 1st gen (80GB/160GB models, released September 2007)
b) 2nd gen (120GB, released September 2008)
c) 3rd gen (160GB, released September 2009)
The linux4nano project has managed to run code (but not do much else) on the 1st gen, but no progress has been made on the 2nd/3rd gen yet (as far as I know).
Also, where in the world are you?